International Symposium on Neonatal Seizures and Related Disorders ( ISNS )
– Cutting Edge in Seizure Detection , Management and Neuroprotection –
[ The 14th Annual Meeting of the Infantile Seizure Society ( ISS )
in Collaboration with ILAE , Pediatrics Commission ]
01. Dates : April 8 ( Fri ) – 10 ( Sun ), 2011
April 8 ( Fri ) – Satellite educational course on neonatal EEG
( in Japanese )
02. Venue : Ariyama Memorial Hall & Century Tower,
Juntendo University Medical School, Tokyo, Japan
03. President : Professor Shinichi NIIJIMA,
Department of Pediatrics, Juntendo University
Nerima Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
04. Main topics :
Neonatal seizures – Early detection, identification, long-term monitoring, differential diagnosis, management, outcomes, etiology, pathogenesis of neonatal encephalopathies, epilepsies of very early infantile onset
05. Program :
The faculty will be composed of prominent international experts invited by the joint team of ILAE, Pediatrics Commission and the ISNS scientific committee, including : Keynote lecture by Kazuyoshi WATANABE ( Nagoya ), special lectures, didactic lectures, symposia, luncheon seminars, etc
06. Target attendees :
Physicians, researchers, nurses, assistants and students who are involved or interested in child neurology, epileptology, perinatal medicine, NICU care, basic developmental neuroscience.
07. Official language : English only
08. Call for free papers :
Only electronic application on line will be accepted.
Instructions are available after September 15, 2010, at ISS & ISNS website <http://www.iss-jpn.info/>
09. Deadline for abstract submission : December 20, 2010
10. Deadline for early registration : December 20, 2010
11. Registration : See the details at <http://www.iss-jpn.info/>
Early ( before 12/20 ) Late ( after 12/21 )
ISS/AOCNA members 18,000 JP\ 22,000 JP\
Non-members 21,000 JP\ 25,000 JP\
Students 5,000 JP\
Residents 10,000 JP\
12. Fellowships for younger attendees ( < 35 y.o.) are available.
13. Host organizations :
Infantile Seizure Society ( ISS ),
in collaboration with International League Against Epilepsy ( ILAE )
14. ISNS Secretariat :
<isns2011@juntendo-nerima.jp>
Yoshiyuki OHTOMO, MD
Department of Pediatrics, Juntendo University Medical School,
Nerima Hosptal, 3-1-10, Takanodai, Nerima-ku, Tokyo 177-0033
15. ISS & ISNS Website : <http://www.iss-jpn.info/>
16. ISS Secretariat :
<iss-contact@iss-jpn.info>
Yukio FUKUYAMA, MD
Child Neurology Institute
6-12-17-201 Minami-Shinagawa, Shingawa-ku,
Tokyo, 140-0004, Japan