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Conference 2024 · Parkville

Genetic Epilepsy Team Australia’s 2024 Genetic Epilepsy Conference

Join us for our 2024 meeting on Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th April. Participating in the conference is a great opportunity for families, researchers and clinicians to hear the latest research in genetic epilepsy and developmental and epileptic encephalopathies (DEEs).

Program

Saturday 13 April 2024 · The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, Parkville

Conference program (PDF)

  1. Saturday April 13

    10:30am – 11:00amRegistration and morning tea
  2. 11:00am – 11:15am
    Welcome and IntroductionSara James
  3. 11:15am – 12:15pm
    Autism and the Neurology of CreativityProf Phillip PearlWatch the recording
  4. 12:15pm – 12:30pm
    The Power of Animals in NeurodiversityProf Temple Grandin, Jacqui Butcher, Will PierceWatch the recording
  5. 12:30pm – 1:00pm
    Antisense Oligonucleotide in SCN2A – Clinical Trial ResultsProf Steven PetrouWatch the recording
  6. 1:00pm – 1:30pmLunch
  7. 1:30pm – 2:15pm
    Developmental and Epileptic Encephalopathies: New Insights and Therapeutic AdvancesProf Ingrid SchefferWatch the recording
  8. 2:15pm – 2:20pm
    Raising a Child with a DEE in the Australian OutbackSarah Webster
  9. 2:20pm – 3:05pm
    The Impact of Developmental Epileptic EncephalopathiesDr Katherine HowellWatch the recording
  10. 3:05pm – 3:30pmAfternoon Tea
  11. 3:30pm – 4:00pm
    Unlocking Potential: The Road to Gene Therapies for Genetic EpilepsiesDr Sal RicoWatch the recording
  12. 4:00pm – 4:15pm
    The Path to Obtaining Access to an Early Access Program in AustraliaUrsula Reyes
  13. 4:15pm – 4:55pm
    PanelPanel – Dr Sal Rico, Ursula Reyes, Prof Ingrid Scheffer, Dr Katherine Howell, Prof Phillip Pearl
  14. 4:55pm – 5:00pm
    Summary and CloseSarah James
  15. 6:00pm – 8:00pmDinner – Graduate House

  16. Sunday April 14

    08:45am – 9:15amArrive and Breakfast
  17. 9:15am – 9:20am
    Welcome and IntroductionSarah James
  18. 9:20am – 10:05am
    Sleep Problems in Children and Adolescents With Developmental Epileptic EncephalopathiesDr Annie Chiu
  19. 10:05am – 10:50am
    Speech and Language Phenotyping to Guide Targeted Therapies in Rare DiseaseProfessor Angela Morgan
  20. 10:50am – 11:15amMorning Tea
  21. 11:15am – 12:15pm
    Epilepsy Supports: What is Available and How to Access ThemBrialie Forster, Lisa Rath, Bernadette Zappa, Caroline Kiefer, Kris Pierce
  22. 12:15pm – 12:30pm
    Summary and CloseSarah James