The 8th EPNS Research Meeting took place in Ljubljana 17-18 October 2024 at the Cankarjev dom centre with an environment that stimulated international collaborations and research in Paediatric Neurology.

Organising Committee:

  • Professor Barbara Plecko, Chair EPNS Scientific and Research Committee, Universitätsklinik für Kinder-und Jugendheilkunde, Graz, Austria
  • Professor Zvonka Rener Primec, University Children’s Hospital Ljubljana, Slovenia
  • Dr Jasna Oražem Mrak, University Children’s Hospital Ljubljana, Slovenia

There were prestigious invited speakers and 8 different working groups, with the Epilepsy working groups being allocated 2 slots.

Participants were given the opportunity to attend 2 different working groups.

We were thrilled to welcome child Neurologist researchers at all stages of their career: leaders/senior colleagues, junior scientists and PhD students.

EPNS RESEARCH PRIZE

Two EPNS Research Prizes (2500 Euros per person) were awarded for the presentation of outstanding, innovative ideas in research in Paediatric Neurology. A commission of the board members decided the prize recipients.

Sincere congratulations to our 2 EPNS Research Prize winners for 2024:

Marietta Papadoupolou, France: who is very happy and grateful for the EPNS Research Prize for the project “The ENGenE App: development and validation of an educational diagnostic algorithm on epilepsy nosology”. Marietta reported that this project is an ongoing collaborative work, supported by the ERN EpiCARE and the ILAE, aiming to create an intelligent tool for trainees and non-experts, which will enhance and stratify knowledge on epilepsy syndromic classification, with focus on genetic aetiologies. This Prize highlights the commitment of the scientific societies on supporting the use of technological advances to support training and education. Marietta intends to use the award for participation in scientific meetings in order to stay updated on the topic and support dissemination of the ENGenE App progress.

Sam Geuens, Belgium: who is very honoured to be granted this award for his neuromuscular research, and will use the funds to invest in new equipment for the research group, so they can improve their functionality plus the remaining funds will be invested into additional training in research management.

6 delegates were also presented with certificates of achievement their excellent presentations