RTC in Tbilisi, Georgia

Regional Teaching Course in Tbilisi, Georgia

June 7-9, 2024

Organiser: Prof. Zaza Katsarava (zaza.katsarava(at)gmail.com), Dr. Tamar Akhvlediani (tamuna.akhvlediani(at)gmail.com)

Location:  Sheraton Metekhi Tbilisi, 20 Telavi street, 0103 Tbilisi, Georgi

    Programme

    • Stroke
    • Neuro-infections
    • Neuroimmunology

    Stroke

    Day 1: 7 June 2024

    09:30 Opening

    10:00 - 10:45 Pre and hospital workflow for acute stroke treatment - state of the art
    Else Sandset, Norway 

    10:50 - 11:35 Quality of the pre-hospital and in-hospital stroke care in Georgia
    Zaza Katsarava, Germany and Georgia

    11:35 - 11:50 Coffee break

    11:50 - 12:35 Rare causes of Stroke
    Patrik Michel, Switzerland

    12:40 - 13:25 Intracerebral bleeding – what is new 
    Alexander Tsiskaridze, Georgia

    13:25 - 14:25 Lunch break     

    14:25 - 15:10 Case based training on stroke mimics
    Else Sandset, Norway

    15:15 - 16:00 Case based trainig on the anterior and posterior stroke syndromes
    Patrik Michel, Switzerland

    16:00 - 16:15 Coffee break

    16:15 - 16:45 Incidence rate and risk factors for early re-hospitalisation of stroke patients in Kutaisi
    Tamar Djanelidze, Georgia

    16:45 - 17:15 Update on Vascular Dementia
    Marina Djanelidze, Georgia

    17:20 - 18:00 Interactive workshop organised by speakers                       

    Neuroinfections

    Day 2: 8 June 2024

    10:00 - 10:45 Neuroinfections in Georgia: endemic, emerging and re-emerging pathogens
    Tamar Akhvlediani, Georgia

    10:50 - 11:35 Viral infections of the nervous system: herpes, TBE; West Nile, Dengue
    Johann Sellner, Austria

    11:35 - 11:50 Coffee break

    11:50 - 12:35 Neurosyphilis and neuroborreliosis
    Pille Taba, Estonia

    12:40 - 13:25 Meningitis: Meningococcus, Pneucocccus, TB
    Bettina Pfausler, Austria

    13:25 - 14:30 Lunch break

    Interactive Workshops
    14:30 - 15:30
     Case discussions
    Tamar Akhvlediani, Georgia
    Pille Taba, Estonia

    15:35 - 16:35 Clinical Course on CSF collection, testing, and test interpretation
    Bettina Pfausler, Austria
    Johann Sellner, Austria

    16:35 - 16:50 Coffee break

    16:50 - 18:00 Case-based workshop on Neuroimaging in CNS infections (discussion through cases)
    Johann Sellner, Austria
    Pille Taba, Estonia
    Bettina Pfausler, Austria

    Headache, sleep disorders, neuromuscular disorders and neuropathy

    Day 3: 9 June 2024

    09:45 - 10:00 Opening and orientation

    10:00 - 10:45 The future of headache treatment
    Messoud Ashina, Denmark

    10:45 - 11:15 Headache in Georgia
    Zaza Katsarava, Germany and Georgia

    11:15 - 11:45 20 years of Georgian headache Society
    Giorgi Gegelashvili, Georgia

    11:45 - 12:00 Coffee break

    12:00 - 12:45 Sleep and Neurology
    Claudio Bassetti, Switzerland

    12:45 - 13:30 Myasthenia Gravis and Lambert Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome: Pathogenesis and Treatments
    Klaus Toyka, Germany

    13:30 - 14:30 Lunch break

    14:30 - 15:15 EAN Neurology Curriculum/General Neurology
    Claudio Bassetti, Switzerland

    15:20 - 16:05 Critical Illness Polyneuromyopathy-update
    Madona Sekhniashvili, Georgia

    16:05 - 16:50 Clinical Electrophysiology: Nerve Conduction Studies: Basics and Clinical Aspects
    Klaus Toyka, Germany

    17:05 - 17:35 Exam