14th ILAE School on Pre-Surgical Evaluation for Epilepsy and Epilepsy Surgery

14th EPODES Basic is an interactive course on surgically remediable epilepsies, presurgical evaluation, scalp and intracranial EEG, neuropsychology, imaging and psychiatric issues of surgical patients before and after surgery. EPODES courses are organized in three-year cycles. This year the course will be dedicated to epilepsy surgery focused on mainly basic information including selection of surgical candidates, presurgical evaluation, different focal epilepsies-surgical techniques and outcome. The programme consists of presentations by keynote speakers and case presentations by tutors and students.

The course is organized as part of the European Project of Development of Epilepsy Surgery Programs (EPODES) under aegis and with funding from the ILAE Education Council and ILAE-Europe.

Organizing Committee

Prof. Dr. Ivan Rektor, Masaryk University, Brno Epilepsy Center and Central European Institute of Technology (CEITEC), Brno (Czech Republic)

Prof. Dr. Çigdem Özkara, University of Istanbul-Cerrahpaşa, Cerrahpasa Medical School, Department of Neurology, Istanbul (Turkey)

Prof. Dr. Bertil Rydenhag, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, Department of Clinical Neuroscience at Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology (Sweden)

Faculty

Christoph Baumgartner (Austria), Milan Br.zdil (Czech Republic), Christine Bulteau (France), Helen Cross (UK), Arthur Cukiert (Brazil), Cristine Cukiert (Brazil), Daniel Fabó (Hungary), Philippe Kahane (France), Pavel Kršek (Czech Republic), Petr Marusič (Czech Republic), Angelika Mühlebner (Germany), Çigdem Özkara (Turkye), Georgia Ramantani (Switzerland), Ivan Rektor (Czech Republic), Bertil Rydenhag (Sweden)

Application & Registration

Requirements:

1. Neurologists, paediatric neurologists or neurosurgeons with interest in epilepsy surgery, also junior members of established teams are welcome.
2. All application forms have to be accompanied by a CV and a recommendation letter from the director of the hospital or chair of the department.
3. Adequate knowledge of English to follow the course and participate in the discussions is needed.

Application: Please fill in an online registration form as well as the accommodation, transfer and payment form on the School website. Deadline: 30 September 2024

Registration fee: 1200 € includes accommodation for 4 nights in a double room (Hotel International), meals and course handouts; other room options available

Bursaries: Please note that number of bursaries is limited. Should you choose to apply for bursary for this School, you
won’t be able to ask for bursary for other ILAE courses in the same year. Also, priority in getting the bursary will be given to participants who attend the EPODES course for the first time.