Sunday, June 14
 

*Session: Diagnosis and Treatment of FND Subtypes Part I
Chair: 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: Diagnosis and Management
Neil Ramsay, MBChB MRCP

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

The Pathophysiology of Being Unwell
Mats Lekander, MD (Virtual Presenter)

Pain Unplugged: Understanding and Rewiring Pain in Functional Neurological Disorders
Traci Speed, MD, PhD

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
Helen Cohen, MD, PhD

*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
Ingrid Hoeritzauer, PhD

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

FND Society Draft Proposal for New Diagnostic Criteria for FND
Sonja Rutten, MD, PhD

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

From Phenomenology to Pathophysiology: A Tribute to Mark Hallett
Joseph Jankovic, MD

Mysterious illnesses, Misinterpretations, Misdiagnoses, Moving criteria, and Memories of Mark
Anthony Lang, MD 

Monday, June 15
 

*Session: Diagnosis and Treatment of FND Subtypes Part II
Chair: Tereza Serranová, MD, PhD

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 – lessons from the Rome Foundation from pathophysiology to classification
Laurie Keefer, PhD

*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 (Virtual Presenter)

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

Interoception and FND
Sahib Khalsa, MD, PhD (Virtual Presenter)

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

The Future of Functional & Dissociative Seizures
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. Lidstone, MD, PhD, and Béatrice Garcin, MD, PhD

EARLY-ONSET FUNCTIONAL NEUROLOGICAL DISORDER: A CASE-BASED PERSPECTIVE IN YOUNG CHILDREN
Gisela Sandoval

LOST TO FOLLOW-UP: EXPLORING PREMATURE TERMINATION IN PSYCHOTHERAPY AMONG PATIENTS WITH FUNCTIONAL NEUROLOGICAL DISORDER
Becky Tilahun

THE MIMICRY CHALLENGE: FUNCTIONAL NEUROLOGICAL DISORDER OVERLAPPING WITH STIFF-PERSON SYNDROME
Saeid Saadi

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

Developmental Neurodiversity and FND: Perspectives from Autism
Stewart Mostofsky, MD

Migraine and FND
Sudhir Kothari, MBBS, MD, DM

Autoimmune Disorders and FND
Thomas Pollak, PhD, MRCPsych 

International Guidelines for Diagnosis and Treatment of FND
Anne Weissbach, MD

*Patient Session
Chair: Gaston C. Baslet, MD

FND Hope
FND Research: Why Patient-Professional Collaboration and PPIE Matter
Elizabeth Snow and Teja Zeribi

ConnecTNF
Co-construction of the FND unit model: A successful collaboration between patients and Healthcare professionals
Eylem Aktas and Lucille (Virtual Presenters)

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

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-DRIVEN KINEMATIC ANALYSIS FOR DIFFERENTIATING FUNCTIONAL FROM ORGANIC TREMORS: A PROSPECTIVE PILOT STUDY
Fouad Jameel Rashid Al-Zaidi

PSILOCYBIN IN FUNCTIONAL NEUROLOGICAL DISORDER (PSIFUND) STUDY: FIRST-LOOK RESULTS
Matt Butler

DISTINCT EMOTIONAL PROFILES IN FUNCTIONAL SEIZURES VERSUS FUNCTIONAL MOVEMENT DISORDER: EVIDENCE FROM DIGITAL PHENOTYPING
Abhijit Das

CLASSIFYING FUNCTIONAL SEIZURE SEMIOLOGY WITH A NOVEL THREE-AXIS MODEL
Christoph Dietze

INTEGRATING NEUROIMAGING, ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY, AND SURGICAL INTERVENTION: HOW MULTIMODAL EVIDENCE ILLUMINATES ABNORMAL MOTOR CONTROL IN FUNCTIONAL NEUROLOGICAL DISORDER
Ellinor Eckhouse

ADOLESCENT-ONSET FUNCTIONAL MOTOR DISORDERS: CLINICAL FEATURES AND DIAGNOSTIC PATHWAYS IN A LARGE MULTICENTER COHORT
Tommaso Ercoli

A SHORT METHOD TO DIAGNOSE AND TREAT FNDS
Saeid Saadi

DISCRIMINATING FUNCTIONAL SPEECH DISORDER FROM NONFLUENT PRIMARY PROGRESSIVE APHASIA USING A MACHINE LEARNING APPROACH ON CONNECTED SPEECH
Jennifer Freeburn

RE-PROGRAM: AN INTERNET INTERVENTION FOR FUNCTIONAL SEIZURES: A RANDOMISED CONTROLLED TRIAL
Lana Higson

DISRUPTED SENSE OF AGENCY IN FUNCTIONAL NEUROLOGICAL DISORDER: EVIDENCE FROM THE LIBET CLOCK TASK AND EEG READINESS POTENTIAL
Laure von der Weid

*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, MSOT, OTR/L

Short-term Psychodynamic Treatment
Leo Russell, DClinPsy

*Closing Keynote
Chair: Jeffrey P. Staab, MD, MS

The Secret Mind of Bertha Pappenheim
Gabriel Brownstein