Teaching and Hands-on Courses

Delegates can only purchase up to ONE (1) Teaching Course - AM. 

Teaching Course 1: Update on Inflammatory Myopathies 

Date: Jul 05, 2022 Time: 0800 - 1200 

This workshop addresses in depth the novel aspects in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies that have emerged over the past years. Those include the way in which IIMs can be classified and the expanding spectrum of IIMs beyond PM, DM and IBM. This classification is based on morphological and immune aspects, which will be presented in detail. The IIMs have seen a spectrum of autoantibodies linked to certain disease entities and their association as well as pathophysiological background is discussed. Finally, the etiopathogenic underpinnings have led to development of novel treatment concepts that may be explored in the future. 

Price: EUR 100.00 

Teaching Course 2: Diagnosis and Treatment of GBS, CIDP and Autoimmune Nodopathies 

Date: Jul 05, 2022 Time: 0800 - 1200 

The new EAN/PNS GBS and CIDP guidelines constructed by an international task force of disease experts according to modern GRADE methodology will be presented. The GBS guideline is the first ever and the CIDP guideline is a long awaited revised version of the 2010 guideline. The state-of-the-art management recommendations for GBS and CIDP will be discussed. The autoimmune nodopathies, a novel group of neuropathies resembling CIDP but distinct from it, are caused by nodal/paranodal antibodies mainly of the IgG4 subclass. The special features associated with these will be discussed as will be the treatment recommendations. Biomarkers helpful for the diagnosis and follow-up of these autoimmune neuropathies are being developed. Together with an increasing number of validated outcome measures, they are helpful instruments to monitor the disease course and treatment response and to reshape treatment. 

Price: EUR 100.00 

Teaching Course 3: Towards Targeted Treatments in Myasthenia Gravis: Update on Pathogenetic Mechanism and New Drugs 

Date: Jul 05, 2022 Time: 0800 - 1200 

There have been several exciting advances in the treatment of autoimmune myasthenia Gravis (MG) over the last few years. Treatments targeted to specific pathophysiological underpinnings of MG are being rapidly developed and approved for use. The aim of this course is to review these treatments. First, advances in the pathophysiological basis of MG will be discussed in depth, with emphasis on how the understanding of pathophysiology influences the development of targeted therapies. Two major therapeutic targets, complement inhibition and neonatal Fc receptor blockade will then be discussed with results of completed studies of these agents. Finally, Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors (ICIs) are used widely in oncology and MG or MG/myositis overlap is an important complication of these treatments. The last talk will address immune checkpoints, the mechanism of action ICIs and the neuromuscular complications of ICI therapy with emphasis on the neuromuscular complications. 

Price: EUR 100.00 

Teaching Course 4: Clinical Manifestations of Myopathies – Less Common Presentations 

Date: Jul 05, 2022 Time: 0800 - 1200 

Although weakness is the main feature of NMD presentation, there are presentation which are more rare but need to be recognized as they carry different differential diagnoses and some specific management modes. This course targets the young as well as the more experienced NMD expert. In each of the lectures the speakers will present the unique clinical features and the dilemmas involved with these situations. It is part 2 of a more basic TC about clinical manifestations. 

Price: EUR 100.00 

Delegates can only purchase up to ONE (1) Teaching Course - PM.

Teaching Course 5: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis - Recent Advance, Pathogenesis, Diagnosis and Treatment 

Date: Jul 05, 2022 Time: 1300 - 1700 

The last decade has seen tremendous advances in our understanding of ALS mechanisms and diagnostics, as well as first seeds of pathogenesis-led treatments. This course targets the young as well as the more experienced NMD clinicians and health professionals who are less familiar with the last developments in the area of ALS and seek to update their knowledge and understanding of the disease toward personalized patient management. 

Price: EUR 100.00 

Teaching Course 6: Diagnosis of Inherited Neuropathies 

Date: Jul 05, 2022 Time: 1300 - 1700 

This teaching course aims to cover in depth the diagnosis of inherited neuropathies including CMT, TTR amyloidosis and the more complex forms which overlap with HSP and ataxia. The aim is attendees would get an state of the art up to date diagnostic guidelines. 

Price: EUR 100.00 

Teaching Course 7: Congenital Myasthenic Syndromes 

Date: Jul 05, 2022 Time: 1300 - 1700 

CMS are a field that is important on all the above-mentioned levels and bears many new and relevant aspects both on the basic research side as well as on the clinical side. 

Price: EUR 100.00 

Teaching Course 8: Clinical Manifestations of Myopathies – Other than Limb Weakness 

Date: Jul 05, 2022 Time: 1300 - 1700 

Pattern recognition plays an important role in the diagnostic process of myopathies. Most myopathies manifest primarily with proximal and/or distal muscle weakness. However, also other features may be presenting symptoms and sometimes hamper a timely diagnosis, as may be the case if a patient with inclusion body myositis presents with swallowing difficulty and no signs of limb weakness. Syncope’s may herald myotonic dystrophy type 2 and should not be missed since they can cause sudden death. Skin abnormalities are well-known in dermatomyositis, but there are other myopathies in which the skin is also involved. And cognitive impairment is a frequent symptom in various myopathies and has considerable impact on daily activities and quality of life. This teaching course addresses these manifestations in a systematic way in order to reinforce the skills and competencies to establish an accurate and timely diagnosis and to take appropriate measures for management. 

Price: EUR 100.00 

Hands-On Course 1: Neuro-Imaging in Neuromuscular diseases 

Date: Jul 05, 2022 Time: 0800 - 1200 

This hands-on session will teach delegates the basics of NM imaging with ultrasound and MRI including relevant practice examples of the techniques dedicated for myopathies and inflammatory and hereditary neuropathies. A topic will be related with imaging trial biomarkers for neuropathies. A topic about usefulness and new developments of imaging for anatomy and physiology of the respiratory muscles will also be developed. 

Price: EUR 200.00 

Hands-On Course 2: Morphological aspects in Neuromuscular diseases 

Date: Jul 05, 2022 Time: 1300 - 1700 

Many new neuromuscular diseases and genes have been identified over the past few years and current knowledge about up-to-date structural and ultrastructural are presented are presented following a basic introduction to morphology. Key areas are selected for in-depth presentation with a focus on the clinical phenotype, the genotype and the corresponding morphological abnormalities. 

Price: EUR 200.00