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Neuroscientists' Dialogue: Hydrocephalus

Two meetings on two consecutive days for the Hellenic Neurosurgical Society — one for clinicians, one for clinicians and families — at the Lighthouse of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center.

ORGANISER

Hellenic Neurosurgical Society

DATES

19–20 September 2026

VENUE

SNFCC Lighthouse, Athens

REGISTRATIONS

112 on day one · 144 on day two

The brief

One topic, two audiences, one weekend.

The format is a dialogue: specialists on lounge seating in conversation with the room, rather than a lecture podium. Day one brought clinicians together on normal pressure hydrocephalus. Day two opened the room to parents and children living with paediatric hydrocephalus, with panels built around their questions.

Both days were part of World Hydrocephalus Day and ran under the auspices of the Ministry of Health, with industry sponsors and patient organisations alongside.

Lounge-style panel seating with the hydrocephalus awareness backdrop

Programme

Two days, two formats

DAY 1 · SAT 19 SEP

Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus

  1. Epidemiology, pathophysiology and under-diagnosis
  2. Clinical picture and differential diagnosis
  3. Neuroimaging and biomarkers
  4. CSF tap test, lumbar drainage and prognosis
  5. Surgical treatment and valve technology
  6. Post-operative course and the Greek model of care

DAY 2 · SUN 20 SEP

Paediatric Hydrocephalus

  1. Opening talk: what is hydrocephalus?
  2. Diagnosis and the first steps
  3. Treatment options: valves, ETV/CPC and technology
  4. Development, learning and school
  5. Living with a valve: safety and daily life
  6. Adolescence and the move to adult care
  7. Families' panel: life stories
Plenary hall with the LED wall and live camera feed

What we delivered

Secretariat, press office and production from one team

  • Event website and online registration
  • Printed invitations with envelopes: 250 for day one, 150 for day two
  • Programme, faculty and session coordination
  • Sponsor and supporter management
  • Press release, 12 media publications and 4 interviews
  • 11 speaker promo videos and a dedicated Instagram page
  • Stage set with LED wall and lounge seating
  • Branded photo wall
  • Sound, video and lighting with our own crew
  • On-site registration desk
  • Event photography

Gallery

Panel discussion in the SNFCC library setting
Three-member panel on stage
Two-member panel with moderator
Audience and the LED wall showing a remote speaker
Faculty group photo on stage
Speaker in front of the LED wall

ORGANISER

Hellenic Neurosurgical Society

UNDER THE AUSPICES OF

Hellenic Ministry of Health

SPONSORS

MedtronicChristoph Miethke

WITH THE SUPPORT OF

World Hydrocephalus DayNeuroLabHydrocephalus Association

WITH THE PARTICIPATION OF

Make-A-Wish GreeceFloga, association of parents of children with cancer

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