Two ASEPA pre-congress workshops will take place on Thursday 28th June from 08:30-12:00. The first is entitled EPILEPSY: A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT and the second is entitled WHY AM I STILL HAVING SEIZURES? (THE PATIENT WITH CONTINUING SEIZURES).
Please note that a separate registration fee is required to attend either of these workshops; you may register here. The registration fee for 12th AOEC delegates is US$20 and it is US$40 for non-congress delegates; coffee break is included.
EPILEPSY: A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT
Chairs: Seung Bong HONG (South Korea) and Yotin CHINVARUN (Thailand)
Clinical features of different seizures types (and why it matters) - Seung Bong HONG (South Korea)
Differential diagnosis: common non-epileptic events - Yotin CHINVARUN (Thailand)
What tests are needed, if any? - Kurnia KUSUMASTUTI (Indonesia)
First seizure - when to treat and when not to treat? - Josephine CHAN (Australia)
Newly diagnosed epilepsy - providing essential education and advice - Parthasarthy SATISHCHANDRA (India)
Newly diagnosed epilepsy - factors guiding AED treatment choices - Martin BRODIE (Scotland)
WHY AM I STILL HAVING SEIZURES? (THE PATIENT WITH CONTINUING SEIZURES)
Chairs: Andrew BLEASEL (Australia) and Emilio PERUCCA (Italy)
Is the diagnosis correct? - Andrew BLEASEL (Australia)
Problems with AED usage and possible solutions - Emilio PERUCCA (Italy)
AED polytherapy - factors guiding selection - Martin BRODIE (Scotland)
Managing acute seizure exacerbations at home - Anannit VISUDTIBHAN (Thailand)
Managing a progressive underlying process - Derrick CHAN (Singapore)
Epilepsy Surgery - when to consider? - Byung-In LEE (South Korea)