Scientific programme

Conference programme:

Wednesday, May 24
11.30 – 12.30 Lunch and Registration
12.30 – 13.30 History of ECT in Scandinavia – Håkan Odeberg
13.30 – 14.00 History of NACT with Entertainment Program – Marco Nobis
14.00 – 14.30 Coffee Break
14.30 – 15.15 Based on a True Story? The Portrayal of ECT in International Movies and Television – Pascal Sienaert
15.15 – 15.45 Documental Movie from Copenhagen – Benjamin Fischermann
15.45 – 16.15 How to Define the Effect of ECT? – Martin Balslev Jörgensen
16.15 – 16.45 Leg Stretching
16.45 – 17.30 Using ECT in Patients with Comorbidities – Maarten Rozing
19.00               Dinner

Thursday, May 25
09.00 – 09.45 The Cardiovascular Side Effects of Electroconvulsive Therapy – George Kirov
09.45 – 10.30 Risk of Dementia After ECT – Merete Osler
10.30 – 11.00 Leg Stretching
11.00 – 11.30 Anesthesiologist View on Safety Issues of ECT – Maija Kalliomäki
11.30 – 12.15 Mortality After Electroconvulsive Therapy – Maarten Rozing
12.15 – 13.30 Lunch
13.30 – 14.15 ECT and the Risk of Suicide – Axel Nordenskjöld
14.15 – 15.00 Is it Safe and Ethical to Use ECT in Children? – Anne Katrine Pagsberg
15.00 – 17.00 Coffee with Workshops and Poster Session
17.00 – 18.00 NACT Annual Meeting
19.00                Gala Dinner

Friday, May 26
09.00 – 09.45 The Use of ECT During Pregnancy – Pouya Movahed
09.45 – 10.30 Safety of ECT at the Neuronal Level – Alexander Sartorius
10.30 – 11.00 Coffee Break
11.00 – 12.30 Integrated Session on Quality Registers and New (Ongoing) Studies

    • ECT in Norway – Research Activity and Quality Improvement – Eivind Aakhus
    • The Use of Playlists to Ameliorate Anxiety for Patients Undergoing ECT Treatment – Lars Rye Bertelsen
    • National Quality Register for Psychiatric Neuromodulation Treatments in Finland – Lauri Virtanen
    • Precise ECT for Severe Depression – a Multicenter Study – Kaija Järventausta

12.30                Concluding Remarks, Lunch