ICNA-CNS Paediatric Neurology Teaching Course, Lahore 2017

The Paediatric Neurology teaching course in Lahore on Nov 9-11, 2017 was organised by Dr Tipu Sultan with support from the International Child Neurology Association (ICNA) and the Child Neurology Society (CNS) United States. The Children's Hospital and Institute of Child Health, Lahore hosted the meeting.

The 75 participants included Pediatric Neurologists , Pediatric Neurology fellows and Paediatric Residents.

Panel of speakers and speaker affiliations:

1. Mubeen Rafay MD (University of Manitoba)
2. Khaled Zamel (Head of Pediatric Neurology- Epilepsy. Sidra Children’s Hospital - Cornell University, Qatar)
3. Abdul Latif Khuhro MD ( Epilepsy/ Sleep Center. Nationwide Children’s Hospital - The Ohio State University)
4. Dr. Tipu Sultan (Head of Child Neurology Department, Children’s Hospital, Lahore)

Topics covered:

1. EEG interpretation
2. EEG in specific epilepsy syndrome
3. Benign maturational epilepsies
4. Approach to Cerebral Palsy/Spasticity
5. Epileptic encephalopathies
6. Sleep disorders in children
7. Autoimmune epilepsies
8. Leukodystrophies
9. Developmental delay
10. Paediatric Epilepsy Syndromes
11. Cerebral Palsy
    
    

EEG Workshop
Abnormal EEG / Interictal patterns what does that mean and Why?
Continuous EEG in ICU and EEG patterns in status epilepticus

The symposium consisted of didactic lectures delivered in a practical format. This educational activity included an EEG workshop directed to pediatric neurology fellows. The organization was excellent with good audiovisual support, adequate time for discussion and ample facilties. The meeting achieved its goals and exceeded expectations. Dr Tipu Sultan was commended for his excellent organization of the meeting and he expressed his interest to collaborate with the ICNA and CNS for future educational activities. There was active participation from the audience which further contributed to the success of the meeting.