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5th EPNS Research Meeting
Dear colleagues
We are very pleased to invite you to the 5th Research Conference of the EPNS this time taking place in
Essen one of the most vibrant cities in the Ruhr area. We will meet from 28th to 29th of October 2016
in the Centre for Learning and Teaching, Virchowstraße in Essen, near the University Hospital Essen
hoping that this environment will stimulate international collaborations and research in Pediatric
Neurology.
We will start our meeting with a plenary session focussing on two diverse topics: the role of imaging in
the field of pediatric neurology and career aspects of young colleagues.
The first key note lecture given by Nicole Wolf will be devoted to the ever expanding role of imaging in
the field of pediatric neurology. Special focus will be given on new techniques and the role of imaging
as a biomarker or predictor of disease progression in the different area. As in previous meetings there
will be 9 different working groups: Ataxia, Autoimmune-Inflammatory diseases, Developmental
Neurology, Epilepsy, Movement disorders, Neonatal Neurology, Neurodegeneration and
Neuroprotection, Neurometabolic diseases, Neuromuscular diseases and Pedatric Stroke.
Here, we would in particular like to invite new colleagues to join our meeting and to bring up
ideas for other working groups!
We plan that every working group should present recent advances in the field of imaging in the
Saturday morning sessions affecting their respective area in addition to other ongoing collaborative
projects.
The second topic focuses on career aspects of young colleagues in the Pediatric Neurology field. Since
the 1980s, a growing proportion of women is recorded on all levels of qualification in the area of human
medicine. Currently, more than 60 % of medical students are female. Nevertheless, gender-specific
vertical segregation continues: The proportion of women decreases with rising qualification and
position. While women and men in medical disciplines almost equally participate from the beginning of
their studies to their medical and doctoral degree (e.g. PhD), women get lost in the scientific system on
the way to a successful career. Although these hurdles seem to be more problematic for female
colleagues it also becomes a growing problem in young male colleagues. Therefore it is time to offer
“new” opportunities to improve the work – life balance, this means not to decide for family or work and
career and this for both, young females and males. In the past ten years, mentoring programmes have
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been established at many medical faculties in Germany to promote the career of young scientists. The
mentoring programmes include individual advice by experienced mentors, a seminar programme to
acquire scientific key competences and mainly the creation of scientific networks. The first keynote
lecture will focus on the possibilities for combining family, work and career in the scientific system. In
a second presentation the mentoring programme ‚MediMent‘ which has been successfully implemented
for the past ten years at the medical faculty of the University of Duisburg-Essen will be presented.
Looking forward to meet you in Essen,
The organising committee:
Prof. Dr. Ulrike Schara, Pediatric Neurology, University of Essen
Tel: 0049- (0)201/723-2508
Fax: 0049- (0)202/723-6846
PD Dr. Kevin Rostasy, Pediatric Neurology, University of Witten/Herdecke,
Children’s Hospital Datteln
Tel: 0049- (0)2363/975-226
Fax: 0049- (0)2363/975-393
Prof. Dr. Thomas Lücke, Pediatric Neurology, University of Bochum
Tel: 0049- (0)234/509-2611
Fax: 0049- (0)234/509-2612
For any new working group, please contact one of the organizers!
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PROGRAM PEDIATRIC NEUROLOGY RESEARCH CONFERENCE
Essen, Germany
Friday, October 28th, 2016
12.00-13.00 Arrival Registration Lunch
13.00-13.05 Welcome
13.05-13.50 Plenary Session 1A, MRI
13.50-14.30 Plenary Session 1B, Mentoring
14.30-14.45 Coffee Break
14.45-16.45 Working groups 1-9
16.45-17.00 Coffee Break
17.00-19.00 Working groups 1-9
19.30 Get together and Dinner
Saturday, October 29th, 2016
09.00-10.00 Recent advances in the field of imaging from the different working groups
10.00-10.30 Coffee Break
10.30-13.00 Presentations and Discussions of working groups 1-9
13.00-13.30 Final discussion, Award of the EPNS Research Prize
13.30 Lunch/Farewell
Working groups and their topics - see also special flyers which will be issued about the different working groups!
Important: This year for the first time everybody gets the possibility to attend 2 workshops!
(One in the 1. session from 14.45 – 16.45 and the other one in the 2. session from 17.00-19.00)
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1. Neonatal Neurology, Neurodegeneration and NeuroprotectionChair: Regina Trollmann ([email protected])
2. NeurometabolicsChairs: Linda De Meirleir ([email protected]) and Barbara Plecko ([email protected])
3. AtaxiaChair: Peter Baxter ([email protected])
4. Developmental Neurology
4.1. Systemic Neurology / Clinical Neurophysiology / Functional Imaging Chair: Volker Mall ([email protected])
4.2. Developmental Neurology (evaluation, outcome and intervention in Developmental Disorders) Chair: Joachim Pietz ([email protected]).
5. Neuromuscular disorders Chair: Volker Straub ([email protected])
6. Autoimmune inflammatory diseases Chair: Kevin Rostasy and Martin Häusler ([email protected])
7. Epilepsy Chair: Alexis Arzimanoglou ([email protected]) and Helen Cross([email protected])
8. Pediatric StrokeChair: Lucia Gerstl ([email protected]), Andrew Mallick, Finbar O'Callaghan
9. Movement disordersChair: Jean-Pierre Lin ([email protected]), Michel Willemsen ([email protected])
We strongly encourage that in particular junior pediatric neurologist participate actively in preparation
of the workshop including the presentation of a research project in the respective working groups. On
the homepage of the EPNS and GNP more detailed programs of the different working groups will be
presented and updated on a regular base as the information is provided by the chairs of the working
group. (www.epns.info/ www.neuropaediatrie. com).This information will be updated every 1-2 months
until October 2016.
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Public transport to the Centre for Learning and Teaching, Virchowstraße 163a in Essen, University Hospital Essen:
Registration will be available on-line and a link has been provided on the EPNS website
http://www.epns.jmre.es/research-meeting-2016/
From Essen main train station take the Underground U17 via the direction Margarethenhöhe to the University Medical Center. Exit at the stop „Holsterhauser Platz“.
The tramway line 101/106 has a stop at the main entrance of University Medical Center Essen. This tramway connects parts of the city such as Borbeck and Altendorf with the main train station of Essen and University Medical Center in a ring like fashion. The tramway 101 travels clock-wise while the tramway 106 travels anti-clockwise. This means you travel with onetramway to and with the other back to where you came from!
Busses with the number 160/161 stop at the exit „Klinikum“ which is in walking distance to the main entrance of the University Medical Center. These busses connect you to parts of the city such as Borbeck and Stoppenberg.
Next to the main entrance of the University Medical Center Essen is a taxi stand at the Hufelandstrasse. Taxis can be ordered by phone 0201/723-2617.
From the International Airport Düsseldorf International you can take local trains (S1, RE1) until Essen main train station. Then change to Underground 17 via the direction Margarethenhöhe to the University Medical Center. Exit at the stop “Holsterhauser Platz“.
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