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The Hopkins symposium honours Dr Ian Hopkins, the first trained paediatric neurologist in Australia and founder of the symposium. The symposium has been run annually since 1979. It is designed primarily for general paediatricians, and aims to cover practical topics in paediatric neurology. It is held on the first Wednesday of March each year at the Royal Children's Hospital, usually from 12:00 pm until 5:00 pm.
The 2024 Hopkins symposium was held on Wednesday 6th March 2024. The recording is now available for viewing on The Royal Children's Hospital Online Learning Platform
You have to have an account to log in (you can create one if needed) and then search to enroll into 'Hopkins Symposium' to access. The site is managed by the RCH Education Hub team, so please contact them if there are any issues with creating an account and logging in.
The 2025 Hopkins Symposium will be held on 5th March 2025.
For any further enquiries, please email: neurology.department@rch.org.au
12:30 – 13:30
Grand Rounds:
Artificial intelligence, big data and minimally invasive technologies: the future of epilepsy therapies
Dr Emma Macdonald-Laurs, Neurologist
13:30 – 13:35
13:35 – 13:40
Hopkins Symposium - Welcome and introduction
A/Prof Mark Mackay, Director of Neurology
13:40 – 14:00
Neuromuscular update
14:00 – 14:20
Dr Sarah Curnow, Neurologist
14:20 – 14:40
Acute encephalitis
Dr Lauren Taylor, Neurologist
14:40 – 15:10
15:10 – 15:30
NF1 update
Dr Gabriel Dabscheck, Neurologist
15:30 – 15:50
Complex febrile seizures
Dr Simon Harvey, Neurologist
My head hurts
Top 3 papers of 2023
Neurology Quiz
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