C-07: Addressing Four Current Issues in Managing RLS: Iron Treatment, Augmentation, Opioid Use, and RLS in Children
Saturday, June 13, 2020; 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Chair: Christopher Earley, MBBCh, PhD
This course explains the biological basis and guidelines of how care providers should diagnose and manage RLS in the pediatric population.
| Time | Speaker | Lecture Title |
| 1:00 PM – 1:15 PM | Introduction | |
| 1:15 PM – 2:00 PM | Richard Allen, PhD | Understanding the Role of Brain Iron in RLS and Providing Guidelines for Iron Therapy in RLS |
| 2:00 PM – 2:45 PM | Christopher Earley, MBBCh, PhD | Understanding the Biological Basis of Augmentation and Providing Guidelines for Management of this Condition |
| 2:45 PM – 3:00 PM | Refreshment Break | |
| 3:00 PM – 3:45 PM | John Winkelman, MD, PhD | The Certainties and Uncertainties of Opioids as a Management Option for Severe RLS |
| 3:45 PM – 4:30 PM | Shalini Paruthi, MD | Squiggly Wigglies: Pediatric RLS |
| 4:30 PM – 5:00 PM | Q&A |