Welcome to the Child Neurology Web Site. The Child Neurology Society is the preeminent non-profit professional association of pediatric neurologists in the United States, Canada, and worldwide devoted to fostering the discipline of child neurology and promoting the optimal care and welfare of children with neurological and neurodevelopmental disorders. These disorders include epilepsy, cerebral palsy, mental retardation, learning disabilities, complex metabolic diseases, nerve and muscle diseases and a host of other highly challenging conditions. ...more
What's New
ACNN Claire Chee Award - Nomination Deadline extended to May 15
The Claire Chee Award for Excellence in Child Neurology Nursing was established by the Association of Child Neurology Nurses in the year 2000. This award, given annually, recognizes and honors the nurse who, as a member of the ACNN, has rendered distinguished service within the profession of child neurology nursing.
Child Neurology Section at the AAN Annual Meeting
Be sure to attend the Child Neurology Section General Meeting to be held at the AAN 60th Annual Meeting at McCormick West Convention Center, Chicago, IL. Agenda topics will include Child Neurology Section Strategic Plan, Practice Guidelines, section newsletter changes, and the election of two Councilors.
Child Neurology Section General Meeting
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
McCormick West Convention Center, Chicago, IL—Room 470B
Plan Your AAN Annual Meeting Activities
with AAN.com's Onsite Calendar & Itinerary
Two new features on AAN.com are being launched at the Annual Meeting in Chicago: the Onsite Calendar and the Annual Meeting Itinerary. For the first time, members attending the Annual Meeting can use the Academy's website to:
- plan daily activities
- view personalized schedules for registered sessions, meetings, and other events
- add new events
Simply log in as a member and view the day's special events, which are featured on the AAN.com home page. Then, if you want to check for your pre-registered activities, scroll down to the Annual Meeting Itinerary, to review your day at a glance.
GO TO: http://www.aan.com/news/?event=read&article_id=4384&page=72.45.45
ABPN Initial Certification Application Deadline: April 1
REMINDER: April 1 is the last day to apply for the ABPN exam for Initial Certification in Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology.
For more information, go to: http://www.abpn.com to access the application form directly, go to: "http://www.abpn.com/downloads/apps/app_cert_neuro_onorafter_070105_08.pdf
CNS WINTER 2007- LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT --
AVAILABLE ON WEBSITE NOW
February 13, 2008
Being new to the job of CNS president, I am still trying to learn the basic requirements, as well as the many diverse duties and responsibilities attached to the position. The first requirement must surely be humility, something anyone standing in my position and looking back over the long list of predecessors could manage easily enough. The second requirement, it strikes me, would be a sense of gratitude. That too is easy, beginning with the thanks I owe you, the membership, for honoring me with your trust and confidence, and continuing with a word of thanks both from myself and on behalf of the entire CNS to my immediate predecessor, Ann Tilton. ...more
Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy Launches DuchenneConnect,
a Powerful New Resource Website and Registry
For the Duchenne/Becker Community
February 5, 2008
DuchenneConnect (www.duchenneconnect.org) is a groundbreaking information hub that connects the entire Duchenne/Becker community—patients and families, medical/research professionals, and the medical/pharmaceutical industry— to a single source, for the exchange of data, ideas, and guidance, as well as the latest information about current treatments and testing opportunities. ...more
CNS FALL 2007 NEWSLETTER --
MEETING EDITION -- AVAILABLE ON WEBSITE NOW
October 2, 2007
Get a jump on planning for next week's 36th Annual CNS Meeting in Quebec City by perusing the pages of the Fall 2007 CNS Newsletter. It's packed with profiles of all Sachs, Hower, YIA, and Lifetime Achievment Award recipients (written, as always, by the estimable Robert S. Rust, MD), Ann Tilton's farewell Letter from the President, and scheduling updates for the full four-day meeting.
Also: see links below (Events) for meeting updates.
CNS Newsletter