Invitation

In 2025 the ANZAN and ESA will hold the Annual Clinical Epilepsy and EEG Courses in Melbourne. The Clinical Epilepsy Course (28th February) and EEG Course (1st and 2nd March)are intended for neurology trainees but practising neurologists are welcome and will find them both instructive and a good update.

The Clinical Epilepsy Course is a one-day, case-based workshop focusing on the practical management of paediatric and adult patients with epilepsy.  Participants will discuss each case in small groups under the leadership of an epileptologist, followed by a short didactic summary by the presenter. The 2025 course will focus on common clinical problems faced by doctors caring for patients with epilepsy in the outpatient/rooms setting. For neurology trainees this course will provide a foundation for you to deal with issues encountered on a daily basis and attendance is strongly recommended.

The EEG Course is held over two days and provides a theoretical and practical background to the reading and reporting of routine adult and paediatric EEG. The format consists of seven 90 minute sessions, each starting with a 30 minute lecture followed by a 60 minute, small group, hands-on tutorial where EEG examples will be demonstrated and discussed under the direction of an experienced EEG tutor. Topics include basic technical aspects of EEG, the normal awake and asleep EEG, and epileptiform and non-epileptiform abnormalities in adults and children. The course will also include lectures and tutorial sessions on EEG in the Intensive Care Unit, Ictal EEG and avoiding common errors. These will run in parallel with the main ANZAN EEG course and be available to neurology trainees who have previously attended the course and neurologists.

Ernest Somerville, Nicholas Lawn, Andrew Bleasel, John Dunne, Josephine Chan, Hanka Laue-Gizzi

Course Convenors

ANZAN EEG & ESA Clinical Epilepsy Course Organising Committee

Andrew Bleasel

Jospehine Chan

John Dunne

Hanka Laue-Gizzi

Nicholas Lawn

Ernest Somerville