Seat
Clinic for Neurology, Clinical Center of Serbia
Str. Dr Subotic 6, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
6th Epilepsy School
Iriški venac, June 23-25th 2005.
Fifth Epilepsy School was organized by the Yugoslav Union of Leagues Against Epilepsy and Medical Faculty, University of Niš. It has taken place in Niš, on April 8-9th, 2005.
Sixth Epilepsy School was organized by the Yugoslav Union of Leagues Against Epilepsy. It has taken place on Iriski venac (near Novi Sad) during June 23-25, 2005.
The 6th school was primarily targeted at applicants interested in epileptology and who wish to refine their skills in the etiology, diagnosis and management of epilepsy in patients, through the different ages. Physicians who are pursuing their training or have specialized in neurology, neuropsychiatry, pediatric neurology, pediatrics, neuroradiology, clinical psychology and clinical neurophysiology were welcome to apply.
• Whole day work was planned for June 23- 25, 2005.
• Place: Hotel “Noris”- Iriski venac
Organizers: Yugoslav Union of League Against Epilepsy
League Against Epilepsy in Montenegro
Manager of the educative program: Prof.dr Nebojsa JOVIĆ, EUREPA trainer
Moderators: Associate Prof. Ksenija BOŽIĆ, Prof.dr Milena DJURIĆ, Prof.dr Nebojša JOVIĆ,
Dr Katarina KOPRIVŠEK, Prof.dr Žarko MARTINOVIĆ, Assoc.Prof.dr Dragoslav SOKIĆ,
Prof.dr Mirjana SPASIĆ Assoc.Prof.dr Tatjana STOSIC-OPINCAL (in alphabetical order)
School Secretary: Dr Predrag IGNJATOVIC
Co-moderators : Dr Milan BORKOVIC, Dr Steva LUKIC, Assoc.Prof. dr Marija KNEZEVIC-POGANCEV,
Dr Nikola VOJVODIĆ (in alphabetical order)
• Sixth Epilepsy School rallied invited students from Serbia, Montenegro and R.of Macedonia. The course was limited to a maximum of 40 applicants to allow an optimal level of interaction with the trainees. Applicants were selected on the basis of their case report paper submitted
• Scientific programme was provided.
• Pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline supported the organization of the 6th School.
• No special promotion of any antiepileptic drug is encouraged during the Epilepsy School.
• Applicants who successfully realized the School program, will receive CERTIFICATE.
• Formal attendance to the presentations was not eligible.
• According to the Credit point system for educational courses with activities with medium size participation and comprising the work in small groups, this 6th Epilepsy School organized by the Yugoslav ILAE Chapter is entitled for certain credit points (CPs).
Short description of activities, list of participants and assigned topics are also available.
REGISTRATION FEE
Registration fee of 40 Еur (payment was made in Serbian dinars).
Registration fee for participants include: admission to the Scientific Sessions, School material (Program, Book of Proceedings or Hand-outs), coffee breaks, lunch, get-together reception, gala-dinner and Certificate of attendance.
TOPICS AND LECTURERS
List of assigned epileptology topics
1. Genetics of generalized idiopathic epilepsies
2. Effects of AEDs on menses and female fertility
3. Epilepsy and memory
4. Patients with epilepsy during state of emergency and natural disasters
5. AEDs-dependent epilepsies
6. Chronic liver diseases and antiepileptic therapy
7. Behavioral disorders and epilepsy
8. Brain apoplexy and risk for seizures
9. How to reduce stigmatization and social isolation of epileptics?
10. Optimal treatment of epilepsy in elderly
11. Migraine-epilepsy co-morbidity
12. Hormones and ketogenic diet for epileptic encephalopathies of childhood
13. Differential diagnosis of frontal lobe epilepsy and non-epileptic psychogenic seizures
14. Role of the EEG in diagnostics of non-epileptic conditions and diseases
15. Cerebral palsy and epilepsy
Distribution of School participants for assigned topics:
1. Genetics of generalized idiopathic epilepsies
Dr Emilija Cvetkovska
Dr Miodrag Manigoda
2. Effects of AEDs on menses and female fertility
Dr Gordana Vlahović
Dr Igor Kuzmanovski
3. Epilepsy and memory
Dr Tatjana Redzak-Mudrinić
Dr Bora Cekić
4. Patients with epilepsy during sate of emergency and natural disasters
Dr Kornelija Buhmiler
Dr Snežana Đorđević
5. AED-dependent epilepsies
Dr Dorjanka Stanković-Janković
Dr Olga Jotovska
6. Chronic liver diseases and antiepileptic therapy
Dr Milka Budakov
Ass.dr Goran Nikoloski
7. Behavioral disorders and epilepsy
Dr Mirjana Ćeranić
Ass.dr Olivera Lekovska
8. Brain apoplexy and risk for seizures
Dr Merita Marku
Dr Radovan Kostić
9. How to reduce stigmatization and social isolation of epileptics?
Dr Marina Jovanović
Prim.dr Marija Stević-Major
10. Optimal treatment of epilepsy in elderly
Dr Ljiljana Stančetić-Bačvanin
Dr Dejan Milivojević
Dr Milena Dimić
11. Migraine-epilepsy co-morbidity
Dr Predrag Ignjatović
Dr Vesna Mitić
12. Hormones and ketogenic diet for epileptic encephalopathies of childhood
Dr Željko Lukić
Dr Jasmina Marjanović
13. Differential diagnosis of frontal lobe epilepsy and non-epileptic psychogenic seizures
Dr Aleksandar Gavrilović
Dr Periša Simonović
14. Role of the EEG in diagnostics of non-epileptic conditions and diseases
Ass.dr Slavica Vujisić
Vera Lukić
15. Cerebral palsy and epilepsy
Dr Sanja Pejović
Dr Fadilj Škrijelji
SCHOOL PARTICIPANTS
No. Title Last name First name City
1. Dr STANČETIĆ-BAČVANIN Ljiljana Sremska Mitrovica
2. Dr BORKOVIĆ Milan Belgrade
3. Dr BUDAKOV Milka Novi Sad
4. Dr BUHMILER Kornelija Novi Sad
5. Dr VLAHOVIĆ Gordana Belgrade
6. Dr VOJVODIĆ Nikola Belgrade
7. Assist.dr VUJISIĆ Slavica Podgorica
8. Dr GAVRILOVIĆ Aleksandar Kragujevac
9. Dr DIMIĆ Milena Niš
10. Dr ĐORĐEVIĆ Snežana Belgrade
11. Dr IGNjATOVIĆ Predrag Belgrade
12. Dr IDRIZOVIĆ Zilha Bijelo Polje
13. Dr JOVANOVIĆ Marina Niš
14. Dr JOTOVSKA Olga Skoplje
15. Dr KLEM Jovan Sombor
16. Dr KOSTIĆ Radovan Vranje
17. Dr KUZMANOVSKI Igor Skoplje
18. Assist.dr LEKOVSKA Olivera Skoplje
19. Psych. LUKIĆ Vera Belgrade
20. Dr LUKIĆ Željko Jagodina
21. Dr LUKIĆ Steva Niš
22. Prim.dr STEVIĆ- MAJOR Marija Subotica
23. Dr MANIGODA Miodrag Belgrade
24. Dr MARJANOVIĆ Jasmina Kosovska Mitrovica
25. Dr MARKU Merita Skoplje
26. Dr MILIVOJEVIĆ Dejan Petrovac na Mlavi
27. Dr MILOVANOVIĆ Maja Belgrade
28. Dr MITIĆ Vesna Belgrade
29. Dr REDžAK-MUDRINIĆ Tatjana Novi Sad
30. Assist.dr NIKOLOSKI Goran Skoplje
31. Dr PEJOVIĆ Sanja Gornji Milanovac
32. Dr PETROVIĆ Igor Kosovska Mitrovica
33. Assoc.Prof KNEŽEVIĆ-POGANČEV Marija Novi Sad
34. Dr SIMONOVIĆ Periša Belgrade
35. Dr STANKOVIĆ-JANKOVIĆ Dorjanka Niš
36. Dr TODOROVIĆ Natalija Kragujevac
A Group of 40 students finished the 6th Epilepsy School.
Figures 11,12,13,14 School participants 1,2,3 Macedonean group
SOCIAL PROGRAM
June 23, 2005.
08.15 Appointment of School participants in front of the Institute of Histology and Physiology (str.Visegradska 26, Belgrade)
08.30 Bus departure from Belgrade to Iriski venac
Venue to the Hotel “Noris”(Iriski venac). Welcome reception
10.00-10:05 Prof.dr Nebojša Jović
Welcome address. Opening of the School
10.05– 13.00 Moderator’s lectures 1
Dr Katarina Koprivšek (Novi Sad, S.Kamenica)
Magnetic resonance imaging in a diagnostic of malformations of cortical development
Assoc.Prof.dr Tatjana Stošić-Opinćal (Belgrade)
Cerebral vascular diseases as seizure etiology
Prof.dr Milena Đurić (Belgrade)
Periodical convulsions in childhood
Prof.dr Nebojša Jović (Belgrade)
Cortical dysplasia and epilepsy
13.00 – 14.00 lunch
15.30 – 19.00 Presentation of case report / preferred epileptological topic (breakdown into 4 small groups) Coordinated and evaluated by minimum 2 (co)moderators per group
Session started with co-moderator’s case report as a model.
Participants presented case report from their own practice- 10 min presentation and 5 min discussion per report.
Coffee and refreshment breaks will be fixed.
Figures 1,2,3,4 (Plenary sessions)
20.00 Dinner
June 24, 2005.
10.00 – 12.30 Moderator’s lectures 2
Prof.dr Žarko Martinović (Belgrade)
Depression in patients with epilepsy
Assoc.Prof.dr Ksenija Božić (Novi Sad)
Epilepsy and psychosis
Assoc.Prof.dr Dragoslav V. Sokić (Belgrade)
Clinical characteristics of psychogenic non-epileptic seizures
Prof.dr Mirjana Spasić (Niš)
When to start and when to stop with antiepileptic medication?
13.00 – 14.00 lunch
15.30 – 17.30 Co-moderator’s lectures
Dr Nikola Vojvodić (Belgrade)
Antiepileptic therapy in pregnancy and breast-feeding
Assoc.Prof.dr Marija Knežević-Pogančev (Novi Sad)
Early psychomotor development of children in relation to the maternal epilepsy
Dr Milan Borković (Belgrade)
Rational antiepileptic polytherapy
Dr Steva Lukić (Niš)
Clinically important AED interactions
Fig. 5 Lecturers
18.00 Selection of assigned topics and working groups
(2-3 participants per topic/ group)
Preparation of assigned topics (as MS Power Point presentations)
(2-3 participants per PC unit)
Available internet connection and consultation with (co)moderators
21.00 Gala dinner (musical program included)
Sponsored by GlaxoSmithKline Co. Representative office in Belgrade
June 25, 2005.
10.00 – 13.00 Presentations of assigned topics (breakdown into 3 groups):
(10 min presentation and 5 min discussion per topic)
Presentations were coordinated and evaluated by at least 2 (co)moderators per group
13.00 Lunch
14.30 Closing remarks
A visit to the Serbian medieval monasteries Krusedol and Grgeteg was organized after the School. These unequaled and impressive monasteries are situated on the slopes of Fruska Gora mountain, in the Srem region. They are a part of the historical and cultural complex of monuments called the Serbian Holy Mountain.
Return to Belgrade in the late afternoon.
List of topics was selected upon suggestions made by students in the Application forms.
Speakers were asked to timely prepare and submit either integral texts or hand-outs of theirs power-point presentations. This material was printed in a form of good quality manual entitled ”Epileptology topics III” and distributed to all applicants before the school (Fig.6).
According to the rules for accreditation of courses, made by the European Epilepsy Academy, the presentation of each speaker was evaluated. The evaluation sheets were collected after the communications.
Before the beginning of the school, each applicant has prepared and sent/delivered manuscript with:
1) Case report from his own clinical epileptology practice or
2) Review of one epileptology topic.
Paper preparation has been done according to special instructions.
Reported cases are further discussed. Case reports presentation were organized as a small-group sessions. Sessions were coordinated and evaluated by (co)moderators (minimum 2 per session).
Each evaluator was asked to assess the quality of case reported, comprising : 1.) Anamnesis and Classification, 2.) Diagnostics, 3.) Therapeutic decision, 4.) Terminology and 5.) Conclusions.
Case reports which have not been presented on platform, was evaluated later, according to same principles. (Figures 7, 8 Case reports, Small-group work)
For the first time in the practice of Yugoslav ILAE Chapter, school was organised in three working days.
During the second and third working day, participants have prepared and presented assigned epileptology topics (in the form of MS Power Point presentation). List of epileptology topics are available (s. bellow)
Selection of assigned topics and working groups (2-3 participants) have been performed on random manner. Each working group have access to separate PC unit and consultation with (co)moderators.
Moreover, majority of participants showed the extraordinary enthusiasm and interest, and used to spent lot of free hours for assigned task too. Working atmosphere, collegial spirit and amazing commitment has been highly impressive (Pictures 9, 10 Assigned topics 1,2).
Consequently, presentation of assigned topic has been on high quality level. Presentations of assigned topics have been performed in three separate sessions, coordinated and evaluated by at least 2 (co)moderators. Each topic has been presented and discussed.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Yugoslav Union of Leagues Against Epilepsy acknowledges to GlaxoSmithKline – representative office in Serbia for competent and professional help in School organization, redaction of all printed materials and significant financial support to School participants. Figure 15 (Sponsors)
Social Program
Owing to the sponsorship of GlaxoSmithKline company, an pleasant evening was organized on June 24, 2005 in a restaurant of Hotel “Noris”. School participants shortly relaxed with culinary specialties and music.
Figures 16,17,18 Gala dinner 1,2,3
ANNOUNCEMENT
7th Epilepsy School of the Yugoslav Union of Leagues Against Epilepsy will be organized at November 11-12, 2005. It will take place in Podgorica.
Legend for figures
Fig. 1-4 Plenary session (Figures named Plen.rad 1,2,3,4)
Fig. 5 Moderators (Prof.dr N.Jović, Prof.dr M.Spasić) and co-moderators (Dr
S.Lukić, Dr M.Borković) (Fig.named Predavači)
Fig. 6 Proceedings of the 6th Epilepsy School (front page)
Fig. 7 Case reports (Fig.named. Prikazi sluč)
Fig. 8 Small-group work (Fig.named. Male grupe)
Fig. 9, 10 Work on assigned topics (Fig.named Zadate teme 1,2)
Fig. 11, 12 School participants in front of the «Noris» (Fig.named Polaznici 1,2)
Fig. 13 Moderator Assoc.Prof.dr D.Sokić with participants (Fig.named Polaznici 3)
Fig. 14 Group of School participants from R.of Macedonia (Fig.named. Maked.grupa)
Fig. 15 Prof.dr N.Jović with sponsor representatives (GlaxoSmithKline Co)
Fig. 16-17 Gala dinner (Fig.named Sveč.več. 1,2)
Fig. 18 Gala dinner (Dr M.Jovanović, Dr P.Ignjatović-School Secretary, Dr M.Borković)
(Fig.named Sveč.več.3)
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