Hopkins Symposium 2026
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The annual Hopkins symposium at the Royal Children's Hospital covers practical topics in paediatric neurology and is designed primarily for general paediatricians.It honours Dr Ian Hopkins, Australia's first trained paediatric neurologist and founder of the symposium, who sadly passed away in 2019. Dr Hopkins commenced work as a paediatric neurologist at RCH in 1967 and was the inaugural Director of Neurology between 1977 - 1987. He retired from practice in 2001. The symposium has been run annually since 1979.
This year, the symposium will be held on Wednesday 4th March 2026 commencing with Grand Rounds "Childhood Dementia: empowering unified efforts to address unmet needs" at 12.30 pm from visiting neurologist Dr Nick Smith and then continue into the afternoon. The symposium will focus on a mix of common paediatric neurology topics with highlights including childhood epilepsy, acute weakness and other important neurological presentations. We are also very fortunate to have Associate Professor Richard Goldstein, MD, visiting from Boston. He will share with us his work on unexplained paediatric deaths. The program will finish with the quiz, with a prize for the winner. It will finish no later than 5 pm. The program will be loaded to the Hopkins Symposium webpage soon https://www.rch.org.au/neurology/professionals/Hopkins_Symposium/)
This year, the symposium will again be held face-to-face with videoconference limited to regional centres only. There is no registration fee. Please register and indicate dietary requirements for afternoon tea (lunch will not be provided).
Please note registrations will close 9 am on 2nd March 2026 to allow for catering and distribution of Symposium information. PDF program will be sent on 3rd March 2026 by email.
Date
Wednesday 4 March 2026 12:30 PM - 5:00 PM (UTC+11)Location
Ella Latham Lecture Theatre, Level 1, HELP, Royal Children's Hospital
50 Flemington Rd, Parkville Vic 3052
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