Scientific Program

 

 

All day              Arrival and hotel check-in 

16:00                Registration and distribution of course material                          

18:00                Get-together                                                                             

 

October 13, 2025

 

08:00 – 08:30    OPENING SESSION                                                                 

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                 WELCOME ADDRESS AND INTRODUCTION TO THE COURSE
                 M. Bialer, ILAE-EUROPE-Past Chair and Organizing Committee, Israel
                 J.H. Cross, ILAE-President and Organizing Committee, UK

                 E. Trinka, ILAE-EUROPE-Past Chair and Organizing Committee, Austria

                 INTRODUCTION TO THE COURSE

                 T. Tomson, Organizing Committee, Sweden

                 STUDENT INTRODUCTIONS

                 Each student to present him/herself

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08:30 – 10:45    INTRODUCTORY LECTURES                                                   

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                   Chairpersons:  M. Koepp, UK

                                         T. Tomson, Sweden

 

08:30           DEFINITIONS AND CLASSIFICATION OF SEIZURES, EPILEPSIES AND STATUS EPILEPTICUS

                   J.H. Cross, UK, E. Trinka, Austria

 

09:15           Discussion

 

09:30           GENERAL GOALS OF TREATMENT

                   T. Tomson, Sweden

 

10:00           Discussion

 

10:15           Coffee Break

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10:45 - 15:45     Session I:     

                        THE PHARMACOLOGY OF ANTISEIZURE MEDICATIONS (ASMs)

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                   Chairpersons:        M. Bialer, Israel

                                                E. Perucca, Australia

 

10:45           ASMs: MECHANISMS OF ACTION 
                   H.S. White, USA
 
11:15           Discussion

 

11:30           EXPERIMENTAL MODELS FOR THE DISCOVERY AND TESTING OF NEW
                   DRUGS TO TREAT SEIZURES AND EPILEPSY
                   H.S. White, USA   
 

12:00           Discussion    

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11:00 – 16:00    Session I:                                                                                 

                        THE PHARMACOLOGY OF ANTISEIZURE MEDICATIONS (ASMs), (cont)

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12:15           BASIC PRINCIPLES OF PHARMACOKINETICS

                    M. Bialer, Israel

 

13:00           Discussion                        

 

13:15           PHARMACOKINETICS OF ANTISEIZURE MEDICATION

                   M. Bialer, Israel, C. Johannessen Landmark, Norway

 

14:00           Discussion

                  

14:15           Lunch

15:15           PHARMACOKINETICS VARIABILITY OF ANTISEIZURE MEDICATION AND THE USE OF TDM

                   C. Johannessen Landmark, Norway

 

15:45           Discussion

 

16:00           Coffee Break

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16:30 – 18:00    Session II:                                                                                                    
                        DRUG INTERACTIONS

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                   Chairpersons:         C. Johannessen Landmark, Norway

                                                M. Koepp, UK

16:30           CLINICAL CASES: DRUG INTERACTIONS AND TDM (2 groups) 

                   Tutors: M. Bialer, Israel, E. Perucca, Italy, C. Johannessen Landmark, Norway,

                   T. Tomson, Sweden

 

18:00           End of Sessions

October 14, 2025

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08:00 - 12:45     Session III:                                                                                                                

                        TREATMENT ISSUES

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                   Chairpersons:        E. Trinka, Austria

                                                H.S. White, USA

 

08:00           DRUG INTERACTIONS IN EPILEPSY

                    M. Bialer, Israel

08:45           Discussion

09:00           WHEN TO TREAT AND WITH WHAT DOSE?

                   T. Tomson, Sweden, N. Specchio, Italy

                  

09:30           Discussion            

 

09:45           CLINICAL CASES: WHEN TO START TREATMENT (2 GROUPS)

                   Tutors: T. Tomson, Sweden, N. Specchio, Italy

 

11:00           Coffee Break

 

11:30           SELECTION OF DRUGS FOR INITIAL TREATMENT OF CHILDREN

                   N. Specchio, Italy

 

12:00           Discussion

 

12:15           SELECTION OF DRUGS FOR INITIAL TREATMENT OF ADULTS

                   E. Trinka, Austria

 

12:45           Discussion

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13:00 - 14:00     POSTER PRESENTATIONS I

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14:00           Lunch

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14:45 - 18:45     Session III:                                                                                                                

                        TREATMENT ISSUES

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14:45           ADVERSE EFFECTS OF ASMs AND THEIR ASSESSMENT

                   E. Trinka, Austria

15:15           Discussion

15:30           PREGNANCY AND BREASTFEEDING

                   T. Tomson, Sweden

 

16:15           Discussion

 

16:30           Coffee Break

 

17:00           CLINICAL CASES – ACUTE SYMPTOMATIC SEIZURES IN ADULTS AND CHILDERN

                   (2 Groups 1 Adult 1 Children)

                   Tutors: E. Trinka, AustriaH. Cross UK

 

18:00           Discussion

                  

October 15, 2025

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08:00 - 12:30     Session IV:                                                                               

                        ASSESSING EFFICACY AND SAFETY
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                   Chairpersons:        M. Koepp, UK

                                              S. Auvin, France

08:00           WHAT STRATEGY WHEN THE INITIAL DRUG FAILS

                    E. Perucca, Italy

 

08:30           Discussion

                           

08:45           HOW TO DEVELOP A DRUG FROM PHASE 1 TO PHASE 4

                   N. Specchio, Italy, F. Vigevano, Italy

 

09:30           Discussion

 

09:45           CRITICAL INTERPRETATION OF DRUG TRIALS IN EPILEPSY

                   E. Perucca, Australia

10:45           Discussion

 

11:00           Coffee break

 

11:30           INNOVATIVE TRIAL DESIGNS FOR RARE EPILPSY SYNDROMES

                   S. Auvin, France

 

12:15            Discussion

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12:30 - 13:30     POSTER PRESENTATIONS II

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13:30                Lunch

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14:30 - 18:30     Session IV:                                                                               

                        ASSESSING EFFICACY AND SAFETY (cont)
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14:30           PRECISION MEDICINE IN EPILEPSY

                   S. Auvin, France, N. Specchio, Italy

 

15:00           Discussion

15:15           COGNITIVE COMORBIDITIES IN SEVERE EPILEPSIES OF CHILDHOOD:

                    CAN WE INFLUENCE THE OUTCOME?

                     F. Vigevano, Italy

15:45           Discussion

 

16:00           THE MEDICAL TREATMENT OF CHRONIC EPILEPSY AND ITS CO-MORBIDITIES

                    M. Koepp, UK       

 

16:45           Discussion

 

17:00           Coffee Break

 

17:20           CLINICAL CASES: DRUG INTERACTIONS AND CLINICAL PK (2 groups) 

                    Tutors: M. Bialer, Israel, E. Perucca, Italy, C. Johannessen Landmark, Norway,

                    T. Tomson, Sweden

18:30           End of Sessions


 

October 16, 2025

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08:30 - 09:30     POSTER PRESENTATIONS III

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09:30 - 12:30     Session V:                                                                               

                        OPTIMIZING MEDICAL MANAGEMENT & TREATMENT STRATEGIES (I)
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                   Chairpersons:         M. Koepp, UK

                                                H. Cross, UK
 

09:30           TREATMENT OF STATUS EPILEPTICUS AND ACUTE REPETITIVE SEIZURES

                   E. Trinka, Austria

 

10:15           Discussion

 

10:30           Coffee break

 

11:00           CLINICAL CASES – STATUS EPILEPTICUS IN ADULTS AND CHILDREN

                   (2 Groups 1 Adult 1 Children)

                   Tutors: E.Trinka, Austria, N.Specchio, Italy

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12:30 - 13:30     POSTER PRESENTATIONS IV

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13:30           Lunch

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14:30 - 17:45     Session V:                                                                               

                        OPTIMIZING MEDICAL MANAGEMENT & TREATMENT STRATEGIES (I) (cont)

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14:30           CLINICAL CASES - DEES (2 Groups)

                   N. Speechio, Italy, S. Auvin, France, H. Cross, UK, H. Cross, UK

 

15:45           Coffee Break

 

16:15           TREATMENT OF EPILEPSIES IN THE ELDERLY

                   M. Neufeld, Israel

 

16:45           Discussion

 

17:00           TERMINATION OF DRUG THERAPY IN SEIZURE-FREE PATIENTS

                   M. Koepp, UK

17:30           Discussion

 

17:45           End of Day


October 17, 2025

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08:30 – 09:30    POSTER PRESENTATIONS V

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09:30           CEREMONY: COURSE DIPLOMAS PRESENTED TO PARTICIPANTS

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10:00 - 14:00    Session VI:                                                                                           

                        OPTIMIZING MEDICAL MANAGEMENT (II): SPECIAL SITUATIONS/SPECIAL GROUPS
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                   Chairpersons:         M. Neufeld, Israel

                                                F. Vigevano, Italy

 

10:00           THERAPIES OF AUTOIMMUNE ENCEPHALITIS-ASSOCIATED EPILEPSIES

                   E. Trinka, Austria

 

10:30           Discussion

 

10:45           EMERGING AND FUTURE THERAPIES

                   E. Perucca, Australia

 

11:15           Discussion
 

11:30           Coffee Break

 
12:00           JOURNAL CLUB TUTORIAL

                   J.H. Cross, UK M. Neufeld, Israel E. Perucca, Australia N. Specchio, Italy F. Vigevano, Italy                                                                                                                     

14:00           Lunch