Membership Application
Download BPNA membership application form
Benefits of joining the BPNA:
1. Access to Annual Conference at reduced rate
2. Knowledge of and access to BPNA training courses, some with members’ discount
3. Access to Special Interest Groups: British Paediatric Epilepsy Group, Movement Disorders, MS & Demyelination, Cerebrovascular
4. Twice yearly newsletter
5. Ability to take part in BPNSU studies
6. Voting rights at annual AGM
7. Ability to stand as Council/Executive representative and thereby influence policy
8. Receive copy of DMCN with subscription
9. Access to BPNA website with further access to Paediatric neurology forum
10. Option to be listed on the BPNA medico legal list
11. Opportunity to apply to teach at Paediatric Epilepsy Training courses
Applications are invited from doctors working in paediatric neurology and related disciplines, including:
1. Paediatrics
2. Neurodisability
3. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
4. Neurosurgery
5. Neurophysiology
6. Neuropathology
The essential requirement for membership is to have a substantial commitment to paediatric neuroscience as demonstrated by training and professional activity.
The categories of membership are:
Ordinary(£180 per annum* payable by direct debit)
Overseas(£180 per annum*) – open to doctors not currently living or working in the British Isles
Trainee(£50 per annum*, subscription to the journal is optional with additional payment) – open to doctors working in posts prior to Consultant appointment
Senior(£10 per annum*, subscription to the journal is optional with additional payment) – open to those who are retired
Honorary- awarded at the discretion of the Association
* A £10 supplement is payable by those who do not pay by direct debit
Ordinary and Overseas membership subscription includes a subscription to the journal Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology. The journal is optional for Trainee and Senior members at an additional cost of £86.00.
New members are considered for admission at the next Annual General Meeting, which is held in January each year. Applications should be received no less than one calendar month prior to the AGM or may be deferred to the following year. The next deadline for receipt of applications is 23 December 2012.
You may apply to become a member of the BPNA by email. Please download the application form, complete and email it to info@bpna.org.uk. We will then contact your Proposer and Seconder (both of whom must be members of the Association) to ask if they support your application. If you have any queries regarding the application process please email info@bpna.org.uk