Day 1: 25 April 2024

 

Time

Topic and Learning Objective

Speaker/Moderator

MORNING SESSIONS

07.45AM to 08.00AM

Opening Sessions

Dr. B. Mesraoua

Dr. Hassan Al Hail

Dr. Ali A. Asadi-Pooya

Dr. Osama Alalamy

Dr. Ahmed Own

08.00AM to 08.45AM

Epilepsy Monitoring Unit (EMU): Diagnosis and Classification of Seizures

The audience will learn about how to diagnose epilepsy in the EMU, how to classify epilepsies in the EMU and how to differentiate between genuine epilepsy and Psychogenic Non-Epileptic Seizures.

Speaker

Dr. Musab A (Qatar)

Moderator

Dr. H. Al Hail, M.D. (Qatar)

08.45AM to 09.00AM

Q & A

 

09.00AM to 09.45AM

Idiopathic Generalized Epilepsies

Diagnosis and Treatment

Audience will learn how to make the diagnosis of generalized epilepsy

Speaker

Dr. Ali A. Asadi-Pooya, M.D.

(USA-Iran)

Moderator

Dr. O Elalamy, M.D. (Qatar)

09.45AM to 10.00AM

Q & A

 

10.00AM to 10.45AM

Symptomatic Generalized Epilepsies: West Syndrome, Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (Diagnosis and Treatment)

Audience will learn how to make the diagnosis of West Syndrome, Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome and their treatments.

Speaker

Dr. Ruba Benini M. D. (Qatar)

Moderator

Dr. Hassan Al Hail M. D. (Qatar)

10.45AM to 11.00AM

Q & A

 

11.00AM to 11.45AM

Autoimmune Epilepsies: (Diagnosis and Treatment)

Audience will learn how to recognize autoimmune epilepsies and how to treat them.

Speaker

Dr. Simona, Lattanzi, M.D. (Italy)

Moderator

Dr. Bassel Abou-khalil, M.D. (USA)

11.45AM to 12.00PM

Q & A

 

12.00PM to 02.00PM

Lunch

 

AFTERNOON SESSIONS

02.00PM to 02.45PM

How to Recognize and Diagnose Non Convulsive Status Epilepticus in the ICU

Speaker

Dr. B Mesraoua, M.D. (Qatar)

Moderator

Dr. Musab, M.D. (Qatar)

02.45PM to 03.00PM

Q & A

 

03.00PM to 03.45 PM

Genetic Testing in Epilepsies

Audience will learn about when to ask for genetic testing in epilepsies of unknown etiologies.

Speaker

Dr. Ruba Benini, M.D. (Qatar)

Moderator

Dr. Hassan Al Hail, M.D. (Qatar)

03.45PM to 04.00PM

Q & A

 

04.00PM to 05.30PM

Special Session

1. Epilepsy Diagnosis When the Routine Ancillary Tests are Normal

1. Introduction: Epilepsy is a Clinical Diagnosis: Ali A. Asadi-Pooya (Iran)

2. Normal EEG: How to Increase the Yield: Bassel Abou-Khalil (USA)

3. Normal MRI: How to Increase the Yield: Bernhard Schuknecht (Switzerland )

4. Conclusion: B. Mesraoua (Qatar)

This is an interesting session for advanced epilepsy knowledge. The audience will learn how to increase the yield when the EEG is normal and when head MRI is normal.

Moderator

Dr. B. Mesraoua, M.D. (Qatar)

05.30PM to 06.00PM

Q & A

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