Ulica stare pravde 2, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia

Spletna stran: www.epilepsija.org

e-pošta: epilepsija@epilepsija.org

6th Practical Postgraduate Epilepsy School

(International conference in tradition of Ecole Pratique Jean Bancaud

Preddvor, October 20th – 22th  2011

Faculty: Bartolomei F., Canevini M. P., Cavanna A. E., Chauvel P., Čelan Stropnik S., Delalande O., Feucht M., Fohlen M., Gosar D., Grošelj J., Lax Pericall T., Lorber B., Koch Stoecker S., Kržan M.,  Kumperščak H., Marusič P., Pauli E., Ravnik I. M., Tomori M., Tretnjak V., Ziherl S.

Thursday, October 20th 2011

Symposium: NEUROPSYCHIATRY OF EPILEPSY

6^TH PRACTICAL POSTGRADUATE EPILEPSY SCHOOL

Friday, October 21st 2011

Saturday, October 22th 2011

It is with great pleasure that we invite you to the Symposium on epilepsies, epileptic syndromes and EEG, to be held in Split, Croatia, on April 8th-9th, 2011. In the course of this two-day symposium, all the participants will have an exceptional opportunity to hear the lectures by six most eminent professors in the field of epilepsy and EEG, willing to provide them with invaluable insights into the most recent developments in the above-mentioned field. Therefore, we would like to invite all profiles of medical staff associted with EEG-PSG to attend the symposium as the lectures will be focused on the fields of their interest.

The Symposium is taking place in the beautiful city of Split, the largest Dalmatian city and the second-largest urban centre in Croatia.

Split is also one of the oldest cities in the area and is considered to be just over 1,700 years old. The ancient Palace of the Roman Emperor Diocletian is a part of the historical complex of Split and it dominates the centre of the town. The Palace was built as a massive structure, much like a Roman military fortress. It faces the sea on its south side, with its walls 170 to 200 meters (570 to 700 feet) long, and 15 to 20 meters (50 to 70 feet) high. Just in front of its walls there is Riva, one of the most popular places to enjoy a sunny day with a cup of excellent coffee. The most popular tourist attractions inside the Palace are Peristyle and the Cathedral of St. Dominis, as well as other beautiful substructures of Diocletian’s Palace. In 1979, UNESCO declared the historic centre of Split a World Heritage Monument.

There is no doubt that your stay in this beautiful town during the symposium will be the most pleasuarable one. Thus, let us once again express our warmest and most heartfelt welcome to all of you.

Sincerely Yours,
Biserka Rešić and David Neubauer

Invited Speakers

Prof. Michelle Bureau
Centre Saint-Paul, Hopital Henri Gastaut, Marseille, France.

Prof. Pierre Genton
Hopital Henri Gastaut-Centre Saint Paul, Marseille, France.

Prof. Raili Riikonen
Children’s Hospital, University of Kuopio, Kuopio, Finland.

Prof. Bernhard Schmitt
Department of Neurology, University Children’s Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland.

Prof. John Stephenson
Honorary Professor, Faculty of Medicine, University of Glasgow. Consultant in Paediatric Neurology Emeritus, Fraser of Allander Neurosciences Unit, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Glasgow, Scotland.

Prof. Al de Weerd
Department of Clinical Neurophysiology & Sleep Centre, SEIN, Zwolle, The Netherlands.

» Program in PDF format

- Cutting Edge in Seizure Detection , Management and Neuroprotection -

[ The 14^th Annual Meeting of the Infantile Seizure Society ( ISS )

in Collaboration with ILAE , Pediatrics Commission ]

01. Dates :  April 8 ( Fri ) – 10 ( Sun ), 2011

April 8 ( Fri ) – Satellite educational course on neonatal EEG

( in Japanese )

02. Venue :  Ariyama Memorial Hall & Century Tower,

Juntendo University Medical School, Tokyo, Japan

03. President :  Professor Shinichi NIIJIMA,

Department of Pediatrics, Juntendo University

Nerima Hospital, Tokyo, Japan

04. Main topics :

Neonatal seizures – Early detection, identification, long-term monitoring, differential diagnosis, management, outcomes, etiology, pathogenesis of neonatal encephalopathies, epilepsies of very early infantile onset

05. Program :

The faculty will be composed of prominent international experts invited by the joint team of ILAE, Pediatrics Commission and the ISNS scientific committee, including : Keynote lecture by Kazuyoshi WATANABE ( Nagoya ), special lectures, didactic lectures, symposia, luncheon seminars, etc

06. Target attendees :

Physicians, researchers, nurses, assistants and students who are involved or interested in child neurology, epileptology, perinatal medicine, NICU care, basic developmental neuroscience.

07. Official language :   English only

08. Call for free papers :

Only electronic application on line will be accepted.

Instructions are available after September 15, 2010, at ISS & ISNS website <http://www.iss-jpn.info/>

09. Deadline for abstract submission :   December 20, 2010

10. Deadline for early registration :   December 20, 2010

11. Registration :   See the details at <http://www.iss-jpn.info/>

Early ( before 12/20 ) Late ( after 12/21 )

ISS/AOCNA members 18,000 JP\ 22,000 JP\

Non-members 21,000 JP\ 25,000 JP\

Students 5,000 JP\

Residents 10,000 JP\

12. Fellowships for younger attendees ( < 35 y.o.) are available.

13. Host organizations :

Infantile Seizure Society ( ISS ),

in collaboration with International League Against Epilepsy ( ILAE )

14. ISNS Secretariat :

<isns2011@juntendo-nerima.jp>

Yoshiyuki OHTOMO, MD

Department of Pediatrics, Juntendo University Medical School,

Nerima Hosptal, 3-1-10, Takanodai, Nerima-ku, Tokyo 177-0033

15. ISS & ISNS Website :   <http://www.iss-jpn.info/>

16. ISS Secretariat :

<iss-contact@iss-jpn.info>

Yukio FUKUYAMA, MD

Child Neurology Institute

6-12-17-201 Minami-Shinagawa, Shingawa-ku,

Tokyo, 140-0004, Japan

in the tradition of Ecole Pratique Jean Bancaud, Sept 23-26, 2010

EMOTIONS AND SEIZURES – PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME

Thursday, September 23rd, 2010

SATELLITE: Emotion described, measured, understood – and influenced by

psychotherapy, pharmacology, other interventions

09 : 00 – 09 : 30  Neurobiology of emotion, imaging mood and emotion  (M Bresjanac, Ljubljana)

09 : 30 – 09 : 50  Emotion as understood by psychology (J Mlakar et al, Ljubljana)

09 : 50 -  10 : 05  Phenomenology of emotion (U Kordeš, Ljubljana)

10 : 05 – 10 : 20  Repertoire and classification of emotions  (to be defined)

10 : 20 -  10 : 35  Self – perception / image and emotion in people with epilepsy people with epilepsy

(L Vrba, Ljubljana )

10 : 35                                      Coffee

11 : 00 – 11 : 30  Assessing mood / emotions in clinical practice / paediatric (V Krkoč, Ljubljana)

11 : 30 – 12 : 00  Assessing mood / emotions in clinical practice / adult (J Bon, A Danieli, Ljubljana)

12 : 00 – 12 : 30   Perception and interpretation of emotions in people with epilepsy (P Marusič et al, Praha)

12 : 00                                       Lunch

14 : 30 – 15 : 15  Emotion as understood and handled by psychotherapy.  Psychotherapies and social

interventions affecting emotion  in people with epilepsy (Z Milivojević, Novi Sad, Ljubljana)

15 : 15 -  16 : 00  Pharmacology of mood and emotion in people with epilepsy – paediatric / adult

(H Kumperščak, B Kores Plesničar, Maribor, Ljubljana)

16 : 00 – 16 : 30  AEDs – clinically relevant interactions with psychopharmacological  drugs (M L Kržan,

M Pišljar, J Grošelj et al, Ljubljana, Idrija)

16 : 30 – 17 : 00  General discussion

5^th PRACTICAL EPILEPSY SCHOOL Emotions, Mood and Seizures

18 : 30  Introducing the 5^th Epilepsy School (Lord Mayor, Ministry, Slovenian League,…)

18 : 45 – 19:45 Laugh and fear : from seizure to mood : Philippe Kahane (Grenoble), Fabrice Bartolomei

(Marseille)

19 : 45 – 20:45 Physiology of prefronto-temporal systems related to emotion and memory (Z Pirtošek,

Ljubljana)

20 : 45                                               Get together

Friday, September 24th, 2010

08 : 30 – 09 : 30  Anatomy of the limbic system (O Delalande, Paris)

09 : 30 – 10 : 30  Video session: recognizing emotion from video (faculty, students)

10 : 30 – 12 : 00 Small group work on clinical cases ( P Marusič, P Kahane,  IM Ravnik ( Praha, Grenoble,

Ljubljana)

12 : 30                                               Lunch

14 : 00 – 16 : 00   Small group work

16 . 00                  Coffee

16 : 30 – 18 : 30   Plenary Workshop : presentations and discussion

18 : 30 – 18 :  45  Socio-psychological perceptions of epileptic seizure (J Bečaj, Ljubljana)

18 : 45 – 19 :  45  From seizure to mood: developmental aspects specific to children (M Fohlen, IM Ravnik

V G Tretnjak, Paris, Ljubljana)

20 : 30                                               Social event and dinner

Saturday, September 25th, 2010

08 : 00 – 09 : 00  Clinical  epileptology: differential diagnosis of psychiatric disorders (M Feucht, Vienna)

09 : 00 – 09 : 45  Other emotions and epilepsy (F Bartolomei, P Kahane, Marseille, Grenoble)

09 : 45 – 10 : 30 Emotions and epilepsy : from anatomy to neurophysiology and clinical phenomenon

10 : 30                                              Coffee

10 : 30 – 12 : 30  Small group work on clinical cases (F Bartolomei, M Feucht, P Chauvel, Marseille, Vienna)

12 : 30                                             Lunch

14 : 00 – 16 : 00  Students’ seminar ( P Marusič, P Kahane, B Lorber, M Kržan, Praha, Grenoble, Ljubljana)

17 : 00 – 17 : 45   Mood, emotions, aggression, auto-aggression  in people with epilepsy (M Feucht, Vienna)

18 : 00 – 18 : 30  Effects of antiepileptic drugs on mood/ emotion in people with epilepsy

(D Gosar, V G Tretnjak, IM Ravnik B Lorbe, Ljubljanar)

18 : 30 – 19 : 00  Mood and emotion related to epilepsy surgery ( O Delalande and Faculty)

19 : 30                       Adjourn

20 : 30   Autobiographic Monodrama “I, the Victim” (author and actor Simona Scott Semenič, Slovenian

Playwrights National Award Winner 2009 and 2010, Ljubljana)

Sunday, September 26th, 2010

09 : 00 – 10 : 00   From Psychobiology to Psychology and Philosophy of  Emotion (Patrick Chauvel, Marseille)

10 : 00 – 12 : 00   Open forum on emotions and epilepsy (P Chauvel,faculty, guests)

12 : 00                  Closure

Final programme subject to modification

Bilo bi zelo narobe, ce bi v casu “varcevalnih ukrepov” v casu svetovne financne krize omejitve zaceli izvajati pri tistih bolnikih, ki so najbolj ranljivi in pri katerih je utemeljeno pricakovati veliko izboljsanje zdravja. Zelo narobe bi bilo, ko bi nedavno zaceta javna diskusija (npr Spomenka Hribar, gotovo dobronamerno) temeljila na slabi obvescenosti.

Dejstvo, da gredo skrbno izbrani otroci z epilepsijo na zdravljenje v najboljse tuje centre, je namrec tudi dokaz kakovosti nasega zdravstva.
Nasa razmisljanja na temo “to be or not to be… an orphan” so bila dobro sprejeta tudi v mednarodnih krogih, zlasti v Skandinaviji. Razmislja se o nasem predlogu za ciljno projektno delo majhnih drzav na to temo.

prim Igor M Ravnik, vodja Centra za epilepsije otrok in mladostnikov
predsednik, drustvo Liga proti epilepsiji Slovenije
Ambasador epilepsije, Mednarodna Liga proti epilepsiji

„EPILEPSY SURGERY“
ZAGREB, CROATIA
SEPTEMBER 24-25TH, 2009

Thursday, September 24th

16h Johannes Schramm, MD, Head, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
Presidential Lecture: “History of epilepsy surgery”

17h Hrvoje Hećimović, MD PhD, Head, Zagreb Epilepsy Center, Department of Neurology, University Hospital, Zagreb, Croatia
“Why do we need epilepsy surgery program”

Friday, September 25th

09h Joseph Price, D Phil, Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Washington University, St. Louis, USA
“Neuroanatomy of limbic circuits“

10h Cigdem Ozkara, MD PhD, Department of Neurology, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
“Mesial temporal lobe epilepsies and presurgical evaluation”

11h Christoph Baumgartner, MD, Head, Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, Department of Neurology, Vienna University, Vienna, Austria
“Neocortical epilepsies and preoperative algorithm“

12h Frank Gilliam, MD MPH, Head, Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, The Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY, USA
„Implantation of invasive electrodes and intracranial monitoring“

Lunch break

14h Johannes Schramm, MD, Head, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
“Mesial temporal lobe resections and epilepsy surgery”

15h Jeffrey Ojemann, MD, Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, USA
„Surgical treatment of neocortical epilepsies“

16h Discussion

Epilepsies and epileptic syndromes during childhood and adolescence

May 25th 2007

VENUE

Grand hotel Union
Ljubljana, Slovenia

GUEST PROFESSORS

Annette Beaumanoir
Hôpital Henri Gastaut-Centre Saint Paul, Marseille, France

Michelle Bureau
Hôpital Henri Gastaut-Centre Saint Paul, Marseille, France

LOCAL ORANIZERS

David Neubauer, MD, DSc
Damjan Osredkar, DSc

University of Ljubljana,
Medical Faculty and
Dept. of Developmental & Child Neurology University Children’s Hospital Ljubljana
Vrazov trg 1
1525 Ljubljana Slovenia

Secretary:
Ms. Branka Kenda
University Children’s Hospital Ljubljana
Vrazov trg 1
1525 Ljubljana, Slovenia
e-mail: branka.kenda@mf.uni-lj.si
T: + 386 (0) 1 5229272/5229226
F: + 386 (0) 1 5229357

REGISTRATION

Registration fee for Symposium II: 75 €

Registration fee for Symposium I
(Epilepsies, non-epileptic events and sleep studies during early developmental period & progressive myoclonus epilepsies, March 16-18, 2007): 100 €
» go to the Symposium I

Fees for both Symposia: 150 €

Bank name:
Banka Slovenije
Slovenska cesta 35, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia

Bank Account Holder:
Univerza v Ljubljani, Medicinska fakulteta, Vrazov trg 2, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
SWIFT Code: BSLJSI2X
IBAN Number or BIC Code: SI56011006030708380
Code: 230-19
VAT No.: SI44752385

ACCOMODATION

Grand Hotel Union, Miklošičeva 1, 1000 Ljubljana, , Slovenia
(bed&breakfast, + 1.01 EUR tourist tax per room per day)

Business****
(venue site)
Single occupancy: 103.2 EUR
Double occupancy: 131.2 EUR

Hotel Garni****
(a minute walk)
Single occupancy: 85.6 EUR
Double occupancy: 112.02 EUR

Hotel reservations and turist information:
Ms Tina Šenk
GH Union
Miklošičeva 1
1000 Ljubljana
T: +386 (0) 1 3081957
F: +386 (0) 1 308 1918
E: tina.senk@gh-union.si
W: http://www.gh-union.si

PROGRAM
FRIDAY, May 25, 2007

09-9.15
Introduction IM Ravnik

9.15 – 10.05
The concept of epileptic syndrome and it’s role in paediatric epileptology (Beaumanoir)

10.05 – 10.55
Differential diagnosis (EEG and clinical) of epileptic syndromes in infants and children (Bureau)

Coffee break

11.30 – 12.20
General principles in reading childhood EEG (without neonatal) (Beaumanoir)

12.20 – 13.10
The EEG problems in nonepileptic paroxysmal events in children and adolescents (Beumanoir)

LUNCH

15.00 – 16.15
EEG in partial epilepsies in infancy & childhood (Bureau)

Break

16.30 – 17.20
Idiopathic generalized epilepsies – with absences as a model (Bureau)

17.20 – 18.10
Generalized non-idiopathic epilepsies – with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome as a model of epileptic encephalopathy (Beaumanoir)

18.10 – 19.00
Presentation of the Epilepsy Team Work at the Centre for Epilepsies for Children & Adolescents (Ravnik, Tretnjak, Krzan et al – How should the consideration of EEG findings fit into the multidisciplinary team discussion? Neuropsychological evaluation and the role of neurophysiologist’s EEG interpretation in the multidisciplinary team discussion? Some practical experiences with the difficult cases
Final remarks and conclusions (Ravnik)

March 16 th – 17 th 2007

VENUE

Grand hotel Union
Ljubljana, Slovenia

GUEST PROFESSORS

Pierre Genton
Hopital Henri Gastaut-Centre Saint Paul, Marseille, France

Al de Weerd
Dpt. of Clinical Neurophysiology & Sleep Centre, SEIN, Zwolle, The Netherlands

John B Stephenson
Fraser of Allander Neurosciences Unit, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

LOCAL ORANIZERS

David Neubauer, MD, DSc
Damjan Osredkar, DSc

University of Ljubljana,
Medical Faculty and
Dept. of Developmental & Child Neurology University Children’s Hospital Ljubljana
Vrazov trg 1
1525 Ljubljana Slovenia

Secretary:
Ms. Branka Kenda
University Children’s Hospital Ljubljana
Vrazov trg 1
1525 Ljubljana, Slovenia
e-mail: branka.kenda@mf.uni-lj.si
T: + 386 (0) 1 5229272/5229226
F: + 386 (0) 1 5229357

REGISTRATION

Registration fee for Symposium I: 100 €

Registration fee for Symposium II
(Epilepsies and epileptic syndromes during childhood and adolescence, May 25, 2007): 75 €
» go to the Symposium II

Fees for both Symposia: 150 €

Bank name:
Banka Slovenije
Slovenska cesta 35, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia

Bank Account Holder:
Univerza v Ljubljani, Medicinska fakulteta, Vrazov trg 2, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
SWIFT Code: BSLJSI2X
IBAN Number or BIC Code: SI56011006030708380
Code: 230-19
VAT No.: SI44752385

ACCOMODATION

Grand Hotel Union, Miklošičeva 1, 1000 Ljubljana, , Slovenia
(bed&breakfast, + 1.01 EUR tourist tax per room per day)

Business****
(venue site)
Single occupancy: 103.2 EUR
Double occupancy: 131.2 EUR

Hotel Garni****
(a minute walk)
Single occupancy: 85.6 EUR
Double occupancy: 112.02 EUR

Hotel reservations and turist information:
Ms Tina Šenk
GH Union
Miklošičeva 1
1000 Ljubljana
T: +386 (0) 1 3081957
F: +386 (0) 1 308 1918
E: tina.senk@gh-union.si
W: http://www.gh-union.si

PROGRAM

March 16, 2007

09.00 – 09.15
Introduction
[Igor M. Ravnik)

09.15 – 10.15
Epilepsies in some chromosomal abnormalities
[Pierre Genton]

10.15 – 11.00
EEG in neonates: What does the neonatal EEG tell about prognosis?
[Al de Weerd]

11.00 – 11.30
Coffee Break

11.30 – 12.30
Neonatal non-epileptic events and seizures: benign neonatal sleep myoclonus, hyperekplexia, paroxysmal extreme pain disorder (formerly familial rectal pain)
[John B Stephenson]

12.30 – 13.30
Epilepsies of the neonatal period
[Paro-Panjan, Neubauer]

LUNCHTIME

15.00 – 15.30
Neonatal monitoring in ICU: Is it still worthwhile?
[Al de Weerd]

15. 30 – 16.00
Neonatal EEG: The International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology guidelines for neonatal and infantile EEG recordings
[Al de Weerd]

16.00 – 16.30
Coffee break

16.30 – 17.15
The development of sleep in neonates and infants
[Al de Weerd]

17.15 – 18.15
Gratification, shuddering, benign infantile spasms and anoxic-epileptic seizures
[John B. Stephenson]

18.15 – 19.00
Case studies during neonatal & infantile period
[Paro-Panjan, Neubauer]

19.30
Dinner

March, 17. 2007
09.15 – 10.15
Myoclonic epilepsies (from infancy to adolescence)
[Pierre Genton]

10.15 – 11.00
An overview of the interaction between sleep and epilepsy: Do epileptic sieizures have circadian aspects?
[Al de Weerd]

11.00 – 11.30
Coffee break

11.30 – 13.00
Epilepsies of infancy (with special aspect of EEG features in the most common age-related syndromes: OH, WS; SMEI and Doose
[Paro-Panjan, Neubauer, Kopač, Rener]

13.00 – 13.30
Mutiple-choice questions
[Pirre Genton]

LUNCHTIME

15.00 – 15.45
Differentiation between convulsive syncopes and epilepsies (how to distinguish faints from fits)
[John B. Stephenson]

15.45 – 16.45
Progressive myoclonus epilepsies
[Pierre Genton]

16.45 – 17.15
Coffee break

17.15 – 18.15
Characteristics of epilepsy in focal cortical dysplasia in infancy
[Rener]

18.15 – 18.45
Session on Corrections of MCQ
[Pierre Genton]

18.45 – 19.15
An update on Levetiracetam clinical use in children
[Pierre Genton]

19.15 – 20.00
General discussion and closing of the symposium

From seizure semiology to the epileptic syndromes:
Epilepsies and epileptic syndromes during neonatal, infantile and childhood period

May 27th – 29th 2004