PET 3 PROGRAMME

Please note: All timings to be confirmed. Each day should run from 9am-5pm. Doors open from 8.30am.

Day 1: Assessment and management of paroxysmal episodes/ childhood epilepsies occurring in older children and young adults

Registration with tea and coffee

Welcome and recap Whole group

EEG pitfalls Lecture

Reflex epilepsies Lecture

Tea and coffee break

EEG and semiology Workshop

Headaches and visual episodes Workshop

Lunch

Choosing drug treatments in principle Lecture

Choosing drug treatment in practice Lecture

Tea and coffee break

Other therapies Lecture

Episodes at night Workshop

Day 2: Young adults, diagnostic issues, and efficient management with a particular emphasis on the delivery of transition services

Registration with tea and coffee

The 3Rs quiz! Whole group

Episodes with altered behaviour Workshop

Tea and coffee break

Talking risks? Workshop

Approaching co-morbidities Workshop

Lunch

Epilepsy syndromes of later childhood Workshop

Teenagers and transition Workshop

When and how to stop AEDs Lecture

Feedback and closing questions Whole group

17.00 Close