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ISPN Young doctors education – Register now for module 4: Pediatric spinal trauma

We’ve opened registration for the next module in our ISPN Young doctors education course! Module 4 will cover pediatric spinal trauma and will take place on Saturday 23 March 17:00-19:00CET. Join us to learn from international experts in the field! View the program > Register now >    

ISPN 2024 – Early registration necessary for those needing a visa

Registration is now open for ISPN 2024! Register by the early bird deadline to enjoy preferential rates at our 50th Annual Meeting in Toronto this October. Early bird registration deadline: August 19, 2024 Register now > Important visa information Depending on where you’re traveling from or transiting through, you may need a visitor visa or […]

In memoriam – Doug Cochrane, 1950-2024

It is with great sadness that we share the news of the passing of Doctor and Professor David Douglas Cochrane. Doug, as he was widely known, leaves an enduring legacy of inspiring all who worked with him to be better, and inspiring institutions to become better versions of themselves. He was born in Cambridge, Ontario, […]

Save the date for ISPN 2024

We are so pleased to invite you to the 50th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery – ISPN 2024 in Toronto, Canada, October 13-17, 2024. The occasion of this 50th Annual Meeting is a milestone event, and we look forward to welcoming the pediatric neurosurgery community from all over the world to […]

PESIG publishes first paper

We are proud to announce that our PESIG group has now published its first paper in Child’s Nervous System: ‘The Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery Interest Group (PESIG) under the auspice of the ISPN Research Committee: Availability of relevant technology and geographical distribution’. This first paper aims to introduce PESIG and to analyze geographical differences of epilepsy surgery and […]

Announcing series 2 of our ISPN Young doctors education course

In 2022, the ISPN Education Committee launched a webinar series in collaboration with the World Federation of Neurological Societies (WFNS), the WFNS Education and Training Committee, the World Congress of Neurosurgery for Medical Students and Medical Residents (WCNMSMR) & the Pediatric Neurosurgery Committee of the WFNS. This webinar series focused towards medical students, residents and trainees, provides […]

ISPN Call for nominations – Executive Board 2023-2024

As members of the ISPN, you are at the heart of what makes our association great. Your passion, expertise, and dedication have contributed to our success over the years, and now, we invite you to take your involvement to the next level. We want to encourage you to become more active within the ISPN and […]

ISPN Business Meeting 2023 – Wednesday 18 October

The ISPN Business Meeting 2023 will take place during ISPN 2023 on Wednesday 18 October 2023, 14:25-15:25 Chile time in Hall A of the Sheraton Miramar Hotel & Convention Center in Viña del Mar, Chile. Our members are invited to join us for this important annual gathering where we will provide an update on ISPN activities […]

ISPN 2023 – Limited space available at our pre-congress courses

At ISPN 2023 we will be hosting two pre-congress courses on Sunday, October 15, 2023, with a Craniofacial course taking place in the morning and a Neuroendoscopy course in the afternoon. Registration is free of charge for ISPN 2023 participants, and we recommend registering as soon as you can, as there is limited space available […]

Neuroradiology teaching webinar – Join us on 30 June!

Join us on 30 June for the final module of our first series (module 12) of the ISPN Medical students, residents & trainees education course! The topic of this module is Neuroradiology – Imaging on CNS in children – Friday 30 June 17:00-19:00CEST Moderators Nelci Zanon (Brazil) | Jeffrey Blount (United States) | Noor UI Huda […]

ISPN 2023 virtual Nursing symposium – Join us for this year’s symposium!

Join us for this year’s ISPN Nursing Symposium! After a successful online edition in 2022, this year’s ISPN Nursing symposium will again take place in virtual format. The online format will allow nurses globally to join the symposium. This year’s symposium will take place on Monday 16 October. We invite you to submit your nursing […]

Apply now for an ISPN 2023 Latin American travel grant

In addition to our regular ISPN meeting attendance scholarships, the ISPN Executive wants to provide additional support to pediatric neurosurgeons from Latin America who want to travel to & attend the ISPN 2023 Annual Meeting in Viña del Mar, Chile (15-19 October 2023). For this purpose, we are making additional travel grants of USD 500 […]