Pr Azzedine MEKKI Alger, Algérie Chef de service de Pédiatrie au CHU Hussein-Dey , Alger Neuropédiatre Professeur des universités à la faculté de médecine d’Alger Responsable du groupe Neurologie pédiatrique et maladies du métabolisme à la société Algérienne de pédiatrie Coordinateur national des maladies rares Vice-président de la ligue Algérienne pour la prise en charge de l’épilepsie Investigateur principal de plusieurs essais cliniques Auteur de nombreux articles et publications

Speaker:  Dr Jill Zwicker Professor Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy University of British Columbia

19 October 2024 9:00 - 10:00 AM Eastern Time ( US / Canada

Speakers; Dr. Robyn Whitney-Pediatric Neurologist and Epileptologist at McMaster University; Dr. Ahsan Moosa Naduvil Valappil -pediatric epileptologist and Associate Professor of Neurology at the Cleveland Clinic; Dr. Lily Wong-Kisiel - pediatric epileptologist and the medical director at Mayo Clinic.

Speaker: Professor Moustapha Ndiaye is a renowned pediatric neurologist and full university professor. He currently serves as the head of the Neurology Department at CHU de Fann and is the academic coordinator for the Pediatric Neurology Diploma program at Cheikh Anta Diop University in Dakar.

Topic: Newborn screening and treatment of Spinal Muscular Atrophy: insights from Brazil Talk By: Dr Maria Luiza Benevides (Speaker), Dr Martin Hyland (Speaker), Dr Renata Paolilo (Moderator), Prof Jo Wilmshurst (Panelist), Prof. Juliana Gurgel (Expert Faculty) When: Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 9:00 - 10:00 AM Eastern Time ( US / Canada ) Dr Maria Luiza Benevides, MD, Ph.D. Child Neurology medical residency at University of Campinas (Unicamp), Campinas - SP (2021-2023), and Neurology medical residency at Hospital Governador Celso Ramos (HGCR), Florianópolis - SC, Brazil (2018-2021). PhD degree in Translational Neuroscience,...

David Callen holds a PhD in neuroimaging in dementia from the University of Toronto and an MD from McMaster University. He completed his residency in pediatric neurology at the University of Toronto. Currently, he is an Associate Professor at McMaster University, where his focus is on education in the field of neurology.

Speaker Steven Miller, University Of British Columbia, Professor and Head, Pediatrics Chair Brad Schlaggar

Topic: Epileptic Encephalopathy With Spike-wave Activation in Sleep (EE-SWAS) Syndrome: Many Questions, Few Answers. Talk By: Dr. Aradhana Rohil (Speaker), Dr. Ankit Meena (Speaker), Dr. Prashant Jauhari (Expert Faculty), Prof. Rajesh Ramachandran Nair (Panelist). When: Saturday, August 17, 2024, at 09:00-10:00 AM Eastern Time (US/Canada).

Dr. Banwell currently serves as the Chief of Child Neurology and Director of the Neuroscience Center, Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics, and the Grace Loeb Chair in Neuroscience at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania.  Dr. Banwell's clinical and research focus is in the area of pediatric multiple sclerosis, and she has led a large North American prospective study of clinical outcomes, genetics, immunology, and neuroimaging features of MS in children. Dr. Banwell has over 300 published manuscripts and 30 book chapters. Dr. Banwell serves as the Chair of the...