Programme
Wednesday, October 28, 2026
07:00-08:30
Workshop 1
a. Epilepsy and driving D/A/CH
Jan Remi (Munich, DE), Michael Feichtinger (Bruck a. Mur, AT), Günter Krämer (Zurich, CH)
b. EEG and Video-EEG for Beginners
Friedhelm C. Schmitt (Magdeburg, DE) und Sandor Beniczky (Aarhus, DK)
09:00-09:20
Welcome
Modern Monitoring and Wearables in Epilepsy Management
Chair: Eugen Trinka (Salzburg, AT), Ekaterina Pataraia (Vienna, AT)
09:20-09:40
Seizure forecasting and Cycling Pattern in Epilepsy
Andreas Schulze-Bonhage (Freiburg, DE)
09:50-10:10
Ultra-longterm EEG Monitoring
Guido Rubboli (Dianalund, DK)
10:20-10:40
Wearables in Epilepsy Management
Christoph Baumgartner (Vienna, AT)
10:50-11:20
Coffee break
Late-onset Epilepsies
Chair: Hermann Stefan (Erlangen, DE), Lukas Imbach (Zurich, CH)
11:20-11:40
Seizures in Alzheimer Disease
Fabio Rossini (Salzburg, AT)
11:50-12:10
Brain Tumor Associated Epilepsies
Hermann Stefan (Erlangen, DE)
12:20-12:40
Seizures after stroke
Marian Galovic (Zurich, CH)
12:50-13:30
Lunch
Early-onset Epilepsies
Chair: Georgia Ramantani (Zurich, CH), Alexandre Datta (Basel, CH)
13:30-13:50
Neonatal Status epilepticus - Causes and Management
Ronit Pressler (London, UK)
14:00-14:20
Diagnosis and Treatment of Sodium Channel Mutation associated Epilepsies - Dravet Syndrome and Beyond
Elena Gardella (Dianalund, DK)
14:30-14:50
Management of TSC
Georgia Ramantani (Zurich, CH)
15:00-15:30
Coffee break
Update on latest ASMs
Chair: Eugen Trinka (Salzburg, AT), Margitta Seeck (Geneva, CH)
15:30-15:50
Newer ASMs: do they hold what they promise?
Simona Lattanzi (Ancona, IT)
16:00-16:20
Therapeutic Drug Monitoring with new ASMs
- Do we need it, or is it waste of money?
Bernd Steinhoff (Kork, DE)
16:30-16:50
Impact of ASM on Brain Health
- Cognition, Learning, Memory, and Mood
Chris Tailby (Melbourne, AU)
17:00-18:00
Industry Speed Dating I
Programme
Thursday, October 29, 2026
07:00-08:30
Workshop 2
a. Hands on course pharmacotherapy of drug-resistant childhood epilepsies
Thomas Bast (Kork, DE) and Georgia Ramantani (Zurich, CH)
b. Ictal Semiology and involved brain regions
Hermann Stefan (Erlangen, DE) and Alexandar Ristic (Belgrade, RS)
08:40-09:00
Epilepsy Quiz
Günter Krämer (Zurich, CH)
EEG in the 21st Century
Chair: Michael Feichtinger (Bruck a. Mur, AT), Christoph Baumgartner (Vienna, AT)
09:00-09:20
Clinical Utility of EEG in Epilepsy - Diagnosis, Treatment and Outcome Prediction
Margitta Seeck (Geneva, CH)
09:30-09:50
One EEG, one read - A manifesto towards reducing interrater variability among experts
Sandor Beniczky (Dianalund, DK)
10:00-10:20
EEG-DICOM becomes Reality
Clemens Lang (Vienna, AT)
10:00-11:00
Coffee break
Emergency Therapies
Chair: Eugen Trinka (Salzburg, AT), Friedhelm C. Schmitt (Magdeburg, DE)
11:00-11:20
REST - for early treatment of prolonged Seizures and Seizure Cluster
Eugen Trinka (Salzburg, AT)
11:30-11:50
First Seizure Clinics and Long-Term outcomes
Pia DeStefano (Geneva, CH)
12:00-12:20
First Seizure Management in Children
Alexandre Datta (Basel, CH)
12:30-14:00
Lunch
Biomarkers in Epilepsy
Chair: Alexandar Ristic (Belgrade, RS), Fabio Rossini (Salzburg, AT)
14:00-14:20
Serum Biomarker in Seizure and Status epilepticus
Silvia Bozzetti (Bolzano, IT)
14:30-14:50
EEG Biomarker in Clinical Trials
Caroline Neuray (Salzburg, AT)
15:00-15:20
MRI in acute seizures and Status epilepticus
Pilar Bosque Varela (Salzburg, AT)
15:30-16:00
Coffee break
Varia
Chair: Ekaterina Pataraia (Vienna, AT), Eugen Trinka (Salzburg, AT)
16:00-16:20
Update Neurostimulation - More of the same or are we getting there?
Lukas Imbach (Zurich, CH)
16:30-16:50
Case Studies in Epilepsy
Christian Tilz (Ravensburg, DE)
17:00-17:45
Industry Speed Dating II
17:45-18:45
Epilepsy Quiz - SOLUTION
Günter Krämer (Zurich, CH)
19:00
Dinner
Programme
Friday, October 30, 2026
07:00-08:30
Workshop 3
a. Video-EEG and SEEG for Connoisseurs
Ekaterina Pataraia (Vienna, AT)
b. MRI in Epilepsy: crash course in reading and interpreting
Petr Marusic (Prague, CZ) and Giorgi Kuchukhidze (Salzburg, AT)
Generalised Epilepsies and Sleep
Chair: Giorgi Kuchukhidze (Salzburg, AT), Guido Rubboli (Dianalund, DK)
09:00-09:20
Epilepsy and Sleep
Jan Remi (Munich, DE)
09:30-09:50
Drug Treatment in DEEs - caveats and pitfalls
Thomas Bast (Kork, DE)
09:50-10:10
Neuroimaging in IGEs
Bernardo Pimentel (Vienna, AT)
10:10-10:30
Coffee break
Seizures or not:
10:30-10:50
Biological basis and phenomenology of Functional/Dissociative Seizures
Marco Mula (London, UK)
11:00-11:20
Management of Functional/Dissociative Seizures
Julia Höfler (Salzburg, AT)
11:30-11:50
Long Term Prognosis of Functional/Dissociative Seizures
Max Pensel (Bonn, DE)
12:00-12:20
Coffee break
12:20-12:40
Back to the Future
Chair: Eugen Trinka (Salzburg, AT), Margitta Seeck (Geneva, CH)
12:50-13:10
Future of MRI in Epilepsy
Susanne Knake (Marburg, DE)
13:20-13:50
Future of EEG in Epilepsy
Pieter van Mierlo (Ghent, BE)
14:00
Future of medical therapies in Epilepsy
Matthias Koepp (London, UK)
Valedictum and Farewell
Ärztinnen und Ärzte, Ärztinnen und Ärzte für Allgemeinmedizin, Fachärztinnen und Fachärzte, Fachärztinnen und Fachärzte für Neurologie
Überregional
Jan Remi, Prim. Priv.-Doz. Dr. MICHAEL FEICHTINGER, Günter Krämer, Friedhelm C. Schmitt, Sandor Beniczky, Univ.Doz. Dr.med.univ. EUGEN TRINKA, Priv.Doz. EKATERINA PATARAIA, Andreas Schulze-Bonhage, Guido Rubolli, Univ.Prof. DI. Dr. Christoph Baumgartner, Stefan Hermann, Lukas Imbach, Dott. mag. Fabio ROSSINI, Marián Galovic, Georgia Ramantani, Alexandre Datta, Ronit Pressler, Elena Gardella, Simona Lattanzi, Bernd Steinhoff, Chris Tailby, Thomas Bast, Georgia Ramantani, Stefan Hermann, Alexander Ristic, Günter Krämer, Prim. Priv.-Doz. Dr. MICHAEL FEICHTINGER, Univ.Prof. DI. Dr. Christoph Baumgartner, Margitta Seeck, Sandor Beniczky, Univ.Doz. Dr.med.univ. EUGEN TRINKA, Pia DeStefano, Alexandre Datta, Dott. mag. Fabio ROSSINI, Dott.ssa Silvia BOZZETTI, Dr.med. Caroline Maria NEURAY, Lic. Pilar BOSQUE VARELA, Priv.Doz. EKATERINA PATARAIA, Lukas Imbach, Christian Tilz, Priv.Doz. EKATERINA PATARAIA, Petr Marusic, Dr.med.univ. GIORGI KUCHUKHIDZE, Guido Rubboli, Jan Remi, Thomas Bast, Marco Mula, Priv.-Doz. Dr. JULIA HÖFLER, Max Pensel, Univ.Doz. Dr.med.univ. EUGEN TRINKA, Susanne Knake, Pieter van Mierlo, Matthias Koepp