Autumn School
EAN Autumn School in Loutraki, Greece
October 20-24, 2022
The application for the Autumn School 2022 is closed. The received applications are currently under review and all applicants will be informed in due course.
Dedicated to clinical neurologists in training who did not yet complete their residency/ clinical speciality training. Experienced neurologists and sub-specialists will illustrate how they approach specific clinical presentations and symptoms, including an update on relevant diagnostic and treatment approaches for key conditions in the relevant areas. Local speakers will try to bring a patient in order to demonstrate symptoms in real-life case scenarios.
Organisers: EAN Teaching Course sub-Committee, Programme leads: Maria Stamelou and Roland Wiest
EAN Office: Magda Dohnalova, Helene Winklmayr, Julia Mayer
Location
VENUE:
Wyndham Loutraki Poseidon
Loutraki 203 00, Greece
(1,5h from Athens airport)
ARRIVAL: Thursday, October 20, 2022
SCHOOL: Thursday-Sunday: The lectures are scheduled for the four consecutive days. Participation in the entire event is expected.
DEPARTURE: Monday, October 24, 2022
CAPACITY: Up to 60 participants (20 per afternoon course to guarantee hands-on)
Accommodation, tuition, board and programme are covered by EAN.
Participants pay only for their travel.
Participation for the entire course is mandatory.
Please check the offical government website for up-to-date travel restrictions: https://travel.gov.gr/#/
RRFS members from EAN member countries with more than 2 years of clinical training
RRFS members from Corresponding Institutional Member Countries (Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Mauretania, Morocco, Nepal, Palestine, Tunisia, Syria) and HINARI Group A countries are welcome to apply
Full members from EAN member countries within 5 years after completion of neurology training
Application for a travel grant is possible for members of low and lower-middle income countries. A short letter of intent, why the person wants to participate including why the travel grant is needed.
- Previous awardees might apply again, but will be placed on the waiting list to give new applicants a chance.
All applicants must be Full member or RRFS member from EAN member countries at time of application.
APPLICATION PROCEDURES
The application for the Autumn School 2022 is closed. The received applications are currently under review and all applicants will be informed in due course.
The registration link was only visible to EAN members from April 01, 2022 - June 06, 2022.
Please make sure to log into your myEAN account to gain access to registration.
All application documents must be submitted via the online application.
For questions contact: grants(at)ean.org
Preliminary Programme
Overarching theme “Acute neurology”
Welcome Day
Thursday, October 20
20:00 Welcoming words by
George Tsivgoulis, Athens, Greece
COVID-19 signs and symptoms
Day 1: Friday, October 21
Morning sessions
9.00 – 10.00 Introduction: Mechanisms of CNS Invasion (Pathology + pathophysiology lecture)
Helena Radbruch, Berlin, Germany
10.00 – 10.15 Coffee break
10.15 – 11.15 Sudden neurological symptoms related to COVID-19
George Tsivgoulis, Athens, Greece
11.15 – 11.30 Coffee break
11.30 – 12.30 The spectrum of neurological manifestations of long COVID-19
Tamar Akhvlediani, Tbilisi, Georgia
12.30 – 13.30 Lunch break
13.30 – 17.00 Afternoon workshops
3 groups of 20 participants will rotate from workshop to workshop
a) How does SARS-CoV-2 enter the brain? (Helena Radbruch, Berlin, Germany)
b) Neuroimaging findings in COVID-19 neurological manifestations (George Tsivgoulis, Athens, Greece)
c) Evaluation and prognosis of neurological symptoms of long COVID-19 (Tamar Akhvlediani, Tbilisi, Georgia)
Acute limb weakness
Day 2: Saturday, October 22
Morning sessions
9.00 – 10.00 Acute limb weakness: cerebral
Patrik Michel, Lausanne, Switzerland
10.00 – 10.15 Coffee break
10.15 – 11.15 Acute limb weakness: spinal
Pieter Vos, Doetinchem, The Netherlands
11.15 – 11.30 Coffee break
11.30 – 12.30 Acute limb weakness: neuromuscular
Vasiliki Zouvelou, Athens, Greece
12.30 – 13.30 Lunch break
13.30 – 17.00 Afternoon workshops
3 groups of 20 participants will rotate from workshop to workshop
a) Anterior and posterior stroke syndromes: Weakness and other symptoms (Patrik Michel, Lausanne, Switzerland)
b) Classification of Spinal Cord Injury (Pieter Vos, Doetinchem, The Netherlands)
c) Diagnostic Approach of acute neuromuscular limb weakness (Vasiliki Zouvelou, Athens, Greece)
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19.00 Evening programme: Scientific dinner
RRFS lecture: Tips how to start your career as junior neurologist in Europe
Konstantinos Melanis, Athens, Greece
Followed by Educational (and fun) Quiz
Acute higher cortical function problems
Day 3: Sunday, October 23
Morning sessions
9.00 – 10.00 Rapidly progressive cognitive decline
Georgios Paraskevas, Athens, Greece
10.00 – 10.15 Coffee break
10.15 – 11.15 Amnesia in the ER
Noa Bregman, Tel Aviv, Israel
11.15 – 11.30 Coffee break
11.30 – 12.30 Psychosis & Delirium
Tereza Uhrová, Prague, Czech Republic
12.30 – 13.30 Lunch break
13.30 – 17.00 Afternoon workshops
3 groups of 20 participants will rotate from workshop to workshop
a) Fluid biomarkers as a diagnostic aid in rapidly progressive dementia (Georgios Paraskevas, Athens, Greece)
b) Clinical cases of acute amnesia (Noa Bregman, Tel Aviv, Israel)
c) Diagnostic and therapeutic approach to psychosis and delirium (Tereza Uhrová, Prague, Czech Republic)
17.00-17.30 Exit Exam