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Hvala Ljubljana!
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Society
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Society
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the
Study
of
Tourette
Syndrome
Speakers
(in alphabetical order)
The full roster –including CBT workshop trainers– will be published soon, stay tuned!
Plenary
Per Andrén
Behaviour therapy for Tourette syndrome: What’s new and where are we headed?
AFFILIATIONS
Lund University, Lund, Sweden
Unit for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Clinical Sciences
Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Controversy
Daniel Alvarez-Fischer
"Is Autism overdiagnosed in TS?"
Arguing for the statement
"Best of" summary
Kevin J. Black
Tourette syndrome research highlights from 2026
Plenary
Yildiz Değirmenci
"Tourette syndrome globally: cultural differences matter"
Keynote
Lorena Fernández de la Cruz
"The Swedish National Patient Register and TS: past, present & future"
Plenary
Erica Greenberg
Body-focused repetitive behaviours (BFRBs) in TS
–Title TBA–
AFFILIATIONS
Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), Boston, MA, USA
Director, Pediatric Psychiatry OCD and Tic Disorders Program
Co-Director, Tourette Association of America MGH Center of Excellence
Staff Psychiatrist, Pediatric Psychiatry OCD and Tic Disorders Program
Harvard Medical School (HMS)
Assistant Professor in Psychiatry
Plenary
David Isaacs
"Sensory over-responsivity, interoceptive sensibility, and somatosensory gating in TS"
AFFILIATIONS
Vanderbilt Health, Nashville, TN, USA
Co-Director, Vanderbilt Center for Tourette Syndrome and Other Tic Disorders
Associate Professor of Neurology, Division of Movement Disorders
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Child Neurology, Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt
Keynote
David Mataix-Cols
"The Swedish National Patient Register and TS: past, present & future"
Keynote
Joseph F. McGuire
“Beyond Tic Reduction: What Does Meaningful Improvement in Tourette Syndrome Really Mean?”
AFFILIATIONS
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Interim Associate Director, Division of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Director of Research, Division of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Kennedy Krieger Institute
Director of Psychological Services, Center for Developmental Behavioral Health (DBH)
Co-Director, Tourette Syndrome Center of Excellence (TS CofE)
Programme
Preliminary version, subject to change
Wednesday, 9 June 2027
(Session times displayed in CEST)
BT Workshop
09:00-17:00
Workshop programme TBA
Virginie Czernecki
Tara Murphy
Zsanett Tarnok
Jolande van de Griendt
Cara Verdellen
Katrin Woitecki
(Additional trainers: TBA)
09:00–17:00
Patient Associations & Advocacy Groups
Parallel session (to BT)
Opening Ceremony
18:00
Welcome address
Host Team & ESSTS Board
18:15-19:00
“Beyond Tic Reduction: What Does Meaningful Improvement in Tourette Syndrome Really Mean?”
Joseph F. McGuire
Keynote
19:00-19:15
Discussion | Q&A
19:15–19:45
• Professor Mary Robertson Award | Oral Presentation
• Mary Robertson Travel Grants
Winners TBA!
Awards
19:45 onwards
Cocktail time, getting together again!
Thursday, 10 June 2027
(Session times displayed in CEST)
07:00
Morning run!
Nanette Mol Debes, Track & Field Officer
Fun2
09:00–09:15
Welcome message
Tics and Tourette Across the Globe (TTAG)
“Comorbidities –not (yet) the talk of the town”
09:15-09:45
Body-focused repetitive behaviours (BFRBs) in TS (Title TBA)
Erica Greenberg
Plenary
09:45–10:15
"Sensory over-responsivity, interoceptive sensibility, and somatosensory gating in TS"
David Isaacs
Plenary
10:15-10:30
Discussion | Q&A
10:30–11:00
General Assembly
11:00–11:30
Coffee break ☕
11:30–12:30
Poster Presentations, Session I
Presenters TBA
Abstracts
12:30–13:30
Lunch break
13:30–15:00
Clinical rounds/Case –video– presentations
Tammy Hedderly
Cases
15:00–15:30
Coffee break ☕
15:30–17:00
Oral Presentations, Session I
Presenters TBA
Abstracts
17:15 onwards
Cultural activity & Social Event
Danish Host Team
Party time
Friday, 11 June 2027
(Session times displayed in CEST)
07:00
Morning run!
Nanette Mol Debes, Track & Field Officer
Fun2
The...SE-Tribute session
09:00-09:30
"Behaviour therapy for Tourette syndrome: What’s new and where are we headed?"
Per Andrén
Plenary
09:30–10:15
"The Swedish National Patient Register and TS: past, present & future"
David Mataix-Cols
Lorena Fernández de la Cruz
Keynote
10:15-10:30
Discussion | Q&A
10:30–11:00
"Tourette syndrome globally: cultural differences matter"
Yıldız Değirmenci
Plenary
11:00–11:30
Coffee break ☕
11:30–12:30
Poster Presentations, Session II
Presenters TBA
Abstracts
12:30–13:30
Lunch break
13:30–14:30
Tourette syndrome research highlights from 2026
Kevin J. Black
"Best of" summary
14:30–15:45
Oral Presentations, Session II
Presenters TBA
Abstracts
15:45–16:15
Coffee break ☕
16:15–16:45
"Is Autism overdiagnosed in TS?"
Daniel Alvarez-Fischer
Arguing for the statement
TBA
Arguing against the statement
Controversy
17:00
Closing ceremony | Awards
Dates to bookmark!
The submission portal and registration forms will open soon.
SUN
14
MAR
Early bird rates
Applies to:
- Conference registration: all categories
SUN
21
MAR
Submissions
Applies to:
- Abstracts
- Professor Mary Robertson Award 2027 entries
- Mary Robertson Travel Grant 2027 applications
#Ljubljana2026: It's a wrap!
THANK YOU to everyone who joined us in the city of dragons, what a fantastic conference! 🙏
Welcome aboard new colleagues and friends, you are now a part of a growing family. 💚
Farewell Ljubljana...
Certificates of attendance & CME credits
How can I receive a certificate of attendance/CME credits (for medical professionals)?
Just say the word! Fill out the form below.
Kindly note: EACCME® CME credits can only be claimed by medical specialists. Their validation/acceptance depends on your country's designated regulatory body.
The Ljubljana 2026 Conference has been granted 16.5 credits (ECMEC®s) by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing MedicalEducation (EACCME®).
Information regarding the conversion of EACCME® credits
Credit will be converted based on one (1) hour of participation equalling one credit for all activities. Physicians wishing to
convert EACCME® credits to AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ will be required to access the AMA website at to obtain the necessary paperwork and instructions. Physicians and other health care professionals will be required to pay a processing fee to the AMA
convert EACCME® credits to AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ will be required to access the AMA website at to obtain the necessary paperwork and instructions. Physicians and other health care professionals will be required to pay a processing fee to the AMA
Certificates of attendance are also available for virtual attendees.
⚠️ Participants who will have actively attended 2/3 of the respective virtual event programme are eligible to receive one.
The online system (Demio) automatically records the active attendance time of each participant, no setup is required on your end.
I truly enjoyed the conference! How can I become a member/renew my membership?
This is such an important, vital matter to the Society!
Theatrics aside, we have been running on an empty tank since our last physical meeting in Hannover in 2019. Commitment and time dedicated (a very great deal of it!) have been the fuel that allowed for this conference to take place despite the seriously tight mathematics.
Becoming a member echoes both moral encouragement and recognition, as well as meaningful, concrete support to keep the endeavour alive so that we can meet again next year!
View membership page here.
Theatrics aside, we have been running on an empty tank since our last physical meeting in Hannover in 2019. Commitment and time dedicated (a very great deal of it!) have been the fuel that allowed for this conference to take place despite the seriously tight mathematics.
Becoming a member echoes both moral encouragement and recognition, as well as meaningful, concrete support to keep the endeavour alive so that we can meet again next year!
View membership page here.
I would love to get more actively involved in ESSTS' activities; whom should I contact?
Let's talk!
Send us a message at ideas@essts.org, or feel free to contact directly any of our board members.
Send us a message at ideas@essts.org, or feel free to contact directly any of our board members.
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