British Paediatric Neurology Association
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Registration is from 10.00am on Wednesday 26 January 2011, with the first session beginning at 11.00am, and the final session of the conference will finish on Friday 28 January at 13.00, followed by lunch and then special interest groups for those involved.

THE RONNIE MACKEITH GUEST LECTURE (28 January 2011)

`Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease and the doctrine of the nerves in childhood'
Professor Robert Ouvrier, The University of Sydney

click here to see previous Ronnie MacKeith guest lecturers

KEYNOTE LECTURES

'Progress and challenges in the vaccine prevention of bacterial meningitis' (26 January 2011)
Professor Andrew Pollard, Oxford

'The growing recognition of autoantibody-mediated CNS diseases in adults and children' (27 January 2011)
Professor Angela Vincent, Oxford

'Autism and specific language impairment: are there aetiological overlaps?' (27 January 2011)
Professor Dorothy Bishop, Oxford

'An update on the genetic investigation of children with ataxia' (28 January 2011)
Dr Andrea Nemeth, Oxford

THE RONNIE MACKEITH PRIZE LECTURE

Applications are invited for the Ronnie MacKeith Prize Lecture. Download 'Invitation to apply'.

click here to see previous Ronnie MacKeith prize lecturers

SOCIAL PROGRAMME
Wednesday 26 January 2011
We will have a drinks and canapé reception in the National Gallery of Scotland starting at 6.30pm with some music and an introduction to the collection from the curator, followed by a ‘private viewing’ for BPNA delegates. 

Thursday 27 January 2011
The annual dinner will be at Mansfield Traquair just 15 minutes walk from the George Hotel and will end with a traditional Ceilidh.

Updated 01-Nov-2010