23rd AMN Congress 2026

May 28-30, 2026

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EACCME® Accreditation

The 22nd Congress of the Academy for Multidisciplinary Neurotraumatology, Bangkok, Thailand 04/07/2025 – 05/07/2025, has been accredited by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME®) with 14.0 European CME credits (ECMEC®s). Each medical specialist should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.

Through an agreement between the Union Européenne des Médecins Spécialistes and the American Medical Association, physicians may convert EACCME® credits to an equivalent number of AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Information on the process to convert EACCME® credit to AMA credit can be found at https://edhub.ama-assn.org/pages/applications .

Live educational activities, occurring outside of Canada, recognized by the UEMS-EACCME® for ECMEC®s are deemed to be Accredited Group Learning Activities (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.

Date:

28-30 May, 2026

Time schedule

See the program below

Location:

Swissôtel The Bosphorus | Istanbul, Turkey

Speakers

Preliminary Program

Program times refer to TRT (Turkey Time): UTC+3

Austrian current time:

Day 1 | May 28, 2026

	17:00 - 20:00	Max Hilz (Germany) – AMN Congress Hands-On Teaching Course on Acute and Chronic Stress, Sequelae and Ways of Relaxation with Focus on Autogenic Training

Day 2 | May 29, 2026

	07:45 - 08:15	Registration
	08:15 - 08:30	Welcome Address \| Dafin Muresanu (Romania), Johannes Vester (Germany), Volker Hoemberg (Germany), Emre Adıgüzel (Republic of Turkey)
	08:30 - 10:00	Session 1 - Presidential Session \| Keynote Lectures Chairpersons: Johannes Vester (Germany) & Dafin Muresanu (Romania) Special Keynote Lecture – Dafin Muresanu/Johannes Vester (Romania / Germany) \| AMN Role in the Management of Neurotrauma 1. Volker Hoemberg (Germany) \| Future threads and hopes in neurorehabilitation after TBI 2. Peter Lackner (Austria) \| The PRESENT – Registry – the First Multidisciplinary Quality Indicator Tool across the TBI Continuum of Care 3. Hakan Ekmekci (Republic of Turkey) \| Identifying and Managing Post-traumatic Parkinsonism
	10:00 - 10:20	Special Address Hakan Ekmekci (Republic of Turkey) \| In Memoriam Prof. Nilda Turgut
	10:20 - 10:40	Coffee Break
	10:40 - 11:50	Session 2 \| Modern Neuroscience Approaches for Neurotrauma: From Barrier Protection to Novel Therapeutics Session Moderator: Bassem Boulos (Egypt) 1. Dafin Muresanu (Romania) \| New Insights into Brain Protection and Recovery after Neurotrauma 2. Slavomir Michalak (Poland) \| Blood–Brain Barrier Integrity in Neurotrauma: Is It Clinically Relevant? 3. Michael Chopp (United States) \| Exosomes in Neurotrauma: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Potential
	11:40 - 11:50	Discussions
	11:50 - 12:40	Session 3 \| Interactive Panel Discussion - Polytrauma and Neurotrauma: Sequencing Decisions That Shape Long-Term Outcomes Session Moderator: Roderick Casis (the Philippines) Panelists: 1. Harald Widhalm (Austria) \| Focus on Hemorrhage Control and Initial Triage 2. Rovzhan Khalilzada (Azerbaijan) \| Focus on Acute Brain Protection, ICP Management, Neurosurgical Decision-making 3. Dorel Sandesc (Romania) \| Focus on Resuscitation, Airway, Hemodynamics, and Systemic Stabilization 4. Nicole von Steinbüchel (Germany) \| Focus on Downstream Outcomes, Early Mobilization, and Pathway Integration
	12:40 - 13:40	Lunch Break
	13:40 - 15:10	Session 4 \| Acute Management/Critical Care: Overlooked Acute Complications in TBI: Early Management as a Determinant of Long-Term Outcome Session Moderators: Karin Diserens (Switzerland) & Katrin Rauen (Germany) 1. Stefanie Duchac (Germany) \| From Disruption to Recovery:Neural Mechanisms of Post-TBI Dysphagia and Evidence-Based Multidisciplinary Intervention 2. Karin Diserens (Switzerland) \| Secondary Hypoxic–Ischemic Injury and Autoregulation Failure – The Invisible Second Hit: Preventing Secondary Brain Injury to Improve Lifelong Outcomes? 3. Duong Dai Ha (Vietnam) \| Early Neuroendocrine Dysfunction After TBI – The Silent Driver of Failed Recovery: Acute Pituitary Dysfunction After Neurotrauma 4. Mihail Gavriliuc (Republic of Moldova) \| TBD
	15:00 - 15:10	Discussions
	15:10 - 15:50	Session 5 \| Debate 1 High-Tech Neurotrauma Care vs. Robust Pathway Basics: What Truly Improves Long-Term Outcomes in LMICs? Should limited resources be invested in advanced neuromonitoring and imaging—or in standardized, low-cost pathway interventions across the acute-to-rehabilitation continuum? Session Moderator: Pieter Vos (the Netherlands) Pro: Panu Boontoterm (Thailand) \| Advanced Monitoring Saves Brains—and Futures Argument: High-tech acute neurotrauma care is essential, even in LMICs. Con: Makhamjon Makhamov (Uzbekistan) \| Pathway First: Why Simple, Scalable Interventions Matter More Argument: Standardized pathways outperform technology in LMIC settings.
	15:40 - 15:50	Voting & Discussions
	15:50 - 16:10	Coffee & Snacks Break
	16:10 - 17:10	Special Session AMN Focus Groups - Country presentations of multidisciplinary expert groups: 1. Dorel Sandesc (Romania) 2. Panu Boontoterm (Thailand) 3. Bassem Boulos (Egypt)
	17:10 - 18:40	Session 6 \| Diffuse Axonal Injury as a Translational Model for Cerebroprotection in Neurotrauma Session Moderator: Christian Matula (Austria) 1. Hesham Elsobki (Egypt) \| Diffuse Axonal Injury: An Underrecognized Driver of Poor Outcome in Traumatic Brain Injury 2. Guillermo V. Liabres (Philippines) \| Why Diffuse Axonal Injury Is an Ideal Model to Demonstrate Cerebroprotective Efficacy 3. Pieter Vos (the Netherlands) \| Life After Diffuse Axonal Injury: Cognitive, Behavioral, and Societal Consequences 4. TBA
	18:30 - 18:40	Discussions
	18:40 - 19:20	Session 7 \| Young Neurotrauma Network Session Moderator: TBA Esra de Ruiter (Netherlands) \| Patient’s Perspective - Recovery After TBI Dragos Corcan (Romania) \| TBA
	19:20 - 19:30	Discussions & Main Takeaways

Day 3 | May 30, 2026

Preliminary Program

	08:30 - 10:50	Session 8 \| Surgical Brain Injury (SBI): The Unavoidable Cost of Life-Saving Neurointerventions Session Moderator: Lynne Lourdes Lucena (the Philippines) & Nikolay Gabrovsky (Bulgaria) 1. Christian Matula (Austria) \| The Brain on the Knives Edge – Surgical Brain Injury: Definition, Mechanisms, and Clinical Relevance 2. Panu Boontoterm (Thailand) \| Optimizing Multidisciplinary Neurotraumatology Education in Thailand: Aptitude-Dependent Outcomes in Virtual Patient Simulation in Collaboration with the Academy for Multidisciplinary Neurotraumatology 3. Nikolay Gabrovsky (Bulgaria) \| Advances in Spinal Cord Injury 4. Salvador Ruiz (Mexico) \| Quality of life in Neurosurgical patients. Multimodal treatment in tumoral and traumatic pathology 5. Bartłomiej Sagan (Poland) \| Surgical Oncology as a Model Part 2: - Glioma Resection: Maximizing Oncological Benefit While Minimizing Surgical Brain Injury (SBI) 6. Jonghyon Park (South Korea) \| Vascular Neurosurgery as a Model - Aneurysm Clipping and Subarachnoid Haemorrhage: Compounding Injury in an Already Injured Brain 7. Saparov Nurgeld (Turkmenistan) \| Epilepsy Surgery as a Model - Temporal Lobe Surgery
	10:50 - 11:00	Discussions
	11:00 - 11:20	Coffee Break
	11:20 - 12:00	Session 9 \| Debate 2 Is Early Rehabilitation a Luxury or a Necessity in Neurotrauma Pathways? In resource-limited settings,should rehabilitation and neuropsychological care begin in the acute phase—or wait until survival and stabilization are assured? Session Moderator: Peter Lackner (Austria) Pro: Volker Hömberg (Germany) \| Early Rehabilitation Is Cerebroprotection Argument: Early rehab must be integrated into acute care pathways—even in LMICs. Con: Luca Sebastianelli (Italy) \| Stabilize First: Rehabilitation Without Infrastructure Fails Argument: Premature rehab diverts resources from lifesaving care.n)
	11:50 - 12:00	Voting & Discussions
	12:00 - 13:50	Session 10 \| The Invisible Aftermath of Neurotrauma: Neuropsychiatric Sequelae and Their Impact on Recovery Moderator: Dana Boering (Germany) 1. Emre Adıgüzel (Republic of Turkey) \| Cognitive Rehabilitation: From Traditional Therapy to Virtual Reality 2. Katrin Rauen (Germany) \| Post-Traumatic Depression After Brain Injury: Biology, Risk Factors, and Clinical Consequences 3. Catalina Crisan (Romania) \| Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Neurotrauma: When Psychological and Organic Injury Converge 4. Sindi Mitrovic (Serbia) \| Attention Deficit After Neurotrauma: A Core Driver of Cognitive Disability 5. Evren Yaşar (Republic of Turkey) \| Pain After Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI): Etiology and Management
	13:40 - 13:50	Discussions
	13:50 -14:30	Brunch Break
	14:30 - 15:30	Session 11 \| Ongoing Research Projects in Traumatic Brain Injury Session Moderators: Dafin Muresanu (Romania), Johannes Vester (Germany) 1. Johannes Vester (Germany) \| Clinical Guidelines and non-interventional trials in TBI (CREST) 2. Octavian Henegariu (Romania) \| C-RETURN
	15:20 - 15:30	Discussions
	15:30 - 15:40	Closing and pictures

Congress Booklet

Hybrid Event

28-30 May, 2026

40+ Speakers

12 Themed Sessions

1 Interactive Pannel

2 Debate Sessions

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On site participation - Physician - AMN Member | 500 euro

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23rd AMN Congress 2026

The 2026 event is coming soon!

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Days

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EACCME® Accreditation

Date:

Time schedule

Location:

Speakers

Preliminary Program

Austrian current time:

Day 1 | May 28, 2026

Day 2 | May 29, 2026

Day 3 | May 30, 2026

Preliminary Program

Hybrid Event

Register now

Logistic partners

Synapse Travel

Global Travel & More

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