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British Paediatric Neurology Association (BPNA) and Paediatric Mental Health Association

Time slot
Tuesday 12 May 2026 - 13:45-16:00
Room
Hall 7B
Session type
Specialty group session

Programme

Autoimmune Encephalitis in Acute Paediatric Setting. Professor Sukhvir Wright, Aston University Institute for Health and Neurodevelopment, and Honorary Consultant Paediatric Neurologist, Birmingham Children’s Hospital.

Abstracts

  • Piloting a PAVES-style mental health screening programme in paediatric epilepsy clinics
  • From disruption to recovery: the impact of COVID-19 on adolescent sleep and evidence based interventions for change
  • Sudden Unexpected Deaths in Epilepsy in 16- and 17-year-olds in England over 5 years: What can we learn?
  • Mind the Gap: Reducing Variation and Standardising Discharge Practices after Acute Paediatric Seizures
  • Mental, behavioural, and educational outcomes in adolescence and young adulthood of early-onset epilepsies: a systematic review
     

Speakers

  • Dr Bo Fischer - Consultant, West Suffolk Foundation Trust 
  • Dr Jay Shetty - Consultant, Royal Hospital Edinburgh
  • Prof. Sukhvir Wright - Honorary Consultant, Birmingham Children's hospital 
  • Dr Joanna Begent - Consultant, UCL
Clinical: Mental health and neurodiversity Clinical: Sub-specialty