2016 Prizes

THE RONNIE MACKEITH PRIZE LECTURE

Nominations for 2016 are now invited. Deadline 30 September 2015.

This prize is awarded to those who have made a significant contribution to Paediatric Neurology as judged by published work and who are under the age of 40 years or within 5 years of obtaining CCST. The prize lecturer gives a 30 minute presentation at the BPNA conference and is awarded £500 plus full registration for the conference plus travel expenses and hotel accommodation.

Click to see the list of previous Ronnie MacKeith prize lecturers

BEST POSTER PRESENTATION BY A TRAINEE PRIZE

This will be awarded to the trainee presenting the best poster at the BPNA 2016 conference. When you submit your abstract, please remember to tick ‘I am a trainee’ (FY1-ST8, fellows etc). The prize, sponsored by the BPNA, will be full registration to the BPNA 2017 Cambridge conference.

The BPNA 2015 prize was awarded to Dr Sukhvir Wright for the poster presentation entitled "Automated seizure detection in a mouse model of autoimmune encephalitis".

BEST ORAL PRESENTATION BY A TRAINEE PRIZE

This will be awarded to the trainee presenting the best oral presentation at the BPNA 2015 conference. The prize, generously sponsored by Mac Keith Press, will be full registration to the BPNA 2017 Cambridge conference.

The BPNA 2015 prize was awarded to Dr Daniel Lumsden for the oral presentation entitled "Structural correlates of motor function in dyskinetic cerebral palsy".

BEST MEDICAL STUDENT PRESENTATION

This will be awarded to the medical student with the best presentation, either poster or oral. The prize, sponsored by the BPNA, will be full registration to the BPNA 2017 conference.

The BPNA 2015 prize was awarded to Miss Katie Khong (Newcastle University) for the oral presentation "How does the assisting hand assessment relate to relative upper limb movement measured by actigraphy in children with hemiplegia". Runner up Miss Emily Kidd (Southampton General Hospital).