Project Neurology is an open-access online teaching programme designed to bring high-quality neurology education.
Led by leading consultant neurologists, the workshop series offers practical, case-based learning that focuses on real-world neurological presentations. Each session is interactive, allowing you to participate in live polls, ask questions, and work through clinical decision-making scenarios alongside experts.
Whether you are an undergraduate, postgraduate, or trainee looking to boost your confidence and sharpen your clinical skills, Project Neurology provides the guidance, insights, and structured approach you need to succeed in recognising, assessing, and managing common neurological conditions.
Project Neurology is a free, open-access, online workshop series aimed at neurology trainees, IMTs, GP registrars, psychiatry trainees, early career doctors, and medical students with an interest in neurology. Delivered by leading UK consultant neurologists, the series offers practical, case-based teaching designed to improve clinical reasoning, confidence, and competence in managing common neurological presentations. Each session is interactive, evidence-based, and tailored to both undergraduate and postgraduate learners.
Key Highlights of the Workshop Series:
Expert-Led Sessions: Learn directly from top UK neurologists with extensive clinical and teaching experience.
Case-Based Learning: Work through real-world clinical scenarios to apply knowledge in practice.
Interactive Format: Participate in live polls, Q&A discussions, and practical decision-making exercises.
CPD-Accredited: Earn professional 10 CPD credits for active participation and completion of reflective forms.
Open Access & Free: High-quality education with no fees or barriers to entry.
Structured & Evidence-Based: Build both foundational knowledge and advanced clinical skills through a carefully designed curriculum.
How to Access the Project Neurology Course
To access the Project Neurology Course portal,
First, please make sure you have created an account for yourself on the Medics.Academy website (you can click here to do so).
Next, once your account has been successfully created, click here to sign in to your account, and then click on the ‘My Dashboard’ icon (you will find this on the top banner).
Then, within the ‘My Dashboard’ section, you will be able to locate the ‘Project Neurology Workshop Series’ portal.
Finally, simply click the ‘Start Course/Resume Course’ button, in order to access the course materials.
If you have any questions or experience any difficulties creating your account or accessing this course portal, please contact our Community Support Team at [email protected], and we will be happy to assist you.
How to Register for the Workshop Series
Please make sure to complete and submit the registration form located in the 'Registration Form' section, which can be found further within this portal.
Once you have filled in and submitted the form to register yourself, you will in due course receive calendar invitations containing the Microsoft Teams links for joining the scheduled sessions.
These calendar invitations will be emailed to those who register.
Teaching Schedule
Please note that these live workshops may be recorded strictly for quality assurance and internal review purposes, and these recordings will not be shared with attendees.
Date |
Time |
Topic |
Speaker |
4 March 2026 |
7:00 - 8:00 pm |
Peripheral Neuropathy: A Pragmatic Approach |
Prof Simon Rinaldi |
16 March 2026 |
6:30 - 7:30 pm |
Functional Neurological Disorder |
Dr Biba Stanton |
8 April 2026 |
6:30 - 7:30 pm |
Neuroinflammatory Conditions (NMO/MOG, atypical MS) |
Dr Priya Jacob |
15 April 2026 |
6:00 - 7:00 pm |
CNS Infection |
Dr Amy Ross-Russell |
30 April 2026 |
6:30 - 7:30 pm |
Headache Disorders |
Dr Louise Rusk |
5 May 2026 |
6:30 - 7:30 pm |
Approach to Dizziness |
Dr Hena Ahmad |
13 May 2026 |
7:00 - 8:00 pm |
Movement Disorders and Parkinson’s Disease |
Dr Neil Ramsay |
1 June 2026 |
6:30 - 7:30 pm |
Fits, Falls and Funny Turns |
Dr Kathleen White |
10 June 2026 |
7:00 - 8:00 pm |
Multiple Sclerosis |
Dr Rhian Raftopoulos |
| 29 June 2026 |
7:00 - 8:00 pm |
Lifestyle Interventions in Parkinson’s Disease |
Dr David Blacker |
Dr Intishar Rashad
Dr Intishar Rashad is the Founder and Course Director of Project Neurology. He is an Internal Medicine Trainee (IMT) at the East of England with a strong interest in neurology.
He has held several leadership and educational roles, including Cohort Director and Mentorship Programme Lead at the Healthcare Leadership Academy,Programme Representative for the RCPE–University of Edinburgh MSc in Internal Medicine programme.
Dr Rashad has a strong interest in medical education. He is currently an Academic Tutor at Medics.Academy, has previously been a tutor for the Duke University US Human Physiology course, and is undertaking postgraduate qualification in medical education.
Professor Simon Rinaldi
Dr Biba Stanton
Dr Priya Jacob
Dr Priya Jacob is a Specialty Registrar and Clinical Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO) Fellow at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford working with Professor Jacqueline Palace and her team for the National Diagnostic and Advisory Service for Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO).
Her work centres on the diagnosis and management of AQP4-IgG–positive NMOSD and MOG antibody–associated disease (MOGAD), including acute relapse care, long-term immunotherapy, relapse prevention, and patient-centred follow-up. Her key area of interest is neuroimaging in neuroinflammatory disease, particularly identifying specific and atypical MRI features in NMOSD and understanding how these patterns evolve over time and with treatment.
Dr Jacob contributes to specialist clinics in Oxford, Outreach clinics for South England and multidisciplinary discussions and enjoys teaching on pragmatic approaches to complex neuroinflammatory presentations.
Dr Amy Ross-Russell
Dr Louise Rusk
Dr Louise Rusk is a GP with a Specialist Interest in Headache in the Ulster Hospital Neurology Department, Northern Ireland. She also works as a GP in Kerrsland Surgery in Belfast. Dr Rusk completed her general medical training in The Royal Group of Hospitals. After achieving MRCP in 2005, she worked for 18 months in neurology and neurophysiology in the Royal Victoria Hospital. She then trained in General Practice, achieving her MRCGP in 2009 and subsequently developing a specialist interest in headache.
Dr Rusk is passionate about primary care neurology education. She has been actively involved in developing and delivering regional core neurology training for GP trainees in Northern Ireland. She has taught on the topic of headache in a number of regional and national teaching courses, and recently the WONCA Europe GP conference. She has taught at events for other specialties including optometry, obstetrics and gynaecology, general internal medicine and pharmacist.
She is an active member of the British Association for the Study of Headache (BASH) and has previously held a position on BASH Council. Her commitment to improving the lives of people with migraine is underlined by her involvement in the third sector. She was Trustee of The Migraine Trust between 2020 and 2025 and has recently accepted a role from The National Migraine Centre as a Headache Specialist.
Dr Hena Ahmad
Dr Hena Ahmad is a Neurology Consultant at St George's Hospital and Honorary Senior Lecturer at City St George's, University of London.
Her clinical interests include diagnosis and management of dizziness, balance and eye movement disorders. She runs a specialist Neurovestibular clinic at St George's Hospital, has set up an acute vertigo pathway in ED, and jointly manages the acute Traumatic brain injury rehabilitation service.
She is the Lead for Undergraduate Clinical Neurosciences at City St George’s, University of London. She also has an interest in postgraduate teaching and regularly teaches on the management of dizziness on acute Neurology and TBI courses.
Dr Neil Ramsay
Dr Neil Ramsay is Consultant Neurologist based in NHS Fife with time spent at the University of Dundee involved with clinical trials in Parkinson's disease.
Neil graduated from the University of Glasgow in 2016 undertaking academic foundation training in Dundee followed by core medical training in Aberdeen and the Shetland Isles. Neil then went on to complete his higher neurology training in Glasgow developing special interests in movement disorders, botulinum toxin for dystonia and Functional Neurological Disorder (FND).
Dr Kathleen White
Dr White is a Consultant Neurologist in NHS Tayside and Honorary Senior Clinical teacher at the University of Dundee.
She qualified from the University of Dundee and trained in Neurology in Middlesbrough, Newcastle-upon -Tyne and Manchester. She has been a Consultant Neurologist in Tayside since 2002.
Kathleen's areas of special interest include Epilepsy and Functional Neurological Disorders.
She has been Equality and Diversity Champion for NHS Tayside since 2006, Commercial Research Champion for NHS Tayside since 2013, and Regional adviser for the College for Tayside since 2013.
Dr Rhian Raftopoulos
Dr David Blacker
David Blacker graduated with an MB BS from the University of Western Australia in 1991 and then proceeded to physician and specialty training in neurology in the teaching hospitals of Perth Western Australia becoming a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians in 2002. During the late 1990s, he was involved with some of the first cases of stroke patients treated with thrombolysis and thrombectomy. He undertook a further two years of training as the Australian Neurology Fellow and then the Cerebrovascular Diseases fellow at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester Minnesota from 2001-2003.
He then returned to Perth and established the acute stroke team at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital. He played a key role in building Western Australia’s system of acute stroke care, bringing together neurologists and interventional neuroradiologists into what is likely the world’s largest geographical stroke service. For 20 years he was actively involved in clinical research, and was the Medical Director of the Perron Institute for neurological and translational science from 2014-2024. He has worked with scientists at the Perron Institute to develop a neuroprotective peptide, ARG-007, and lead a phase 2 study, completed in 2024 that has shown reduced infarct volume and improved clinical outcomes for people with severe ischemic stroke undergoing mechanical thrombectomy.
In 2018 he received the life changing diagnosis of Parkinson disease, which led to a reshaping of his career to focus on research and advocacy in PD. He now writes and speaks widely about his personal experience with PD, and hopes to assist others by sharing this. Additionally, he is striving to help his medical colleagues gain a greater insight into living with PD and to improve their communication and interactions with people with PD.
He led a small feasibility study of boxing exercise (FIGHT-PD) in 2022. This has now grown into a program with more than 100 participants.
He retired from clinical practice in 2023, but continues to oversee a monthly clinic to support people newly diagnosed with PD. He is the honorary medical director and board member of Parkinson’s Western Australia, and board member of Parkinson’s Australia.
This journey from being a doctor to a patient, and all the challenges that posed are described in his memoir ‘My FIGHT with PD, a neurologist with Parkinson disease’ released in September 2025.
In 2023, he was awarded a membership of the Order of Australia (AM) for his service to medicine and neurological research.
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