CRITICAL CARE NATIONAL CONGRESS

CRITICAL THINKING

CENTURY CITY CONFERENCE CENTRE CAPE TOWN
17-20 SEPTEMBER 2026

Workshop 2 – Advanced Seizure Management in ICU

Date: Friday, 28 November 2025                                            

Time: 13h30-17h30

Venue: UCT Academic Conference Centre, V&A Waterfront

Room: 5

Program:

ADVANCED SEIZURE MANAGEMENT IN THE ICU

13h30-13h40

Case-discussion: Part I

Christel Arnold-Day

13h40-14h00

Seizures in the ICU: epidemiology, aetiology and prognosis

Christel Arnold-Day

14h05-14h25

Status epilepticus: definitions and guideline update

MV Gule

14h30-14h50

Basics of EEG

MV Gule

14h55-15h15

Monitoring seizures in the ICU: Invasive vs non-invasive, continuous vs
intermittent

Aayesha Soni

15h20-15h40

Processed EEG in ICU

Adam Carpenter &
Wynand Van Wyk

15h45-15h15

Discussion on monitoring

Whole Panel

15h15-15h45

                                                         Tea

15h45-16h00

Principles of seizure management in Traumatic Brain Injury

Prof Semple

16h05-16h30

Medical therapies for RSE and SRSE: Ladder or Whole Kitchen Sink?

MV Gule & Christel
Arnold-Day

16h35-16h55

The role of volatiles in the management of RSE and SRSE

Christel Arnold-Day

17h00-17h30

Case-discussion: Part II

Whole Panel