4th Advanced Residential Course in Neonatal Epilepsy
The 4th Advanced Residential Course in Neonatal Epilepsy will take place in Catania on 24-25 September 2024 and is addressed to neonatologists, child neurologists, neuropsychiatrists, and clinical neurophysiology technicians. Presidents of the corurse: Prof. Martino Ruggieri and Prof. Raffaele Falsaperla.
Our advanced course of Neonatal Epileptology and Neuropghysiology is addressed to neonatologists, child neurologists, neuropsychiatrists, and clinical neurophysiology technicians to provide the appropriate cultural tools on the management of infants with epileptic disorders.
The course is based on anatomical, neurophysiological, biochemical and pharmacological notions together with advanced neurophysiological topics. The “gold” standard to diagnose epileptic diseases remains the EEG that in Neonatal Intensive Care Units has become a very useful tool for the diagnostic and therapeutic management of neonatal seizures.
The course includes practical interactive clinical sections on genetic epileptic encephalopaties with the intent to underlie the clinical clues for diagnosis and on practical use of EEG.
In addition, we also plan interdisciplinary sessions with multidisciplinary physicians specialist on different aspects of infant epilepsy, in order to provide future scenarios of innovative therapies. We will focus on the specific features of neonatal seizures, addressing special sessions on the diagnosis of subtle seizures and their early recognition. Moreover, we will address our attention on the autonomic signs and symptoms related to neurologic diseases, as early symunderlaptoms of epilepsy, when clinical and EEG signs are not still evident.
Finally, there will be also a session on genetic diseases, which are considered an important challenge to reduce mortality and morbidity of neonates with epileptic diseases.
All these sessions will be combined with the presentation of the most recent literature data, in order to provide topics for further multicenter research networks.
We hope you will enjoy our program.
Prof. Raffaele Falsaperla
Prof. Martino Ruggieri
Sebastiano Bandiera - Catania
Roberto Caraballo - Argentina
Maria Roberta Cilio - Belgio
Carla Cimino - Catania
Ausilia Desiree Collotta - Catania
Giovanni Corsello - Palermo
Raffaele Falsaperla - Catania
Silvia Fanaro - Ferrara
Sebastian Fortini - Argentina
Vito Leanza - Catania
Emilio Lomeo - Catania
Janette Mailo - Canada
Simona Domenica Marino - Catania
Eli Mizrahi - USA
Marco Palumbo - Catania
Xena Pappalardo - Catania
Piero Pavone - Catania
Francesco Pisani - Parma
Antonella Riva - Genova
Martino Ruggieri - Catania
Bruna Scalia - Catania
Vincenzo Sortino - Catania
Carlotta Spagnoli - Reggio Emilia
Pasquale Striano - Genova
Agnese Suppiej - Padova
Lucia Tardino - Catania
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SEPTEMBER 24 |
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| 08:30 |
Welcome and Introduction |
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Neonatal Onset: misleading factors |
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| 08:40 |
Maternal factors |
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| 09:05 |
Antenal technological Improvements |
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| 09.30 |
Array comparative genomic hybridization (aCGH) as predictive role |
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| SECTION 2 | ||
| Neonatal Epilepsy: from neonatal screening to clinical signature | ||
| 09.55 |
Eye bliniking as clincal signs |
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| 10.20 |
Widened neonatal metabolic screening |
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| 10.45 |
Video EEG as diagnostic signature |
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| 11.10 |
Focus: Nutritional focus on NICU setting |
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| 11.35 |
Diagnostic yield of NGS testing and diagnostic pathways in neonatal epilepsies Carlotta Spagnoli |
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“Epileptic Encephalopaty” model of precision therapy |
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| 12.00 |
The Genetics of Neonatal-onset Epilepsies: from Founder Mutation to Actionable Targets Vincenzo Salpietro |
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| 12.25 |
Precision therapy as a model to follow |
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| 12.50 |
Novel type of EEG: look the future |
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| 13.15 |
From functional studies to gene mutation |
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| 13.40 |
Lecture: Neurobiological model of neonatal Epilepsy |
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| 14.05 | Lunch | |
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Beyond neonatal seizures: epilepsy evolution |
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| 14:50 |
Preterm versus term |
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| 15:15 |
Epilepsy evolution: definition & terminology. Outcome of neonatal seizures |
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| 15:40 |
Advances in diagnosis and management of neonatal seizures |
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| 16:05 | Discussion | |
| 16:30 | End of the day |
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| SEPTEMBER 25 | ||
| SECTION 5 | ||
| Neonatal Epilepsy: diagnostic and therapeutical management | ||
| 09.00 | Upcoming precision treatments in EEs’ Pasquale Striano |
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| 09.25 | Background Role of EEG: Why it is Leading? Agnese Suppiej |
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EEG monitoring versus aEEG |
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| 10.15 |
Anti seizure medication: how choose? |
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| 10:40 |
Lecture: Ketogenic Diet: why we fail? |
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| INTERNATIONAL INTERACTIVE SESSION FROM THE OLD | ||
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Connettivity and source analysis on neonatal EEG |
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| 11.30 |
Update on Neonatal Seizures |
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| 11.55 |
Movement disorders on neonatal age to be differentiate from the seizures |
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| 12.00 |
Neuromonitoring strategies in NICU: from theory to best practice |
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| 12.45 |
Lecture: From cerebral malformation sign to glance diagnosis |
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| 13.10 |
End of the course |
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This educational activity is accredited by the Italian National Commission for Continuing Education, for the following professions: Doctors of the following branch of knowledge: Neonatology; Infantile Neuropsychiatry; Neurology; Pediatrics; Pediatricians; Neurophysiopathology Technician.
The course was accredited for 80 participants for 10 training hours. The event obtained 10 ECM credits. To issue credits attendee must: attend 90% of the total training hours of the event; register at the entrance and exit by scanning the barcode on his personal badge; pass the learning verification test at least 75% correct answers. In the event that the registration is offered by a company it is necessary that the participant deliver the invitation received from the company or fill out and sign a declaration that will be delivered at the time of registration. Servizitalia does not assume responsibility for any failure to award credits by the Ministry in case of incorrect or partial completion of the forms.
To participate in the course, you must complete the application form available online at the website www.fad.servizitalia.it, submitting your resume.
Scientific committee will examine the requests received and will select the attendees.
The selected participants, after receiving communication from the Organizing Secretariat, must complete their registration by paying the registration fee through the website, within 7 days from the date of communication.
Registration fees (VAT not included): € 450,00
Registration fee includes: Conference kit, access to ECM credits, 2 lunches, certificate of attendance.
EVENT VENUE
Villa Cerami - Università degli Studi di Catania
Via Gallo, 24 - 95124 Catania
SERVIZITALIA s.c.a r.l.
via S. Puglisi, 15
90143 Palermo
tel. 091 6250453
congressi@servizitalia.it
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