Spring School
EAN Spring School, Steinschaler Dörfl, Austria
May 17-21, 2023
The application deadline has been extended to February 7, 2023.
Dedicated to clinical neurologists in training who did not yet complete their residency/ clinical speciality training
who wish to boost their knowledge and to get the chance to enable personal contacts among participants and faculty members.
Faculty members will present examples of the optimal organisation of neurological care, neurological services and postgraduate education throughout Europe, in the form of plenary sessions in the morning and afternoon workshops for smaller groups, to amplify the learned content from the morning.
Organisers: EAN Teaching Course sub-Committee
EAN Office: Kathrin Jehle, grants(at)ean.org
Location
ARRIVAL: Wednesday, May 17, 2023
SCHOOL: Thursday-Saturday: The lectures are scheduled for the three consecutive days. Participation in the entire event is mandatory.
DEPARTURE: Sunday morning, May 21, 2023
CAPACITY: up to 120 participants (40 per afternoon course to guarantee case-based workshop)
Accommodation, tuition, board and programme are covered by EAN. Participants pay for their travel only.
All participants will receive a certificate after having finished the course.
VENUE
Nature Hotel Steinschaler Doerfl
Taschlgrabenrotte 2
A-3213 Frankenfels
Austria
http://en.steinschaler.at/seminare.php
The Doerfl is about 2 hours south-west of Vienna. With the location 750m above sea level,
it is also mostly above the fog with a splendid view into the valley.
Eligibility
- 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 statement 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.
RRFS members are listed in the RRFS membership section, Full Members are listed here
Application
APPLICATION PROCEDURES
Application is open between 1 December 2022 and 7 February 2023.
All application information must be submitted via the online application.
Additional document: Proof of 2 year neurology experience/eligibility (can be from programme supervisor, programme director or current employer).
PRESENT YOUR CASE REPORT
We invite you to present your case report related to Spring School topics.
Please complete the abstract-textbox within the online application (up to 250 words) including the statement why the case is important and clinically relevant.
Up to 6 case reports will be selected for a 10-minute presentation during the scientific dinner.
The three best presentations will be selected by the faculty, awarded and later announced in EANpages.
Preliminary Programme
Welcome Day
Wednesday, May 17, 2023
20:00 Welcoming words by the organisers and guests followed by a reception and informal meet'n'greet
Epilepsy
Day 1: Thursday, May 18, 2023
Morning lectures:
09:00 – 10:00 Diagnostics – state of the art
Andreas Schulze-Bonhage, Freiburg i.Br., Germany
10:15 – 11:15 Therapy – state of the art
Bernhard Steinhoff, Kehl-Kork, Germany
11:30 – 12:30 Epilepsy emergencies – state of the art
Stephan Rüegg, Basel, Switzerland
12:30 – 13:15 Lunch break
Afternoon workshops:
13:15 – 14:15 Workshops
14:15 – 14:30 Break and change of session rooms
14:30 – 15:30 Workshops
15:30 – 15:45 Break and change of session rooms
15:45 – 16:45 Workshops
Workshop 1: Neuromodulation in epilepsy, Andreas Schulze-Bonhage
Workshop 2: Epilepsy therapy - state of the art: Illustrative case examples and discussions, Bernhard Steinhoff
Workshop 3: Case-based learning on epilepsy emergencies, Stephan Rüegg
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Evening programme
Neuromuscular junction disorders
Day 2: Friday, May 19, 2023
Morning lectures:
9:00 – 10:00 Clinical presentations and classification of neuromuscular junction disorders
Nils Erik Gilhus, Bergen, Norway
10:15 – 11:15 Diagnostic procedures and ancillary investigations
Amelia Evoli, Rome, Italy
11:30 – 12:30 Treatment strategies and evidence of effectiveness of therapeutic interventions
Jan JGM Verschuuren, Leiden, the Netherlands
12:30-13:30 Lunch break
Afternoon workshops:
13:30 – 14:30 Workshops
14:30 – 14:45 Break and change of session rooms
14:45 – 15:45 Workshops
15:45 – 16:00 Break and change of session rooms
16:00 – 17:00 Workshops
Workshop 1: Neuromuscular synapse disorders; case-based learning on diagnosis and therapy - I, Nils Erik Gilhus
Workshop 2: Neuromuscular synapse disorders; case-based learning on diagnosis and therapy - II, Amelia Evoli
Workshop 3: Neuromuscular synapse disorders; case-based learning on diagnosis and therapy - III, Jan JGM Verschuuren
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Evening programme:
19:00 Scientific dinner
Lecture about RRFS: general update and career possibilities
Roberta Balestrino, Milan, Italy
Case-Presentations by participants with Q&A from the Jury
Neuro-oncology
Day 3: Saturday, May 20, 20223
Morning lectures:
9:00 – 10:00 Modern management of gliomas
Roberta Rudà, Turin, Italy
10:15 – 11:15 Update on neurological complications of systemic cancer
Antoine Carpentier, Paris, France
11:30 – 12:30 Standard and advanced neuroimaging (MR and PET) for diagnosing and monitoring of brain tumors
Adam Waldman, Edinburgh, UK
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch break
Afternoon workshops:
13:30 – 14:30 Workshops
14:30 – 14:45 Break and change of session rooms
14:45 – 15:45 Workshops
15:45 – 16:00 Break and change of session rooms
16:00 – 17:00 Workshops
Workhsop 1: Clinical cases on differential diagnosis and treatment options in gliomas, Roberta Rudà
Workshop 2: Illustrative cases of iatrogenic neurological side effects in cancer patients, Antoine Carpentier
Workshop 3: Challenges in pre-surgical and post-treatment glioma stratification, Adam Waldman
17:00 Exit Exam
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Evening Programme:
Dinner + Good-bye Party
The 2023 Spring School in Austria is kindly supported by the Convention Bureau of Lower Austria.