International Symposium on Neonatal Seizures and Related Disorders


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

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