Thank you for joining us in Brussels!

For more information on abstracts, posters, podcasts, photos and downloadable material:

Brussels 2023

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💡 Bookmark: the 16th European Conference will take place in Varese, Italy on 12-14 June 2024.

BT workshop
-French

Invasive brain stimulation

Non-invasive brain stimulation

Functional tics

Clinical rounds

2 BT workshops (EN)

Best papers of 2021 on tics and TS

TTAG
patient associations

Neural mechanisms of cognitive behavioural treatment

"Ticking the wrong box", Society & TS

Are functional tics easy to diagnose?

2 poster rounds

Comorbidities in TS

Abstracts-oral presentations

GGdlT-the man behind the name

Controversy polling

visit registration page!

Kevin Black

Best papers of 2021!

Juan Carlos Baldermann

Brain stimulation in TS

Virginie Czernecki

Behavioural treatment of tics (French)

Tammy Hedderly

Clinical rounds

Stephen Jackson

Non-invasive brain stimulation in TS

Davide Martino

"Functional, Tourette-like behaviours; an evolving landscape"

Alexander Münchau

Neural mechanisms of cognitive behavioral treatment in the framework of perception-action integration

Tara Murphy

"Ticking the wrong box"- a global look at why we don't know what works in tic education and how we can find out

Velina Negovanska

Behavioural treatment of tics (French)

Michael Okun

Invasive brain stimulation in TS

Liselotte Skov

Clinical rounds

Zsanett Tarnok

Behavioural therapy for tic disorders (English): Overview of co-occurring conditions

Jolande van der Griendt

Behavioural therapy for tic disorders (English): Working with functional tics

Cara Verdellen

Behavioural therapy for tic disorders (English): Working with functional tics

Susanne Walitza

Update of guidelines for the treatment of OCD and OCD with GTS including PANDAS

Olivier Walusinski

Georges Gilles de la Tourette, the man behind the name

Programme

click to view PDF version

Format; quick overview

-Main conference

7-9 June

access to all sessions & workshops (EN/FR/NL) and TTAG meeting

-Behavioural Therapy workshop in French

7 June

also available as an independent event

-TTAG-Patient associations session

7 June

also available as an independent event

NEW!

-TS-school; half-day training course on Tourette Syndrome

6 June

independent event

I. Conference

Wednesday, 7 June 2023

Workshop;
Behavioural therapy for tic disorders

13.00-15.00 (parallel session)

‍Workshop in English for participants with basic training

Trainers:

Tara Murphy

Zsanett Tárnok

Eve McAllister

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also available as an independent event

Workshop;
Behavioural therapy for tic disorders

13.00-17.00 (parallel session)

Workshop in French for participants with basic training

Trainers:

Virginie Czernecki

Velina Negovanska

Julie Moulin

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Workshop;
Behavioural therapy for tic disorders

13.00-17.00 (parallel session)

Workshop in Dutch for participants with basic training

Trainers:

Jolande van de Griendt

Cara Verdellen

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also available as an independent event

Workshops; Behavioural therapy for tic disorders

15.00-17.00 (parallel session)

Workshop in English for advanced participants.
Focus on ASD & functional tics

Trainers:

Tara Murphy

Zsanett Tárnok

Eve McAllister

Rebecca Akello

Joining us remotely via Zoom from Kampala, Uganda!

Clinical Psychologist, Kampala Capital City Authority Inclusive Educational Assessment and Resource Center, Uganda

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13.00-17.00 (parallel session)

Patient associations meeting organised by Tics and Tourette Across the Globe (TTAG)

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also available as an independent event

18.00-19.00 (onwards!)

Opening ceremony

I. Keynote lecture:
Picking, pulling, and pinching: the role of habit and harm in TS

Speaker:

Carol Mathews

II. Mary Robertson Award; winner & oral presentation

Awarded by surprise guest...🤫

III. Open-air apéritif at the AfricaMuseum terrace stage; getting together again!

Thursday, 8 June 2023

Pack your running shoes!

07.00

Morning run tradition continues, route TBA*

More info by our Chief Track & Field Officer: Nanette Mol Debes

*Weather & participation permitting, we shall repeat the run on Friday 9 June.

09.00-09.15

Welcome message by our host & local organisers

Genetics & imaging session

moderated by Kirsten Müller-Vahl

09.15-10.00

Update on genetics

Speaker:

Carol Mathews

10.00-10.30

Enhancing neuroimaging genetics through meta-analysis for Tourette syndrome (ENIGMA-TS)

Speaker:

Peristera Paschou

10.30-11.00

Discussion

11.00-11.30

Coffee break

11.30-12.30

Clinical rounds

(Case presentations)

Chairs:

Tammy Hedderly

12.30-13.30

Lunch break

12.30-13.30 (auditorium)

ENIGMA-TS meeting

(Enhancing neuroimaging genetics through meta-analysis for Tourette syndrome )

13.30-14.00

General assembly meeting

+ Board elections 2023: e-voting begins!

ASD session

moderated by Tara Murphy

14.00-14.45

Autism - past, present and future

The evolving understanding of autism;
focusing on the neurodiversity perspective and thinking through the implications for the sorts of treatments & support that should be offered.

Speaker:

William Mandy

14.45-15.15

Panel discussion

Daniel Alvarez-Fischer

15.15-15.45

Coffee break

15.45-16.30

Poster rounds, session I

moderated by Nanette Mol Debes

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16.30-18.00

Oral presentations of submitted abstracts, session I

moderated by Natalia Szejko

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optional event

From 20.00

Social event-dinner at the Africa Palace

(adjacent to the congress centre & the AfricaMuseum)

From 18.00-20.00

AfricaMuseum private access

We have reserved the museum for an additional 2 hours after its closing time.
Attendees who register for the social event above, will receive a complimentary ticket to visit the museum during the late opening slot.

⚠️ Kindly note that we shall not be able to accommodate last-minute dinner registrations; if you wish to attend our social event, thank you for registering by 31 May, at the latest.

Friday, 9 June 2023

09.00-09.15

Welcome address by TTAG (Tics and Tourette Across the Globe)

Pain & sex differences in TS session

moderated by Kevin J. Black

09.15-09.45

Pain in TS

Speaker:

Seonaid Anderson

09.45-10.15

Sex differences in TS

Speakers:

Christelle Nilles

Natalia Szejko

10.15-10.30

Panel discussion

10.30-11.00

Coffee break

11.00-12.30

Oral presentations of submitted abstracts, session II

moderated by Andreas Hartmann

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12.30-13.30

Lunch break

13.30-14.15

Investigating the effects of median nerve stimulation on Tourette syndrome: clinical trial results

Speaker:

Stephen Jackson

moderated by Andrea Cavanna

14.15-15.00

Poster rounds, session II

moderated by Nanette Mol Debes

view programme

15.00-15.30

Coffee break

15.30-16.30

Best papers of 2022 on tics and TS

Kevin J. Black

moderated by Andreas Hartmann

16.30-17.00

Closing ceremony

Best poster & best oral presentation awards

New ESSTS Board; election results

ESSTS Conference 2024 announcement

NEW!

II. TS-SCHOOL

Tuesday, 6 June 2023

13.00-18.00

Congress centre of the Royal Museum for Central Africa.

This is a training course for TS beginners.
The course is open to clinicians (physicians, psychologists, psychotherapists, nurses, medical students and other professionals who are interested in the clinical aspects of TS).

All presentations will be held in English.
The invited lecturers are world-renowned TS experts including board members of ESSTS.

Joining us from the University of Calgary:

Tamara Pringsheim

Davide Martino

Current board members:

All clinically relevant topics will be covered, including:

Diagnosis and definition of tic disorders

Nature of tics

Course of TS

Comorbidities

Differential diagnoses

Assessments

Pathophysiology including genetics

Treatment

view training course programme

13:00-13:25

Welcome

Andrea Cavanna

13:25-14:00

How to answer FAQ from patients and families on etiology and pathophysiology of tic disorders

Davide Martino

14:15-15:00

Comorbidity

Tamara Pringsheim

15:00-15:30

Coffee break

(foyer area)

15:30-16:15

Assessment, including differential diagnoses

Natalia Szejko

16:15-17:15

Treatment: pharmacological treatment, psychological intervention, deep brain stimulation

Kirsten Müller-Vahl & Andreas Hartmann

17:15-18:00

Cases: assessment and treatment

Nanette Mol Debes

SUBMISSIONS

Basic and clinical scientists, clinicians, post-doctoral researchers, residents, fellows and other professionals from around the world working in all areas associated with Tourette syndrome, tic and related disorders, are invited to submit abstracts to be presented as posters or oral presentations, as well as abstracts with a clinical case video (reserved for the clinical rounds session).

This year, both posters and oral presentations will be made available to the audience in digital format only.
The authors may submit their abstracts by 1 September 2021. They will be notified by 5 September 2021 regarding the format of their presentation, e-poster (+ optional audio file) or oral presentation-, and will have to send their material by 15 September 2021.

💡 2 important dates to bookmark:

Submission deadline: Sunday 9 April 2023 (midnight 🦉 EST)

Authors get notified on assigned format by Friday 14 April, 2023

⚠️ Registration before submission:

If you plan to submit an abstract you, –or at least one person from your group–, will need to register for the conference before the submission deadline.
In the rare event of unsuccessful submissions, authors may request a full registration refund until 2 weeks after the early bird deadline (2 April 2023).

Please, follow the guidelines and detailed instructions below for each type of submission by clicking on the respective tab button:

INSTRUCTIONS FOR AUTHORS

Please, select a topic from the list below. The abstract text should not exceed 2,500-3,000 characters.
The final assignment, (poster or oral presentation), will be made by the scientific review committee and all authors will be notified by email by 14 April 2023.
All abstracts will be published in the ESSTS Conference proceedings as an Abstract Book –distributed to all attendees– and upon completion of the meeting on ESSTS website in a digital form.
Authors may opt in the submission form below to have their abstract published on F1000 Research.

Abstracts may be submitted in the following fields of study:
- Genetics and aetiology of Tourette syndrome and related disorders
- Neurophysiology and neuroimaging
- Clinical aspects including comorbidities
- Treatment
- Functional tic-like movements
- Other

To prepare your abstract, follow the instructions on the template below.

Download abstract template

For poster presentations:

All posters must be in English language.

The preferred poster format is A0 portrait layout (841 x 1189 mm). Junior investigators who submit innovative work also have the opportunity to be considered for the Professor Mary Robertson Award for Research Contribution in conjunction with Tourettes Action UK.

🎤 This year, to ensure a visually optimised experience, we are inviting authors on stage to present their posters.
The A0 format posters will remain on display throughout the conference as we have traditionally done, the poster rounds however, will be held inside the auditorium where each author will present their (digital) poster on a large screen within the usual allocated time, ~3 minutes.

Submissions are now closed

Authors will be notified by email on assigned format by Friday 14 April, 2023

INSTRUCTIONS FOR AUTHORS

There will be the usual interactive video & clinical round session on the second day of the conference (8 June).
It will offer us the opportunity to discuss collegially several challenging, uncommon and overall didactic clinical cases coming from all over our respective centres in Europe and beyond. You are invited to contribute to this session by submitting an abstract with a clinical case of tic (or hyperkinetic) movement disorder that you wish to present and discuss with colleagues.

-We are seeking well-described cases, –ideally presented with a video–, which pose diagnostic or management questions or present challenges with a key learning point. We will allocate 7–8 minutes for the presentation of each chosen case, which will be followed by 3–5 minutes of discussion with the co-chairs/ audience.

Please submit your anonymised case(s) by clicking the button below (they will be reviewed by session chair, Dr Tammy Hedderly in the format of a short abstract in a Word document (max. 400 words), or ideally as a PowerPoint presentation with a maximum of 5 slides.
This should summarise the clinical history, physical examination, investigation and management to date and conclude with questions or learning points. To allow for the preparation of a successful session, we may ask you to discuss the video of the patient in advance (where available).
If you are not asked to present, please bring your case to the conference, as there will be other opportunities to show cases and to discuss them with colleagues.

Any technical questions?

Submissions are now closed

Authors will be notified by email by Friday 14 April, 2023

Eligibility

All junior researchers, excluding research heads, senior clinicians and previous winners of the award.

The Professor Mary Robertson Award for Research Contribution will be presented on behalf of Tourettes Action (...by a surprise guest!) at the opening ceremony of the ESSTS Meeting in Brussels on 7 June 2023. The award will be made in honour of Professor Mary Robertson and includes a prize of £250.
She is the Life President of ESSTS and a Patron of Tourettes Action UK.

-Original research of any kind on the Gilles de la Tourette Syndrome, 3,000–5,000 words excluding references.
-Published or unpublished.
-Work should also be submitted as an abstract for presentation (see procedure by clicking on the "Abstracts" tab above).
Entries can include work presented at previous ESSTS meetings, but should also cover new ground in an abstract submitted for the 2023 meeting.
The winner will be invited to make a stage presentation, if not already selected to do so, through the abstract acceptance process. Please include the relevant abstract(s) with your entry.
-Must be written by the entrant with a statement indicating the role of other members of the research team, if applicable.

Senior members – please distribute to your juniors.

Any technical questions?

Submissions are now closed

Candidates will be contacted by email by Friday 19 May 2023.

ABSTRACT SUBMISSIONS

Authors get notified on assigned format by 14 April, 2023

INSTRUCTIONS FOR AUTHORS

⚠️ NOTE: If you plan to submit an abstract, you –or at least one person from your group–, will need to register for the conference before the submission deadline, 9 April 2023. In the rare event of unsuccessful submissions, authors may request a full registration refund until 2 weeks after the early bird deadline, –2 April 2023–.

NOTE: If you have submitted an abstract, you –or at least one person from your group–, will need to register for the conference before the submission deadline 27 March 2022.

Please select a topic from the list below. The final assignment, (e-poster or oral presentation), will be made by the scientific review committee. All abstracts will be published online in the ESSTS Conference proceedings as an e-Abstract book. Authors may opt in the submission form below to have their abstract published on F1000 Research.

Please select a topic from the list below. The abstract text should not exceed 2,500-3,000 characters.
The final assignment, (poster or oral presentation), will be made by the scientific review committee and all authors will be notified by email by 14 April 2023.
All abstracts will be published in the ESSTS Conference proceedings as an Abstract Book, –distributed to all attendees– and upon completion of the meeting on ESSTS website in a digital form.
Authors may opt in the submission form below to have their abstract published on F1000 Research.

CLINICAL CASE SUBMISSIONS

Authors get notified by 15 April, 2022

Authors whose abstracts have been selected will be notified by email by 5 September 2021 and will be invited to send their presentation in the assigned format (e-poster or oral presentation).

1. e-Posters will be uploaded on ESSTS' website and made available to all registered participants and ESSTS members one week prior (24 September 2021) to the virtual meeting and for 3 months after its completion.

2. The videos of the oral presentations will be shown during the designated sessions of the virtual meeting and will be made available to all registered participants and ESSTS members on ESSTS' website for 3 months after its completion.

3. Oral presentation authors/presenters (1 per abstract) will be invited to join us LIVE during the Q&A part of the sessions.
2 October 2021, Session I: 14.30-15-30, Session II: 16.45-17.45

Guidelines for e-posters & oral presentations

I. Have you been assigned an e-poster? Here's what you need to know:

All e-posters must be in English language

REQUIRED
- 1-page PDF, orientation of your choice. Click here to view a sample.
- 10MB maximum file size

Please, use legible font sizes and keep in mind that .ppt animations & interactions will not be supported. You may include hyperlinks.

OPTIONAL
We invite authors to prepare a 5-minute AUDIO or VIDEO file to better support and describe their e-posters.
- for audio files: only .mp3 & .mp4 formats will be accepted. Check this guide on how to prepare a short audio recording.
- for video files: only .mp4 formats will be accepted. We recommend you use Handbrake. You can convert your videos into .mp4 files for free, and by ticking the "web optimised" box, you ensure advanced compression without compromising video quality.

II. Have you been assigned aN ORAL PRESENATION? Here's what you need to know:

There will be the usual interactive video & clinical round session on the last conference day. It will give us all the opportunity to discuss collegially several challenging, uncommon and overall didactic clinical cases coming from all over our respective centres in Europe and beyond. You are invited to contribute to this session by submitting an abstract with a clinical case of tic (or hyperkinetic) movement disorder that you wish to present and discuss with colleagues.

Mary Robertson Award 🏆

Authors whose abstracts have been selected will be notified by email by 5 September 2021 and will be invited to send their presentation in the assigned format (e-poster or oral presentation).

Guidelines for e-posters & oral presentations

I. Have you been assigned an e-poster? Here's what you need to know:

All e-posters must be in English language

II. Have you been assigned aN ORAL PRESENATION? Here's what you need to know:

ELIGIBILITY

All junior researchers, excluding research heads, senior clinicians and previous winners of the award.

The Professor Mary Robertson Award for Research Contribution will be presented on behalf of Tourettes Action (by) at the opening ceremony of the ESSTS Meeting in Brussels on 7 June 2023. The award will be made in honour of Professor Mary Robertson and includes a prize of UK £250. She is the Life President of ESSTS and a Patron of Tourettes Action UK.

Phase III - Ready? Send us your e-Poster/oral presentation! 🚀

Submission deadline: 15 September, 2021

FINAL CHECK

All submissions are final.
Please make sure your e-poster/oral presentation complies with the guidelines and formats described above on Phase II.

Click on the submit button below to send us your material via the online form.
You may upload attachements up to 10MB.
For large video or audio files, you may share your file link in the designated field. (How to create a shared file link: Google Drive, Dropbox, WeTransfer)

If you encounter any difficulties you may submit it via email: submissions@essts.org

When in Brussels...

Accommodation & orientation

For the second consecutive year, our upcoming meeting will be held at a non–hotel-affiliated congress centre. To facilitate attendees with planning and arrangements we have prepared the following map featuring the closest accommodation options to the venue.

Kindly note that these hotels and B&Bs are merely suggestions, based on proximity and positive/acceptable reviews.
ESSTS is not in a position to vouch for these venues and despite our efforts, we have not been offered preferential rates for individual bookings.

The closest hotel to the venue is Hotel Rastelli, a lovely 15' walk from the AfricaMuseum. If you are certain that you will be attending our conference we urge you to make your reservation as soon as possible!

Open the legend of the map below to view the list of hotels and B&Bs and the main underground/tram stations serving the venue.

TIP: Click on this icon to open the legend of the map.
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Transport

Tram line 44, "One of the world’s great tram rides"

It starts in a gloomy Brussels underground station. But Tram 44 is one of the world’s great tram rides. Maybe not quite as thrilling as Lisbon’s famous Tram 28, but still a beautiful ride. And no tourists. The old yellow trams that run out to Tervuren are relics of the 1950s. No way you can board with a buggy or a bike. But they give the ride a nostalgic mood.

If you are already in Brussels, hop on at Montgomery station; you will arrive at Tervuren (terminus) station facing the entrance of AfricaMuseum in 22'.

Plan your arrival...

I am landing 🛬 in Brussels, how do I reach the conference venue and/or Hotel Rastelli?

1. You may opt for a taxi ride to the AfricaMuseum; the estimated duration is under 15 minutes and the cost between €30 - €40.
2. Hop on Bus 830, direction "Groenendaal".
Frequency: every 30'
Estimated duration: 41'-43'
Cost: €3
For the conference venue, get off at "Tervuren Centrum".
For Hotel Rastelli, get of at the following stop, "Tervuren Kerk".

View the bus route to AfricaMuseum and Hotel Rastelli on the map below:

I am arriving at Gare du Midi🚂 train station. How do I reach the conference venue and/or Hotel Rastelli?

As soon as you get off the train platform, follow the signs to the underground station.
Your journey to the AfricaMuseum and/or Hotel Rastelli looks like this:
Underground 🚇 2 or 6 > 🚇 1 > Tramway🚊 44 > 👣

-Get on either line 2 or 6, direction "Elizabeth"
-Get off at "Kunst-Wet"
-Change for line 1, direction "Stockel"
-Get off at Montgomery stop
-Walk straight towards the end of the platform and...
-hop on the scenic tramway line 44 to Tervuren!
For the conference venue, get off at the final stop, "Tervuren".
For Hotel Rastelli, get off at the previous stop, "Oppemstraat"

What about public transport tickets? 🎫

Contactless payment

Fast and easy: your ticket is always in your pocket!

You can pay for your trip using your contactless bank card (debit or credit), smartphone or smartwatch. Every STIB bus, tram and metro station is equipped with a specific contactless payment device. This device supports any bank card with the contactless logo. For smartphones and smartwatches, compatible payment applications are Google Pay, Apple Pay, Fitbit Pay and Garmin Pay. In the various metro stations and at the STIB information offices.

Fares

1 journey: €2.10
Maximum daily price: €7.50
From Brussels Airport: €7.00

Click to view all available options.

REGISTRATION

A. Registration rates

The rates below apply to all those who have become ESSTS members for the calendar year 2020. Along with the ...more attractive registration fees, ESSTS members obtain voting rights; a new board will be elected at the Lausanne 2020 general assembly.
If you wish to become an ESSTS member, please click here. You may also add this year's membership directly when you register for the meeting below.

Senior ESSTS members

€330

available until April 3, 2020

EARLY BIRD

Junior ESSTS members*

*(Students, patient associations & advocacy groups)

€200

available until April 3, 2020

EARLY BIRD

Senior ESSTS members

€390

REGULAR RATES

Junior ESSTS members*

*(Students, patient associations & advocacy groups)

€260

REGULAR RATES

Keep in mind that along with the ...more attractive registration fees, ESSTS members automatically obtain voting rights; a new board will be elected at the Lausanne 2020 general assembly.
If you wish to become an ESSTS member, please click here. You may also add this year's membership directly when you register for the meeting below.

Senior participants

€370

available until April 3, 2020

EARLY BIRD

Junior participants*

*(Students, patient associations & advocacy groups)

€240

available until April 3, 2020

EARLY BIRD

Senior participants

€420

REGULAR RATES

Junior participants*

*(Students, patient associations & advocacy groups)

€290

REGULAR RATES

B. Registration guidelines

Welcome to the online registration for the 13th European Conference on Tourette Syndrome & Tic Disorders - 2020 ESSTS annual meeting.

‍Step 1: Register and purchase your tickets
‍Use our online registration below to enter your personal details and make payments.*

Step 2: Conference confirmation
‍You will receive a confirmation email once your forms and your payment have reached us. Please note that bank transfers may take several days and that payment cannot be confirmed before receipt. Remember to keep your e-confirmation with you.

‍Cancellations
‍All cancellations must be requested in writing. Please refer to our cancellation policy for more details.

*Alternatively, you can directly pay via bank transfer using the following details:
Barclays sort code: 20-16-99
‍Account number: 93497550
‍Account name: The European Society for the Study of Tourette Syndrome
‍IBAN number: GB04 BARC 2016 9993 4975 50
SWIFT/BIC: BARCGB22
Payment details: ESSTS Conference Lausanne, your first and last name

Once you have completed the transfer, thank you for sending us a copy, your personal and contact information here, so we can issue and forward you the registration document.

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REGISTRATION

Registration rates

I. Conference registration

Offers access to all lectures, BT workshops (EN & FR) & TTAG session

The rates below apply to all those who have become ESSTS members for the calendar year 2023.
Along with the ...more attractive registration fees, you greatly contribute to keeping this Society alive and allowing it to grow. 🙏
If you wish to become an ESSTS member, please click here, or alternatively you may add this year's membership directly when you register for the meeting below.
(To view "non-member" rates, simply click on the respective button)

Senior ESSTS members

REGULAR RATES

€475

Junior* ESSTS members

REGULAR RATES

€275

*(MD/PhD students, postdocs, interns, residents, nurses, patient advocacy groups)

Senior ESSTS members

EARLY BIRD

until 2 April 2023
(midnight EST)

€370

Junior* ESSTS members

EARLY BIRD

until 2 April 2023
(midnight EST)

€210

*(MD/PhD students, postdocs, interns, residents, nurses, patient advocacy groups)

Senior participants

REGULAR RATES

€530

Junior* participants

REGULAR RATES

€310

*(MD/PhD students, postdocs, interns, residents, nurses, patient advocacy groups)

Senior participants

EARLY BIRD

until 2 April 2023
(midnight EST)

€425

Junior* participants

EARLY BIRD

until 2 April 2023
(midnight EST)

€255

*(MD/PhD students, postdocs, interns, residents, nurses, patient advocacy groups)

II. Behavioural Therapy workshop registration

Offers access only to the selected workshop.

Workshop in French for participants with basic training (4 hours)

€70

III. Patient associations meeting

Offers access only to the specific event.

Organised by Tics and Tourette Across the Globe-TTAG
(4 hours)

€40

IV. Social event

Social event-dinner

Africa Palace | Thursday, 8 June 2023, from 20.00

Senior participants:

€90

Junior* participants:

€45

*(MD/PhD students, postdocs, interns, residents, nurses, patient advocacy groups)

⚠️ Kindly note that we shall not be able to accommodate last-minute dinner registrations; if you wish to attend our social event, thank you for registering by 31 May, at the latest.

V. TS-school; half-day training course on Tourette Syndrome

Congress centre of the Royal Museum for Central Africa, Tuesday 6 June, 2023

Senior participants:

€100

Junior* participants:

€50

*(MD/PhD students, postdocs, interns, residents, nurses)

Registration guidelines

Step 1: Register and purchase your ticket(s).
Use our online registration forms below to select your event(s), enter your personal details and proceed with payment.

Step 2: Conference confirmation & invoice
‍You will receive a confirmation email and a detailed invoice once your registration form(s) and payment have reached us.
Kindly note that if you have opted for payment via bank transfer this may take several days and that payment cannot be confirmed before receipt.
You may contact us separately if you require a custom invoice to submit to your institution for reimbursement purposes.

Abstract authors: Authors (or at least one person from their group) who submit abstracts will need to register for the conference before the submission deadline, 9 April 2023. In the rare event of an unsuccessful submission, authors may request a full registration refund until 2 weeks after the early bird deadline, –2 April 2023–.

COVID-19 measures: The health and safety of our attendees is paramount; all necessary measures and rules will be applied as announced by the Belgian authorities. You may monitor government mandates and policy changes on the Federal Public Service website.

Conference cancellation: In the unfortunate event of another conference cancellation due to restrictions imposed by the host country, ESSTS will fully reimburse all registered attendees.
For more details, please visit our cancellation policy page.

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All main conference sessions*

By registering below, you will receive your unique "Join" link allowing you to access all sessions throughout the meeting, as listed on the programme above.

⚠️*If you wish to attend one of the BT workshops as well, please register separately via the following form.

Behavioural therapy workshops

Please note that the BT sessions below run concurrently; register for the workshop that is most compatible with your current BT training.

I. Advanced participants

II. Beginner participants

Patient Associations session; Tics and Tourette Across the Globe (TTAG)

If you wish to strictly attend the patient associations session, (or in addition to the main conference), thank you for registering below.

*Name:*Email Address:Address (optional):YOUR Work title (optional):Institution / work place (optional):Would you like us to include a photo on your introduction card? (optional)

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Brussels, Belgium

15th European Conference on Tourette Syndrome & Tic Disorders

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HIGHLIGHTS

Best papers of 2021!

Brain stimulation in TS

Behavioural treatment of tics (French)

Clinical rounds

Non-invasive brain stimulation in TS

"Functional, Tourette-like behaviours; an evolving landscape"

Neural mechanisms of cognitive behavioral treatment in the framework of perception-action integration

"Ticking the wrong box"- a global look at why we don't know what works in tic education and how we can find out

Behavioural treatment of tics (French)

Invasive brain stimulation in TS

Behavioural therapy for tic disorders (English): Adaptations for Comorbidity

Clinical rounds

Data on CBIT outcomes for people with different c-dities & Clinical role-play of implementing CBIT components with youth with different c-dities

& Andreas Hartmann:ESSTS Guidelines 2.0

Behavioural therapy for tic disorders (English): Overview of co-occurring conditions

Behavioural therapy for tic disorders (English): Working with functional tics

Behavioural therapy for tic disorders (English): Working with functional tics

Update of guidelines for the treatment of OCD and OCD with GTS including PANDAS

Georges Gilles de la Tourette, the man behind the name

more TBA

VENUE

Royal Museum for Central Africa

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REGISTRATION

A. Registration rates

B. Registration guidelines

Welcome to the online registration for the 13th European Conference on Tourette Syndrome & Tic Disorders - 2020 ESSTS annual meeting.

‍Step 1: Register and purchase your tickets‍Use our online registration below to enter your personal details and make payments.*

Step 2: Conference confirmation‍You will receive a confirmation email once your forms and your payment have reached us. Please note that bank transfers may take several days and that payment cannot be confirmed before receipt. Remember to keep your e-confirmation with you.

‍Cancellations‍All cancellations must be requested in writing. Please refer to our cancellation policy for more details.

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(Should you experience any display issues with the online form below, you may also register here)⚠️ For local participants who wish to strictly attend the French BT Workshop, click here.

15^th European Conference on Tourette Syndrome & Tic Disorders

& Andreas Hartmann:
ESSTS Guidelines 2.0

‍Step 1: Register and purchase your tickets
‍Use our online registration below to enter your personal details and make payments.*

Step 2: Conference confirmation
‍You will receive a confirmation email once your forms and your payment have reached us. Please note that bank transfers may take several days and that payment cannot be confirmed before receipt. Remember to keep your e-confirmation with you.

‍Cancellations
‍All cancellations must be requested in writing. Please refer to our cancellation policy for more details.

(Should you experience any display issues with the online form below, you may also register here)
⚠️ For local participants who wish to strictly attend the French BT Workshop, click here.