TIME: 13:30 – 17:00
COURSE TITLE: NEUROGENETICS
CREDIT: 2 CREDITS

1-RECOMMENDED FOR: NEUROLOGY RESIDENTS AND SPECIALISTS, ACADEMICS

2-OBJECTIVE OF THE COURSE:
This half-day neurogenetic working group course will address rare neurogenetic disease concept. Experience about neurogenetic diseases in Turkey, genetic diagnosis and investigation strategies, developments in treatment will be discussed.

3-WHAT WILL BE THE LEARNING OUTCOMES THAT THE PARTICIPANTS WILL ACQUIRE AT THE END OF THE COURSE?
Participants will exchange experience, be informed about the diagnosis, treatment and genetic strategies for rare neurological diseases, be able to develop an algorithm considering the place of metabolic diseases in this concept.

4-PARTICIPANTS ARE EXPECTED TO: LISTEN, SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCES, YAPILACAK UYGULAMALARA KATILMASI, GET ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN DISCUSSIONS

5-COURSE PROGRAM

Moderators:
Birgül Baştan Tüzün (Haseki Training and Research Hospital, Neurology Clinic)
Yeşim Parman (İstanbul University İstanbul Faculty of Medicine, Neurology Dpt.)

Speakers and Topics:

• What is a Rare Disease? Rare Diseases and Ethics

Kanay Yararbaş
(Demiroğlu Science University Faculty of Medicine, Medical Genetics Dpt.)

• Current State in Turkey as regards Rare Diseases

Emrah Yücesan
(Bezmialem Vakıf University Faculty of Medicine, Medical Biology Dpt.)

• Genetic Diagnosis and Gene Hunting in Rare Diseases

Sibel Uğur İşeri
(İstanbul University Aziz Sancar Experimental Medicine Research Institute, Genetics Dpt.)

15:00 – 15:30 Coffee Break

• Therapies for Rare Diseases- Orphan Drugs

Yağız Üresin
(İstanbul University İstanbul Faculty of Medicine, Medical Pharmacology Dpt.)

• Rare hereditary Metabolic Diseases: Novelties in Classification

Gülden Gökçay
(İstanbul University İstanbul Faculty of Medicine, Pediatric Health and Diseases Dpt.)

• Discussion