TC1: Old and new problems in neuromuscular disorders
08.30 – 10.30	H. Lochmüller (UK):	Sporadic and congenital Myasthenia: how to diagnose and treat
	W. King Engel (USA):	Diabetic and other dysimmune neuropathies: pathogenesis and treatment options
10.30 – 11.00		Coffee break
11.00 – 13.00	C. Angelini (Italy):	Metabolic Myopathies: new phenotypes and treatable conditions
	F. Muntoni (UK):	Neuromuscular Disorders in infancy – What’s new about phenotypes and clinical trials
		TC2: Neuromuscular immunology for clinicians
08.30 – 10.30	M. Dalakas (UK):	Practical basic immunology for neuromuscular specialists, including evaluation of relevant therapeutic agents
	E. Nobile-Orazio (Italy):	Peripheral Neuropathies an immunologic approach to diagnosis
10.30 – 11.00		Coffee break
11.00 – 13.00	F. Mastaglia (Australia):	Inflammatory Myopathies: Practical aspects of diagnosis and treatment
	A. Vincent (UK):	Antibodies in Myasthenia: how to diagnose them
		TC3: Genetics for clinicians
08.30- 10.30	V. Nigro (Italy):	How important is a precise diagnosis for patients with muscular dystrophies and other myopathies
	S. DiMauro (USA):	The quaint genetic behaviour in mitochondrial myopathies
10.30 - 11.00		Coffee break
11.00 - 13.00	G. Novelli (Italy):	Trinucleotide Repeat Disorders:the pathogenic basis of clinical manifestations. Possible therapeutic approaches
	M. Reilly (UK):	Genetic Neuropathies – Is categorizing important? Treatment, now or in near-future?
		TC4: Clinical, histochemical and electrophysiologic approaches to neuromuscular diseases
08.30 - 10.30	Z. Argov (Israel):	Clinical clues in the diagnosis of adult hereditary myopathies
	A. Oldfors (Sweden):	Histochemical and electron-microscopic approach to muscle diseases: slide sessions
10.30 - 11.00		Coffee break
11.00 - 13.00	L. Santoro (Italy):	Practical pearls from neurophysiologic experience with peripheral neuropathies
	R. Baloh (USA):	The new inherited pathological basis of motor neuron disorders
		TC5: Diagnosis and management of acute neuromuscular disorders
8.30- 10.30	G. Said (France):	Acute peripheral nerve disorders
	A. Evoli (Italy):	Management and treatment of myasthenic crisis
10.30 – 11.00		Coffee break
11.00 – 13.00	A. Toscano (Italy):	Rabdomyolysis: causes and possible therapies
	M. Hanna (UK):	How to deal with sudden muscle weakness