Epilepsy Masterclass (Download program_pdf file)
14th June – Programme
15th June – Programme
Registration closes on 7th June 2013.
14th June – Programme
Session 1: Diagnosis and classification of epilepsy: challenges and unmet needs in the Asia Pacific region. Chair: Mark Cook, Australia
08:00-08:10 Chair’s welcome and introduction Mark Cook, Australia
08:10-09:00 Epilepsy syndromes classification: academic versus practical advantages.
Part 1: Classification
Eugen Trinka, Austria
09:00-09:50 Epilepsy syndromes classification: academic versus practical advantages.
Part 2: Differential diagnosis in epilepsy
Mohamed Armin, Australia
09:50–10:05 Q & A
10:10-10:30 Coffee break
Workshops: (delegates to attend A or B)
10:30-12:30 A. EEG course in Mandarin (Delegates from China) Xiao Rong Liu, China
B. EEG course in English (Delegates from India, Australia & Japan) Udaya Seneviratne, Australia
12:30-13:30 Lunch
Session 2: Treatment of epilepsy: the need for comprehensive care. Chair: Mark Cook
13:30-14:10 Antiepileptic treatments: when, how and for how long? Patrick Kwan, Australia
14:10-14:50 What are the alternatives when drugs don’t work? Mark Cook, Australia
14:50–15:50 Debate: Does mechanism of action really matter?
Chair: Udaya Seneviratne, Australia
Terry O’Brien, Australia & Patrick Kwan, Australia
15:50-16:05 Coffee break
16:05-16:45 Comprehensive care in epilepsy Yushi Inoue, Japan
16:45–17:00 Q & A
Workshops: (delegates to attend C, D or E)
17:00-18:30 C. Using AEDs in women with epilepsy Terry O’Brian, Australia
D. What to do when the first monotherapy fails? Yotin Chinvarun, Thailand
E. Acute management of seizures across the age divide Anna Berroya, the Philippines
15th June – Programme
Session 3: New horizons in epilepsy. Chair: Peter Bergin, New Zealand
8:00-08:10 Chair’s introduction to Day 2 Peter Bergin, New Zealand
8:10-08:40 EpiNet: Connecting to better help patients Peter Bergin, New Zealand
8:40-09:35 Immunology-mediated seizures Wendyl D’Souza, Australia
09:35-10:30 Non-convulsive status epilepticus Mohamed Armin, Australia
10:30-10:45 Coffee break
10:45–11:40 Research horizons in epilepsy Weiping Liao, China
11:40–11:55 Q & A
Workshops: (delegates to attend F, G or H)
12:00-13:30 F. Treating epilepsy: do doctors and patients have the same expectations? Candan Gürses, Turkey
G. SUDEP in epilepsy Eugen Trinka, Austria
H. Managing quality of life of patients with epilepsy Manjari Tripathi, India
13:30-14:30 Lunch
14:30-15:30 Debate: Is it worth retrying an AED which failed to control a patient previously?
Chair: Udaya Seneviratne, Australia
Wendyl D’Souza, Australia & Manjari Tripathi, India
15:30-15:40 Meeting close and departure
We kindly invite you to register to this Regional Epilepsy Masterclass. This will give you exclusive access to the live event and/or recorded webcast & presentation kit after the masterclass. Registration closes on 7th June 2013.