Training Course European Paediatric Neurology Society (EPNS). Developmental and Neonatal Neurology June 12-13 2007, University Medical Center Groningen,Groningen, the Netherlands.

During the last decades pre- and perinatal care have improved rapidly. Concurrently, our insight into developmental processes occurring in the young brain has increased. This resulted in a better understanding of the ways in which neonatal brain function can be assessed and what neurological findings at early age mean.

This two-day Training Course gives an update of the techniques that evaluate brain function at young age. During the morning sessions invited speakers will share their knowledge with the participants; the afternoon sessions consist of interactive workshops. The first day on Developmental Neurology will include an overview of ontogenetic events during early human brain development and a lecture on the natural history of cerebral palsy. The focus of this day is on two techniques to assess brain function in young infants: the assessment of the quality of spontaneous motility and assessment of cerebral function by means of amplitude integrated EEG. The second day will address Neonatal Neurology. It concentrates on neonatal encephalopathy and the floppy infant. The workshops include ultrasound, MRI and neurological assessment of the newborn and planning of metabolic studies in neonatal seizures.

The Training Course is part of the series of Training Courses of the European Paediatric Neurology Society (EPNS) organized by the Educational and Training (E&T) Committee of the EPNS (chair: Oebele F. Brouwer). The Training Courses are meant in particular for trainees in paediatric neurology and young paediatric neurologists. The current Training Course is linked to the 19th Annual Meeting of the European Academy of Childhood Disability (EACD). This means that members of both societies are cordially invited to participate. Due to the interactive nature of the course the number of participants is limited.

09.00 - 09.50 Tom de Koning (Utrecht): Neonatal encephalopathy due to a Metabolic disorder
09.50 - 10.40 Floris Groenendaal (Utrecht): When and how to use MRI in the full-term infant with Neonatal Encephalopathy.
10.40 - 11.10 Coffee break 11.10 - 12.00 Linda de Vries (Utrecht): Diagnosis, risk factors and imaging of neonatal stroke
12.00 - 12.50 Eugenio Mercuri (Rome): The floppy infant revisited
12.50 - 14.00 Lunch
14.00 - 17.00 Three parallel Workshops
Workshop 1: How to optimise cranial US and MRI in the newborn Tutor: Linda de Vries
Workshop 2: How to plan metabolic investigations in neonatal seizures? Tutor: Tom de Koning
Workshop 3: Neurological assessment of the newborn Tutor: Eugenio Mercuri
14.00 - 14.45 One third of participants to Workshop 1, one third to Workshop 2, one third to Workshop 3
14.45 – 15.30 Second Workshop Round
15.30 – 16.00 Tea / coffee break
16.00 – 16.45 Third Workshop Round
16.45 – 17.00 Concluding Remarks
17.00 – 17.45 Exam

Venue

The Training Course will take place at the University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG). The location in the UMCG will be signposted from the main entrance, Hanzeplein 1.

Registration

You can register via the website of the 19^th Annual Meeting of the EACD at www.eacd2007.nl. You will be notified of registration by e-mail. The fee for the Training Course is € 200,- if paid by April 1^st, 2007, after April 1st the fee is € 250,-. The fee for the registered participants includes attendance at the Course, the delegate bag and meeting documents, lunches, teas/coffees and the dinner at Tuesday night.

For participants from certain Eastern European countries there is a reduced fee of € 100,-. These colleagues can also apply for reimbursement of part of their traveling costs. Further information can be found on the website of the EPNS (www.epns.info).

Payment of fees

Payment must accompany each registration form and can be made by cheque or credit card. Payment should be made in Euro by one of the following methods:

- By Bank Transfer:

Please transfer the payment to SNS-bank account 90.85.61.180 of the Wenckebach Instituut, Groningen, The Netherlands.

Quoting: ‘0842 and the name of the delegate’.

IBAN: NL19 SNSB 0908 5611 80

BIC: SNSB NL 2A

- Cheques should be made payable to UMCG, Hanzeplein 1, 9713 GZ Groningen and returned to the Meeting organisers (Wenckebach Instituut, P.O. Box 11.119, 9700 CC Groningen, The Netherlands, attn. Mr. H.F.E.M. Gubbels)

- Credit card payments can be made by Visa, Mastercard or American Express only.

Payment (only for Dutch residents – print and send as hard copy to the Wenckebach Instituut)

Verleent hierbij éénmalig en onherroepelijk machtiging aan het Wenckebach Instituut, Hanzeplein 1, 9713 EZ Groningen, SNS-bankrekeningnummer 090.85.61.180 om het bedrag van € ineens van onderstaande bankrekening af te schrijven.

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Getting to Groningen

By train: Groningen’s main railway station is at a 10-15 minutes walking distance from the University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG)

For information see: www.ns.nl

By air: Fly to Amsterdam airport called ‘Schiphol’

Trains to Groningen depart directly from Schiphol, the train trip takes approximately 2½ hours.

Hotel accommodation

Hotel accommodation should be organized by the participants themselves. For information see: www.channels.nl/hotel

Special Requirements

Please advise the Meeting organisers of any special dietary or physical requirements (Mr. H.F.E.M. Gubbels at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it )

Continuing Medical Eduation

Continuing Medical Education credits will be organized for professionals belonging to the following organizations: Nederlandse Vereninging voor Neurologie and Nederlandse Vereninging voor Kindergeneeskunde.

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