Acute Neurology: 30-31 October  2026

REGISTRATION OPEN FOR VIRTUAL ATTENDANCE

IN PERSON ATTENDANCE IS FULLY BOOKED

Accreditated with 9.0 European CME credits (ECMEC®s)

General training course information: 

The EPNS has been organising training courses in the Caucasus region in alternate years covering topics related to paediatric neurology since 2014. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic the 4th in the series transitioned to a fully virtual event. In 2024 and now in 2026 we are delighted to offer the best of both worlds by welcoming delegates to Tbilisi in-person whilst also offering the flexibility of virtual attendance for delegates where this works better.

Main topics covered in 2026:

  1. Acute febrile encepahlalopathy (viral infections, clinical manifestation and radiological findings).
  2. Coma- assessment and etiology, diagnosis of death
  3. Acute life threatening events in children: status dystonicus, acute agitation/ abnormal movements (case scenarios, discussion, didactic talk).
  4. Immune mediated encephalopathies
  5. pediatric stroke (ischemic and hemmoragic).
  6. The child with sub (acute) severe headache at emergency ward.
  7. Acute facial palsy and other cranial nerve deficits (case scenarios, discussion, didactic talk).
  8. Epileptic or non epileptic (video session).
  9. Acute visual problems
  10. Acute ataxia
  11. Acute life threatening events in children: Status Epilepticus
  12. Acute progressive paralysis (GBS, acute flaccid paralysis etc)
  13. Acute functional loss (hemisyndrome, visual loss seizure like).
  14. Acute Metabolic encephalopathies

IMPORTANT: Participants must be EPNS members who have paid their 2026 EPNS membership fee to attend all EPNS training courses. If you are not a member, here is the application form https://www.epns.info/become-an-epns-member/new-membership-application/  or please email info@epns.info for more information.

EPNS is a society for physicians, health professionals, scientists, and students with research and/or clinical interest in Paediatric Neurology. Significant discounted EPNS membership fees are available to Trainees/Residents, Allied Health professionals and Nurses, Neuroscientists and other Clinical Specialists, PhD Student. Learn more here https://www.epns.info/epns-membership-fees/

Location: Conference Hall, Hotel Holiday Inn Tbilisi, 1, 26 May square, Saburtalo, 171, Tbilisi https://www.ihg.com/holidayinn/hotels/us/en/tbilisi/tbsms/hoteldetail

AND VIRTUAL (Virtual participants will be sent access details when their registration has been confirmed).

Accommodation: several hotels nearby to suit all budgets. Attendees must organise their own hotel bookings independently.

Number of attendees: 40 max in-person, and unlimited for virtual

Programme: CLICK HERE

Access to programme: both virtual and in-person attendees have access to the full scientific programme

Educational outcome:

  • Deliver safer, higher quality patient care.
  • Provide better evidence based and effective care to prevent undesirable outcomes in patients.
  • Improve skills and techniques of paediatric neurology procedures and understand the safety implications of those procedures.
  • Improve the knowledge in critical care of children with acute neurological disorders

Training Course Language: English with simultaneous Russian translation provided to both virtual and in-person attendees

Local Organiser: Professor Sophia Bakhtadze, Georgia

Local Organising Committee:

  1. Irakli Natroshvili- Professor, Rector of Tbilisi State Medical University, Tbilisi, Georgia
  2. Sophia Bakhtadze-Professor, Head of Department of Paediatric Neurology
  3. Biayna Sukhudyan- Professor, Joint Medical Center “Arabkir”, Yerevan, Armenia
  4. Aytan Mammadbayli- Professor, Head of Department of Neurology, Azerbaijan Medical University, Baku, Azerbaijan

Faculty:

  • Sophia Bakhtadze (Georgia)
  • Jacques Bruijn (Sweden)
  • Manoelle Kossorotoff (France)
  • Aytan Mammadbayli (Azerbaijan)
  • Alasdair Parker (United Kingdom)
  • Kevin Rostasy (Germany)
  • Biayna Sukhudyan (Armenia)
  • Federico Vigevano (Italy)

Registration Fee:

In-person attendees: 80 Euros (FULLY BOOKED)

Virtual attendees: 60 Euros

Payment methods:

In person registration (80 Euros): via local association account in Georgia. After registering, please email to Sophia Bakhtadze sophiabakhtadze@yahoo.com and Tatia Gakharia tgakharia@yahoo.com who will provide payment details

Virtual registration (60 Euros) – via EPNS website. Email info@epns.info

Registration Link: CLICK HERE

NOTE: IN PERSON REGISTRATION IS NO LONGER POSSIBLE – FULLY BOOKED

The CALL to SUBMIT real life Case Presentations IS NOW CLOSED

Bursaries: organised by the Local Organiser,  the 2 best cases will be awarded bursaries: reimbursemenr of registration free and free access to MacKeith Online Course

EACCME® accreditation:

The EPNS 7th HYBRID biennial Caucasus Teaching Course 2026, Tbilisi, Georgia 30/10/2026 – 31/10/2026 , has been accredited by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME®) with 9.0 European CME credits (ECMEC®s). Each medical specialist should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity. Through an agreement between the Union Européenne des Médecins Spécialistes and the American Medical Association, physicians may convert EACCME® credits to an equivalent number of AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Information on the process to convert EACCME® credit to AMA credit can be found at https://edhub.ama-assn.org/pages/applications. Live educational activities, occurring outside of Canada, recognised by the UEMS-EACCME® for ECMEC®s are deemed to be Accredited Group Learning Activities (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.