Webinars

Speaker: Tipu Sultan When: Saturday, February 8, 2025 Time: 09:00 AM Eastern Time ( US/ Canada ) About Topic: Central nervous system inflammatory disorders are always diagnostic challenges due to wide differential diagnosis. Newly recognized anti-neuronal antibody-mediated disorders such as anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDA) encephalitis have become an important diagnostic consideration in children presenting with severe newly acquired neuropsychiatric symptoms. The clinical course of anti-NMDA-receptor antibody encephalitis is preceded by a nonspecific prodromal stage leading to psychiatric symptoms or abnormal movements. Prompt recognition and treatment may reverse the condition, hastening recovery and limiting neurological morbidity....

Speaker: Audrius Plioplys MD, FRCP Topic: Neurologic Diseases of Great Painters Date: Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025

Dr. Alison Christy, Clinical Director for Pediatric Neurology, Providence Health and Services, Portland, Oregon; Neurology Through Art and Time

Jonathan W. Mink, MD PhD Child Neurologist and Consultant, University of Rochester (Retired) Talk Summary: Tic disorders, including Tourette Syndrome, are perhaps the most common movement disorders occurring in children. While tics may be transient in the majority of children with tics, 3% of children or more have a chronic tic disorder and approximately 1% have Tourette Syndrome. The majority of children with chronic tic disorders have at least one co-occurring condition that can including ADHD, OCD, anxiety, a learning disability, or a combination. Thus, appropriate management of tic disorders must take...

Speaker- Rajesh Ramachandran Nair, MD, DNB, DM, FRCP, FRCPCH, FAES, FRCPC. Professor of Pediatrics at McMaster University and an epileptologist & neurologist at the McMaster Children's Hospital. Talk information: The ketogenic diet (KD) is a widely used therapeutic option for individuals with medically refractory epilepsy. As the diet’s name implies, ketosis is a historically important component of the diet, but it is not well understood how important ketosis is for seizure control. The classic KD, with its high proportion of fat and limited carbohydrate intake, can be restrictive for patients with epilepsy. Recently, there has been experience with...

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

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.

EEG : A Workshop On Resources, Skills and Sustainability At the end of the workshop, participants will Have a thorough understanding of the specific skill sets needed to report on pediatric EEGs Be motivated to improve and maintain their EEG reporting skills Have the necessary practical knowledge of setting up and running a sustainable pediatric EEG and continuous EEG service, optimizing the available resources. Have the know-how to implement a multi-disciplinary a-EEG program in their NICUs ...