Register for the 5th Annual Practical Pediatric Neuroscience Symposium

Saturday, May 18, 2024
8:30 a.m – 2:50 p.m. CT (check-in at 8 a.m.)

Dell Children’s Medical Center
Signe Auditorium
4900 Mueller Blvd.
Austin, TX 78723 

UT Health Austin Pediatric Neurosciences at Dell Children’s invites you to the 5th Annual Practical Pediatric Neuroscience Symposium. Designed for general pediatric practitioners, this event will feature interactive presentations by our faculty members, with topics ranging from concussion to emerging gene therapies for neuromuscular disease. Each presentation will provide specific techniques and evidence-based recommendations for diagnosis and management of neurological conditions commonly encountered by the general pediatrician.

Registration is available for in-person or virtual attendance. Information on continuing medical education credits, conflicts of interest, and all other event details are available on the registration site.

Agenda Topics

How Do We Serve the Less Well Served? Epilepsy Outreach, Dave Clarke, MD
Infantile Spasms: Recognition and Management Updates, Kristen Arredondo, MD
Pediatric Neurosurgery for the General Practitioner, Elizabeth Tyler-Kabara, MD, PhD
Migraine in the Pediatric Population: Emerging Treatment, Sara Pavitt, MD
Prematurity: Neurodevelopmental Outcomes and Management, Leah Ferrante, MD
Identifying Psychotherapy Needs for Children with Neurological Disorders, Lindsey Elliott, PhD
Clinical Pearl: When Flintstones Aren’t Enough, Emily Ramirez, DO
Clinical Pearl: Late-Onset Dyslexia?, E. Steve Roach, MD
Pediatric Concussion, Cynthia Austin, PhD
Introduction to Adaptive Sports, Faheem Mahomed, MD
Does My Patient Have Neuromuscular Disease?, Vettaikorumakankav “Veda” Vedanarayanan, MD