LIVE VIRTUAL: Michael J. Bresnan Child Neurology Course 2026 (September 14-18, 2026)
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September 14-18, 2026
Live Virtual Event
The Michael J. Bresnan Continuing Education Course in Child Neurology is a comprehensive review of child neurology, from new scientific insights to expert practice guidance. Flexible enrollment options allow customized learning for primary care, generalists, and subspecialists. Interprofessional educators from the Department of Neurology at Boston Children’s Hospital serve as the core faculty for this course.
In response to attendee feedback and the current healthcare environment, the course has been updated for 2026 with new topics, a revamped structure, and lower registration fees.
Price range: $50.00 through $1,000.00
Description
Overview
The Michael J. Bresnan Continuing Education Course in Child Neurology is a comprehensive review of child neurology, from new scientific insights to expert practice guidance. Flexible enrollment options allow customized learning for primary care, generalists, and subspecialists. Interprofessional educators from the Department of Neurology at Boston Children’s Hospital serve as the core faculty for this course.
Course Format
This year’s course will be presented as live virtual sessions, including panel discussions, and interactive talks. All registrants will receive access to the recorded lectures for up to 6 weeks after the live event.
In response to attendee feedback and the current healthcare environment, the course has been updated for 2026 with new topics, a revamped structure, and lower registration fees.
Registration
| Registration Type | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Full Course (Discounted Rate) |
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Physician |
$250.00 | $250.00 | $250.00 | $250.00 | $250.00 | |
| RN/NP/PA | $175.00 | $175.00 | $175.00 | $175.00 | $175.00 | |
| Resident/Trainee | $150.00 | $150.00 | $150.00 | $150.00 | $150.00 | |
| Student | ||||||
Additional information
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Schedule
Monday Sessions
- Keynote Session
- Neurocutaneous Disorders
- PNES, Syncope, and Seizure Evaluation
- Seizure or Not?
- First-Time Seizures: When to Start Medication
- Febrile Seizures
- Tic Disorders: New Updates
- Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Updates
Tuesday Sessions
- Cerebral Palsy, Tone Management
- Early Diagnosis of Cerebral Palsy and Common Mimics
- How to Read and Interpret Genetic Testing Reports
- Lightning Rounds: Recently Identified Neurogenetic Disorders
- What to Do When Genetic Testing Is Not Readily Available
- Neurogenetics Panel: When and How to Test
- Utility of the Small Molecular Workup
- EMG, Muscle Biopsy, and Genetic Testing in Neuromuscular Disorders
- Newer Migraine Treatments
Wednesday Sessions
Track 1: Child Neurology for Primary Care Providers
- New Approaches to Epilepsy Diagnosis
- Co-Management of Neurologic Conditions Associated with Immunotherapy
- Cerebral Palsy and Hemiplegia Awareness
- Developmental Regression: Red Flags and Evaluation
- Managing Profound Autism
- Acute Cerebellar Ataxia vs Cerebellitis vs Opsoclonus Myoclonus Ataxia Syndrome
- Tics 101
- Evaluation of Microcephaly and Macrocephaly
- Headache Evaluation and Management for Primary Care
Track 2: Specialty Topics in Neurology
- Movement Disorder Phenomenology
- Pediatric Stroke Guideline Updates
- Moyamoya Disease
- Stroke Q&A
- Neuromonitoring in the ICU
- Neuroimmunology Updates
- Neuromuscular Updates
- Flu-Related Fulminant Encephalopathy and Acute Necrotizing Encephalopathy (ANE)
Thursday Sessions
- Epilepsy History/Intro to semiology
- Uncommon Presentations of Common Seizure Presentations
- Very Frequent Febrile Seizures/Febrile Status
- Atypical Self Limited Epilepsy Syndromes
- Absence Epilepsy: Absence Status Epilepticus
- To Treat or not to Treat
- SeLECTs
- Acute Symptomatic Neonatal Seizures/EEG Only Seizures
- Medication/Counseling Considerations
- An Abnormal EEG in a Child Without Seizures (DEE-SWAS, Hyps, child with autism with spikes without seizures, BECTS)
- When to Consider Weaning ASM
- The Great Depakote Debate
- Driving Considerations in Adolescents with Epilepsy
- SUDEP Risk Communication: How Much to Tell and When
- Cannabidiol, Cannabis-Based Therapies, and Other Supplements: How To Counsel Families and What We Known
Friday Sessions
- Pathogenic Variants with Broad Phenotypic Spectrum: What to do, How to Counsel
- Precision Medicine in Epilepsy
- Evolving Landscape of Epilepsy Genetics, Looking to the Future
- Autoimmune Epilepsies
- Drug Resistance Definition/Overview of Phase 1, do we Wait for Drug Resistance
- Nuts and Bolts of RNS/DBS
- Narcolepsy
- Managing Sleep Disorders in Children with NDD
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