Day 2: 26 April 2024
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MORNING SESSIONS
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08.00AM to 08.45AM
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Management of the first seizure
The audience will learn to identify the management of first seizure.
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Speaker
Naim Haddad, M.D.(Qatar)
Moderator
Rola Khodair M.D. (Qatar)
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08.45AM to 09.00AM
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Q & A
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09.00AM to 09.45AM
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Focal Epilepsies: Diagnosis and Treatment
Audience will learn how to make the diagnosis and treatment of focal epilepsy.
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Speaker
Gayane Melikyan, M.D. (Qatar)
Moderator
Dr. Yasser Osman (Qatar)
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09.45AM to 10.00AM
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Q & A
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10.00AM to 10.45AM
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Epilepsy Surgery in Drug-Resistant Epilepsy: Presurgical Evaluation and Surgery Options
The audience will learn about definition of drug-resistant epilepsy and how to treat them.
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Speaker
Dr. B. Abou Khalil, M.D. (USA)
Moderators
Dr. B. Sirajeddin, M.D. (Qatar)
Dr. A Ayad, M.D. (Qatar)
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10.45AM to 11.00AM
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Q & A
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11.00AM to 11.45AM
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Psychiatric Comorbidities in Epilepsy
The audience will learn and discuss about psychiatric comorbidities in epilepsy.
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Speaker
Dr. M Gayane, M.D. (Qatar)
Moderator
Dr. Khaked Zammar, M.D. (Qatar)
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11.45AM to 12.00PM
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Q & A
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12.00PM to 02.00PM
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Lunch
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AFTERNOON SESSIONS
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02.00PM to 02.45PM
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Epilepsy in Women
The audience will learn and identify about epilepsy in women, how to adjust antiseizure medications during pregnancy and which antiseizure medications we should avoid to use in women.
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Speaker
Dr. Emilio Perucca, M.D.
(Italy-Australia)
Moderator
Dr. Rola Khodair, M.D.(Qatar)
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02.45PM to 03.00PM
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Q & A
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03.00PM to 03.45PM
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Epilepsy in Neurocysticercosis
The audience will learn diagnosing and treating neurocysticercosis.
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Speaker
Dr. N Haddad, M.D., (Qatar)
Moderator
Dr. Lubna Alsheikh, M.D. (Qatar)
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03.45PM to 04.00PM
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Q & A
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04.00PM to 04.15PM
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Coffee Break
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04.15PM to 05.45PM
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Special Session 2: Imaging in Epilepsy
- Structural neuroimaging (CT, MRI) B. Schuknecht, M.D. (Switzerland) 45min
- Functional Neuroimaging (PET: positron emission tomography, SPECT: single photon emission computed tomography) Dr. Lajos Szabados (Qatar) 45min
The audience will learn and describe about neuroimaging in epilepsy.
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Moderator
Dr. Ahmed Own, M.D. (Qatar)
Dr. Elsothouhi (Qatar)
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05.45PM to 06.00PM
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Q & A
General Comments
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End of Sessions
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