Berzelius Symposium 110: TBE in clinical practice 2024
Tick-borne encephalitis – Diagnostics, treatment and prevention
Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) can be a very severe disease and given the increased incidence in Europe we are seeing the consequences in terms of neurological or neuropsychological sequelae in 30-40% of clinical cases. We lack treatment possibilities and consensus for optimal rehabilitation after the acute phase. Diagnostics are evolving but still not available for all patients. Vaccination is an effective prevention although there are knowledge gaps to fill in how to protect certain groups better.
The aim of this Berzelius symposium, arranged by the Swedish Society of Medicine, is to focus on the clinical aspects of diagnostics, treatment, rehabilitation, and prevention of TBE. We are happy to invite clinicians seeing and diagnosing TBE patients in Europe; primary health care, paediatricians, internal medicine and infectious diseases clinicians, neurologists and microbiologists.
Preliminary program
Friday October 4
11.00 – 12.00 | Registration |
11.30 – 13.00 | Lunch together |
13.00 – 13.15 | Welcome and introduction |
13.15 – 14.00 | Treatment of TBE-infection – where are we now? >Key-note speaker Professor Daniel Ruzek, Masaryk University, Brno, Czechia |
14.00 – 14.45 | Clinical case discussions including rehabilitation (Malin Veje, Marie Studahl, Markus Kalén, Marika Nordberg and Eva Kumlien) |
14.45 – 15.15 | Coffee break |
15.15 – 16.00 | Clinical case discussions including rehabilitation |
16.00 – 16.30 | Neuroimaging in TBE Marie Studahl |
16.30 – 17.15 | Diagnostic challenges and new methods Bo Albinsson |
19.00 | Dinner |
Saturday October 5
08.30 – 09.00 | TBE in children. Key-note speaker Professor Dace Zavadska, Stradins University, Riga, Latvia |
09.00 – 09.30 | Challenges in assessing neuropsychological sequele Marie Eckerström |
09.30 – 10.15 | Vaccination failure – what is the problem? Sara Gredmark-Russ |
10.15 – 10.45 | Coffee break |
10.45 – 11.15 | Prolonging the booster interval? Helena Hervius Askling |
11.15 – 11.45 | The Åland experience – effect of a national TBE-vaccination program Marika Nordberg |
11.45 – 12.00 | Closure of meeting/evaluation and planning for future meetings |
12.00 – 13.00 | Lunch together |
Key-note speakers
Daniel Ruzek, Professor of Virology at Masaryk University, Brno, Czechia: Treatment of TBE-infection – where are we
now?”
Dace Zavadska, pediatrician and professor at Riga Stradins University, Riga, Latvia: TBE in children
Scientific committee
- Helena Hervius Askling MD Associate Professor Infectious Diseases, Stockholm, Sweden
- Malin Veje MD PhD Infectious Diseases, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Marie Studahl MD Professor Infectious Diseases, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Marika Nordberg MD PhD Infectious Diseases, Åland, Finland
- Markus Kalén MD Infectious Diseases, Eskilstuna, Sweden
Accomodation
Pre-booked rooms are available for 1507 SEK/night at Elite Park Avenue Hotel. Once you have registered, you will
receive a link to the hotel booking with the confirmation. The last day to take advantage of this offer is September
5th.