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The 13th International Child Neurology Congress will be held in the city of Foz do Iguaçu (Iguazú River Mouth), Brazil, from 4 to 9 May 2014. This is the second time that an ICNC is held in Latin America the first one being in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 1992. The congress will be held jointly with the 9th Brazilian Congress of Child Neurology.
As in the past congresses, the Scientific Program will be of the highest caliber, emphasizing not only the latest developments and advances in child neurology, but also a review of current standard of care in the practice of child neurology.
Accepted poster and oral presenters will join a line up of Plenary Speakers who are all world leaders in their respective fields. The Plenary presentations, Symposia panels and Scientific sessions will bring together basic and clinical scientists and clinicians from across the globe to discuss address areas of current dynamic flux and change in child neurology that reflect what is a monumental paradigm shift in this field; the transition from a descriptive to an interventional discipline that can effect profound change in the lives of children and their families.
We invite you to submit an abstract for an oral or poster presentation. Abstracts should be submitted using the online abstract submission system. The deadline is 1 October 2013.
The 13th International Child Neurology Congress aims to cover all aspects of child neurology and affiliated topics. Submissions will be considered for platform and poster presentations on any of the topics below. All abstracts are to be submitted online and should be a maximum of 250 words. Visit the congress website at www.icnc2014.com to read more about the submission requirements and author guidelines.
Topics
Cerebral Palsy and Neurodisability, CNS infections, Development, cognition and psychiatry, Epilepsy, Metabolic disorders, Movement Disorders, Muscle and Nerve, Neonatal and fetal neurology, Neurocritical care, trauma and neuroprotection, Neurocutaneous and, Neurogenetics, Neuroradiology, Neuroimmunology, Stroke and Neurovascular disorders, Headache, Neurosurgery, Neurooncology, Neuroophthalmology, Neuroendocrinology, Neurorehabilitation, Neuroethics, Education and training
Plenary speakers
Professor Arnold Munnich, Director, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), France
Dealing with the coming tsunami of whole genome sequencing
Professor Naila Zaman Khan,Bangladesh Institute of Child Health
Lessening the burden of neurological disorders in low resource settings. A ground level perspective
Professor Patrice (Tamar) Weiss, Head of the Laboratory for Innovations in Rehabilitation Technology, University of Haifa, Israel
The new technologies in neurorehabilitation
Professor Alan Mackay-Sim, Griffith University, Queensland, Australia
What can we reasonably expect from stem cell therapy-beyond the hype and the hope
Professor Adré Jacques du Plessis, Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC
Fetal neurology: an emerging subspeciality
Symposia Chairs
Ingrid Scheffer, Australia
Focal Epilepsies- Advances in Genetics
Kim Heung Dong, South Korea
Genetics in Infantile Epileptic Encephalopathy
Hilla Ben-Pazi, Israel
The Clinical Context of Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders
Deborah Renaud, USA
Inherited Leukoencephalopathies
Evangeline Wasssmer, UK
Pediatric Demyelinating Disorders and MS
Pratibha Singhi, India
Cerebral Palsy,
Ingrid Tein, Canada
Neurometabolic Disorders-Treatment Update
Lieven Lagae, Belgium & Helen Cross, UK
Improving outcomes in childhood epilepsy
Adam Kirton, Canada
Brain Stimulation in Children; Neurophysiology and Therapeutics
Rand Askalan, Canada
Frontiers in Neuroprotection of the Neonatal Brain
Silvia Tenembaum, Argentina
Acute Leukoencephalopathies in Children
Leonardo de Azevado, Brazil
Neuroinflammation
Kenneth Mack, USA
Childhood Headaches - Current treatment and Research
Harry Chugani, USA
Update on Neuroimaging
Rosalin Quinlivan, UK
Update on Neuromuscular Diseases
Laura-Silveira Moriyama, Brazil
Genetic Movement Disorders: up and coming genes and novel therapeutic approaches
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Prof Sergio Rosemberg, (Chair), Brazil
Prof Luiz Celso Pereira Vilanova, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Brazil
Dr Marcelo Rodrigues Masruha, Federal University of São Paulo, Brazil
Dr Fernando Norio Arita, Brazil
Dr Rubens Wajnsztejn, Faculdade de Medicina do ABC, Brazil
Dr Marilisa M Guerreiro, University of Campinas, Brazil
Dr Dirce Takako Fujiwara, Brazil
SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM COMMITTEE
Prof Michael Shevell, Chair, Canada
Prof Sergio Rosemberg, Brazil
Prof Lieven Lagae, KU Leuven, Belgium
Prof Marilisa M Guerreiro, University of Campinas, Brazil
Prof Charles RJ Newton, University of Oxford, Kenya
Prof Hugo A Arroyo, Argentina
Prof Guillermo Agosta, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina
Assoc. Prof Russell Dale, University of Sydney, Australia
We look forward to seeing you in Iguazu, Brazil for what will be a memorable scientific, academic and social experience.
Sincerely,
Conference Organizers
ICNC2014
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John Stobo Prichard Award
The ICNA is now accepting applications for the John Stobo Prichard Award lecture. The lecture will be awarded to a young child neurologist who has made a significant contribution to clinical and/or basic research. The Nominating Committee consists of eighteen ICNA members representing the six geographic regions of the ICNA.
1. The candidate should be nominated by three members of the ICNA.
2. The candidate should be 45 years old or younger at the time of the ICNA congress in Iguazu, Brazil May 04-09 2014.
3. The nominating members should describe the candidate and his/her work and they should make clear why they consider the candidate’s work so relevant to the field of child neurology.
4. The candidate should be a child neurologist and an active member of the ICNA.
5. The nominating letter should be e-mailed to the Chairman of the Nominating Committee: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
6. The deadline for nomination will be May 20, 2013.
7. From all the proposed names, the Nominating Committee will choose and rate the three most appropriate candidates in order of preference.
8. The candidates selected by the Nominating Committee will be proposed for final decision at the Executive Board meeting in Kaunas, May 28-29, 2013.
9. The award lecturer will be invited to present a lecture during a plenary session at the 2014 ICNA Congress in Brazil.
10. The successful candidate will receive $1000 towards travel to the congress, the costs of 3 nights’ accommodation (as selected by the committee) and the registration will be waived.
Sheila Wallace International Fellowship
The ICNA is now accepting applications for the Sheila Wallace International Fellowship Award which will sponsor $1000 towards travel to the congress, the costs of 3 nights’ accommodation (as selected by the committee) and the registration fee for a young Child Neurologist who has made a significant contribution to clinical research in his/her developing country to attend the 13th International Child Neurology Congress to be held in Iguazu, Brazil in 2014.
The Selection Committee consists of 18 members, of which three will come from each of the six ICNA geographic regions.
1. The candidate should be nominated by two members of the ICNA.
2. The candidate should be 45 years old or younger at the commencement of the ICNA congress in Iguazu, Brazil May 04-09 2014.
3. The nominating members should describe the candidate and his/her work and they should make clear why they consider the candidate’s work so relevant to the field of child neurology.
4. The candidate should be a child neurologist and an active member of the ICNA, trained in an under-resourced country and practising child neurology in an academic setting.
5. The nominating letter should be e-mailed to the Chairman of the Nominating Committee: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
6. The deadline for nomination will be May 20, 2013.
7. From all the proposed names, the Nominating Committee will choose and rate the three most appropriate candidates in order of preference.
8. The candidates selected by the Nominating Committee will be proposed for final decision at the Executive Board meeting in Kaunas, May 28-29, 2013.
9. The award lecturer will be invited to present a lecture in a plenary session at the 2014 ICNA Congress in Brazil.
Robert Ouvrier
Chairman,
Nominating Committee
International Child Neurology Association
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This is an invitation to submit an application to this program from the North American Commission of the ILAE. The program seeks to promote and improve the care of persons in Africa living with epilepsy, through education, advocacy and research. It aims specifically to support and expand exchange programs between members of the North American Commission and African chapters of the ILAE, in order to significantly impact epilepsy care in that region. Based on our experience with the Latin American and Caribbean partnerships, the ILAE is confident that NAC members can significantly contribute to this mission.
The application should address program goals. This program supports travel between North America and Africa to perform one and preferentially of the following activities:
1) Education and training of epileptologists, neurologists, neurosurgeons, primary care physicians, health care extenders, and/or other professionals involved in epilepsy care.
2) Education (and advocacy) of local authorities and opinion makers, to enhance community awareness of epilepsy, treatment gap, access to care, cultural and other issues that impact delivery of care.
3) Improve the provision of locally-sustainable patient care.
4) Initiate and foster sustainable collaborative research related to epilepsy.
The Education Task Force of the North American and African Commission will evaluate applications & support multiple partnerships in 2013. There is no honorarium designated for the faculty member. Reasonable travel and accommodation expenses will be covered up to the maximum of $5,000 (US dollars) per partnership. Applications to extend ongoing partnerships are accepted but priority will be given to new partnerships.
Deadline for reception for 2013 partnerships is May 31st 2013.
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Researchers from the Florey Neuroscience Institute in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia along with an international team of colleagues have published their discovery of the focal epilepsy gene in 31 March online issue of Nature Genetics1.
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| Symposia Proposal | Chair | Country |
| Focal Epilepsies- Advances in Genetics | Ingrid Scheffer | Australia |
| Genetics in Infantile Epileptic Encephalopathy | Kim Heung Dong | South Korea |
| The Clinical Context of Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders | Hila Ben-Pazi | Israel |
| Inherited Leukoencephalopathies | Deborah Renaud | USA |
| Pediatric Demyelinating Disorders and MS | Evangeline Wasssmer | UK |
| Cerebral Palsy | Pratibha Singhi | India |
| Neurometabolic Disorders-Treatment Update | Ingrid Tein | Canada |
| Improving outcomes in childhood epilepsy | Lieven Lagae Helen Cross | Belgium UK |
| Brain Stimulation in Children; Neurophysiology and Therapeutics | Adam Kirton | Canada |
| Frontiers in Neuroprotection of the Neonatal Brain | Rand Askalan | Canada |
| Acute Leukoencephalopathies in Children | Silvia Tenembaum | Argentina |
| Neuroinflammation | Leonardo de Azevado | Brazil |
| Childhood Headaches - Current treatment and Research | Kenneth Mack | USA |
| Update on Neuroimaging | Harry Chugani | USA |
| Update on Neuromuscular Diseases | Rosalin Quinlivan | UK |