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Z Programme Sep21

Federation approval is for the main meeting not for the satellite symposia.

Day 1
23 September 2021
08:45 — 09:00
Introduction
Prof Matthew Walker – UCL/Institute of Neurology
09:00 — 10:15
Session 1: Advances in technology in epilepsy

Chair – Professor Matthew Walker

09:00 — 09:25
Session 1-1

Advances in MEG: taking it to the clinic

Dr Fergus Rugg-Gunn
09:25 — 09:50
Session 1-2

Modelling in epilepsy for predicting epilepsy type to surgical outcome

Professor John Terry
09:50 — 10:15
Session 1-3

Wearable technologies in epilepsy

Professor Mark Richardson
10:15 — 10:30
Comfort Break
10:30 — 10:45
UCB mini symposium

Preventing, predicting and living with epilepsy and seizures

10:45 — 12:45
Session 2: Epilepsy and Sleep

Chair : Dr Manny Bagary

10:45 — 11:15
Session 2-1

Sleep complaints in people with epilepsy

Dr Sophia Eriksson
11:15 — 11:45
Session 2-2

The effect of sleep on epilepsy

Professor Andy Bagshaw
11:45 — 12:15
Session 2-3

Cognitive performance and sleep in childhood epilepsy

Dr Samantha Chan
12:15 — 12:45
Session 2-4

Differentiating nocturnal seizures from other nocturnal events

Dr Chris Derry
12:45 — 13:30
Lunch
13:30 — 13:45
Zogenix mini symposium

Looking to the future in Dravet syndrome management

13:45 — 15:45
General & Neurobiology of Epilepsy platform presentations

Includes the ERUK Celine Newman Prize in neurobiology of epilepsy.
Chairs: Dr Manny Bagary, Dr Rhys Thomas, Professor Matthew Walker & Professor Mike Cousin

13:45 – 14:00: Speaker 1, General
The clinical features of 11,544 people with epilepsy according to diagnostic variants in established epilepsy genes: David Lewis-Smith, Newcastle University

14:00 – 14:15: Speaker 2, Neurobiology of Epilepsy
Harnessing neurogliaform interneurons to treat focal epilepsy: Vincent Magloire, UCL

14:15 – 14:30: Speaker 3, General
National compliance with MHRA guidelines for usage of Valproate in women of childbearing potential: Sofia Eriksson, National Hospital for Neurology & Neurosurgery

14:30 – 14:45: Speaker 4, Neurobiology of Epilepsy
Modelling STXBP1-related neurodevelopmental disorders in human brain slice cultures: Faye Mcleod, Newcastle University

14:45 – 15:00: Speaker 5, General
Mortality in people with epilepsy along the pre-surgical pathway: A single centre service evaluation: Joana Oliveira, National Hospital for Neurology & Neurosurgery

15:00 – 15:15: Speaker 6, Neurobiology of Epilepsy
MicroRNA-335 modulates brain excitability and may be a new target for seizure control: Gareth Morris, RCSI

15:15 – 15:30: Speaker 7, General
The UK experience of stereoelectroencephalography in children: Aswin Chari, Great Ormond Street Hospital

15:30 – 15:45: Speaker 8, Neurobiology of Epilepsy
In-vitro neurosteroid treatment of an NMDAR-Ab mediated seizure model: Sukhvir Wright, Aston University

15:45 — 16:00
Comfort Break
16:00 — 16:15
UNEEG mini symposium

Dr Jonas Duun-Henriksen: How will ultra long-term EEG offer value to clinicians and patients with epilepsy?

16:15 — 16:45
Annual General meeting
16:45 — 17: 45
Keynote lecture

Brain stimulation for refractory epilepsy

Chair : Professor Matthew Walker

Professor Mike Sperling
17:45
Close of Day 1
Day 2
24 September 2021
09:15 — 09:30
Arvelle mini symposium

Seizure freedom outcomes in treatment-resistant epilepsy

09:30 — 10:45
Session 3: Can I control my seizures myself?

Chair : Rob Powell

09:30 — 09:55
Session 3-1

The placebo effect in epilepsy

Professor Phil Smith, University of Wales, Cardiff
09:55 — 10:20
Session 3-2

Evidence that cognitive processing can effect epilepsy

Dr Umesh Vivekananda
10:20 — 10:45
Session 3-3

Biofeedback for epilepsy

Dr Yoko Nagai
10:45 — 11:00
Comfort Break
11:00 — 11:15
Arvelle mini symposium

Professor Michael Johnson: Next generation epilepsy therapeutics

11:15 — 12:45
Neurosurgery Network session

Chair : Nandini Mullatti and Ramesh Chelvarajah

11:15 — 11:40
Neurosurgery Network session - 1

Superior frontal Sulcus Dysplasia

Dr Ioannis Stavropoulos
11:40 — 12:05
Neurosurgery Network session - 2

Caught switching sides: the role of icVT in disambiguating lateralisation of seizure onset zone

Dr Smriti Bose
12:05 — 12:45
Neurosurgery Network session - Invitation Lecture

Epilepsy surgery in PET positive MRI negative Focal Cortical Dysplasia.

Dr Francine Chassoux
12:45 — 13:15
Lunch
13:15 — 13:30
GW mini symposium

Prof. Khalid Hamandi & Dr Anita Devlin: Lennox-Gastaut syndrome – challenges in diagnosis and transition

13:30 — 15:00
Session 4: Memory and Epilepsy

Chair : Professor Arjune Sen

13:30 — 13:52
Session 4-1

Possible mechanisms and novel therapies

Professor Liam Gray
13:52 — 14:14
Session 4-2

The cognitive cost of epilepsy surgery: myths, measures and modifiers

Dr Sallie Baxendale
14:14 — 14:36
Session 4-3

What does imaging tell us about neuropsychological outcomes

Professor Torsten Baldeweg
14:36 — 15:00
Session 4-4

Living with epilepsy and poor memory

Christina Evans
15:00 — 15:15
Comfort Break
15:15 — 15:30
Eisai mini symposium

Making Waves in Epilepsy – Is two anti-seizure medicines better than one? Why wait to find out

15:30 — 15:50
Session

Responses of newer AEDs in adults with Intellectual Disability to the general population – results from the UK Ep-ID research register

Chair : Dr Rhys Thomas

Professor Rohit Shankar
15:50 — 17:10
Session 5: Absence Seizures

Chair : Dr Sophia Varadkar

15:50 — 16:15
Session 5-1

Mechanisms of absence seizures

Prof Matthew Walker – UCL/Institute of Neurology
16:15 — 16:40
Session 5-2

The clinical spectrum of epilepsies with absence seizures

Dr Britta Wandschneider
16:40 — 17:05
Session 5-3

How to treat childhood absence seizures

Dr Andrea Whitney
17:10
Close of conference