3rd Nordic Status Epilepticus Meeting (3rd NSEM)

   
 

Overarching theme:
Time To Control – from basics to the clinic in status epilepticus

Organising committee: Erik Taubøll (Head of committee, Norway), Johan Zelano (Sweden), Christoph P Beier (Denmark), Reetta Kälviäinen (Finland). From Norway: Kjell Heuser, Line Bédos Ulvin, Morten Horn, Bernt Engelsen, Gyri Veiby, Kjersti Nesheim Power, Christian Samsonsen, Ketil Berg Olsen, Ellen Molteberg.

Registration *
This meeting is held May 22nd - 23rd, 2025 at Radisson Blu Scandinavia Hotel, Holbergs gate 30, Oslo, Norway. 
Participation is free of charge for Physicians and other Healthcare personnel. Travel and accommodation are covered by each participant. The registration deadline for participation at the hotel is April 24th, and for digital participation, it is May 15th, 2025.
Participate at Radisson Blu Scandinavia Hotel - Physicians and other Healthcare personnel
Participate digitally
Participate at Radisson Blu Scandinavia Hotel. Employed/working in a pharmaceutical company - Only one person pr. company. Closer to the meeting, we will look at the possibility of opening up for an additional person per company.

DAY 1 – Thursday May 22nd 2025

09.00 – 10.00. Registration, coffee and fruit

10.00 – 10.10. Opening. Erik Taubøll

10.10 – 11.40.Session 1. Prehospital SE treatment and the role of Time to Control 
Chairs: Kjersti Nesheim Power and Gyri Veiby, Bergen, Norway
10.10 – 10.30. The prehospital experience – a report from the scene. Rune Trøftmoen, Norwegian Air Ambulance, Oslo, Norway
10.30 – 10.40. Questions
10.40 – 11.00. Factors related to delays in pre-hospital management of status. Leena Kämppi, Helsinki, Finland
11.00 – 11.10. Questions
11.10 – 11.30. Prehospital EEG in the ambulance. Sampsa Lohi, Joensuu, Finland
11.30 – 11.40. Questions
11.40 – 12.00. Coffee break

12.00 – 13.00. Session 1 – cont. Prehospital SE treatment and the role of Time to Control 
Chair: Reetta Kälviäinen, Kuopio, Finland
12.00 – 12.20. Early intubation or a new drug? Gunhild Holmås, Bergen, Norway
12.20 – 12.30. Questions
12.30 – 12.50. How can prehospital seizure management be improved? From protocols to implementation. The preCTRL study. Ingrid Hustad, Oslo, Norway
12.50 – 13.00. Questions
13.00 – 14.00. Lunch

14.00 – 15.30. Session 1 – cont. Prehospital SE treatment and the role of Time to Control
Chair. Kjell Heuser, Oslo, Norway
14.00 – 14.30. The changing definitions of SE. Has the new definitions changed treatment to a more offensive strategy? Eugen Trinka, Salzburg, Austria
14.30 – 14.40. Discussion
14.40 – 14.55. The need for a standardized measure for acute treatment. The concept of TTC; time to control. Morten Horn, Oslo, Norway
14.55 – 15.30. General discussion: How can prehospital seizure treatment be improved? Moderator Johan Zelano, Gothenburg, Sweden
15.30 – 16.00. Coffee break

16.00 – 17.20. Session 2. Status epilepticus – from the past to the future 
Chair: Erik Taubøll, Oslo, Norway
16.00 – 16.30. Status epilepticus – the past. The evolution of concepts of status epilepticus. Simon Shorvon, London, UK
16.30 – 16.40. Discussion
16.40 – 17.10. Status epilepticus – the future. The role of artificial intelligence for diagnostication and prognostication of SE. Sándor Beniczky, Aarhus, Denmark
17.10 – 17.20. Discussion, the past, present and future

17.20 – 17.25. Closing remarks, day 1
 

DAY 2 – Friday May 23rd 2025

08.45 – 11.40. Session 3. Factors involved in the development of SE. Can we stop epileptogenesis?
Chair: Johan Zelano, Gothenburg, Sweden
08.45 – 09.20. Immune mechanisms in refractory status epilepticus - what is the role of early immunotherapy? Ronny Wickström, Stockholm, Sweden
09.20 – 09.30. Discussion
09.30 – 09.50. Biomarkers to predict early and late posttraumatic seizures after traumatic brain injuries. Hild Flatmark Sødal, Oslo, Norway
09.50 – 10.00. Discussion
10.00 – 10.20. Coffee break

Chair, Ronny Wickström, Stockholm, Sweden
10.20 – 10.40. What makes seizures stop? - a superficial look into the molecular basis of seizure termination. Kjell Heuser, Oslo, Norway
10.40 – 10.50. Questions
10.50 – 11.10. The interplay between age, inflammation and neuronal damage in SE. Consequences for treatment? Andrea Enerstad Bolle, Odense, Danmark
11.10 – 11.15. Questions
11.15 – 11.35. Factors responsible for long-term outcome after SE. Christoph Beier, Odense, Denmark
11.35 – 11.40. Questions
11.40 – 12.40 Lunch

12.40 – 14.05. Session 4. Functional/Dissociative seizures and SE
Chair: Christian Samsonsen, Trondheim, Norway
12.40 – 13.20. Not everything that shakes is epilepsy: How to identify and treat prolonged functional/dissociative seizures. Markus Reuber, Sheffield, UK
13.20 – 13.35. Discussion
13.35 – 13.55. Functional/dissociative seizures and SE – epidemiological aspects. Antonia Villagran, Sandvika, Norway
13.55 – 14.05. Discussion
14.05 – 14.15. Coffee break

14.15 – 15.20. Session 5. Late-breaking news – projects in the pipeline
Chair: Morten Horn, Oslo, Norway
14.15 – 15.15. Four presentations, one from each of the Nordic countries. 10 min + 5 min discussion
15.15 – 15.20. Closing remarks. Erik Taubøll

Booking your hotel: 

If you want to book your accommodation at Radisson Blu Scandinavia Hotel and get our reduced price you need to do so within April 21st.
To achieve this price please use the booking code "DESI25" when you book. It is only possible to use this code via internet booking.

Standard Room Single Occupancy price 1995 NOK. Additional for double rooms is NOK 100 per room per night.

Link to booking at Radisson Blu Scandinavia Hotel

Check in from kl 15:00 / check out at 12:00 at the latest.
The deadline for canceling a room in connection with a booking code is 72 hours before arrival.

Phone hotel: +47 23 29 30 00
E-mail hotel: info.scandinavia.oslo@radissonblu.com

Link digital meeting day 1:
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Link digital meeting day 2: 

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