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Next stop? #Ljubljana2026
Bookmark: 17-19 June 2026!
Venue: Grand Hotel Union Eurostars, visit website
Meet our hosts and local organisers from the University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Division of Paediatrics:
- Jana Kodrič, clinical psychologist,
- Stasa Stropnik, clinical psychologist
- Jasna Orazem Mrak, paediatrician, child neurologist
Preliminary programme
Workshops: Behavioural therapy for tic disorders
09:00-12:00
Workshop in English for participants with basic training
14:00-15:00
Workshop in English for advanced participants:
Time TBA
Annual meeting of Tics and Tourette Across the Globe (TTAG)
Patient associations and advocacy groups
18:00-19:00 (onwards!)
Opening ceremony
Speaker:
I. Keynote (title TBA)
Lecture (45') followed by discussion (15')
Moderated by: TBA
II. Professor Mary Robertson Award; winner & oral presentation
Mary Robertson travel grant winners
III. Cocktail time; getting together again!
07:00
Morning run tradition continues; pack your running shoes!
More info by our Chief Track & Field Officer: Nanette Mol Debes
Details TBA
09:00-09:15
Welcome address by TTAG (Tics and Tourette Across the Globe)
09:15-10:30
Symposium session on OCD
I. Neuroplasticity in OCD: lifespan changes and treatment targets
Speaker:
Odile van den Heuvel
II. Advanced treatment strategies for OCD
Speaker:
Philippe Domenech
III. TBA
Speaker:
TBA
10.15-10:30
Q&A-discussion
10:30-11:00
Coffee break
12:30-13:30
Lunch break
13:30-14:00
General Assembly
Board elections | 2026-2029 term
(eVoting available for members not attending in person)
14:45-15:15
Coffee break
16:00-17:30
Oral presentations of submitted abstracts, session I
From 20:00
optional event
Social event-dinner TBA
09:15-10:30
Pathophysiology session
I. Animal models of Tourette syndrome
Speaker:
Marco Bortolato
II. Biomarker of tic prognosis
Speaker:
Yulia Wrobe
III. Pathophysiological insights from the EMTICS study
Speaker:
Andrea Dietrich
10.30-10:45
Q&A-discussion
Moderated by:
TBA
10:45-11:15
Coffee break
11:15-12:45
Oral presentations of submitted abstracts, session II
12:45-13:45
Lunch break
13:45-14:15
Controversy session, followed by a live poll
"Is coprolalia a tic or functional?"
Moderated by: TBA
15:00-15:30
Coffee break
16:30-17:00
Closing ceremony
Best poster & best oral presentation awards
New ESSTS Board announcement
ESSTS Conference 2027 announcement
It's a wrap!
THANK YOU to everyone who joined us in Athens, what a fantastic conference! 🙏
Welcome aboard new colleagues and friends, you are now a part of a growing family. 💙
Post-Athens: any questions?!
Farewell Athens...
How can I receive a certificate of attendance/CME credits (for medical professionals)?
Just say the word! Fill out the form below.
Certificates of attendance are also available for virtual attendees.
⚠️ Participants who will have actively attended 2/3 of the virtual conference 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.
Kindly note: Only medical professionals that will have attended the conference in person, are eligible for CME credits.
Will you make the recordings of the sessions available on the website?
Yes! Once the recordings have been edited for clarity, and any possibly sensitive/confidential parts have been removed, we will make them available online in a protected area, accessible by virtual and in-person attendees for a period of 8 weeks (minimum).
I truly enjoyed the conference! How can I become a member/renew my membership?
This is such an important, vital matter to the Society!
Commitment and time dedicated (a very great deal of it!) have been the fuel that allowed for this conference to take place despite the 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.
Commitment and time dedicated (a very great deal of it!) have been the fuel that allowed for this conference to take place despite the 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.
NEWS
As we pick-up the pace and go through re-structuring phases, our motivation and commitment to delivering essential content will only flourish.
It is what makes us tick after all. 😉
Behavioural therapy for tics: consultations for clinicians 2025
Online training events 2025 | Consultations for clinicians delivering behavioural therapy for tics
We are pleased to offer 2-hour consultations for clinicians delivering behavioural therapy for tics to children, adolescents and adults.
Ideally, clinicians attending will have previously undergone the ESSTS conference BT training for beginner and/or advanced participants, or will have similar experience elsewhere before they attend.
The group format enables attendees to learn from one another about behavioural therapy techniques and adaptation for specific pieces of clinical work. There will be an emphasis on evidence-based treatment and a focus on its application in clinic.
Attendees should be able to describe anonymised casework that they have consent to share, or have technical questions that they would like to explore further and discuss in detail.
When
Event dates for 2025 (all hours in GMT/BST):
- Tuesday, 30 September 2025: 18:00-20:00 BST. Led by Tara Murphy & Jolande van de Griendt
- Tuesday, 25 November 2025: 18:00-20:00 GMT. Led by: Cara Verdellen & Katrin Woitecki
Where
Online events, held live on Demio webinar platform.
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