RTC in Porto, Portugal
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Regional Teaching Course in Porto, Portugal
March 13-15, 2025
Organiser: Sociedade Portuguesa de Neurologia
Location: Porto Palácio Congress Hotel & Spa, Porto
Registration: Please register free of charge via this link.
Preliminary Programme
Transthyretin-related amyloid neuropathy
Day 1: March 13, 2025
10:00 - 10:15 Opening
10:15 - 11:00 Transthyretin-related amyloid neuropathy - Pathophysiology and Genetics
Violaine Planté-Bordeneuve, France
11:05 - 11:50 Transthyretin-related amyloid neuropathy - Clinical presentation and genotypic-phenotypic association
Bouke P. Hazenberg, The Netherlands
11:50 - 12:05 Coffee break
12:05 - 12:50 Transthyretin-related amyloid neuropathy - Diagnosis and assessment tools / disease monitoring
TBA
12:55 - 13:40 Transthyretin-related amyloid neuropathy - Therapeutic strategies and future directions
Teresa Coelho, Portugal
13:40 - 15:00 Lunch break
15:00 - 15:45 Case-based workshops - differential diagnosis
Bouke P. Hazenberg, The Netherlands
15:45 - 16:30 Case-based workshops - pharmacological treatment and the importance of disease staging
Violaine Planté-Bordeneuve, France
16:30 - 16:45 Coffee break
16:45 - 17:30 Genetic counseling
Teresa Coelho, Portugal
Multiple Sclerosis and related disorders
Day 2: March 14
10:00 - 10:45 New biomarkers in Multiple Sclerosis
Georgina Arrambide, Spain
10:45 - 11:30 Family planning in patients with Multiple Sclerosis
Celia Oreja-Guevara, Spain
11:30 - 12:15 Diagnosis and treatment in MOG antibody-associated disease
Ming Lim, UK
12:15 - 12:30 Coffee break
12:30 - 13:15 New insights on immune mechanisms behind demyelinating disorders
João Cerqueira, Portugal
13:15 - 14:15 Lunch break
14:15 - 15:00 Case-based workshop: MS biomarkers and family planning considerations
Celia Oreja-Guevara, Spain
15:00 - 15:45 Case-based workshop: MOGAD
Ming Lim, UK
15:45 - 16:00 Coffee break
16:00 - 16:45 Breaking the Barrier: immune mechanisms in MS treatment
João Cerqueira, Portugal
Functional Neurological Disorder
Day 3: March 15
09:00 - 09:45 RRFS Lecture for neurologists in training
TBA
09:50 - 10:35 Functional Neurological Disorders: epidemiology and comorbidities
Michele Tinazzi, Italy
10:35 - 11:20 Functional Movement Disorders
Tiago Teodoro, UK
11:20 - 11:35 Coffee break
11:35 - 12:20 Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures
Selma Aybek Rusca, Switzerland
12:20 - 13:05 Functional Cognitive Disorders
Verónica Cabreira, Portugal
13:05 - 14:00 Lunch break
14:00 - 15:00 Exam
15:00 - 15:30 Closing ceremony