Acute Neurology: 30-31 October  2026

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN

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

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

The CALL to SUBMIT real life Case Presentations NOW OPEN! Closes before 27 September 2026

Case presentation submissions with clear identifiable neurological aetiology or with clear evidence-based outcome measures of therapy regimes are welcome.

  • Both in-person and virtual delegates are invited to submit case presentations.
  • Only one case presentation can be submitted per participant.
  • Participant case presentations will take place either during a platform session in the full training course programme or within a break-out room with faculty members and a smaller group of participants.
  • The training course moderators will decide when and where the case presentations will take place.
  • All case presentation candidates will be notified of the outcome of their submission by email.
  • Successful candidates will be given more information about the date/time of the case presentation and the technicalities of how to present their case.
  • A bursary will be awarded to the 2 best-case presentations.

Case Presentations: PowerPoint Slides Information

Presentations MUST NOT include patient information/pictures without the appropriate consent.

5 minutes will be allocated to each presentation, plus a further 5-10 minutes to discuss with the group.

***A maximum 6 PowerPoint slides *** must be submitted (including title slide).:

  • Slide 1: Title slide: Case Name, Doctor’s name, Doctor’s Hospital, location, and country.
  • Slides 2 to 4: give details of the story
  • Slide 5: differential thoughts, discussion points
  • Slide 6: brief summary.

Each Slide must be:

  • Minimum font size 28
  • Only 7 lines
  • Black on white

Case Presentations: HOW TO SUBMIT:

If you are submitting a case presentation:

  • Send a brief email to  tgakharia@yahoo.com and sophiabakhtadze@yahoo.com with the following information before 27 September 2026
  • Email heading:  EPNS Caucasus Teaching Course 2026: Case Presentation Submission
  • Your name:
  • Country where you practice:
  • Contact email address:
  • Will you be attending the training course in-person or virtually
  • The topic must be Acute Neurology.
  • Attach your DRAFT PowerPoint presentation.
  • Confirm in the email that the PowerPoint presentation attachment email matches the requirements stated above ***
  • Confirm that you are an EPNS member and you have paid the 2026 EPNS membership fee (mandatory)
  • Confirm you have already registered for EPNS Caucasus Teaching Course 2026 (mandatory)
  • Confirm you have already paid the EPNS Caucasus Teaching Course 2026 registration fee (mandatory)

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: an application has been submitted