Theoretical and practical course on targeted drug delivery for the treatment of severe spasticity

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

09:00 Welcome Dr. Joan Vidal 09:15 Course Introduction Dr. Joan Vidal 09:30 General overview on the neurophysiology and

clinical management of spasticity Dr. Hatice Kumru and Dr. Joan Vidal 10:30 Coffee break 11:00 Introduction to targeted drug delivery for the

treatment of severe spasticity Dr. Jesús Benito and Dr. Joan Vidal 11:30 Patient selection, a crucial stage to ensure

therapeutic success Dr. Jesús Benito and Dr. Joan Vidal 13:00 Lunch 14:00 Screening test, how to confirm if a patient is a

suitable candidate Dr. Jesús Benito and Dr. Joan Vidal 14:45 Implantation of the infusion system Dr. Jordi Rimbau 15:30 Therapy optimization and maintenance Dr. Jesús Benito and Dr. Joan Vidal Questions & Answers 16:30 Coffee break 17:00 Programming the infusion system David Terradas 18:00 End of program day 1 20:00 Group dinner

Thursday, April 11, 2013

09:00 Patient I: case review, patient assessment and

screening test Dr. Hatice Kumru, Dr. Jesús Benito and Dr. Joan Vidal 10:30 Coffee break 11:00 Pump refill procedure David Terradas 12:00 Patient II: case review, patient assessment and pump

refill Dr. Jesús Benito and Dr. Joan Vidal 13:00 Lunch 14:00 Patient I: screening test follow-up Dr. Jesús Benito and Dr. Joan Vidal 14:30 Patient III: case review, patient assessment and pump

refill Dr. Jesús Benito and Dr. Joan Vidal 15:30 Troubleshooting system complications Manuel Álvarez 16:30 Coffee break 17:00 Patient I: screening test follow-up Dr. Jesús Benito and Dr. Joan Vidal 17:30 Course Closing Dr. Joan Vidal 18:00 End of training and return to airport/station Venue: Institut Guttmann, Barcelona, Spain Course Director : Dr.Joan Vidal, Barcelona, Spain

Accreditation of European CME credits will be requested with UEMS/EACCME