On behalf of the Indian Academy of Paediatrics (IAP) Kerala Neurology Chapter, I am pleased to announce an educational meeting under the auspices of the International Child Neurology Association (ICNA), which will take place on 2-4 March 2018 in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India. The meeting will feature an eminent international and national faculty.

The conference will be held over two days and will include plenary style lectures, coupled with interactive case sessions and panel discussions. The main topics for the meeting would include epilepsy, neurometabolic disorders, neurorehabilitation, neonatal neurology and CNS infections.

The varied topics will address specific issues and potential solutions in paediatric neurology from different perspectives. A limited number of peer reviewed posters will also be accepted for the meeting. The scientific programme will provide an opportunity for continuous professional development for all participants and excellent learning experience for students and residents.

Exchange of scientific knowledge and clinical practice through international collaborations is the key to promoting education and fostering research of international significance. The meeting will also serve as an excellent opportunity to prepare for the 15th ICNA Biennial congress (ICNC2018) to be held in Mumbai in November.

The meeting will be held in the city of Thiruvananthapuram, also known as “Trivandrum” the capital and the largest city of the state of Kerala. I look forward to seeing you all in Thiruvananthapuram in March, 2018 for this exciting educational event.

The meeting will be held in the Sheraton Crown Center, located below Children's Mercy Hospital and adjacent to Hallmark's corporate headquarters, with its family-friendly cluster of entertainment (LegoLand and Sea World), restaurants and shops. The outstanding World War I Museum and the beautifully restored Union Depot are 5 minutes away by foot, and the renowned Power and Light District's shops, restaurants and clubs are a mere 5 minutes away via free shuttle bus service. The Nelson-Adkins Museum of Art, the American Jazz Museum, and the Negro Baseball League Hall of Fame Museum are all "Uber-easy" to get to in 15 minutes.

see https://www.childneurologysociety.org/meetings/2017-cns-annual-meeting/ for further details

This bi-annual International Expert to Expert: Epilepsy course has been designed primarily for paediatric neurologists and others who are seeing children with epilepsy at a tertiary level. This meeting provides an excellent opportunity to listen to international expert lectures and discuss the topics and approaches with your peers in small workshops. This course is for all paediatric neurologists, both those for whom epilepsy is not necessarily their area of sub-speciality expertise and for epilepsy specialists.

We are pleased to announce the Cleveland Clinic Epilepsy Update & Review Course – 2017 to be held September 23-25, 2017, at the Intercontinental Hotel located on the main campus of the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio. The course will not only provide state-of-the-art updates on Epilepsy diagnosis, medical and  surgical treatment, This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ as well as the selfassessment activity of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology maintenance of certification (MOC)  program. The program content is appropriate for practicing Adult and Child Neurologists as well as Epileptologists, trainees/fellows, mid-level providers, and nursing personnel. Please share these dates with your team members who may also benefit from this course. 

Learning Objectives

After completing this activity, the participant will be able to do the following:

• Review the Essential Pathophysiology and Classification of the Epilepsies 
• Review the pharmacology and action of antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) 
• Describe major epileptic syndromes across the age spectrum 
• Discuss the differential diagnosis of epilepsy and related paroxysmal disorders such as syncope, cardiac events and nonepileptic seizures 
• Discuss epilepsy management in women of childbearing age 
• Describe treatment options for patients with medically refractory epilepsy 
• Interpret electroencephalographic information in ambulatory patients, in the Epilepsy Monitoring Unit in ICU and in status epilepticus 

Target audience

The symposium is designed for adult and pediatric neurologists and epileptologists.

The International Paediatric Brain Injury Society (IPBIS) and the International Brain Injury Association (IBIA) are pleased to announce that the Second International Conference on Paediatric Acquired Brain Injury will be held in Rome, Italy, from 20-23 September, 2017. This event builds on the success of the inaugural Conference on Paediatric Acquired Brain Injury that was held in Liverpool, UK, in 2015. To view the program for the conference, click here.

We are delighted to announce that the Sri Lanka College of Paediatricians is hosting the 6th Global Congress for Consensus in Paediatrics and Child Health (CIP) in Colombo, Sri Lanka, from November 12-15, 2017.

The concept for the CIP Congress and the programme was developed with Paediatricians working in Primary and Secondary Care as well as specialists in diverse areas of Paediatrics, Paediatric Surgery, General Practitioners, Researchers and Policy Makers in mind.

CIP congress will allow networking between local, regional and other international participants, who would travel from all over the globe.

The outstanding Scientific Programme will feature distinguished keynote addresses, cutting edge state-of-the-science lectures, debates on controversies and compelling presentations by main leaders in Paediatrics.

We look forward to welcoming you to share together the magical magnificence of Sri Lanka and an exceptional academic and social programme.

The 4th European Stroke Organisation Conference ​(ESOC 2018) will facilitate learning, discussion, and exchange among European and international stroke specialists.

http://www.eso-conference.com/2018/Pages/default.aspx

The ICNMD is organized on behalf of the Applied Research Group on Neuromuscular Diseases of the World Federation of Neurology. Since 2014, the Congress has taken place in two-year cycles. This will be the 15th International Congress, following upon previous meetings in Nice (2014) and Toronto (2016). Future ICNMD meetings are expected to change continually between the continents.

The aim of the Congress is to present a wide spectrum of neuromuscular diseases from the perspectives of advances in research, diagnosis and treatment. The main scientific topics will cover:

*Muscle disease

*Peripheral nerves / Neuropathies

*Neuromuscular junction disorders

*Autonomic system

*Mononeuropathies

*Cranial nerves

*Nerve regeneration

*General diseases and neuromuscular disorders

*Cancer and the peripheral nervous system

*Patient related topics

*Pain

*History

*Neuromuscular disorders worldwide

*Palliative

The format will follow the previous successful ICNMD meetings and consist of scientific sessions including plenary lectures and scientific teaching courses, workshop and poster presentations. The Congress will also offer Virtual Conferences and of course there will also be time for attendees to interact and exchange knowledge and ideas with their esteemed colleagues.

The expected aim of the Congress is that the attendees will gain an updated view on neuromuscular disorders and that the networking opportunities will increase their international experience and collaborations. The scientific and program committee have been invited from all continents around the world to enable this wide spectrum.

Vienna is an excellent and highly successful Congress city in Europe, which is easily accessible and provides a rich structure of culture and ambience serving to foster informal communication.

We invite you to take a look at the scientific program of Brain Plasticity in Epilepsy, a unique meeting held in Leuven, Belgium, May 13 – 16, 2017.

Our goal is to provide a highly interactive forum for clinical practitioners and researchers with a focus on brain reorganization in epilepsy and how brain plasticity affects motor, cognitive and imaging aspects.

We are very honored to be hosting an expert faculty of distinguished international speakers on the following topics:

brain networks in epilepsy

epileptogenesis and functional plasticity

brain reorganization in epilepsy: motor, cognitive and imaging aspects

disconnection in epilepsy

neuromodulation

prediction of seizures and outcomes

We encourage you to submit an abstract and share your research with other experts in the field of epilepsy.

The deadline for abstract submission is April 16, 2017.

We look forward to welcoming you in Leuven!

More info? : www.epilepsy2017.com

Welcome to the website for the 9th International Epilepsy Colloquium which takes place at Church House Conference Centre in Westminster, London on 22 - 24 June, 2016.

This site will enable you to register your attendance at the meeting and it provides all the necessary information which you will need to make arrangements for travel and accommodation in London.

Our primary theme for this year's meeting is Surgical and targeted treatments for acquired lesions.

This symposium is the ninth in a series of focused high level symposia that address specific areas of epileptology, with a particular emphasis on the place of surgical treatments. This symposium focuses on the place of surgical treatment the treatment of epilepsies with acquired causes: stroke, trauma, tumour, infections and autoimmune conditions, with keynote lectures on the role of the blood–brain barrier and inflammatory pathways in the pathogenesis of epilepsies.

The Organising Committee for this event are:

Local

Tim Wehner
John Duncan
Matthew Walker

International

Alexis Arzimanoglou , France
Gavin Giovanonni , UK
Hajo Hamer ,Germany
Edouard Hirsch , France
Philippe Kahane , France
Samden Lhatoo US
Hans Lüders , US
Felix Rosenow , Germany
Philippe Ryvlin , Switzerland/France
Ley Sander , UK/The Netherlands
Raman Sankar , US
Gagandeep Singh , India
Annamaria Vezzani , Italy
Angela Vincent , UK 

We are pleased to offer concessionary rates for non-medical attendees. We are also able to offer a limited number of poster displays for those who may be required to present a poster to enable their attendance at the meeting. If you wish to take up this opportunity, please make your request to our organising team using the email address on the Contact page.

This will be a highly informative and engaging meeting and we anticipate that spaces will fill up quickly, so we invite you to register your attendance as soon as possible to secure your place.

We look forward to welcoming you to London.

This year pediatric neurologists from all over the world gather in Amsterdam for ICNC 2016. Amsterdam has a long tradition in research on neurometabolic disorders. Pediatric neurologists with an interest in metabolic disease should also consider the symposium “Organelles and Neurometabolic Disease: a practical approach”, April 30th, prior to the start of ICNC 2016.

Program is available here and registration is available through this link: https://amc.congrezzo.nl/satellite/registration

Contact: neurometab2016@amc.uva.nl

Dear Colleagues,

We sincerely invite you to participate in the 16th National Iranian Child Neurology Congress which will be held on 14 - 16th September 2016 at Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.

Neurodevelopmental disabilities and delays are common problems in children, involving millions of children and their families all over the world, particularly in non-affluent countries. Most of these disabilities can be prevented or their severities can be decreased, giving these children the opportunity to have more productive and independent lives.

This congress aims to fulfill its role in helping these children and their families through increasing the awareness and practical skills of physicians, therapists, special education professionals.

The congress will be held by the collaboration of Iranian Child Neurology Association and International Child Neurology Association (ICNA) and is supported by Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Pediatric Health Research Center, Ministry of Health and Medical Education of Iran, and UNICEF office of Iran. We will have participants from the countries around our region.

Several workshops about normal development, developmental screening tools, developmental disorders and developmental care of children will be held. The main language of congress is English.

The themes of the congress would be early detection, early diagnosis, early intervention and educating the caregivers.

Keynote speakers from Iran, Turkey, Europe, North America and Australia will have presentations in the congress.

We are looking forward to meeting you in the historical city of Tabriz.

Dr. Seifollah Heidarabady

Executive Chair of Congress

It gives me the greatest pleasure to invite you to join us at the next International Congress on Neuromuscular Diseases to be held in Toronto from July 5-9, 2016. We are very excited to be hosting this important conference in Toronto as the Congress has been located in Europe for its meetings excepting the inaugural meeting in Vancouver in 2002. We hope to follow in the successful footsteps of the meetings in Vancouver, Istanbul, Naples and Nice. At the meeting in Nice in 2014, it was decided that the Congress would move to a two-year cycle instead of meeting every four years. At that meeting, Toronto won the bid to host the next International Congress in 2016

We have developed robust committees: International, program and local organizing, that are populated by outstanding neuromuscular physicians. The program committee is planning a fabulous program ranging across the spectrum of neuromuscular disorders. We will have sessions on muscular dystrophies, other myopathies, myasthenia gravis, polyneuropathies, spinal cord disorders, and neurofibromatosis to name some of the major themes within the Congress. We will have updates on our understanding of the genetics, pathogenesis, evaluation and treatment of neuromuscular disorders. At the end of this Congress, we hope that attendees feel that they have garnered the most up-to-date information available in neuromuscular disorders.

The members of the local organizing committee are very proud to be hosting the ICNMD2016 and look forward to welcoming you to our city and country. Toronto and its environs are an amazing place to visit. Our multicultural city has many diverse neighborhoods of interest to visitors. Short distances away are wonderful attractions such as Niagara Falls. We also have easy access to the North Country for those who are interested in visiting the Canadian wilderness. The meeting promises to be highly rewarding on a social basis as well as on an intellectual basis.

Please mark in your calendars the dates of the ICNMD2016, July 5 - 9, 2016, so that you may join your colleagues in what we hope will be a fantastic meeting.

Sincerely,

Dr. Vera Bril
Ellen & Martin Prosserman Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases
University Health Network
University of Toronto

http://pednevro.pedkl.si/vesti/2015/09/workshop-on-childhood-dystonia/

GENERAL INFORMATION

LOCAL ORGANISATION AND REGISTRATION

Address:
David Neubauer
Medical Faculty, University of Ljubljana
Chair of Paediatrics
Postgraduate Course on Child & Developmental Neurology
Tel: + 386 5229231 

Fax: + 386 5224070

E-mail: david.neubauer@mf.uni-lj.si

Secretary: Ms. Branka Kenda

Tel: + 386 5229226

Fax: + 386 5224070

E-mail: branka.kenda@mf.uni-lj.si

W: http://pednevro.pedkl.si/vesti/2015/03/iii-podiplomski-tecaj-otroske-nevrologije-pton-iii/

VENUES

Day 1 (February 12, 2016) Grand Hotel Union, Miklošičeva 1, Ljubljana, SI

Day 2 (February 13, 2016) University Rehabilitation Institute, Linhartova 51, Ljubljana, SI

Registration fee:

100 Eur

Address: Medical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Vrazov trg 2, 1000 Ljubljana

PTON III

Bank account: SI5601100-6030708380, VAT No:44752385

For Slovenia: 01100-6030708380 (sklic 230-019-15)Davčna: 44752385

ACCOMODATION

The information will follow soon.

GUEST SPEAKERS:

LOCAL ORGANISATION AND REGISTRATION

Jean-Pierre Lin

Evelina Children’s Hospital

London, UK

University of Zagreb, School of Medicine

Zagreb, Croatia

University Medical Centre

Ljubljana, Slovenia

University Institute of Rehabilitation

Ljubljana, Slovenia

University Institute of Rehabilitation

Ljubljana, Slovenia

The impact and prognosis of dystonia in childhood

[Lin]

09.45 – 10.00 discussion

Congenital CMV infection – a common cause of disability

[Mejaški-Bošnjak]

10.45 – 11.30 discussion and coffe break

Inborn erorrs of metabolism presenting with dystonia

[Žerjav – Tanšek]

12.30 – 12.45 discussion

Management of status dystonicus and sever dystonia/spasticity

[Lin]

15.30 – 15.45 discussion

Scoring systems and questionaires for evaluating dystonia

[Groleger – Sršen]

15.30 – 16.15 discussion and coffee break

Dystonia – therapeutic considerations

[Lin]

17.15 – 19.00 discussions and get together

Short presentation of the paediatric part of the institute

[Damjan]

Dyskinetic cerebral palsy

[Damjan]

09.45 – 10.30 discussion and coffee break

Current advances in paediatric movement disorders and video presentations

[Lin]

12.00 – 12.15 discussion

Presentations of difficult cases from Slovenia and discussion on therapeutic possibilities

Welcome to the joint meeting of: 5th International Conference of Cerebral Palsy (ICPC) 28th Annual Meeting of the European Academy of Childhood Disability (EACD) 1st Biennial Meeting of the International Alliance of Academies of Childhood Disability (IAACD)

First ICNA-CNS Central American Pediatric Neurology Meeting. Tegucigalpa, Honduras. September 24 and 25^th-2015 (Primer Congreso Centroamericano organizado por la asociación de Neurología Pediátrica Internacional (ICNA), la Sociedad de Neurología Pediátrica de U.S.A. (CNS) y la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras. Septiembre 24 y 25 del 2015. ).

This meeting is organized by the Child Neurology Society (CNS) and International Child Neurology Association (ICNA) in collaboration with “Universidad National Autónoma de Honduras (UNAH)”.

Panel of speakers:

D. Kenton Holden. Professor of Neurosciences and Pediatrics at Medical University of South Carolina (MUSK).

Dr. Robert Rust. Professor of Pediatric Neurology, University of Virginia.

Dr. Debabrata Ghosh. Director, Movement Disorder Clinic and   Associate Professor at Nationwide Children’s Hospital - The Ohio State University.

Dr. Marco Tulio Medina. Director of the World Federation of Neurology (WFN) for Latin American, Chair of the International League against Epilepsy for Latin America and Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at the National University of Honduras (UNAH).

Dr. Jose Antonio Samra. Co-Director of the Pediatric Department at the National University of Honduras (UNAH).

Dr. Angel Hernandez. Chief of Neurology, Director, Department for Magneto- Encephalography  and Co-Director for The Jane y John Justin Neurosciences Center, Cook Children Health Care System Fort Worth.

Dr. Jorge Vidaurre. Chair of the International Committee, Child Neurology Society. Director, Pediatric Clinical Neurophysiology Program and EEG laboratory at Nationwide Children’s Hospital-The Ohio State University.

Organizer committee:

1.      Dr. Marco Tulio Medina (Honduras)

2.      Dr. Hebel Oziel Urquia Ozorio (Honduras)

3.      Dr. Rene Silva ( El Salvador)

4.      Dr. Ken Holden (USA)

5.      Dr. Jorge Vidaurre (USA)

Dear colleagues and friends, 

It gives us a great pleasure to invite you to participate at our traditional international meetings as are the 3rd Pan-Slavic Congress of Child neurology and 21st CNM Congress to be held as a double event in Dubrovnik in Croatia from 19 – 22 October 2016. Web site: http://en.childneuro2016.eu/ 

This joint congress will cover various challenging aspects of Child neurology, Neonatal Medicine and other fields of medicine in childhood and adolescence.

We are wishing to send our warmest invitation to you to actively participate as a speaker, poster presenter or discussant at sessions of the congress. 

It is a Pan-Slavic and Mediterranean congress but we would like to establish a global bridge between East and West, North and South and experience up-to-date knowledge together with child neurologists, child psychiatrists, paediatricians and many other professionals working in the field of neurological and developmental problems.

We believe it to be a truly outstanding professional performance and we hope you will find the arrangements we are working on most satisfactory. 

We will have many exciting scientific sessions for exchange of knowledge and the program will also cover a wide range of recent advanced issues. 

The congress organizers have tentatively arranged an unforgettable social program for the attendees of the congress and their companions. 

We hope to show you the legendary hospitality of people leaving in a part of cradle of civilisation you hear so much about. 

Dubrovnik as a UNESCO World Heritage Site is an ideal city for a visit since it has a diversity of historical sites and numerous recreational activities to offer. In 1377, it became the first city in the world to develop and implement quarantine legislation, and in 1390 it established the earliest recorded permanent Health Office.

Taking this chance, we thank you in advance for participation in the congress that will never be a success without your presence. 

Finally, please accept our best regards,

Milivoj Velickovic Perat
President of Organizing committee

This year’s DSUK Professional & Family Conference will be held on Friday 6th and Saturday 7th November at the Tower Hotel St Katherine’s Way, London E1W.

The first day will be our inaugural Professional Conference and marks a landmark in our commitment to education and raising awareness among neurologists, epilepsy nurses, researchers and other professionals. This is the only event of its type in the UK and we are confident of its positive impact on all those affected by Dravet Syndrome.

View Professional Day Agenda

Saturday’s Conference is open to all families and will be rounded off by a DSUK party, including a disco and complimentary buffet.

View Family Day Agenda

Please book your places online here. If you require any further information, please email teresa.f@dravet.org.uk

The Sudanese Association of Paediatricians in association with the International Child Neurology Association (ICNA), the African Child Neurology Association (ACNA) and the Sudanese Society of Neuroscience is happy to announce the ICNA educational meeting to be held in Khartoum, Sudan from 28-30 January 2015. The meeting will be held under the kind patronage of His Excellency the Khartoum State Minister of Health. The scientific programme comprising of plenary lectures and workshops. A Nile cruise and trip to the pyramids are also planned as part of the social programme.

http://www.icnapedia.org/explore/articles/announcements/entry/2014/10/01/icna-child-neurology-educational-meeting-in-khartoum-sudan-khartoum

The 11th Pan Arab Child Neurology Conference (PACNA) in collaboration with 19th Annual Conference of Egyptian Society of Child Neuro-Psychiatry (ESCNP) & International Child Neurology Association (ICNA), African Child Neurology Association ( ACNA ) and Both Saudi Epilepsy Society & Saudi Pediatric Neurology Society and 3rd Alexandria Pediatric Neurology Dept. will be held in Palestine Hotel, Alexandria, Egypt from April 1 - 3, 2015
http://www.icnapedia.org/explore/articles/announcements/entry/2014/10/01/11th-pan-arab-child-neurology-conference-pacna