NEXT EPIPED COURSE - FACE TO FACE MEETING :
Date : APRIL 23-26, 2025
Location : Girona (Spain)
PROGRAM:
Date : APRIL 23-26, 2025
Location : Girona (Spain)
PROGRAM:
Wednesday April 23rd, 2025
14h00-14h30 Welcome & Pre-meeting quizz
14h45-17h30 PLENARY SESSIONS Moderators : Alexis ARZIMANOGLOU (Spain) and Maša MALENICA (Croatia)
14H45-16H00 Repurposed drugs and precision medicine - which, how and when? Lieven LAGAE (Belgium)
16H00-17H00 What a child neurologist should know about Non-Convulsive Status Epilepticus Floor JANSEN (The Netherlands)
17H00-17H30 COFFEE BREAK
17H30-18H45 PRACTICAL TRAINING SESSIONS I (Rotation in 3 groups)
Groupe A Treating comorbidities in pediatric epilepsies (ADHD; Anxiety; Depression;) Lieven LAGAE (Belgium), Alia RAMIREZ and Andrea PALACIO (Spain)
Groupe B Using steroids in clinical practice for the treatment of Infantile Spasms, LKS, LGS, and other epilepsies Loreto LLANOS (Chile) and Floor JANSEN (The Netherlands)
Groupe C To treat or Not to Treat the EEG? If one global answer is not possible on what basis can you decide? Maša MALENICA (Croatia), and Carlos VALERA (Spain)
19H30 MEET YOUR MENTORS APERITIF & BUFFET DINER ON SITE
14h45-17h30 PLENARY SESSIONS Moderators : Alexis ARZIMANOGLOU (Spain) and Maša MALENICA (Croatia)
14H45-16H00 Repurposed drugs and precision medicine - which, how and when? Lieven LAGAE (Belgium)
16H00-17H00 What a child neurologist should know about Non-Convulsive Status Epilepticus Floor JANSEN (The Netherlands)
17H00-17H30 COFFEE BREAK
17H30-18H45 PRACTICAL TRAINING SESSIONS I (Rotation in 3 groups)
Groupe A Treating comorbidities in pediatric epilepsies (ADHD; Anxiety; Depression;) Lieven LAGAE (Belgium), Alia RAMIREZ and Andrea PALACIO (Spain)
Groupe B Using steroids in clinical practice for the treatment of Infantile Spasms, LKS, LGS, and other epilepsies Loreto LLANOS (Chile) and Floor JANSEN (The Netherlands)
Groupe C To treat or Not to Treat the EEG? If one global answer is not possible on what basis can you decide? Maša MALENICA (Croatia), and Carlos VALERA (Spain)
19H30 MEET YOUR MENTORS APERITIF & BUFFET DINER ON SITE
Thursday April 24th, 2025
09H00-10H00 PLENARY SESSIONS Moderator: Marios KALIAKATSOS (The UK)
09H00-10H00 Is there a controversy about neonatal seizure treatment? Carmen FONS and Laia NOU (Spain)
10H00-10H30 COFFEE BREAK
10H30-11H45 PRACTICAL TRAINING SESSIONS I (Rotation in 3 groups)
Groupe B Treating comorbidities in pediatric epilepsies (ADHD; Anxiety; Depression;) Lieven LAGAE (Belgium), Alia RAMIREZ and Andrea PALACIO (Spain)
Groupe C Using steroids in clinical practice for the treatment of Infantile Spasms, LKS, LGS, and other epilepsies Loreto LLANOS (Chile) and Floor JANSEN (The Netherlands)
Groupe A To treat or Not to Treat the EEG? If one global answer is not possible on what basis can you decide? Maša MALENICA (Croatia), and Carlos VALERA (Spain)
12H00-13H00 PLENARY SESSIONS Moderator: Carmen FONS (Spain)
12H00-13H00 Assessment and management of psychogenic non-epileptic (functional) seizures (PNES) in children Marios KALIAKATSOS (The UK)
13H00-14H15 LUNCH BREAK
14H15-16H45 PLENARY SESSIONS Moderators: Floor JANSEN (The Netherlands) and Hans HOLTHAUSEN (Germany)
14H15-15H30 Recognize and treat POSTERIOR CORTEX Epilepsies in children (From Syndromes to Localizations) Victoria SAN ANTONIO (Germany) and Laura TASSI (Italy)
15H30-16H45 Surgical techniques for the child neurologist: Lobectomy; Focal cortical resection Jordi RUMIA (Spain)
16H45-17H00 GRAB A COFFEE / TEA BREAK
17H00-18H15 PRACTICAL TRAINING SESSIONS I (Rotation in 3 groups)
Groupe C Treating comorbidities in pediatric epilepsies (ADHD; Anxiety; Depression;) Lieven LAGAE (Belgium), Alia RAMIREZ and Andrea PALACIO (Spain)
Groupe A Using steroids in clinical practice for the treatment of Infantile Spasms, LKS, LGS, and other epilepsies Loreto LLANOS (Chile) and Floor JANSEN (The Netherlands)
Groupe B To treat or Not to Treat the EEG? If one global answer is not possible on what basis can you decide? Maša MALENICA (Croatia), and Carlos VALERA (Spain)
18H30-19H45 PLENARY SESSION Moderator: Valentina DE GIORGIS (Italy)
18H30-19H45 Acute symptomatic status epilepticus and therapeutical approach to unprovoked seizures that follow Eugen TRINKA (Austria)
20H30 EPIPED DINNER
09H00-10H00 Is there a controversy about neonatal seizure treatment? Carmen FONS and Laia NOU (Spain)
10H00-10H30 COFFEE BREAK
10H30-11H45 PRACTICAL TRAINING SESSIONS I (Rotation in 3 groups)
Groupe B Treating comorbidities in pediatric epilepsies (ADHD; Anxiety; Depression;) Lieven LAGAE (Belgium), Alia RAMIREZ and Andrea PALACIO (Spain)
Groupe C Using steroids in clinical practice for the treatment of Infantile Spasms, LKS, LGS, and other epilepsies Loreto LLANOS (Chile) and Floor JANSEN (The Netherlands)
Groupe A To treat or Not to Treat the EEG? If one global answer is not possible on what basis can you decide? Maša MALENICA (Croatia), and Carlos VALERA (Spain)
12H00-13H00 PLENARY SESSIONS Moderator: Carmen FONS (Spain)
12H00-13H00 Assessment and management of psychogenic non-epileptic (functional) seizures (PNES) in children Marios KALIAKATSOS (The UK)
13H00-14H15 LUNCH BREAK
14H15-16H45 PLENARY SESSIONS Moderators: Floor JANSEN (The Netherlands) and Hans HOLTHAUSEN (Germany)
14H15-15H30 Recognize and treat POSTERIOR CORTEX Epilepsies in children (From Syndromes to Localizations) Victoria SAN ANTONIO (Germany) and Laura TASSI (Italy)
15H30-16H45 Surgical techniques for the child neurologist: Lobectomy; Focal cortical resection Jordi RUMIA (Spain)
16H45-17H00 GRAB A COFFEE / TEA BREAK
17H00-18H15 PRACTICAL TRAINING SESSIONS I (Rotation in 3 groups)
Groupe C Treating comorbidities in pediatric epilepsies (ADHD; Anxiety; Depression;) Lieven LAGAE (Belgium), Alia RAMIREZ and Andrea PALACIO (Spain)
Groupe A Using steroids in clinical practice for the treatment of Infantile Spasms, LKS, LGS, and other epilepsies Loreto LLANOS (Chile) and Floor JANSEN (The Netherlands)
Groupe B To treat or Not to Treat the EEG? If one global answer is not possible on what basis can you decide? Maša MALENICA (Croatia), and Carlos VALERA (Spain)
18H30-19H45 PLENARY SESSION Moderator: Valentina DE GIORGIS (Italy)
18H30-19H45 Acute symptomatic status epilepticus and therapeutical approach to unprovoked seizures that follow Eugen TRINKA (Austria)
20H30 EPIPED DINNER
Friday April 25th, 2025
09H00-10H45 PRACTICAL TRAINING SESSIONS II (Rotation in 3 groups)
Groupe A When to suspect a FCD, how to optimize the investigations and what to do next Hans HOLTHAUSEN and Victoria SAN ANTONIO (Germany)
Groupe B Adapting the pre-surgical evaluation to the aetiology (3 Use Cases: Sturge-Weber Sd.; Rasmussen's encephalitis; MRI negative) Helen CROSS (UK), Jana DOMINGUEZ (Spain) and Javier APARICIO (Spain)
Groupe C Is it epilepsy or movement disorder? How to diagnose and treat? Eleni PANAGIOTAKAKI (France) and Dario ORTIGOZA (Spain)
10H45-11H15 COFFEE BREAK
11H15-13H00 PLENARY SESSIONS Moderator: Jaume CAMPISTOL (Spain) & Javier APARICIO (Spain)
11h15-12h00 Intermittent vs. continuous ketogenic diet – is “cheating” an option? Valentina DE GIORGIS (Italy)
12H00-13H00 Recognize and treat with ASMs Focal non-idiopathic (structural) epilepsies in children: Recommendations and Guidelines Helen CROSS (UK)
13H00-14H15 LUNCH BREAK
14H15-15H30 PRACTICAL TRAINING SESSIONS II (Rotation in 3 groups)
Groupe B When to suspect a FCD, how to optimize the investigations and what to do next Hans HOLTHAUSEN and Victoria SAN ANTONIO (Germany)
Groupe C Adapting the pre-surgical evaluation to the aetiology (3 Use Cases: Sturge-Weber Sd.; Rasmussen's encephalitis; MRI negative) Helen CROSS (UK), Jana DOMINGUEZ (Spain) and Javier APARICIO (Spain)
Groupe A Is it epilepsy or movement disorder? How to diagnose and treat? Eleni PANAGIOTAKAKI (France) and Dario ORTIGOZA (Spain)
15H30-15h45 GRAB A COFFEE/ TEA BREAK
15H45-17H00 PRACTICAL TRAINING SESSIONS II (Rotation in 3 groups)
Groupe C When to suspect a FCD, how to optimize the investigations and what to do next Hans HOLTHAUSEN and Victoria SAN ANTONIO (Germany)
Groupe A Adapting the pre-surgical evaluation to the aetiology (3 Use Cases: Sturge-Weber Sd.; Rasmussen's encephalitis; MRI negative) Helen CROSS (UK), Jana DOMINGUEZ (Spain) and Javier APARICIO (Spain)
Groupe B Is it epilepsy or movement disorder? How to diagnose and treat? Eleni PANAGIOTAKAKI (France) and Dario ORTIGOZA (Spain)
17h00 ENJOY GIRONA AFTERNOON & LATE SURPRISES
Saturday April 26th, 2025
09h00-10h15 PLENARY SESSION Moderators : Hans HOLTHAUSEN (Germany) and Mar CARRENO (Spain)
09H00-10H15 MORNING DEBATE: Do we know enough to defend early surgical treatment in children? Pros: Alexis ARZIMANOGLOU (Spain); Cons: Kees BRAUN (The Netherlands)
10H15-10H45 COFFEE BREAK & FREE YOUR ROOM
10H45-12H15 CASES PRESENTED BY THE PARTICIPANTS Coordination: Laia NOU, Javier APARICIO and Jana DOMINGUEZ Discussants: all tutors present
12H15-12H45 POST-MEETING QUIZZ EVALUATION & Light farewell lunch
2025 FACULTY :
APARICIO Javier (Spain) ARZIMANOGLOU Alexis (Spain) BRAUN Kees (The Netherlands) CAMPISTOL Jaume (Spain) CARRENO Mar (Spain) CROSS Helen (UK) DE GIORGIS Valentina (Italy) DOMINGUEZ Jana (Spain) FONS Carmen (Spain) HOLTHAUSEN Hans (Germany) JANSEN Floor (The Netherlands) KALIAKATSOS Marios (UK) LAGAE Lieven (Belgium) LLANOS Loreto (Chile) MALENICA Masa (Croatia) NOU Laia (Spain) ORTIGOZA Dario (Spain) PALACIO Andrea (Spain) PANAGIOTAKAKI Eleni (France) RAMIREZ Alia (Spain) RUMIA Jordi (Spain) SAN ANTONIO Victoria (Germany) TASSI Laura (Italy) TRINKA Eugen (Austria) VALERA Carlos (Spain) 09H00-10H15 MORNING DEBATE: Do we know enough to defend early surgical treatment in children? Pros: Alexis ARZIMANOGLOU (Spain); Cons: Kees BRAUN (The Netherlands)
10H15-10H45 COFFEE BREAK & FREE YOUR ROOM
10H45-12H15 CASES PRESENTED BY THE PARTICIPANTS Coordination: Laia NOU, Javier APARICIO and Jana DOMINGUEZ Discussants: all tutors present
12H15-12H45 POST-MEETING QUIZZ EVALUATION & Light farewell lunch
2025 FACULTY :
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