A Postgraduate School of Epilepsy on the Sunny Side of the Alps

Practical Epileptology Summer School

in the traditon of «Ecole Pratique Jean Bancaud»(EPJB)

When: August 31 to September 3, 2006.

Where: Radovljica, Teaching Hostel 10 min from the old-town, allowing intense, undisturbed interaction and learning.

Situated 30 min from Ljubljana-Brnik Airport, 15 min from Lesce-Bled Railway station and 10 min from Radovljica Bus station.

Address: SIC, Gradnikova 1, SI-4240 Radovljica, Slovenia.

Phone: ++386-4-537-0500, ++386-4-531-40-90,

Fax: ++386-4-531-40-91, Email: branko.iskra@sindikat-zsss.si

Who: 40 epileptologists with experience in EEG and tertiary care of patients with epilepsy

Faculty: P. Chauvel, A. Biraben, J. Isnard, F. Bartholomei, J.P. Vignal, M. Fohlen.

What: Transmission of practical electroclinical diagnostic work and decision-making in managing severe epilepsies, taught in small groups. The 2006 School will be devoted to Temporal lobe epilepsies and organised in the tradition of the EPJB Schools for the first time outside France . Students' Workshop (personal case presentations) and Students'Symposium (poster presentation of personal research and work).

Program:

Day 1 ( August 31 )

21h00 Evening conference: History of epilepsy surgery from Penfield to Bancaud.

Day 2 ( September 1 )

8h00 Setting up of posters.

8h30-9h30 Conference: Localization tools for temporal lobe epilepsy: clinical aspects and video-EEG recordings; pediatric aspects.

10h00-12h00 Workshop in groups A, B, C; case studies.

12h00 Poster Symposium

12h30 Lunch

14h00-15h30 Pause; preparation of presentations.

16h00-18h30 General workshop; case presentations by each group.

19h00-20h00 Imaging in temporal lobe epilepsy (morphological and functional imaging).

20h00 Poster Symposium

20h30 Dinner

Day 3 ( September 2 )

8h30-9h30 Conference: Localization tools: principles of invasive recording; pediatric aspects.

10h00-12h00 Workshop in groups A, B, C; case studies of invasive recordings.

12h00 Poster Symposium

12h30 Lunch

14h00-15h30 Pause; preparation of presentations.

16h00 18h30 General workshop; case presentation by each group, therapeutic decisions.

19h00-20h00 Conference: Neuropsychological exploration of temporal lobe epilepsy; pediatric aspects.

20h00 Poster Symposium

20h30 Dinner and social event.

Day 4 ( September 3 )

9h00-10h30 Conference: Temporal, temporal plus and extra temporal seizures.

11h00 Students' workshop.

13h00 Lunch

Slovenia 2006 Links: Letter | Invitation | Programme | Registration form