Boston-London-Toronto Collaborative Clinical Neuroscience Meeting in London – 2nd Edition

Boston-London-Toronto Collaborative Clinical Neuroscience Meeting in London – 2nd Edition

On Friday 15th November, the Boston – London – Toronto Paediatric Neurovascular Collaboration Meeting will be taking place at Queen Square in London. This prestigious event will bring together three of the world’s leading children’s hospitals for a full day of debate, insights, and collaboration.

The morning session will be hosted at Great Ormond Street Hospital, while the afternoon session will take place at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, showcasing a seamless exchange of knowledge and innovation in paediatric neurovascular care.

Proud Supporters of Clinical Neuroscience

Amethyst Radiotherapy UK is proud to support the Boston–London–Toronto Collaborative Clinical Neuroscience Meeting, led by esteemed paediatric neurosurgeon Consultant Gregory James. Our continued sponsorship underscores our commitment to advancing research and clinical practices in this critical field.

Last year, we were honoured to sponsor the inaugural conference. More details about the collaboration can be found on the official BLT website.

Bringing Together Global Experts

The conference will feature leading specialists from:

• Boston Children’s Hospital/Harvard University (B)
• Great Ormond Street Hospital UK and Children’s Charity (L)
• SickKids Foundation, Toronto (T)

This gathering provides a platform for sharing cutting-edge research and clinical practices aimed at redefining paediatric neurovascular care.

Full Schedule

Morning Session

• Venue: Leopard Seminar Room, Level 2, Premier Inn Clinical Building, Great Ormond Street Hospital
• 10:00 AM: Welcome remarks – Greg James (L), Ed Smith (B), Peter Dirks (T)
• 10:10 AM Neurovascular taxonomy – a proposed system Ed Smith (B)
• 10:30 AM Oncogenes and vascular malformations Anoushka Alwis (L)
• 10:50 AM Experience of our hyperacute stroke pathway – beware of the mimics! Samyami Chowdhury (T)
• 11:10 AM Intervention for paediatric stroke – beyond structural lesions and into functional rehabilitation Alfred Pokmeng See (B)
• 11:30 AM Metameric craniofacial AV malformations – a case series of individualised treatment and systematic review of treatment strategies in the literature Dulanka Silva
• 11:50 AM Defining the “hungry brain” in moyamoya Laura Lehman (B)
• 12:10 AM Lunch – Café @ 42-43 Queen Square

Afternoon Session

• Venue: Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Queen Mary Wing, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
• 1:00 PM Regulation of cerebral microvascular blood flow by the TMEM16A anion channel: implications for therapy Paolo Tammaro, Professor of Pharmacology, Oxford University
• 2:00 PM Are brain AVMs congenital or developmental? Evidence from incidence in childhood Darren Orbach (B)
• 2:20 PM The relationship between neuroimaging metrics and cognitive function in paediatric moyamoya disease Charlotte Malcolm (L)
• 2:40 PM Cavernous malformations – current updates & guidelines from the Angioma Alliance and novel mechanistic targets from the lab Ed Smith (B)
• 3:00 PM Break
• 3:20 PM Intraoperative EEG in moyamoya surgery – can we predict early post-operative TIA/stroke? Greg James (L)
• 3:40 PM Recurrent brain AVMs: the SickKids series Peter Dirks (T)
• 4:00 PM Cerebral arteriopathy phenotypes in PHACES Vijeya Ganesan (L)
• 4:20 PM The direction of intervention on cerebral proliferative angiopathy Alfred Pokmeng See (B)
• 4:40 PM Challenging case discussion BLT
• 5:30 PM Final remarks and thank you Greg James and London team
• 5:30 PM Drinks reception – Café @ 42-43 Queen Square
• 7:30 PM Drinks and fun – Sixes Cricket Fitzrovia, 170 Great Portland Street

At Amethyst Radiotherapy UK, we are proud to support this remarkable collaboration, fostering innovation and progress in paediatric neurovascular health. We look forward to the impactful discussions and future advancements this conference will inspire.

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