ANS Spring Scientific Conference 29th-30th April 2026

Draft Agenda:

ANS Scientific CPD Event 29th-30th April 2026

The Abbey Hotel, Redditch, West Midlands. B98 9BE

Day 1:

8.30-9.00 Registration and Welcome

9.15-9.45 BASED Score in Practice - Hypsarrhythmia Reporting

Martha Shaw, Clinical Physiologist, Worcester Acute Hospitals

9.45-11.00 The Role of AI - Practical Session

Peter Bill Consultant Clinical Scientist & Bryony Carr, Clinical Scientist Birmingham Womens and Children's Hospital

11.00-11.30 Break

11.30-12.00 A Retrospective Review on EEG and SSEP for Neuroprognostication Post-Cardiac Arrest

Demi-Leigh Milton, Clinical Physiologist, East Kent Hospitals

12.00-13.00 AGM (Virtual Option Available)

13.00-13.45 Lunch

13.45-14.30 Keynote Speaker

Professor Paul Furlong, President of ANS

14.30-15.00 Nottingham Neurolaryngology MDT and the Role of Neurophysiology

Rachel Hutchings, Consultant Clinical Neurophysiologist, Nottingham University Hospitals

15.00-15.20 Break

15.20-16.00 National Picture: ANS/BSCN Referral Guidance, Strategic picture/ QI/National Examinations/ National Audit

16.00-17.00 Shaping Tomorrows Neuroscience: The Role of Manufacturers in Advancing Neurophsiology

Industry sponsors showcase

19.30-Late Evening in the Terrace Bar

Day 2:

08.30-9.00- Registration and Welcome

09.00-09.45 HSST Presentation

Stuart Lodwick, Clinical Scientist, Manchester

09.45-10.15 Introduction to a Pre-Admission Phone Triage for Video Telemetry Admission- A Pilot within Southamptons Children's Hospital

Kay Meiklejohn, Clinical Scientist, Sothampton Childrens Hospital

10.15-11.00 OASIS Paediatric Biomarker Study

Paul Wright, Clinical Scientist, Worcester Acute Hospitals, and Kay Meiklejohn, Clinical Scientist, Southampton Children's Hospital

11.00-11.30 Coffee

11.30-12.00 Epilepsy Reimagined: Navigating the Updated ILAE Syndrome Classifications and Terminology

Kelly Bill, Consultant Clinical Scientist, Worcester Acute Hospitals

12.00-12.30 Case Study Zoe Braznell Clinical Scientist, Worcester Acute Hospitals

12.30-13.30 Lunch

13.30-14.00 NIV in MND - A Multi Professional Approach

Dr. Joanna Shakespeare, Consultant Clinical Scientist, Coventry Hospital

14.00-14.45 Current Breakthroughs in MND Research

Dr. Matilde Sassani, Neurology

14.45-15.15 Coffee

15.15-15.45 Case Study

Georgie Walters, Clinical Physiologist and Dr. Sarah Green, Consultant Neurophysiologist, Worcester Acute Hospitals

15.45-16.30 ERG AND VEP in Albinism and Retinal Disease

Perry Carter, Consultant Clinical Scientist, University Hospital Southampton

16.30 -17.00 Neurophysiology Challenge - Synapse Check

17.00 - Close

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