Scientific programme
The First International Multidisciplinary Vertigo Congress in Romania
“Recurrent Vertigo and Tinnitus — Hidden Mechanisms” Clinicians meet researchers
| Time | Session / Title | Speakers | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08:30 | Course Registration | — | Registration |
| 09:00 | Understanding the Inner Ear: A Simple, Clinical Approach | Monica Spanu – Romania (ENT) | Lecture |
| 09:30 | Peripheral & Central Pathways, Vestibular Connections | Srinivas Dorasala – India (ENT) | Lecture |
| 10:00 | Velocity Storage Mechanism and its Role | Pradeep Vundavali – India (ENT) | Lecture |
| 10:30 | BPPV Essentials: Key Facts for Diagnosis and Management | Arthur Weisman; George Bacarna – Romania (ENT) | Lecture |
| 11:00 | Coffee Break | — | Break |
| 11:15 | Industry Symposium | — | Symposium |
| 11:30 | Vestibular Neuritis: What Every Clinician Must Know | Simona Popescu; Simona Merchea – Romania (ENT) | Lecture |
| 12:00 | Meniere Disease Demystified: Essentials for Accurate Diagnosis | Monica Ene – Romania (ENT) | Lecture |
| 12:30 | Hearing Loss and Vestibular Dysfunction in Enlarged Vestibular Aqueduct Syndrome | Dusan Pavlovic – Serbia (ENT) | Lecture |
| 13:00 | Pontocerebellar Angle Tumors (Video from Surgery Room) | Sebastian Pavel; Sergiu Stoica – Romania (Neurosurgery) | Lecture |
| 13:30 | Industry Symposium | — | Symposium |
| 13:45 | Lunch | — | Break |
| 14:30 | Understanding Vascular Vestibular Syndromes — Key Features and Clinical Clues | Florin Antonescu – Romania (Neurology) | Lecture |
| 15:00 | Navigating Central Causes of Vertigo: A Neurological Perspective | Vlad Tiu – Romania (Neurology) | Lecture |
| 15:30 | Vestibular Migraine Redefined: Emerging Strategies for Modern Management (Biological Treatment) | Adina Roceanu – Romania (Neurology) | Lecture |
| 16:00 | Optimizing Vitamin and Supplement Use in Vertigo Syndromes: A Pharmacist's Perspective | Doina Drăgănescu; Alina Crenguța Nicolae – Romania (Pharmacy) | Lecture |
| 16:30 | Industry Symposium | — | Symposium |
| 16:45 | Coffee Break | Break | |
| 17:00 | Presby-vestibulopathy — The Geriatric Challenge of Dizziness and Imbalance | Andreea Zamfirescu – Romania (Geriatrics) | Lecture |
| 17:30 | Radiology of Vertigo — Physiological and Pathological Aspects | Emilia Diaconu – Romania (Radiology) | Lecture |
| 18:00 | Recurrent Acute Vestibulopathies / Vestibular Migraine — Understanding the Overlap | Diana Mihai Coman – Romania (ENT) | Lecture |
| Time | Session / Title | Speakers | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08:30 | Congress Registration | Registration | |
| 09:00 | Welcome talk | Dr Pierre Bertholon – SIO; Prof Dr Carmen Adella Sîrbu; Prof Dr Viorel Jinga – UMF Carol Davila; Christian Chabbert – GDR Vertige France; Dr Ioana Vodă – SVTH; Ioana Pop – OMS România | Plenary |
| 09:30 | What happens in neural circuits in acute vertigo crisis? How and when we can intervene | Michel Lacour – France (Researcher) | Lecture |
| 10:00 | Functional Mapping of Vestibular Cortex and its Implications for Cognition and Emotions | Christophe Lopez – France (Researcher) | Lecture |
| 10:30 | Use and Rationale of benzodiazepines — Clinical Considerations in Dizziness, Imbalance and Depression | Manea Mihnea – Romania (Psychiatry) | Lecture |
| 11:00 | Coffee Break | Break | |
| 11:30 | Tiny Crystals, Big Impact — Exploring the World of Otoconia and Their Role in Balance: The Hidden Life of Otoconia | Richard Thomas Vitton – France (ENT) | Lecture |
| 12:00 | Recurrent BPPV: How to stop it from coming back | Srinivas Dorasala – India (ENT) | Lecture |
| 12:30 | Unlocking BPPV — Smart Clues for Spotting Displaced Otoliths and Repositioning with Confidence | Pradeep Vundavali – India (ENT) | Lecture |
| 13:00 | BPPV and its Relation to Gravity and Canal Jam | Haidar Alsarhan – Iraq (ENT) | Lecture |
| 13:20 | Industry Symposium | Symposium | |
| 13:45 | Lunch | Break | |
| 14:30 | Is Recurrent Vestibular Syndrome of Vascular Origin? What solutions do we have? | Florina Antochi; Mihai Ionescu – Romania (Neurology) | Lecture |
| 15:00 | Vertigo and Instability in Degenerative Parkinsonism — Valuable Symptoms in Diagnostics | Lacrămioara Perju-Dumbravă – Romania (Neurology) | Lecture |
| 15:30 | Vestibular Cortex & Vestibular Epilepsy: Clinical and EEG Characteristics with Proposed Diagnostic Criteria | Christophe Lopez – France (Researcher) | Lecture |
| 16:00 | Vertiginous and Auditory Seizures: Exploring the Intersection of Vestibular and Auditory Epileptic Manifestations | Ioana Mîndruță – Romania (Neurology) | Lecture |
| 16:30 | Industry Symposium | Symposium | |
| 16:45 | Coffee Break | Break | |
| 17:00 | Coagulopathies and Inner Ear Dysfunction: A Multifactorial Approach to Diagnosis | Ana Maria Vladăreanu – Romania (Haematology) | Lecture |
| 17:30 | Hidden Causes of Recurrent Vestibular Symptoms & Diseases | Christian Chabbert – France (Researcher) | Lecture |
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Time Session / Title Speakers Type 08:30 Hunting for Early Meniere's Disease Leonardo Manzari – Italy (ENT) Lecture 09:00 17 Years of video Head Impulse Test and Meniere's Disease: What Have I Learned Leonardo Manzari – Italy (ENT) Lecture 09:30 Nystagmus during a vertigo crisis in Meniere Disease — direction of nystagmus, mobile phone contribution & therapeutic implications Pierre Bertholon; Valeria Ionescu; A. Karkas – France (ENT) Lecture 10:00 Intratympanic Injections: Best Practices, Risk Management, and Clinical Outcomes Marie José Fraysse – France (ENT) Lecture 10:30 Industry Symposium Symposium 10:50 Coffee Break Break 11:00 Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension as a cause of Pulsatile Tinnitus — diagnosis and treatment Alexandru Dimancea – Romania (Vascular Neurology) Lecture 11:30 Tinnitus — last news about & AFREPA Marie José Fraysse – France (ENT) Lecture 12:00 Thrombophilia in Vertigo and Hearing loss — key scenarios, warning signs, and treatment paths Ruxandra Teodorescu; Ioana Vodă – Romania (Haematology & ENT) Lecture 12:45 Leaky gut, histamine dysregulation, and inner ear vascularization — diagnostic clues & treatment approaches Gabriela Ion; Nadine Elkadi – Romania (Pediatrics + ENT) Lecture 13:15 Industry Symposion Symposium 13:40 Lunch Symposium Break 14:30 Postoperative Vertigo — When to worry and what to do: red flags, reintervention or medication? Why does postoperative vertigo happen? Didier Portmann – France (ENT) Lecture 15:00 Vestibular cellular correlates of central vestibular compensation: microglia, a player worth watching Brahim Tighilet – France (Researcher) Lecture 15:30 Can we really recover vestibular function, or can we just compensate for it? “Magical” vestibular rehabilitation? Michel Lacour – France (Researcher) Lecture 16:00 Cogan syndrome — fluctuating hearing loss & bilateral areflexia: normal life? Is acute vestibular rehab the key? Ioana Vodă; Raluca Ralea; Gabi Radu – Romania (ENT + Vestibular Physiotherapist) Lecture 16:30 Coffee Break — Break 17:00 Neuropharmacology of vertigo: fundamental bases and perspectives for development Brahim Tighilet – France (Researcher) Lecture 17:30 Management of Adrenocortical Function in patients with recurrent vertigo Corin Badiu – Romania (Endocrinology) Lecture 18:00 Understanding the Relationship Between Hormones and Vertigo — The Endocrine–Vestibular Connection Christian Chabbert; Elkiati Ghizlaine – France (Researchers) Lecture 19:30 Dinner — Social
| Time | Session / Title | Speakers | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | Life-saving Clues, the HINTS Protocol, and Questions You Must Not Forget — Vertigo in the Emergency Room | Maja Striteska – Czechia (ENT) | Lecture |
| 09:30 | Vestibular Migraine — The Chameleon of Episodic Vestibular Syndromes | Hassen Kerkeni – Switzerland (Neurology) | Lecture |
| 10:00 | vHIT Revealed — Correct Curves, Misleading Graphs, and Diagnostic Navigation | Enrico Armato – Italy (ENT) | Lecture |
| 10:30 | Clinical Vestibulo-Cervico-Ocular Reflex in Different Pathologies — Case Presentation & Demonstration | Djamal Bouckhchem – Algeria (ENT) | Lecture |
| 11:00 | Coffee Break | — | Symposium |
| Break | |||
| 11:30 | Therapeutic Approaches with Virtual Reality — Smart & Futuristic Solutions for Vestibular/Neurological Rehabilitation: When, How & for Whom? | Frank Assaban – France (Vestibular Physiotherapist) | Lecture |
| 12:00 | Rehabilitation for Children with Vestibular Deficit | Cécile Becaud – France (Vestibular Physiotherapist) | Lecture |
| 12:30 | Vestibular Investigations, then Rehabilitation: Active or Passive? A Real Question | Olivier Dumas – France (Vestibular Physiotherapist) | Lecture |
| 13:00 | Lunch | — | Symposium |
| Break | |||
| 14:30 | Tinnitus, Noise, Depression — Unintended Consequences | Carmen Adella Sîrbu; Teodora Trandafir; Angelica Ivan – Romania (Neurology) | Lecture |
| 15:00 | Imaging of Pulsatile Tinnitus — What to Look For? Non-invasive Signs, Tell-tales & Secrets | Alexandru Dimancea – Romania (Vascular Neurology) | Lecture |
| 15:30 | Types of Central/Peripheral Nystagmus — Bingo Nystagmus / Bingo Cases | Pierre Bertholon – France (ENT) & more | Lecture |
| 16:00 | Prize Draw • Society Meeting (SVTH members) • Closure of Congress | — | Closing |