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Monday Oct 19

PRELIMINARY SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM
Note: All speakers are shown without degree designation on this skeletal outline. Full author information will be published with the final program.Dates/Times/Topics/Speakers subject to change. A second chairperson will be added for each program.
Monday 19 October 2020
07:00 - 11:20 Neurobiology of Disease in Children Symposium: Traumatic Brain Injury (Pts 1 & II)
PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED -- EXTRA COURSE FEE
Session I: 7:15 am -9:15 am Session II: 9:30 am - 11:20 am   
11:20 - 12:25 NDC Lunch   
12:25 - 15:30 Neurobiology of Disease in Children Symposium: Traumatic Brain Injury (Pt III & IV)
Session III: 12:25 pm -3:00 pm Session IV: 2:55 pm -3:25 pm   
16:30 - 18:00  Meet The Expert Sessions Workshop   
1. Neuroimmunology: Parainfections and Seronegative Autoimmune Encephalitis in Children: Updates and ControversiesChairs: Cristina Fernandez-Carbonell (US) Speakers: Cristina Fernandez-Carbonell (US); Silvia Tenembaum (Argentina); Thais Armangue (Spain); Russell Dale (Australia) 2. Experimental Therapeutics: Gene Therapy for Childhood Neurological Disorders)
Chairs: Toni Pearson (US) Speakers: Barry Byrne (US); Diana Bharucha-Goebel (US); Toni Pearson (US); Carsten Bönnemann (US)
3. Ethics: Costly drugs and healthcare—ethics and value perspectives from different healthcare systems
Chairs: William Graf (US) Speakers: Amy Tsou (US); Klaus-Peter Zimmer (Germany); Michael I. Shevell (Canada); William Graf (US)
1. Neuropsychiatry / Movement Disorders: Practical Management of Functional Neurologic Diseases in ChildrenChairs: Leon Dure (US) Speakers: Shekeeb Mohammad (Australia); Leon Dure (US); Aaron Fobian (US)   
18:00 - 20:00 Opening Reception in Exhibit Hall
Sponsored by local host, Rady Children's Hospital San Diego
 Exhibits 

Tuesday Oct 20

PRELIMINARY SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM
Note: All speakers are shown without degree designation on this skeletal outline. Full author information will be published with the final program.Dates/Times/Topics/Speakers subject to change. A second chairperson will be added for each program.
Tuesday 20 October 2020
06:30 - 07:00 Continental Breakfast   
6:30 - 7:30 Breakfast Seminars Junior Member Seminar    
  1. Neurogenetics: Recent advances in the etiologies and mechanisms underlying common brain malformations
Chairs: Richard Leventer (Australia)
Speakers: William Dobyns (US); An Jansen (Belgium); Nataliya DiDonato (Germany); Richard Leventer (Australia)
2. Neuroinfectious Disease: Measles vaccination- current situation and consequences - a global perspective
Chairs: Anaita Hegde (India) Speakers: Kristen Feemster (US); Anaita Hegde (India); Pauline Samia (Kenya); Banu Anlar (Turkey)
1. Becoming a Physician scientist in Pediatric Neurology
Chairs: Chang-Chun Wu (Taiwan); Hiroya Nishida (Japan)
Speakers: Jonathan Mink (US); Pratibha Shinghi (India); Takeru Honda (Japan)    
07:20 - 08:00 Continental Breakfast   
08:00 - 08:25 Opening Ceremony   
08:30 - 09:10 Plenary Lecture 1: John Stobo Pritchard Award
Nicola Specchio (Italy): "Developmental and Epileptic Encephalopathies: What we know and what we do not know"   
09:15 - 09:55 Plenary Lecture 2: Bernard Sachs Award
Joseph Gleeson (US): Genes as a Window into the Developing Brain   
10:00 - 10:30 Morning Coffee and Tea Poster Review Exhibits Industry Sponsored Sessions (Product Theaters & CME Symposia)
10:30 - 12:30 Parallel Symposia      
10:30 - 12:30 1. Neuroimmunology: International Consensus Opinions in Opsoclonus-Myoclonus-Ataxia Syndrome Chairs: Tim Lotze (US) Speakers: Ming Lim (UK); Russel Dale (Australia); Mark Gorman (US); Wendy Mitchell (US) 2. Epilepy: Infantile Spasms -Current management -a global perspective; the way forward
Chairs: Pratibha Singhi Speakers: Alexis Arzimanoglou (France); Shinichi Hirose (Japan); Pratibha Singhi (India); haun Hussain (US)
3. Stroke: Pediatric Stroke: Hot topics, global challenges Chairs: Adam Kirton (Canada)
Speakers: Mark MacKay (Australia); Marilyn Tan (Phillipines); Alvin Ndondo (South Africa); Heather Fullerton (US)
4. Neuro-oncology: Pediatric Mixed Neuronal-Glial Tumors: New Classifications, Molecular Understandings and Targeted Therapy
Chairs: Roger Packer (US)
Speakers: Roger Packer (US); Gilbert Vezina (US); Brent Orr (US); David Jones (Germany)
     
12:30 - 14:00 Lunch Exhibits & Poster Review (Authors Present)      
13:30 - 14:30 Platform Presentations      
  1. TBD 4 talks 2. TBD 4 talks 3. TBD 4 talks 4. TBD 4 talks      
15:00 - 17:00 Parallel Symposia      
  5. Neuro-infectious Disease: Tropical Infections of the CNS: A worldwide problem
Chairs: Maria Acosta (US); Alfred Cerisola (Uruguay) Speakers: Pratibha Singhi (India); Charles Newton (Kenya); Marco Tulio Medina (Honduras); Douglas Postels (US)
6. Neuromuscular Disease: Advances in Pediatric Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease
Chairs: Gyula Acsadi (US) Speakers: Shawna Feely (US); Timothy Estilow (US); Richard Lewis (US); Mario Saporta (US)
7. Movement Disorders: Lessons from Tourette syndrome - Better understanding of the development of the child brain
Chairs: Huei-Shyong Wang (Taiwan) Speakers: Jennifer Vermilion (US); Huei-Shyong Wang (Taiwan); Yoshiko Nomura (Japan); Jonathan Mink (US)
8. Neonatal Neurology: Neonatal Seizures: Practical Approaches to Classification, Diagnosis and Management
Chairs: Courtney Wusthoff Speakers: Cecil Hahn (Canada); Hans Hartmann (Germany); Jo Wilmshurst (South Africa); Ronit Pressler (UK)
     
17:00 - 17:30 Afternoon Tea      
17:30 - 19:00 Meet The Expert Sessions Workshops    
  4. Behavioral Neurology: Management of behavior in children with neurodevelopmental disorders Chairs: Ann Neumeyer (US) Speakers: Shafali Jeste (US); Evdokia Anagnostou (Canada); Kirsty Donald (South Africa); Ann Neumeyer (US); Sarah Spence (US) 5. Neurometabolic Disorders: Unravelling the complexity of treatable neurometabolic disorders: A case-based session Chairs: Asuri Prasad (Canada) Speakers: P.S. Bindu (Australia); Asuri Prasad (Canada); Annapurna Poduri (US); Sangeetha Yoganathan (India) 2. Global Neurology: Training to Bridge the Gap in Global Access to Child Neurology Care Chairs: Alex Paciorkowski (US) Speakers: Hélio van der Linden (Brazil); Nfwama Kawatu (Zambia); Kevin Shapiro (US) 3. Epilepsy: Pediatric epilepsy surgery: when, by whom, and what to expect? Chairs: Kees Braun (Netherlands) Speakers: Kees Braun (Netherlands); J Helen Cross (UK); William D Gaillard (US)    

Wednesday Oct 21

PRELIMINARY SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM
Note: All speakers are shown without degree designation on this skeletal outline. Full author information will be published with the final program.Dates/Times/Topics/Speakers subject to change. A second chairperson will be added for each program.
Wednesday 21 October 2020
06:30 - 07:00 Continental Breakfast   
  Breakfast Seminars Junior Member Seminar    
6:30 - 7:30 3. Neuroimmunology: A new era for patients with NMOSD, including children Chairs: Sylvia Tenembaum (Argentina) Ann Yeh (Canada) Speakers: Sylvia Tenembaum (Argentina); Thaís Armangue Salvador (Spain); Ann Yeh (Canada); Tanuja Chitnis (US); Andrea Savranksy (Argentina) 4. Stroke: Pediatric stroke in the era of advanced geneticsChairs: Moran Hausman-Kedem (Israel) Speakers: Vijeya Ganesan (UK); Moran Hausman-Kedem (Israel); Nomazulu Dlamini (Canada); Patricia Musolino (US) 2. Nurturing the Global Pipeline of Academic Child Neurologists
Chairs: Alexander Cohen (US)
Speakers: Adam Hartman (US); Erika Augustine (US); Jo Wilmshurst (South Africa)    
07:20 - 08:00 Continental Breakfast   
08:00 - 08:40 Plenary Lecture 3: Sheila Wallace Award
Suvasini Sharma (India): Dietary therapies for epilepsy in low resource settings: Challenges and successes   
08:45 - 09:25 Plenary Lecture 4: Philip R. Dodge Young Investigator AwardTBD   
9:30 - 10:00 Morning Coffee and Tea Posters Displayed Exhibits         
10:00 - 12:00 Parallel Symposia   Industry Sponsored Sessions (Product Theaters & CME Symposia)
  9. Cognitive-Behavioral Neurology: The Molecular & Cellular Basis of Developmental Cognitive & Behavioral DisordersChairs: Evan Snyder & Doris Trauner Speakers: Joseph Gleeson (US); Shafali Jeste (US); Evan Snyder (US); Annapurna Poduri (US); Adi Aran (Israel); Alysson Muotri (US); Harvey Sarnat (CA) 10. Sleep: Integrating Pediatric Sleep Medicine into Child Neurology Chairs: Sanjeev Kothare (US) Speakers: Joseph Kaleyias (UK); Sanjeev Kothare (US); Joanna Wrede (US); Anne Marie Morse (US) 11. Cerebral Palsy: An Open Discussion on the Definition of Cerebral PalsyChairs: Michael Shevell (Canada) Speakers: Michael Shevell (Canada); Michael Kruer (US); Gulam Khandakar (Australia); Annette Majnemer (Canada) 12. Epilepsy: Epilepsy and Psychiatric ComorbiditiesChairs: Ana Carolina Coan (Brazil) Speakers: Marilisa Guerreiro (Brazil); Stéphane Auvin (France); Kette Valente (Brazil); Kirsten Donald (South Africa)    
12:00 - 13:30 LunchExhibits & Poster Review (Authors Present)    
13:30 - 14:30 Platform Presentations    
  1. TBD 4 talks 2. TBD 4 talks 3. TBD 4 talks 4. TBD 4 talks    
15:00 - 17:00 Parallel Symposia    
  13. Neurogenetics: Current Status of Developmental Encephalopathies: Rett syndrome, MECP2 Duplication Disorder, CDKL5 Deficiency DIsorder, and FOXG1 Disorder
Chairs: Alan Percy (US) Speakers: Jeffrey Neul (US); Sarika Peters (US); Nadia Bahi-Buisson (France); Knut Brockmann (US)
14. Global Neurology: Global Challenges and Opportunities in Inpatient Child Neurology
Chairs: Mahendranath Moharir (Canada) Speakers: Mahendra Moharir (Canada); Craig Press (US); Mark Mackay (Australia); Vrajesh Udani (India)
15. Neuroimmunology: Cutting edge technology in neuroinflammation: advancing science and increasing capacity in low and middle-income countries
Chairs: Soe Mar (US) Speakers: Michael Wilson (US); Kristine Wylie (US); Aye Mya Min Aye (Myanmar); Soe Mar (US)
16. Epilepsy: Ketogenic diets in child neurologya tale of 100 years : what does the future hold?Chairs: Suvasini Sharma Speakers: Eric Kossoff (US); Hoon-Chul Kang (Korea); Helen Cross (UK); Suvasini Sharma (India)    
17:00 - 17:30 Afternoon Tea    
17:30 - 19:00 Meet The Expert Sessions Workshop   
  6. Movement Disorders: Tics, Stereotypies, and their look-a-likes -Understanding and managing repetitive movements
Chairs: Donald Gilbert (US) Speakers: Harvey Singer (US); Russel Dale (Australia); Donald Gilbert (US)
7. Neuromuscular: The Many Faces of Pediatric Neuromuscular Diseases: Cases, approaches, pearls and challenges
Chairs: Göknur Haliloğlu (Turkey) Speakers: Carsten Bönneman (US); Göknur Haliloğlu (Turkey)
8. Neuro-Cutaneous Disorders (In Spanish): Neurocutaneous syndrome Iberoamerican network
Chairs: Federico Ramos (Spain) Speakers: Federico Ramos (Spain); Lorena Lechuga-Becerra (Mexico); Bolívar Quito-Betancourt (Ecuador); Alba Parra (Spain)

4. Epilepsy / General Child Neurology: Telehealth- a means to global outreach

Chairs: Sucheta Joshi (US)
Speakers: Charuta Joshi (US); Sucheta Joshi (US); Diana Walleigh (US); Guillermo Bolanos (Guatemala)

     

Thursday Oct 22

PRELIMINARY SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM
Note: All speakers are shown without degree designation on this skeletal outline. Full author information will be published with the final program.Dates/Times/Topics/Speakers subject to change. A second chairperson will be added for each program.
Thursday 22 October 2020
06:30 - 07:00 Continental Breakfast   
 6:30 - 7:30 Breakfast Seminars Junior Member Seminar    
5. Epilepsy: Don't ask don't tell, or full disclosure? Discussing SUDEP with patients and families in the global community
Chairs: Katherine Nichols (US)
Speakers: Elizabeth Donner (Canada); Omar Abdel-Mannan (UK); Jeffrey Buchhatler (CA); Helen Cross (UK); Manjari Tripathi ( ); Viviana Vanegas (Chile)
6. Headache (In Spanish): Migraine in Children and Adolescents-Diagnosis, Management and Treatment
Chairs: Clarimar Borrero-Mejias (US) Speakers: Edith Avila Moncayo (Mexico); Denia Ramirez-Montealegre (US); Clarimar Borrero-Mejias (US)
3. Choosing your career track - academic, private practice, and NGOs
Chairs: Payal Patel (US)
Speakers: Naila Makhani (US); Doug Smith(US); Ana Claire Meyer (US)    
07:20 - 08:00 Continental Breakfast   
08:00 - 08:40 Plenary Lecture 5: Linda De Meirleir Neurometabolic Award
Lance Rodan (US): Update in Pediatric Neurometabolic Disorders 2020: cerebral folate deficiency and disorders of polyamine metabolism
Plenary Lecture 6: Hower Award
Kenneth Mack (US): Migraine, Vertigo, and Dizziness   
9:30 - 10:00 Morning Coffee and Tea Posters Displayed    
10:00 - 12:00 Parallel Symposia   Industry Sponsored Sessions (Product Theaters & CME Symposia)  
  17. Neonatal Neurology: Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Congenital Heart Disease: From Fetal Pathogenesis to Prevention
Chairs: Stephen Back (US) Speakers: Mette H. Lauridsen (Denmark); Serena Counsell (UK); Stephen Back (US); Steven P. Miller (Canada)
18. Ethics: Humanism in Child Neurology: The Time is Now!
Chairs: David Coulter (US) Speakers: Alcy Torres (US); Ornella Ciccone (Zambia); Ellis Hon (Hong Kong); David Coulter (US)
19. Headache: Migraine Management in 2020: New Options for Treatment and How to Incoperate Recent Guidelines and Novel Treatments in Clinical Practice
Chairs: Heidi Blume (US) Speakers: Kara Lewis (US); Christopher B. Oakley (US); Vincenzo Guidetti (Italy)
20. Neurodevelopmental Disorders (In Spanish): Beyond Pharmacological Treatment for Neurodevelopmental Disorders: What parents and physicians want to know about the available options.
Chairs: Maria Acosta (US) Speakers: Victor Ruggieri (Argentina); Fernando Mulas (Spain); Maria Acosta (US); Victor Gaona (Paraguay); Gabriel Gonzalez Rabelino (Uruguay)
     
12:00 - 14:00 Lunch Poster Review (Authors Present)      
14:00 - 16:00 Parallel Symposia      
  21. Neuromuscular DIsease: Gene Transfer for Children: What we know now
Chairs: Anne Connolly (US) Speakers: Anne Connolly (US); Nancy Kuntz (US); Katherine D. Mathews (US); Margie Ream (US)
22. Neuro-Metabolic Disorders: Vitamin Responsive Conditions in Child Neurology: Whats new?
Chairs: Suvasini Sharma (India)
Speakers: Ingrid Tein (Canada); Haluk Topaloglu (Turkey); Naveen Sankhyan (India); Suvasini Sharma (India)
23. Global Neurology: Pediatric Neurology. A global perspective
Chairs: Agustin Legido (US); Jorge Vidaurre (US) Speakers: Jo Wilmshurst (South Africa); Solomon Moshe (US); Arushi Gahlot Sahini (India)
24. Epilepsy (In Spanish): Pediatric Epilepsy. When drugs don’t work
Chairs: Elia Pestana Knight (US); Jorge Vidaurre (US); Mario Genel (Mexico)
Speakers: Loreto Rios- Pohl (Chile); Elia Pestrana Knight (US); Mario Alonso Vanegas (Mexico); Juan Carlos Poveda (Colombia)
     
18:30 - 21:00 Gala Closing Reception   

Friday Oct 23

PRELIMINARY SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM
Note: All speakers are shown without degree designation on this skeletal outline. Full author information will be published with the final program.Dates/Times/Topics/Speakers subject to change. A second chairperson will be added for each program.
Friday 23 October 2020
06:30 - 07:00 Continental Breakfast   
 6:30 - 7:30 Breakfast Seminars Junior Member Seminar    
7. Neuroinflammation: InterferonopathiesChairs: Banu Anlar (Turkey) Speakers:Adeline Vanderver (US) 8. Neonatal Neurology: The Value of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the NewbornChairs: Donna Ferriero (US) Speakers: Linda deVries (Netherlands); Steven Miller (Canada); Terrie Inder (US); Donna Ferriero (US) 4. International Clinical Research Consortia in Child Neurology: Get Involved!Chairs: Adam Hartman (US) Speakers: Heather Fullerton (US); Edwin Trevathan (US); Richard Idro (Africa)    
07:20 - 08:00 Continental Breakfast   
08:00 - 08:40 Plenary Lecture 7: Frank Ford Award
Charles Newton (Kenya): Burden of Neurological Conditions in the World’s Children   
08:45 - 09:25 Plenary Session 8: Speaker(s) & Topic & Speaker(s) TBA   
10:00 - 10:30 Morning Coffee and Tea       
  Parallel Symposia   
10:30 - 12:30 25. Traumatic Brain Iunjury: Traumatic Brain Injury Chairs: Alcy Torres (US) Speakers: Christopher Giza (US); Alcy Torres (US); Biju Hameed (UK); Lucia Braga (Brazil) 26. Neuroimmunology: MOG Antibody Associated Neurological Disease – An Update for the ClinicianChairs: Vrajesh Udani (India) Speakers: Vrajesh Udani (India); Russell Dale (Australia); Yael Hacohen (UK); Neelu Desai (India) 27. Neurometabolic Disorders: Novel advanced treatment in neurogenetic disordersChairs: Wang-Tso Lee (Taiwan) Speakers: Phillip Pearl (US); Wang-Tso Lee (Taiwan); Toni Pearson (US); Nicola Specchio (Italy)
   
13:00 - 16:30 Child Neurology Foundation Symposium:
PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED
EXTRA COURSE FEE
Biomedical Writing Workshop:
PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED
No course fee