2026 Schedule at a Glance
Sessions marked with an asterisk (*) award AMA PRA Category I Credit(s)TM through the ANA. The American Neurological Association designates this live activity for a maximum of 23.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
Please refer to the CME page for more information.
Friday, October 16, 2026
1:00 pm ‐ 4:00 pm
ANA2026 Registration Hours
Track: Registration
Seascape Foyer
Saturday, October 17, 2026
6:30 am ‐ 6:30 pm
ANA2026 Registration Hours
Track: Registration
Seascape Foyer
10:00 am ‐ 4:45 pm
ANA Futures Program
Sandpiper Salons C&D
5:00 pm ‐ 6:30 pm
The Role of CAR T-Cells in Changing the Therapeutic Algorithm in Autoimmune Neurology*
Track: Plenary - Opening Symposium
Pacific Jewel Ballroom
6:30 pm ‐ 8:00 pm
Opening Reception
Track: Reception
Pacific Jewel Foyer
Sunday, October 18, 2026
6:45 am ‐ 7:45 am
Grab-and-Go Breakfast
Track: Meal
Pacific Jewel Foyer
7:00 am ‐ 6:00 pm
ANA2026 Registration Hours
Track: Registration
Seascape Foyer
7:30 am ‐ 9:00 am
Trainees, Residents, and Postdoctoral Fellows Breakfast with ANA Board of Directors and Leaders in Neurology
Track: Event
Sandpiper Salons A&B
7:30 am ‐ 9:00 am
Mission-Driven Recruitment in Academic Neurology*
Track: Leaders in IDEAS Professional Development Workshop
Coral 4
7:30 am ‐ 9:00 am
Promotion Pathways and Track Navigation for Early Neurology Faculty*
Track: Professional Development Workshop - Department Chair Level
Coral 3
7:30 am ‐ 9:00 am
Promoting the Careers of International Medical Graduates*
Track: Professional Development Workshop - Mid to Late-Career Level
Coral 2
7:30 am ‐ 9:00 am
Advocacy Skills for Neurologists: Legislative Engagement and Public Communication*
Track: Professional Development Workshop - Early Career & Early to Mid-Career Level
Coral 1
9:00 am ‐ 9:15 am
Break
Track: Break
9:30 am ‐ 10:00 am
Lectureship Awardee Presentation
Track: Lectureship
Pacific Jewel Ballroom
10:00 am ‐ 11:30 am
Repetitive Sequences in Neurological Diseases and Health*
Track: Plenary
Pacific Jewel Ballroom
11:30 am ‐ 12:45 pm
Grab-and-Go Lunch
Track: Meal
Pacific Jewel Foyer
11:45 am ‐ 12:45 pm
Women of Neurology: Leadership, Advocacy & Advancement in Challenging Times*
Track: Interactive Lunch Workshop (ILW)
Sandpiper Salons A&B
11:45 am ‐ 12:45 pm
Global Neurology Initiative: Global Engagement Committee: Progress and Future Directions*
Track: Interactive Lunch Workshop (ILW)
Sandpiper Salons C&D
11:45 am ‐ 12:45 pm
Advanced Cerebrospinal Fluid Testing for Challenging CNS Diagnoses
Track: Interactive Lunch Workshop (ILW)
Coral 5
11:45 am ‐ 12:45 pm
Demyelination and Remyelination: New Biology, Better Monitoring, Smarter Therapies*
Track: Interactive Lunch Workshop (ILW)
Coral 4
11:45 am ‐ 12:45 pm
Trigeminal Neuralgia and Beyond; Diagnosis, Mechanism and Multidisciplinary Management of Facial Pain*
Track: Interactive Lunch Workshop (ILW)
Coral 3
11:45 am ‐ 12:45 pm
Science Unplugged: The Best of the Best from the ANA Investigates Podcast Episodes*
Track: Interactive Lunch Workshop (ILW)
Coral 2
11:45 am ‐ 12:45 pm
Clinical Logic JEC*
Track: Interactive Lunch Workshop (ILW)
Coral 1
12:00 pm ‐ 7:00 pm
Poster Viewing
Track: Event
Eventide
1:00 pm ‐ 1:30 pm
Lectureship Awardee Presentation
Track: Lectureship
Pacific Jewel Ballroom
1:30 pm ‐ 3:00 pm
Advances in Microscopy for Visualizing Neurologic Disease
Track: Plenary - Presidential Symposium
Pacific Jewel Ballroom
3:00 pm ‐ 3:30 pm
Refreshment Break
Track: Break
Pacific Jewel Foyer
3:30 pm ‐ 5:00 pm
Neurorecovery and Neuroplasticity: Rethinking Outcomes in Neurorecovery Across Motor, Language, and Cognition*
Track: Cross-Cutting Special Interest Group (SIG)
Coral 4
3:30 pm ‐ 5:00 pm
Immune Dysfunction in Neuroinflammation and Neuroinfection*
Track: Cross-Cutting Special Interest Group (SIG)
Coral 3
3:30 pm ‐ 5:00 pm
Neurogenetics and Gene Therapy: Precision Neurology in Practice: Genetic Diagnostics, Clinical Trials, and Emerging Therapies*
Track: Cross-Cutting Special Interest Group (SIG)
Coral 2
3:30 pm ‐ 5:00 pm
ANA-SEQUINS Health Services and Health Opportunities SIG – Brain Health and Technology: Innovation, Equity, and Impact *
Track: Cross-Cutting Special Interest Group (SIG)
Coral 1
3:30 pm ‐ 5:00 pm
Neurodegeneration and Cell Death*
Track: Cross-Cutting Special Interest Group (SIG)
Coral 5
3:30 pm ‐ 5:00 pm
Next-Generation Therapeutics in MS and Autoimmune Neurology*
Track: Traditional Special Interest Group (SIG)
Seaglass
3:30 pm ‐ 5:00 pm
Introduction to Music-based Interventions in Neurology*
Track: Traditional Special Interest Group (SIG)
Sandpiper Salons C&D
5:00 pm ‐ 5:30 pm
Break
Track: Break
5:15 pm ‐ 5:45 pm
Education Innovation Committee Connection
Track: Reception
Osprey
5:30 pm ‐ 7:00 pm
Poster Presentations and Reception
Track: Reception
Eventide
7:15 pm ‐ 8:45 pm
Global Neurology & IDEAS Networking Reception (Invitation Only)
Track: Reception
Sandpiper Salons C&D
Monday, October 19, 2026
6:30 am ‐ 6:00 pm
ANA2026 Registration Hours
Track: Registration
Seascape Foyer
6:45 am ‐ 7:45 am
Grab-and-Go Breakfast
Track: Meal
Pacific Jewel Foyer
7:00 am ‐ 8:30 am
Editorial Board Breakfast (Invitation Only)
Track: Event
Sandpiper Salons A&B
7:00 am ‐ 8:30 am
Global Neurology Perspectives: Building Sustainable International Collaborations*
Track: Professional Development Workshop - Early Career Level
Coral 1
7:00 am ‐ 8:30 am
Landing the Career Track You Want*
Track: Professional Development Workshop - Early Career & Early to Mid-Career Level
Coral 2
7:00 am ‐ 8:30 am
Institutional Influence and Strategy: Confidential Peer Consult for Academic Neurology Leaders*
Track: Professional Development Workshop - Department Chair Level
Coral 3
7:00 am ‐ 8:30 am
Discussions Across Differences*
Track: Leaders in IDEAS Professional Development Workshop
Coral 4
8:45 am ‐ 9:30 am
Executive Session of Membership
Track: Event
Pacific Jewel Ballroom
9:30 am ‐ 9:45 am
Break
Track: Break
9:45 am ‐ 10:15 am
Lectureship Awardee Presentation
Track: Lectureship
Pacific Jewel Ballroom
10:15 am ‐ 11:45 am
Emerging Approaches to Enhance Neuronal Resistance Against Neurodegeneration*
Track: Plenary
Pacific Jewel Ballroom
11:45 am ‐ 12:45 pm
Grab-and-Go Lunch
Track: Meal
Pacific Jewel Foyer
12:00 pm ‐ 1:00 pm
The NIH Clinical Trials Methodology Course: An Introduction*
Track: Interactive Lunch Workshop (ILW)
Silver Pearl Ballroom 3
12:00 pm ‐ 7:00 pm
Poster Viewing
Track: Event
Eventide
12:00 pm ‐ 1:00 pm
Cerebral Palsy Across the Lifespan: Neurologic Surveillance, Cognition, and Precision Medicine*
Track: Interactive Lunch Workshop (ILW)
Coral 1
12:00 pm ‐ 1:00 pm
Blood-brain Barrier: From Basic Mechanisms to Therapeutics*
Track: Interactive Lunch Workshop (ILW)
Coral 2
12:00 pm ‐ 1:00 pm
Artificial Intelligence in Clinical Neurology: Talking Machines and Healing Minds*
Track: Interactive Lunch Workshop (ILW)
Coral 3
12:00 pm ‐ 1:00 pm
Assisted Reproductive Technology and Neurological Conditions: What We Know and What We Need to Know*
Track: Interactive Lunch Workshop (ILW)
Coral 4
12:00 pm ‐ 1:00 pm
Meet the Chairs*
Track: Additional Lunch Workshop
Coral 5
12:00 pm ‐ 1:00 pm
Meet the Editors Luncheon (Invitation Only) JEC*
Track: Additional Lunch Workshop
Sandpiper Salons A&B
12:00 pm ‐ 1:00 pm
Undiagnosed Neurological Diseases: The Challenge of Atypical Clinical Presentations*
Track: Interactive Lunch Workshop (ILW)
Seaglass
1:00 pm ‐ 1:15 pm
Break
Track: Break
1:15 pm ‐ 3:30 pm
Derek Denny-Brown Young Neurological Scholar Symposium*
Track: Plenary
Pacific Jewel Ballroom
3:30 pm ‐ 3:45 pm
Refreshment Break
Track: Break
Pacific Jewel Foyer
3:45 pm ‐ 5:15 pm
Behavioral Neurology at Scale: Precision Medicine, and Real-World Implementation*
Track: Traditional Special Interest Group (SIG)
Coral 2
3:45 pm ‐ 5:15 pm
Beyond Diagnosis: Lifespan Trajectories and Interventions in Neurodevelopmental Disorders*
Track: Cross-Cutting Special Interest Group (SIG)
Coral 1
3:45 pm ‐ 5:15 pm
Epilepsy and the Aging Brain*
Track: Traditional Special Interest Group (SIG)
Coral 3
3:45 pm ‐ 5:15 pm
ANA-SEQUINS Global Neurology SIG – Emerging Technologies and their Role in Expanding Access to Neurological Care
Track: Traditional Special Interest Group (SIG)
Coral 4
3:45 pm ‐ 5:15 pm
Management and Outcomes of Patients with Concomitant Traumatic Brain Injury and Spinal Cord Injury*
Track: Traditional Special Interest Group (SIG)
Coral 5
3:45 pm ‐ 5:15 pm
Harnessing Car-T Cells for Neuromuscular Disease: Emerging Science and Therapeutic Potential*
Track: Traditional Special Interest Group (SIG)
Seaglass
3:45 pm ‐ 5:15 pm
Cerebrovascular Disease: Improving Stroke Care Through Personalized and Novel Therapeutics*
Track: Traditional Special Interest Group (SIG)
Sandpiper Salons A&B
5:30 pm ‐ 7:00 pm
Poster Presentations and Reception
Track: Reception
Eventide
7:15 pm ‐ 9:00 pm
President’s Reception
Track: Reception
Pacific Jewel Foyer
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
6:30 am ‐ 11:00 am
ANA2026 Registration Hours
Track: Registration
Seascape Foyer
6:45 am ‐ 7:45 am
Grab-and-Go Breakfast
Track: Meal
Pacific Jewel Foyer
7:00 am ‐ 8:30 am
Understanding the Evolving Policy and Regulatory Environments in Academic Medicine*
Track: Leaders in IDEAS Professional Development Workshop
Coral 4
7:00 am ‐ 8:30 am
How to Publish Your Medical Education Research and Innovations*
Track: Professional Development Workshop - Early Career Level
Coral 1
7:00 am ‐ 8:30 am
Charting Your Course: Career Advancement Strategies for Academic Neurologists*
Track: Professional Development Workshop - Early Career & Early to Mid-Career Level
Coral 2
7:00 am ‐ 8:30 am
The Evolving Academic Department: Managing Faculty, Associates, and Affiliates*
Track: Professional Development Workshop - Department Chair Level
Coral 3
8:30 am ‐ 8:45 am
Break
Track: Break
8:45 am ‐ 9:15 am
Lectureship Awardee Presentation
Track: Lectureship
Pacific Jewel Ballroom
9:15 am ‐ 10:45 am
The Menopausal Transition and Brain Health*
Track: Plenary
Pacific Jewel Ballroom
10:45 am ‐ 11:45 am
Grab-and- Go Lunch
Track: Meal
Pacific Jewel Foyer
11:00 am ‐ 12:30 pm
From Bench to Bedside in Neuro-ophthalmology and Neurovestibular Disease*
Track: Traditional Special Interest Group (SIG)
Coral 4
11:00 am ‐ 12:30 pm
Neuro-Oncology: Neuroimaging for Brain Tumors*
Track: Traditional Special Interest Group (SIG)
Coral 5
11:00 am ‐ 12:30 pm
Movement Disorders: Unravelling Mechanisms and Improving Therapeutics*
Track: Traditional Special Interest Group (SIG)
Coral 3
11:00 am ‐ 12:30 pm
Comorbidities in Headache Medicine*
Track: Traditional Special Interest Group (SIG)
Coral 2
11:00 am ‐ 12:30 pm
Sleep Disorders and Circadian Rhythms*
Track: Traditional Special Interest Group (SIG)
Coral 1
11:00 am ‐ 12:30 pm
ANA Medical Student Forum: Conversations with Neurology Leaders*
Track: Additional Lunch Workshop
Silver Pearl Ballroom 1
12:30 pm