2021 PRELIMINARY PROGRAM
SUNDAY OCTOBER 10
1:30 – 2:00 p.m. Welcome and Course Introduction (Scientific Committee)
2:00 – 2:45 p.m. Lecture: Epilepsy with generalized seizures: clinical criteria and genetic basis (Helen Cross, UK)
2:45 – 3:30 p.m. Lecture: Epilepsies with reflex seizures : clinical criteria and classification (Alexis Arzimanoglou, France)
3:30 – 4:30 p.m. Training Phase 1 (Case 1)
4:30 – 5:00 p.m. Coffee break
5:00 – 6:00 p.m. Debriefing phase 1 (Case 1)
6:00 – 6:45 p.m. Lecture: Neurophysiological basis of reflex seizures (Prasanna Jayakar, USA)
8:00 p.m Welcome Buffet
MONDAY OCTOBER 11
8:15 – 8:45 a.m. Lecture: Early and Late onset Absence Epilepsy (Angelo Russo, Italy)
8:45 – 9:15 a.m. Early onset Myoclonic Absence Epilepsy (Vincenzo Belcastro, Italy)
9:15 - 11.00 am Training Phase 2 (Case 2-3)
Coffee break included
11:00 – 1:00 p.m. Debriefing phase 2 (Case 2-3)
1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Lunch
2:00 – 2:45 p.m. Lecture: From myoclonic to bilateral tonic-clonic seizures (Christian Korff, CH)
2:45 – 4:45 p.m. Training Phase 3 (Case 4-5)
Coffee break included
4:45 – 6:30 p.m. Debriefing phase 3 (Case 4-5)
Free Evening
TUESDAY OCTOBER 12
8:15 – 9:00 a.m. Lecture: Photosensitive Epilepsies (Giuseppe Capovilla, Italy)
9:00 – 11:00 a.m. Training Phase 4 (Case 6-7)
Coffee break included
11:00 – 1:00 p.m. Debriefing phase 4 (Case 6-7)
1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Lunch
2:00 – 2:45 p.m. Lecture: Eyes closing seizures and Eyelid Myoclonia with absences (Salvatore Striano, Italy)
Coffee break included
2:45 - 4:45 p.m. Training Phase 5 (Case 8-9)
Coffee break included
4:45 – 6:30 p.m. Debriefing phase 5 (Case 8-9)
Free Evening
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 13
8:15 – 9:00 a.m. Lecture: Startle epilepsies (Sameer Zuberi, Scotland)
9:00 – 11:00 a.m. Training Phase 6 (Case 10-11)
Coffee break included
11:00 – 1:00 p.m. Debriefing phase 6 (Case 10-11)
1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Lunch
2:00 – 2:45 p.m. Lecture: Cognitive and emotional reflex seizures (Guido Rubboli, Denmark)
2:45 – 4:45 p.m. Training Phase 7 (Case 12-13)
Coffee break included
4:45 – 6:30 p.m. Debriefing phase 7 (Case 12-13)
8:30 p.m. Dinner in Bologna Down Town
THURSDAY OCTOBER 14
8:00 – 1:00 p.m. Learners case presentation
(Including coffee break)
Session closure with free time or Bologna tour (optional)