Past Activities
Botulinum Toxin Training in Neurological Practice
Course Program
| DAY 1 | |
| 14:00-14:15 |
Welcome and introduction Carlo Colosimo |
| 14:15-14:45 |
Phenomenology and differential diagnosis of hyperkinetic disorders Zvezdan Pirtosek |
| 14:45-15:15 |
Botulinum toxin preparations and how they work: Principles of clinical use Alfredo Berardelli |
| 15:15-15:30 |
Running a botulinum toxin clinic Carlo Colosimo |
| 15:30-16:00 |
Targeting techniques - clinical, EMG, ultrasound Dirk Dressler |
| 16:00-16:30 | Coffee Break |
| 16:30-17:00 |
Craniofacial, oromandibular dystonia and HFS Giovanni Fabbrini |
| 17:00-17:30 |
Cervical Dystonia Anna Rita Bentivoglio |
| 17:30-18:00 |
Limb dystonia including writer's cramp Antonio Suppa |
| 18:00-18:45 |
Spasticity Joerg Wissel |
| 18:45-19:30 | Video panel discussion - All faculty |
| DAY 2 | |
| 09:00-11:00 |
Small group interactive case demonstrations Carlo Colosimo, Alfredo Berardelli, Matteo Bologna, Giovanni Fabbrini, Marco Frontoni, Antonio Suppa |
| 11:00-11:30 | Coffee Break |
| 11:30-13:00 | Small group interactive case demonstrations |
| 13:00-13:15 | Closing discussion (Q&A session) |
| 13:30 | Farewell Lunch |
Course Directors
Carlo Colosimo · Rome, Italy
Course Faculty
Anna Rita Bentivoglio - Rome, Italy
Alfredo Berardelli · Rome, Italy
Dirk Dressler · Hannover, Germany
Giovanni Fabbrini · Rome, Italy
Zvezdan Pirtosek - Ljubljana, Slovenia
Antonio Suppa · Rome, Italy
Joerg Wissel · Beelitz-Heilstatten, Germany