General

The Euro-CNS neuropathology training course “Developmental Neuropathology” will be held from 29-31 January 2025 at the Amsterdam UMC (venue AMC) in the Netherlands.

It consists of lectures with an emphasis on teaching. Practical sessions are part of the course. This three-days course and workshop will provide practising (neuro)pathologists, clinicians and researchers with up-to-date reviews of the classification and the diagnostic problems in the pathology of neurodevelopmental diseases. There will be interactive case discussions, and also participants may send in a case for discussion. The course language is English.

You will have access to a digital platform with case material. This will enable participants to also evaluate the case material after the course. We recommend bringing a tablet or laptop for digital slide viewing.

The ISN Book Developmental Neuropathology,  2nd Edition (Adle-Biassette, Harding, Golden, et al) will be provided to the participants.

Target group

The course is intended for all involved in the pathological diagnosis of neurodevelopmental diseases: trainees and specialists in pathology, neuropathology, neurosurgery, neurology or neuro-oncology.

Topics include:

Clinical signs
Neuro imaging
Normal brain development
Genetics of brain development
Defects in brain growth
Cortical malformation
Degenerative diseases
Infections
Epilepsy
Trauma
Vascular malformation

Final Program

You can download the final program here. It includes the case presentations for the interactive case discussions and sessions at the multihead microscope. (updated on 28 January 2025)

Program and Organizing Committee

Course coordinators:
Eleonora Aronica, the Netherlands
Homa Adle-Biassette, France

Chairman Educational Board:
Wilfred den Dunnen, the Netherlands

Accreditation

The Euro-CNS CME Course on Developmental Neuropathology, Amsterdam, Netherlands 29/01/2025 – 31/01/2025  has been accredited by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME®) with 17.5 European CME credits (ECMEC®s). Each medical specialist should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.

Through an agreement between the Union Européenne des Médecins Spécialistes and the American Medical Association, physicians may convert EACCME® credits to an equivalent number of AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Information on the process to convert EACCME® credit to AMA credit can be found at https://edhub.ama-assn.org/pages/applications .

Live educational activities, occurring outside of Canada, recognised by the UEMS-EACCME® for ECMEC®s are deemed to be Accredited Group Learning Activities (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.

Registration (closed)

The registration fee covers your participation in the program and also catering during the conference program. You will also receive a textbook and access to the e-learning module. The fee is 975 Euro for Euro-CNS members* (who paid their membership fees in 2024), and 1.100 Euro for non-members. A limited number of grants of 550 euro is available for young trainees in neuropathology in Europe (under 35 years), see the information under ‘ travel grants’. Please note travel expenses, hotel costs are not included. Registrations will be accepted until the maximum number of participants (45) has been reached. Your registration only becomes final once payment has been received.

Cancellation policy

Cancellation without any administrative charge is possible until 15 November 2024. The fee for cancellation between 15 November and 20 December is 100 Euro. No refunds are given after 20 December 2024. Name changes may be allowed, upon consultation with the Course administrator.

*You are a member of Euro-CNS 1) if you are a member of an Euro-CNS affiliated Neuropathology Society in Europe or 2) if you are an individual member of Euro-CNS. Member benefits such as reduced registration fees are valid only for members who paid their dues. Dues payment may not be more than one year behind.

Travel grants Euro-CNS

A limited number of grants of € 550 is available for young trainees in neuropathology (under 35 years of age). Preference is given to applicants from emerging countries in Europe. The grant application deadline is 1 November 2024.  If you apply for a grant – please indicate this in the online registration form. There are no separate grant application forms. The grant amount will be deducted from your registration fee.

Travel grants International Society of Neuropathology

If you are a trainee in neuropathology in a low-income country (and non-European/non-North American), we recommend that you apply for an ISN award that will help with covering the cost of travel and participation. For application details and eligibility please see the ISN website. Please note that the applications for ISN grants are handled and administered by ISN and that you need to register normally for the Euro-CNS course.

Course location

The course will be held at the  Academic University Medical Center (Amsterdam UMC), location AMC, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Location in Google Maps. Course room:Fonteynzaal (building/floor C0).

Location in Google Maps. https://maps.app.goo.gl/eWpofTRc7f9nZAGo6
The pinpoint at the AMC is not the exact place of our course room. Please read here how to get from the Metro Station ‘Holendrecht’ to the right place in the Amsterdam UMC (AMC)

When you arrive at the metro station Holendrecht: when you get off the metro, walk in the same direction that your metro continues to ride, and take the exit on that side.  Follow the stairs down and go right in the direction of the hospital. Just walk in the direction of the AMC and follow the signs ‘patienten/bezoekers‘ (patients/ visitors) to get to the main entrance. From the main entrance follow the sign ‘Voetenplein”. You will also see a bookshop “Bruna”, turn right just before the bookshop and after a few steps you will find the Fonteynzaal (course room) located on the left.

Dinner Venue (Thursday 30 January, 7 pm) (also useful for those who booked a room at the Fletcher Hotel)
Sky restaurant ‘Pi’ at the Fletcher Hotel Amsterdam (18th floor)
https://www.fletcherhotelamsterdam.nl/en/restaurant/sky-restaurant-pi

Address: Schepenbergweg 50
1105 AT Amsterdam
020 – 31 13 670

This is a 15 minutes walk from the metro station and the Amsterdam UMC (AMC) . For the (complimentary) course dinner, you may want to join the group and we will walk together to the Fletcher Hotel (restaurant) after the last session of the day (scheduled to finish at 16:45 hrs). Or you can wait a bit and come to the Fletcher Hotel at 7 pm. The walk between Fletcher and Amsterdam UMC (AMC) (or Metro Station) is a straight line and takes about 15 minutes. If you are coming from the course room: Exit the AMC via the main entrance/exit, go to the left via the pedestrian walkway (foot path), stay on it/follow it until you see the Fletcher Hotel tower in front of you (=you will see  this Blue high tower hotel very soon). Just cross the street (large crossing with traffic/pedestrian lights) when you are almost at the Fletcher and walk towards the Fletcher. The ‘Sky Restaurant Pi’ is on the 18th floor.

Accommodation

As the requirements and budgets of the participants are usually very diverse, we ask to arrange your own accommodation, for example via booking.com. There are many hotels in the area, in all budget categories. We recommend choosing a hotel that is at walking distance from a Metro Station.
The Fletcher Hotel is at walking distance from the Amsterdam UMC (15 minutes). Metro and Train Station Holendrecht are next to the venue. Metro station ‘Bullewijk’ is one stop further, and Metro station ‘Arena’ is 2 stops away. You can also decide to stay in the city center, but generally the hotels are more expensive there.

Transportation

About public transportation and tickets: Public Transportation Information Amsterdam

Website to look up your trip (throughout the Netherlands): https://9292.nl/en

Contact

For any further information please contact the Euro-CNS secretariat.