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SECOND MIGRATING COURSE ON EPILEPSY

Trakai, Lithuania, June 1 - 8, 2008.

The new educational initiative - "Migrating Course on Epilepsy" - has been started in 2007 to take place once a year in different European Countries. It is a clinically - oriented course, targeted to specialists at the second and third level of epilepsy care and focused on comprehensive aspects of diagnosis and treatment of epilepsy.  The first course has been successfully organized in Serbia, the second one is planned in Lithuania in close collaboration with the Lithuanian Society for Epileptology.

Target audience

The Migrating Course on Epilepsy is addressed to applicants providing care for patients with epilepsy and who wish to refine their skills in epileptology. Specialists in neurology, psychiatry, neuropsychiatry, pediatric neurology, pediatrics, clinical neurophysiology and psychology are welcome to apply.

Program

The course is focused on comprehensive aspects of diagnosis and treatment of epilepsy. It will also include the basic sciences in clinical epileptology issues and comprehensive care and rehabilitation of patients with epilepsy. Different issues of adult and pediatric epileptology will be covered.

The faculty will consist of leading European epileptologists, including members of the Commission of European Affairs.

The didactic format will promote the combination of lectures and interactive case discussion. Case orientated learning is emphasized. Didactic cases provided by tutors and case reports prepared by participants are planned to be discussed in small group of participants.

Learning objectives

The course, on completion, will enable the participants to receive the up-to-date information and expert opinion on the main topics of clinical epileptology, to improve their competence and gain practical skills in the diagnostic work-up and decision-making concerning the management of different aspects of pediatric and adult epileptology. The tutorials held by experienced epileptologists through interactive education are expected to provoke vivid discussions and to stimulate critical diagnostic approach, especially regarding the EEG, neuroimaging and pharmacotherapy. Didactic cases provide by tutors in case-oriented learning will be useful to students in dealing with clinical problems in daily practice. By presenting their own case or scientific reports during the group sessions, the participants are encouraged to improve the competence and confidence in lecturing and teaching.

The teaching methodology is elaborated in cooperation with EUREPA.

The Migrating Course on Epilepsy will be given in English.

The 2nd Migrating Course on Epilepsy will take place in Trakai, close to Vilnius, Lithuania, from June 1-8, 2008. 

Organizers:  ILAE Commission on European Affairs (CEA)/ European Advisory Council (EAC), European Epilepsy Academy (EUREPA)
Local organizer:  Lithuanian Society for Epileptology (Lithuanian ILAE Chapter)
 
Organising Committee:  Peter Wolf, Milda Endziniene, Alla Guehkt, Nebojsa Jovic, Federico Vigevano, Jana Zarubova (in alphabetical order)
 
Duration:  June 1 -  8, 2008
Whole 6 day work was planned + arrival/departure days
 
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Registration fee:
 Margis hotel in Trakai, close to Vilnius, Lithuania (www.margis.lt),  accommodation for tutors and participants and well-equipped rooms for the whole-day work

Maximal number is 36 to allow for an optimal level of interaction with the trainees.
Applicants will be selected by the Organizing Commitee of the Migrating Course on Epilepsy primarily on the basis of their case reports submitted.

European ILAE chapter members and applicants up to 45 years of age.

A number of bursaries will be available, applicants are encouraged to apply. The bursary covers the registration fee.

Please note that according to the decision on the Commission on European Affairs, only one bursary per year per person is possible, so recipients of other bursaries provided by the CEA in 2008 (i.e. bursary for EUREPA distance education) are not eligible for the bursary for this Migrating Course. Still they are welcome to participate with the payment of the registration fee.


1000 Euro

The fee includes accomodation (in twin room), full board, transfer airport-hotel-airport, handouts, and access to all educational activities (lectures, tutorials, case discussions, video sessions).

Please note that it will be possible to have a single room if the extra charge is paid additionally and upon advance request.

Application

Each candidate for the 2nd Migrating Course on Epilepsy is required to submit:

  1. Application form (the need for a bursary should be indicated in it)
  2. Two case reports from student's clinical practice with patients with epilepsy; reports about personal scientific research are also welcome
  3. Curriculum vitae (CV) and list of publications
  4. Letter of intent
  5. Recommendation from the ILAE Chapter or the Head of the Department

NB: Please check if you need an entrance visa to Lithuania. If this is the case, please inform the local organizer as soon as possible in order to timely start your visa preparations.

Case reports provided by students are expected to be:

  • specific and with some difficulties / problems in clinical semiology, diagnostics, classification and therapeutic strategy and possibly showing some unusual clinical features
  • it is recommended that case report includes questions addressed to audience for the discussion, and concluding student's answers, explanations and ideas to be presented after comments of a group

Reports on personal scientific results may be provided instead of case reports.

All reports will be evaluated by the Organizing Committee members. Its presentation will be organized in the small-group sessions.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR CASE REPORT SUBMISSION

  • The report should be prepared as Power Point presentation, in English.
  • The first slide: title, applicant's name, the institution, city and country
  • The number of slides must be adapted to the length of presentation which is planned to be 25 minutes (including discussion)
  • It is recommended to use the font size and number of lines, adapted to the easy reading from the audience. Standard abbreviations may be used.
  • The case presentation should be informative, containing:
    1. introduction
    2. case report
    3. conclusion
    Drug Products should be identified by their non-proprietary names only
  • Video-sequence(s) EEG fragments, neuroimaging scans etc, if available should be included in the presentation
  • The reports on personal scientific research should include:
    1. introduction
    2. aims
    3. methods
    4. results
    5. discussion
    6. conclusions
  • Authors are responsible for the linguistic accuracy and ethical standards
  • All presentations will be reviewed by the Organizing Committee
  • CD with case reports prepared as PPT presentation, or adapted in a PDF format should be sent by post-mail to Milda Endziniene as soon as possible.

CD with case reports should be sent by postal mail to the Local Organizer
Prof. Milda Endziniene:
Dept. of Neurology
Kaunas University Hospital
Eiveniu 2,
Kaunas LT - 50009
Lithuania

Certification:
Applicants who successfully fulfill the program will receive a EUREPA certificate.

The Migrating Course will be submitted for the accreditation of UEMS /EACCME.

Please follow the information on the website concerning:
  •     Detailed educational programme
  •     Local general information (climate, local time, passport/visa, banking service, 
        transportation etc. 
  •     Other updates

Information on websites:

http://www.epilepsy.org (ILAE)
http://www.epilepsy-academy.org (EUREPA)

Contacts:
Milda Endziniene. local organizer: endziniene@gmail.com
Petra Novotny, EUREPA Secretariat: petra@epilepsy-academy.org

Important dates and addresses

Applications should be submitted not later than January 15, 2008.
Case reports should be sent in to the Local Organizer not later than January 15, 2008.
Applicants will be informed of the outcome of their application by February 29, 2008.

All files required for the application (application form, CV, letter of intent, recommendation) should be sent by e-mail to endziniene@gmail.com and petra@epilepsy-academy.org .

CD with case reports prepared as PPT presentation, or adapted in a PDF format must be sent by post-mail to the Local Organizer, or sent as an archive file to endziniene@gmail.com:

Local Organizer address: Prof. Milda Endziniene, Neurology Department, Kaunas University Hospital, Eiveniu 2, Kaunas LT 50009, Lithuania.

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