ISCEV Teaching Course 2008: Program


Tuesday July 8, 2008
17:00-20:00 Registration
19:00-21:00 Welcome reception

Wednesday, July 9, 2008
08.00-08.30 Registration and coffee
08.30-08.45 Welcome and test overview Graham Holder
08.45-09.05 Lecture: Introduction to ERG. Laura Frishman will describe the basics of ERG and the cells involved in its generation
09.05-10.00 Lecture: Clinical ERG. Sandeep Grover will describe the fundamentals of ERG recording, the ISCEV Standard ERG, and the application of electroretinography to clinical problems
10.00-10.20 Lecture: The (electro-) negative ERG. Graham Holder will describe the clinical implications of this finding
10.20-11.00 Lecture: mfERG. Michael Bach and Charlotte Poloschek will describe the recording and applications of the mfERG.
11.00-11.10 Discussion
11.10-11.30 Coffee break
11.30-12.05 Lecture: Introduction to PERG Michael Bach will present the origin and recording of the PERG
12.05-12.40 Lecture: Clinical PERG Graham Holder will discuss the clinical applications of the PERG
12.40-13.40 Lunch
13.40-14.10 Lecture: Specialized ERG techniques: ON- / OFF- and S-cone ERGs. Chris Hogg will describe the recording and clinical applications of these responses
14.10-14.30 Lecture: EOG. Graham Holder will describe the recording and clinical applications of the EOG
14.30-15.15 Lecture: Technical aspects Chris Hogg will present topics related to technical aspects of recording: amplifier and filter characteristics, sources and remedies of artefacts etc.
15.15-15.45 Lecture: A diagnostic approach to retinal dystrophies. Sandeep Grover will discuss diagnostic issues.
15.45-end Practical demonstration: The faculty will use commercial electrophysiology systems to demonstrate visual electrophysiology techniques. Coffee will be available throughout
19.00 Evening event: dinner

Thursday, July 10, 2008
08:00-08.30 Coffee
08.30-09.15 Lecture: Introduction to VEP Michael Bach will present the origin and recording of the VEP
09.15-10.00 Lecture: Clinical VEP Graham Holder will discuss the clinical applications of the VEP
10.00-10.05 Discussion
10.15-10.45 Coffee break
10.45-11.10 Lecture: Paediatric techniques. Dorothy Thompson will discuss the uses of electrophysiology in a paediatric setting.
11.10-11.15 Discussion
11.15-12.15 Lecture: Clinical correlations and making the diagnosis Graham Holder will discuss the role of the tests in diagnosis, including the integration of information from several tests as appropriate.
12.15-12.30 Discussion
12.30-13.30 Lunch
13.30-end Workshops: Opportunity to undertake hands-on recordings on volunteers, with guidance by members of the faculty and equipment manufacturers.

Post Course ISCEV Symposium Activities Open to Course Participants without additional charge
17.00-19.00 Clinical Cases Session
19.30-22.00 Reception