Sunday, June 14

Session: Diagnosis and Treatment of FND Subtypes Part I
Co-Chairs: Coraline Hingray, MD, PhD, and Anthony Lang, MD, FRCPC

Functional Seizures, Epilepsy, and Their Mimics: Diagnostic Challenges Across the Spectrum
Wesley T. Kerr, MD, PhD

Functional Movement Disorders: Hyperkinetic and Hypokinetic Phenotypes Across the Neurological Spectrum
Stephen Reich, MD

Functional Vision Loss and Eye Movement Disorder: Diagnosis and Management
TBA

Functional Bladder and Urinary Symptoms: Lessons from Fowler’s Syndrome, Scan-Negative Cauda Equina, and Other Disorders at the Neuro-Urological Interface
Jalesh N. Panicker, MD, DM, FRCP

Session: Co-morbidities and Related Symptoms Part I
Co-Chairs: Ingrid Hoeritzauer, PhD, and Michele Tinazzi, MD, PhD

Keynote: Pain Unplugged: Understanding and Rewiring Pain in Functional Neurological Disorder
TBA

Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome and Autonomic Dysfunction
Thomas Chelimsky, MD

Hypermobility, Hypermobility Spectrum Disorder, and Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, and their overlap with Functional Neurological Disorder
TBA

Session: Cultural and Societal Aspects
Co-Chairs: Shilpa Chitnis, MD, PhD, and Timothy R. Nicholson, MD, PhD

Driving and FND
Alex C. Lehn, MD

Women's Health (hormones, pregnancy) in FND
TBA

Cultural Aspects in the Diagnosis, Management, and Research in FND
Chrisma Pretorius, PhD

Update on Current International Policies/Guidelines
Anne Weißbach, MD

Session: Mark Hallett Award Presentation
Chair: Barbara A. Dworetzky, MD

Case Presentations
TBA

Monday, June 15

Session: Diagnosis and Treatment of FND Subtypes Part II
Co-Chairs: Tereza Serranová, MD, PhD, and Sanjay Pandey, MD, DM

Functional Cognitive Disorder and Dementia: Clinical Differentiation
Veronica Raquel Cabreira, MD, MSc

Therapeutic Strategies for Functional Cognitive Disorders
Erica Cotton, PsyD

Functional Swallowing Symptoms and Their Mimics: Navigating Neurological, Gastro-Oesophageal, and Functional Overlap
Anna Miles, PhD

Disorders of Gut Brain Interaction (Functional gastrointestinal disorders)– lessons from the Rome Foundation for FND
TBA

Session: Mechanisms: Dissociation, Consciousness, Interoception
Co-Chairs: David L. Perez, MD, MMSc, FAAN, and Selma Aybek, MD

Interoception & Affective Touch
Kateria Fotopoulou, PhD

Dreams / Sleep and Dissociation
Francesca Siclari, MD

Out of Body Experiences and Bodily Self
Olaf Blanke, MD, PhD

Interoception and FND
TBA

President's Session
Co-Chairs: Alan J. Carson, MD, PhD, and Marina A.J. De Koning-Tijssen, MD, PhD

The Future of Functional / Dissociative Seizure
Barbara A. Dworetzky, MD

Artificial Intelligence - A Great Leap Forward in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Functional / Dissociative Seizures?
Markus Reuber, MD, PhD, FRCP

The Untapped Potential of Physical Activity, Exercise, and Sports in the Treatment of Neurological Disorders
Claus Reinsberger, MD, PhD

Session: Cases
Co-Chairs: Sarah C. Lindstone, MD, PhD, and Béatrice Garcin, MD, PhD

Cases

Gala Dinner at the Baltimore Museum of Industry
(Optional / additional cost / limited availability)

6:30 PM - Cocktails, Appetizers, and Museum Exhibits
7:30 PM - Dinner

Tuesday, June 16

Session: Co-morbidities and Related Symptoms Part II
Chair: Aaron D. Fobian, PhD

Autism Spectrum Disorder, ADHD, Neurodiversity, and Overlap with FND
TBA

Migraine and FND
Sudhir Kothari, MBBS, MD, DM

The Pathophysiology of Being Unwell
TBA

Autoimmune Disorders and FND
Thomas Pollak, PhD, MRCPsych 

Patient Session
Chair: Gaston C. Baslet, MD

TBA

Research Highlights: Best of FND 2026 Posters
Co-Chairs: Mahinda Yogarajah, MBBS, MRCP, PhD, and Richard Kanaan, MD, PhD

TBA

Session: Specific Treatment Strategies
Co-Chairs: Glenn Nielsen, PhD, and Clare M. Nicholson, OT

Trauma-focused and Other Specific Therapies
Sarah Cope, BSc MSc DClinPsy

Occupational Therapy Treatment to Reduce Hypersensitivity
Jessica Ranford, MS

Short-term Psychodynamic Treatment
Leo Russell, PhD

Closing Keynote
Co-Chairs: Mark J. Edwards, MBBS, BSc, FRCP, PhD, and Jeffrey P. Staab, MD, MS

The Secret Mind of Bertha Pappenheim
TBA