Program

26-27 March 2015: Acute Neurology and Oncology

Scientific organizer
Prof Maja Steinlin, University Childrens Hospital, Bern, Switzerland

Faculty

  • Dr Jean-Pierre Lin, Evelina London Childrens Hospital, London, United Kingdom
  • Prof Kees Braun, University Medical Center Utrecht, the Netherlands
  • Dr Finbar O’Callaghan, UCL - Institute of Child Health, Bristol, United Kingdom
  • Prof Maja Steinlin, University Childrens Hospital, Bern, Switzerland
  • Prof Eugen Boltshauser, University Childrens Hospital, Bern, Switzerland
  • Prof Michael Grotzer, University Childrens Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland
  • Prof Colin Kennedy, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, United Kingdom
Day 1
09:00 Acute life threatening events: st. epilepticus, st. dystonicus acute agitation/abn movements Case scenarios, discussion, didactic talks Lin JP, GB; Braun K, NL
10:30 Coffee
11:00 Acute functional loss: weakness, hemisyndrome, ataxia; visual loss Case scenarios, discussion, didactic talks Boltshauser E, CH; Steinlin M, CH
13:00 Lunch
14:00 Acute facial palsy and other cranial nerve deficits Case scenarios, discussion, then didactic talk on Boltshauser E, CH
14:45 Intracerebral hemorrhage Case scenarios, management discussion, didactic talks O’Callaghan F, GB; Steinlin M, CH
15:45 Tea
16:15 Coma; assessment and aetiology; Diagnosis of death Case scenarios, discussion, then didactic talk on Braun K; Kennedy C, GB
17:15 Quiz of the day all speakers
18:00 Finish
Day 2
08:30 Infectious problems: Meningitis, Encephalitis, CNS abscess, Empyema Case scenarios, management discussion, didactic talks Lin JP, GB; O’Callaghan F, GB
10:30 Coffee
11:00 Presentation and management of selected CNS tumour Optic pathway tumour
Medulloblastoma
Craniopharyngioma
Ependymoma
Germinoma
Spinal astrocytoma
Infant with difficult neuropathology Grotzer M, CH; Kennedy C, GB
13:00 Lunch
14:00 When to search for a tumour? Risk factors for late diagnosis When to think about tumour? (Presentation, predisposing conditions) Grotzer M CH; Kennedy C GB
15:00 Tuberous sclerosis and Neurofibromatosis Didactic talk, Case scenarios on management, discussion Boltshauser E; O’Callaghan F
16:30 Tea
17:00 Quiz of the day and evaluation all speakers
18:00 Finish