PAGE 1 The 4th SEIN Course on Clinical Epileptology was held from 9-20 September 2013. Although Autumn had seemed to make its early entrance, the students received a warm welcome from SEIN. On Sunday evening, 8 September, a small, informal welcome reception was organised at the hotel where they were staying to break the ice and to give the students the opportunity to meet course organisers and fellow course participants. The course lasted 2 weeks (10 working days), with 9 days at SEIN – Epilepsy Institute in the Netherlands in Heemstede and 1 day at the Free University in Amsterdam After these intense weeks the participants returned to their own countries, tired but fulfilled. The students found the course to be of great use and exhilarating. SEIN is a tertiary epilepsy centre in the Netherlands which was founded in 1882 and provides specialised multi-disciplinary care to people with complex forms of epilepsy. The mission of SEIN is to improve the quality of life of people with epilepsy worldwide. This course aims to contribute to this mission. The students have gained a great deal of knowledge during their stay at SEIN and they have now taken this knowledge home to apply this in their own clinical settings, as well as to share with their colleagues. 4th Course on Clinical Epileptology Content 1 4th Course on Clinical Epileptology 2 Participants 2 Speakers 2 Programme 3 Accreditation 3 Session: Epilepsy Care in Students’ own countries 4 Assessment 4 Grants 5 Evaluation 5 Group outing 5 Acknowledgements Report: 4th SEIN Course on Clinical Epileptology 2013 OCTOBER 2013 Class of 2013 (with course organisers and international speakers) This 2-week Course in Clinical Epileptology is intended for young doctors and fellows from resource- poor countries. It is hoped that this will contribute in some way to the reduction of the treatment gap in many low and middle-income countries by offering young doctors with an interest in neurology, and specifically in epilepsy, the opportunity to follow a short, extensive and practically oriented course in epileptology. The course is organised by Stichting Epilepsie Instellingen Nederland/ Epilepsy Institute in the Netherlands (SEIN). The organising committee consisted of Ley Sander, Gerhard Visser, Hanneke de Boer and Caroline Morton. November 2013
Report on the Course on Clinical Epileptology 2013, organised by Stichting Epilepsie Instellingen Nederland (SEIN) in the Netherlands. This course is for young doctors from resource-poor countries with an interest in epilepsy.
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The 4th SEIN Course on Clinical Epileptology was held from 9-20
September 2013.
Although Autumn had seemed to make its early entrance, the students
received a warm welcome from SEIN. On Sunday evening, 8 September,
a small, informal welcome reception was organised at the hotel where
they were staying to break the ice and to give the students the
opportunity to meet course organisers and fellow course participants.
The course lasted 2 weeks (10 working days), with 9 days at SEIN –
Epilepsy Institute in the Netherlands in Heemstede and 1 day at the Free
University in Amsterdam After these intense weeks the participants
returned to their own countries, tired but fulfilled. The students found the
course to be of great use and exhilarating.
SEIN is a tertiary epilepsy centre in the Netherlands which was founded
in 1882 and provides specialised multi-disciplinary care to people with
complex forms of epilepsy. The mission of SEIN is to improve the quality of
life of people with epilepsy worldwide. This course aims to contribute to
this mission.
The students have gained a great deal of knowledge during their stay at
SEIN and they have now taken this knowledge home to apply this in their
own clinical settings, as well as to share with their colleagues.
4th Course on Clinical Epileptology Content
1 4th Course on Clinical Epileptology
2 Participants
2 Speakers
2 Programme
3 Accreditation
3 Session: Epilepsy Care in Students’
own countries
4 Assessment
4 Grants
5 Evaluation
5 Group outing
5 Acknowledgements
Report: 4th SEIN Course on Clinical Epileptology 2013
OCTOBER 2013
Class of 2013
(with course organisers and international speakers)
This 2-week Course in Clinical
Epileptology is intended for young
doctors and fellows from resource-
poor countries.
It is hoped that this will contribute
in some way to the reduction of
the treatment gap in many low
and middle-income countries by
offering young doctors with an
interest in neurology, and
specifically in epilepsy, the
opportunity to follow a short,
extensive and practically oriented
course in epileptology.
The course is organised by
Stichting Epilepsie Instellingen
Nederland/ Epilepsy Institute in the
Netherlands (SEIN).
The organising committee
consisted of Ley Sander, Gerhard
Visser, Hanneke de Boer and
Caroline Morton.
November 2013
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Programme
A number of renowned speakers were able to contribute their expertise
and time to the programme. In total 28 national and 4 international
speakers participated.
Speakers
This year’s programme was grouped around the following themes:
• Classification & Epidemiology and Prognosis
• Diagnosis & Differential Diagnosis in Adults
• Clinical Neurophysiology in Epilepsy and Syncope
• EEG contribution to Epilepsy Classification & Pre-Surgical Workup
• Imaging & Diagnostic Tools in Epilepsy
• Epilepsy Surgery
• Genetics & Epilepsy
• Epilepsy Care: Experiences & Sharing Knowledge
• Pharmacology & AED Treatment
• Epilepsy in Children
• Internet as an Information Tool
• Educational Issues
• How to Present Scientific Data
• International Affairs and Remote Area’s
The programme consisted of didactic sessions, interactive group
discussions, workshops and site visits.
Social activities included a welcome reception on the evening prior to
the start of the course, a group outing (see page 5 for more details) and
a closing dinner.
A new topic was added to this year’s programme: Epilepsy Care in
Student’s Own Countries. This was an interactive session inserted into the
programme to stimulate the students to think about epilepsy care in
their own settings, and how they could improve this. More details on this
session are found on page 3.
At the end of each day there were feedback sessions during which the
students could discuss the topics that were covered during that day or
any other issues which came up.
The course also ended with a light-hearted multiple-choice quiz entitled
“Who wants to be an epileptologist?”. Three prizes were awarded to the