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