EPEN Meeting Agenda – 22nd October 2026
Girton College, Huntingdon Road, Cambridge. CB3 0JG
Chair: Bina Mukhtyar
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| 09:45 – 10:00 | Tea/coffee, registration |
| 10:00 – 10:10 | Welcome, day’s overview, previous minutes/actions – Bina Mukhtyar |
| 10:10 – 10:25 | EPEN website and survey – Dr Peter Rose, EPEN webmaster, Paediatrician, Peterborough (followed by 5 min Q&A) |
| 10.30 – 10.45 | “Right test, right time, right place” – RCPCH/NHS England initiative – applicability in Paediatric Epilepsy – Dr Sreeni Tekki-Rao, Consultant, Luton |
| 10:45 – 11.00 | Announcements– Welcome to new team members/ other regional announcements |
| 11:00 – 11:20 | Tea/coffee break |
| 11:20 – 12:35 | GUEST LECTURE – From formulation to intervention in CYP with epilepsy and mental health needs; implications of new Fonagy report Prof Michael Absoud, Professor in neurodevelopmental disability, Consultant, Evelina Children’s hosp, Reader at King’s college hospital (including 10-15min Q&A) |
| 12:35 – 12:55 | OPEN UK/ NHSE Update – Richard Brown, Consultant, CUH, OPEN UK Chair. (followed by 5 min Q&A) |
| 13:00 – 14:00 | Lunch and time to catch up with our sponsors |
| 14:00 – 14:20 | Case 1 – Dr Sreeni Tekki-Rao and colleagues, Luton (followed by 5min Q&A) |
| 14:25 – 14:45 | Case 2 – Carolyn McAskill, Children’s epilepsy nurse specialist, Dr Frances Brooke, Consultant, Ipswich (followed by 5min Q&A) |
| 14:50 – 15:10 | Case 3 – Dr Dora Steel and colleagues, Consultant, CUH, Cambridge (followed by 5 min Q&A) |
| 15:15 – 15:30 | Tea/coffee break |
| 15:30 – 15:50 | Audit of Transition from Paediatric to Adult epilepsy services at Norfolk and Norwich hospital– Dr Rae-Ann Mohammed, ST3 Paediatric Trainee, Norwich (followed by 5 min Q&A) |
| 15.55 – 16:15 | Case 4 – Dr Dora Steel and colleagues, Consultant, CUH, Cambridge, (followed by 5 min Q&A) |
| 16:20 – 16:40 | Case 5 – Dr Sreeni Tekki-Rao, Luton (for peer review) – followed by 5 min Q&A |
| 16:45 – 17.00 | Q&A, Feedback and Close |