18th Baltic Sea Summer School on Epilepsy

The 18th edition of the well-known Baltic Sea Summer School on Epilepsy (BSSSE) will take place as a virtual event, in the afternoons of 17, 19, 23, 24 and 26 September 2025.

Target audience: The BSSSE are primarily addressed to medical postgraduates and junior researchers (age usually up to 40 years) with a special clinical or scientific interest in epilepsy.

Topics: All topics relate to the curriculum of the ILAE Epilepsy Academy. They include EEG (Norm variants and artifacts; Recognizing spikes), Imaging (MRI and other imaging in epilepsy), Pharmacotherapy (How to use ASM monitoring; Where
are we with the newest ASM generation?), Status epilepticus, Epileptic aura, Epilepsy and mental handicap, Subjective factors in epilepsy treatment, Neurostimulation, Pediatric epilepsy syndromes, and Case-oriented study (2 sessions with distinguished tutors).

Format: The BSSSE will accept 40 participants who work in 4 groups of parallel webtorials. Webtorials are a strictly interactive format where a small group works with a faculty member. Active participation is expected and encouraged by the tutors. Fluency in English is a precondition. Webtorials are not recorded for later use.

Registration: Participation is free of charge, and participants will be accepted on a first-come first-served basis. The deadline for applications is 31 July 2025. The application must include an application form and a CV plus a one-sentence presentation to be given to the tutors.

Certificates: Certificates will only be given on request to participants who are present at all webtorials and who fill in the mandatory course evaluation.

For information and application please contact: Anna-Lena Schwab, BSSSE office: anna-lena.schwab@uk-erlangen.de

Deadline for applications: 31 July 2025