Acute Neurology
31 October – 1 November 2026
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.
IMPORTANT: Participants must be EPNS members who have paid their current year membership fee to attend 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.
Note: 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: Tbilisi, Georgia AND VIRTUAL
Venue for in-person attendees: Tbilisi State Medical University, 33 Vazha Pshavela Ave, 0186 Tbilisi, Georgia https://tsmu.edu/ts/map.php?&lang=en
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
Preliminary Programme: TBC
Access to programme: both virtual and in-person attendees have access to the full scientific programme
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:
- Irakli Natroshvili- Professor, Rector of Tbilisi State Medical University, Tbilisi, Georgia
- Sophia Bakhtadze-Professor, Head of Department of Paediatric Neurology
- Biayna Sukhudyan- Professor, Joint Medical Center “Arabkir”, Yerevan, Armenia
- Aytan Mammadbayli- Professor, Head of Department of Neurology, Azerbaijan Medical University, Baku, Azerbaijan
Faculty: to follow
Registration Fee: 80 Euros for in-person attendees and 60 Euros for virtual
Registration: More information to follow. Planned to open in May 2026
Bursaries: 2 bursaries will be available and organised by the local organiser
Case Presentations: More information to follow.
Prize for the best case presentation (winner can be either virtual or in-person attendee) – Certificate and a free 12-month subscription to the EPNS/MacKeith Child Neurology In Infancy Online Courses
EACCME® accreditation: an application is planned