OVERVIEW

European Paediatric Neurology Society (EPNS) 7th Biennial Caucasus Hybrid Teaching Course is organized by European Paediatric Neurology Society (EPNS) and will be held from Oct 30 - 31, 2026 at Holiday Inn Tbilisi, Tbilisi, Georgia.

Description:
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:

Acute febrile encepahlalopathy (viral infections, clinical manifestation and radiological findings).
Coma- assessment and etiology, diagnosis of death
Acute life threatening events in children: status dystonicus, acute agitation/ abnormal movements (case scenarios, discussion, didactic talk).
Immune mediated encephalopathies
pediatric stroke (ischemic and hemmoragic).
The child with sub (acute) severe headache at emergency ward.
Acute facial palsy and other cranial nerve deficits (case scenarios, discussion, didactic talk).
Epileptic or non epileptic (video session).
Acute visual problems
Acute ataxia
Acute life threatening events in children: Status Epilepticus
Acute progressive paralysis (GBS, acute flaccid paralysis etc)
Acute functional loss (hemisyndrome, visual loss seizure like).
Acute Metabolic encephalopathies

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