EUREPA

As part of the educational agenda of the International League against Epilepsy (ILAE) in Europe, and on initiative of the three Scandinavian Chapters of the ILAE, a new series of epilepsy summer schools under the auspices of the European Epilepsy Academy (Eurepa) will be launched in 2007 and is expected to take place in turn in the 10 countries with ILAE chapters bordering the Baltic Sea.

At the BSSSE, an international group of up to 40 post-graduates will during 4 days in a retreat setting meet and interact with a group of senior epileptologists who will give update lectures on selected, clinical relevant topics in epilepsy. They will also be available as tutors during the programme and for in-depth discussions of all aspects of epilepsy.

The target group are junior medical doctors up to the age of 40 who regularly care for patients with epilepsy, consider subspecialization in epileptology, or have taken their first steps towards a career as epileptologists. The BSSSE addresses doctors primarily from the Baltic Sea region, but applicants from other countries may also be accepted in case there are still places available.

There will be tutorials in small groups comprising video discussions and case-oriented learning. In addition to these and the lectures, and in order to stimulate discussion with tutors and peers, the participants are expected to present own research or thought-stimulating cases they have met. It is hoped that, beyond educational purposes, the encounter of inter-regional groups of junior and senior epileptologists at the BSSSE will generate sustainable clinical and research cooperation around the Baltic Sea.

The 1st BSSSE will be held in Lithuania on August 19 – 23, 2007. Course Directors are Prof. Peter Wolf (Copenhagen/Dianalund), President of the ILAE and Chair of Eurepa, and Assoc. Prof. Milda Endziniene (Kaunas), President of the Lithuanian Chapter of the ILAE. The Course Secretary is Dr. Ruta Mameniskiene (Vilnius).

For further information, please consult the Eurepa WebSite (www.epilepsy-academy.org/activities ) or contact your national ILAE chapter or Dr. Mameniskiene at ruta.mameniskiene@yahoo.com