Our October network meeting will take place at Girton College, Cambridge, on Thursday 22 October 2026, chaired by Bina Mukhtyar.
The day includes a guest lecture from Professor Michael Absoud on children and young people with epilepsy and mental health needs, updates from OPEN UK and NHS England, a regional transition audit and five case presentations.
Programme
09:45–10:00 Tea, coffee and registration
Session 1
10:00–11:00
10:00–10:10
10 mins
Welcome, overview of the day, minutes and actions from the last meeting
Bina Mukhtyar, Chair
10:10–10:25
15 mins
The EPEN website and survey
Dr Peter Rose, SAS Paediatrician, Peterborough, and EPEN webmaster
10:30–10:45
15 mins
Right test, right time, right place: the RCPCH and NHS England initiative and what it means for paediatric epilepsy
Dr Sreeni Tekki-Rao, Consultant, Luton
10:45–11:00
15 mins
Announcements
Welcome to new team members and other regional news
11:00–11:20 Tea and coffee
Session 2
11:20–12:55
11:20–12:35
75 mins
From formulation to intervention for children and young people with epilepsy and mental health needs, and the implications of the new Fonagy report
Professor Michael Absoud, Professor in Neurodevelopmental Disability and Consultant, Evelina London Children’s Hospital
12:35–12:55
20 mins
OPEN UK and NHS England update
Dr Richard Brown, Consultant, Cambridge University Hospitals, and Chair of OPEN UK
13:00–14:00 Lunch
Session 3
14:00–15:10
14:00–14:20
20 mins
Case presentation 1
Dr Sreeni Tekki-Rao and colleagues, Luton
14:25–14:45
20 mins
Case presentation 2
Dr Thuvaraka Thambiah, SPIN epilepsy trainee, Cambridge University Hospitals
14:50–15:10
20 mins
Case presentation 3
Dr Sharmila Manivannan, Paediatric neurology grid trainee, Cambridge University Hospitals
15:15–15:30 Tea and coffee
Session 4
15:30–17:00
15:30–15:50
20 mins
Audit of transition from paediatric to adult epilepsy services at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital
Dr Rae-Ann Mohammed, ST3 Paediatric trainee, Norwich
15:55–16:15
20 mins
Case presentation 4
Dr Mohammed Ahmed, Paediatric neurology grid trainee, and Dr Dora Steel, Consultant, Cambridge University Hospitals
16:20–16:40
20 mins
Case presentation 5 (for peer review)
Dr Sreeni Tekki-Rao, Consultant, Luton
16:45–17:00
15 mins
Questions, feedback and close
Each talk and case presentation is followed by about 5 minutes of questions; the guest lecture includes 10 to 15 minutes.
View or download the agenda (PDF, 209 KB)
Come along
Our meetings are open to any healthcare professional in the East of England who cares for children and young people with epilepsy: paediatricians, paediatric neurologists, epilepsy specialist nurses, trainees and allied health professionals. There is no need to book, and you do not need to be a member of the network. Just come along on the day.
It is a good chance to hear about new developments, discuss challenging cases with colleagues from across the region and help shape the network’s work.
Questions about the meeting? Contact us.