Scientific programme

The Role of ECT in Modern Psychiatric Care

Radisson Blu Latvija Hotel, Riga, Latvia
22-24 May 2024

 

Wednesday, May 22  
11.30 – 12.30 Lunch & Registration  
12.30 – 13.00 Performing ECT at a High-Quality Level Is a Team Effort NACT Board
13.00 – 13.30 Pre-ECT Evaluation Sara Medved
13.30 – 14.00 Harmonizing Clinical Documentation of Electroconvulsive Therapy Kara Hannigan
14.00 – 14.30 Leg Stretching  
14.30 – 15.00 Architecture of an ECT Suit Lauri Virtanen
15.00 – 15.30 Panel Discussion  
15.30 – 16.00 Coffee Break  
16.00 – 16.45 Role of Electroconvulsive Therapy in Treatment-Resistant Schizophrenia in Forensic Psychiatry Peter Rosenquist
16.45 – 17.30 The Impact of Borderline Personality Traits on Treatment Outcomes of ECT Pascal Sienaert
17.30 – 18.00 Panel Discussion  
 

19.00

 

Dinner

 

  

  Thursday, May 23  
09.00 – 09.45 Does Ketamine Improve ECT? Alexander Sartorius
09.45 – 10.15 ECT vs Ketamine in Difficult to Treat Depression Pouya Movahed
10.15 – 10.45 Coffee Break  
10.45 – 11.30 Accelerated rTMS to Alleviate Refractory Depression Eleanor Cole
11.30 – 12.00 Panel Discussion  
12.00 – 13.00 Lunch  
13.00 – 13.45 Seeking Biomarkers for Electroconvulsive Therapy in Depression Miriam Zangani Jaer
13.45 – 14.30 The Use of Biomarkers in TMS: From Treatment Guidance to Outcome and Vice Versa Jean-Marie Batail
14.30 – 15.00 Panel Discussion  
15.00 – 17.00 Poster Session & Workshops  
17.00 – 18.00 NACT Annual Meeting  
 

19.30

 

Gala Dinner

 

Friday, May 24  
09.00 – 09.45 Efficacy and Safety of Electroconvulsive Therapy in Patients with Deep Brain Stimulation Anne Sauvaget
09.45 – 10.30 Anorexia Nervosa with Comorbid Severe Depression Adrian Desai Boström
10.30 – 11.00 Coffee Break  
11.00 – 11.45 The Role of ECT in Maximum Security Forensic Psychiatry Sara Sloth Jørgensen
11.45 – 12.30 Modernization of Latvia with ECT Raivis Logins
12.30 Concluding Remarks & Lunch