// ESPN Course 2026
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About ESPN Course
The ESPN Annual Postgraduate Course in Pediatric Neurosurgery is the main vehicle of the Society to
address and educate the next generation of professional in our subspecialty.
It runs in 3-year cycles, comprising the following modules:- 1st module: hydrocephalus, cysts, posterior fossa tumors, head trauma
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2nd module: dysraphism, spinal tumors, craniovertebral junction, vascular, sellar and suprasellar tumors,
orbit and skull, midline tumors, craniosynostosis - 3rd module: cerebral hemispheric tumors, infection, spasticity, pineal region, epilepsy
Accreditation
The 2026 Annual Postgraduate Course (13th cycle – 2nd year) of the European Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery (ESPN), Porto, Portugal 20/04/2026 - 25/04/2026, has been accredited by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME®) with 32.0 European CME credits (ECMEC®s). Each medical specialist should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.
Compliance

The ESPN 2026 Annual Postgraduate Course (13th cycle – 2nd year) is compliant with the provisions of the MedTech Europe Code of Ethical Business Practice.
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The Society
The European Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery (ESPN) promotes the health of children in Europe and throughout the world by encouraging the ethical transmission and exchange of neuroscientific information and techniques related to Pediatric Neurosurgery. -
Registration
Registration is Now Closed
Οnline registration for this event is now officially closed. Thank you very much for your interest!
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Venue
Holiday Inn Porto Gaia
Rua Diogo Macedo, 220 Vila Nova de Gaia,
4400-107 Portugal
Tel. 351-22-3747500
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