British Paediatric Neurology Association

2017 Prizes

THE RONNIE MACKEITH PRIZE LECTURE

 

Nominations for 2017 are now invited.  Deadline 30 September 2016.  

 

This prize is awarded to those who have made a significant contribution to Paediatric Neurology as judged by published work and who are under the age of 40 years or within 5 years of obtaining CCST.  The prize lecturer gives a 30-minute presentation at the BPNA conference and is awarded £500 plus full registration for the conference plus travel expenses and hotel accommodation.

 

Click to see the list of previous Ronnie MacKeith prize lecturers 

 

BPNA Award for Fabulous Trainee Action - "BAFTA"

 

Nominations are now open. Deadline 30 November 2016

 

The prize will be awarded at the annual conference dinner to a trainee who has best contributed to service improvement which significantly impacted on their local and/or national practice, or any other innovative contribution. For more information please see the attached document:
userfiles/BAFTA flyer-1.doc
userfiles/Nomination form .doc
 

BEST POSTER PRESENTATION BY A TRAINEE PRIZE

 

This will be awareded to the trainee presenting the best poster at the BPNA 2017 conference.  When you subjmit your abstract, please remember to tick 'I am a trainee' (FY1-ST8, fellows, etc).  The prize, sponsored by the BPNA, will be full registration to the 2018 conference.  
 
The BPNA 2016 prize went to Dr Magdalena Schreglmann for presentation entitled: "Two-year behaviour outcome of children who underwent Therapeutic Hypothermia for neonatal Hypoxic Ischaemic Encephalopathy". 


BEST ORAL PRESENTATION BY A TRAINEE PRIZE

 

This will be awarded to the trainee presenting the best oral presentation at the BPNA 2017 conference.  The prize, generously sponsored by MacKeith Press, will be full registration to the BPNA 2018 conference.  

 

The BPNA 2016 prize went to Dr Victoria Nesbitt for the presentation entitled "Mitochondrial disease is a cause of sudden unexpected death in infancy and childhood". 

 

BEST MEDICAL STUDENT PRESENTATION

 

This will be awarded to the medical student with the best presentation, either poster or oral.  The prize, sponsored by the BPNA, will be full registration to the BPNA 2018 conference.  

 

The BPNA 2016 prize was awared to Miss Sara Tho-Calvi for the presentation entitled "Clinical features, course and outcomes of paediatric moya-moya".
 
Updated 20 July 2016