POSTPONED - International Training Course on Neuroimaging of Epilepsy
POSTPONED - Given the current status and uncertainties surrounding the COVID-19 virus, we are postponing the International Training Course on Neuroimaging of Epilepsy. The course will now take place May 13-16, 2021.
You are cordially invited to the International Training Course on Neuroimaging of Epilepsy to be held at the McConnell Brain Imaging Centre of the Montreal Neurological Institute May 14-17, 2020.
The Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, founded by Dr W. Penfield, is a renowned epilepsy surgery center. The McConnell Brain Imaging Centre (BIC) is a research facility that brings together a large group of researchers in neurology, neuroscience, biomedical engineering, physics and computer science. The BIC houses cutting-edge equipment, including 1.5T and 3T MRI scanners, PET, SPECT, MEG and high-performance computational infrastructures.
The course will provide clinicians and scientists working in epilepsy with an understanding of fundamentals and practical skills related to neuroimaging. The course welcomes both individuals with and those without prior expertise in neuroimaging. In addition to offering methodological insights, emphasis will be placed on clinical decision-making and translation to local settings.
Morning sessions will consist of lectures given by a faculty of world-class neuroimagers and epileptologists. In the afternoon, participants will benefit from hand-on sessions guided by a team of experienced tutors, including image acquisition in the MRI suite, quality control procedures, visual MRI analysis, functional MRI, together with established and cutting-edge diagnostic techniques. Following the suggestion of previous attendees, in 2019 we will include more hands-on sessions for review of cases.
For the participants who will be arriving to Montreal for this event, McGill University has agreements for special rates with several downtown hotels. Please check the event’s website for further information.
- Program Day 1
- Program Day 2
- Program Day 3
- Program Day 4
- Hotels
- Organizing Committee
- Facilities Directions
- Contact
- 2019 - Attendees comments and evaluations
- 2019 - Pictures
Program Day 1
Thursday, May 14
Basics of MRI acquisition and visual diagnostics
| AM: Lectures | |
|---|---|
| 08:00 – 08:30 | Breakfast and Collection of Name + Group badges at desk |
| 08:45 – 09:00 | Welcome (A. Bernasconi) |
| 09:00 – 10:00 | Principles of MRI and novel quantitative contrasts (D. Rudko) |
| 10:00 – 11:00 | MRI protocol and visual evaluation (A. Bernasconi) |
| 11:00 – 11:30 | Break |
| 11:30 – 12:30 | Optimizing visual diagnostics (F. Cendes) |
| 12:30 – 14:00 | Lunch Break |
| PM: Hands-on teaching sessions | |
|---|---|
| 14:00 – 15:00 | Structural MRI acquisition, MRI suite (N. Bernasconi) |
| 15:00 – 17:00 | Case studies – Visual diagnosis, NOEL lab (A. and N. Bernasconi) |
| 17:00 – 17:30 | Break |
| 17:30 – 19:00 | Case studies – Group discussion |
| 19:00 – 21:00 | Welcome Reception - Montreal Neurological Institute |
Lectures will be held in the de Grand-Pre Communication Centre, located in the McConnell Brain Imaging Centre at the Montreal Neurological Institute.
Hands-on Teaching Sessions will be held in the de Grand-Pre Communication Centre, the 3T MRI suite, and NOEL laboratory.
Program Day 2
Friday, May 15
Computer-aided Diagnostics using Structural MRI - Methods and Applications
| AM: Lectures | |
|---|---|
| 08:00 – 09:00 | Breakfast |
| 09:00 – 10:00 | Basic principles of image processing (L. Collins) |
| 10:00 – 11:00 | Image analysis - Temporal lobe epilepsy (N. Bernasconi) |
| 11:00 – 11:30 | Break |
| 11:30 – 12:30 | Image analysis - Neocortical epilepsy (A. Bernasconi) |
| 12:30 - 14:00 | Lunch Break |
| PM: Hands-on teaching sessions | |
|---|---|
| 14:00 – 14:30 | Computer-aided diagnostic pipeline - Methods (N. Bernasconi) |
| 14:30 – 16:15 | Case studies – Computer-aided diagnosis, NOEL lab (N. & A. Bernasconi) |
| 16:15 – 16:30 | Break |
| 16:30 – 18:30 | Case studies – Group discussion |
Lectures will be held in the de Grand-Pre Communication Centre, located in the McConnell Brain Imaging Centre at the Montreal Neurological Institute.
Hands-on Teaching Sessions will be held in the de Grand-Pre Communication Centre, the 3T MRI suite, and NOEL laboratory.
Program Day 3
Saturday, May 16
Functional MRI, Multimodal MRI and Connectivity Analysis
| AM: Lectures | |
|---|---|
| 08:00 – 09:00 | Breakfast |
| 09:00 – 10:00 | Task-based fMRI – Language and memory (M. Koepp) |
| 10:00 – 11:00 | Connectivity analysis – Principles and applications (B. Bernhardt) |
| 11:00 – 11:30 | Break |
| 11:30 – 12:30 | Multimodal imaging of focal benign epilepsies (A. Labate) |
| 12:30 - 14:00 | Lunch Break |
| PM: Hands-on teaching sessions | |
|---|---|
| 14:00 – 15:30 | fMRI acquisition, MRI suite (L. Caciagli & B. Bernhardt) |
| 15:30 – 18:00 | fMRI processing and case studies (L. Caciagli) |
| 19:30 - 23:00 | Social event - Dinner in Montreal |
Lectures will be held in the de Grand-Pre Communication Centre, located in the McConnell Brain Imaging Centre at the Montreal Neurological Institute.
Hands-on Teaching Sessions will be held in the de Grand-Pre Communication Centre, the 3T MRI suite, and NOEL laboratory.
Program Day 4
Sunday, May 17
| AM: Hands-on teaching session | |
|---|---|
| 08:00 – 09:00 | Breakfast |
| 09:00 – 10:30 | Additional case studies (N. Bernasconi and A. Bernasconi) |
| 10:30 – 11:45 | Group discussion and concluding remarks |
| 11:45 – 12:00 | Handing out of the Certificate of Attendance |
Lectures will be held in the de Grand-Pre Communication Centre, located in the McConnell Brain Imaging Centre at the Montreal Neurological Institute.
Hands-on Teaching Sessions will be held in the de Grand-Pre Communication Centre, the 3T MRI suite, and NOEL laboratory.
Hotels
McGill University has agreements for special rates with several other downtown hotels.
Organizing Committee
Andrea Bernasconi, Course Director
Neda Labdon-Bernasconi
Debbie Rashcovsky, Events Officer
Facilities Directions
Building directions to the de Grandpré Communications Centre
- When entering the main MNI lobby turn left and go to the end of the hallway.
- Turn right and pass the first set of elevators on your right.
- Go to the second set of elevators that are near the Neurosurgery offices on your right.
- Take the elevators down to 2B which is the Brain Imaging Centre.
- When exiting the elevators go right then right again past the reception desk.
- Go through a set of doors and go down the hall through the second set of doors.
- You are now entering the Molson Pavilion. Go down the hall and pass through
the third set of doors. You are now entering the Brain Tumour Research Centre. - There are a set of elevators on your left near the third set of doors.
- Take the elevators down to 3B which is the bottom floor.
- The de Grandpré Communications Centreis on the right side of the elevators when you exit.
Contact
Debbie Rashcovsky
Events Officer, Neuro Events
Sasha Kelly
Conference and Events Coordinator, Neuro Events
Montreal Neurological Institute & Hospital (The Neuro)
3801 University Street Suite 684
Montreal, Quebec H3A 2B4
Tel: 514-398-6047
Cell: 514-971-6047
Email:debbie.rashcovsky [at] mcgill.ca
2019 - Attendees comments and evaluations
Attendee comments and evaluations will be online soon.
2019 - Pictures
Pictures of the event will be online soon.