Programme

4th November 2024 Programme

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09:15Venue opens / Refreshments
10:15Welcome and Introduction
Dr Chris Butler (Consultant Paediatrician [SPIN Epilepsy], Royal Cornwall Hospital)
10:20DGH / Tertiary Epilepsy service improvements and pathway development
Dr Chris Butler (Consultant Paediatrician, Royal Cornwall Hospital)
Beth Chevill (Epilepsy Specialist Nurse, Royal Cornwall Hospital)
Tracy Rainbird (Epilepsy Specialist Nurse, Royal Cornwall Hospital)
Dr Todd Smallbone (Consultant Paediatric Neurologist, BRHC)
11:00Children’s Epilepsy Surgery Service (CESS) Update
Mr Michael Carter (Consultant Paediatric Neurosurgeon, BRHC)
11:15Refreshment Break
11:50Children’s Epilepsy Surgery Service Case Presentations (From DGH to Theatre and Back)
Mr Michael Carter (Consultant Paediatric Neurosurgeon, BRHC)
Dr Jayesh Patel & Dr Andrew Mallick (Consultant Paediatric Neurologists, BRHC)
12:30Lunch
13:30SUDEP
Professor Rohit Shankar (Professor in Neuropsychiatry, Cornwall Partnership Foundation NHS Trust)
14:00Paediatric Epilepsy Psychology
Dr Clare Leather (Paediatric Epilepsy Clinical Psychologist, Royal Cornwall Hospital)
Dr Veronica Nijloveanu (Consultant Paediatrician, Royal Cornwall Hospital)
Dr Pwint Lwin (Associate Specialist Epilepsy service, Royal Cornwall Hospital)
14:50Refreshment Break
15:20Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (Service updates and current research updates)
Professor Sam Amin (Consultant Paediatric Neurologist, BRHC)
15:50Epilepsy Case Presentations (Two complex cases)
Led by Dr Pwint Lwin (Associate Specialist Epilepsy service, Royal Cornwall Hospital)
16:15Feedback, wrap-up, and dates for future meetings
Dr Chris Butler (Consultant Paediatrician, Royal Cornwall Hospital)
Dr Andrew Mallick (Consultant Paediatric Neurologist, BRHC)