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Time
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Topic and Learning Objective
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Speakers/Moderators
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Morning Sessions
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| 07.30 AM - 08.00 AM |
Morning coffee
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| 07.45 AM - 08.00 AM |
Opening Session
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Dr B. Mesraoua (Qatar)
Dr Hassan Al Hail (Qatar)
Dr Ali Asadi-Pooya(USA)
Dr Osama Elalamy (Qatar)
Dr Ghanem Al Sulaiti (Qatar)
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| 08.00 AM - 08.30 AM |
2025 Classification of Seizures
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Speaker
Dr Mesraoua B (Qatar)
Moderator
Dr Musab Ali (Qatar)
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| 08.30AM - 08.40AM |
Q & A
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|
| 08.40 AM - 09.10 AM |
Idiopathic Generalized Epilepsies: Diagnosis and Treatment
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Speaker
Dr Ali A. Asadi-Pooya (USA)
Moderator
Dr O Elalamy (Qatar)
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| 09.10 AM - 09.20 AM |
Q & A
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|
| 09.20 AM - 09.50 AM |
Symptomatic Generalized Epilepsies: West Syndrome, Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (Diagnosis and Treatment)
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Speaker
Dr Ruba Benini (Qatar)
Moderator
Rola Khodair (Qatar)
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| 09.50 AM - 10.10 AM |
Q & A and Coffee break
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10.10 AM - 10.40 AM
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Autoimmune Epilepsies: update on Diagnosis and Treatment
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Speaker
Dr Simona Lattanzi (USA ,Italy)
Moderator
Dr khaled Zammar (Qatar)
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10.40AM - 10.50AM
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Q & A
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10.50AM - 11.20AM
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New Onset Refractory Status Epilepticus (NORSE): Clinical Presentation and Treatment
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Speaker
Dr Gayane Melikyan (Qatar)
Moderator
Dr H Al Hail (Qatar)
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11.20AM - 11.30AM
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Q & A
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11.30AM - 12.00PM
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Epilepsy and Pregnancy update
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Speaker
Dr Torbjörn Tomson (Sweden)
Moderator
Dr Abeer Sabry (Qatar)
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12.00AM - 12.10PM
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Q & A
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12.10AM - 12.30PM
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Fasting During Ramadan in Epilepsy Patients
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Speaker
Dr. Khaled Bassam Zammar
(Qatar)
Moderator
Dr B Mesraoua (Qatar)
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12.30AM - 02.00PM
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Q & A and Lunch
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Afternoon Sessions
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| 02.00 PM - 02.30 PM |
Artificial intelligence (AI)
and seizure detection, diagnostic precision, and personalized treatment.
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Speaker
Majd AbulRob (Qatar)
Moderator
Dr Yaser Osman (Qatar)
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| 02.30 PM - 02.40 PM |
Q & A
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|
| 02.40 PM - 03.10 PM |
Epilepsy surgery in the Gulf Region: educational needs and gaps, availability of epilepsy surgery units, Epilepsy fellowship training programs
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Speaker
Dr
Ghaieb Al Jandeel(Irak )
Moderator:
Dr Musab Ali (Qatar)
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| 03.10 PM - 03.20 PM |
Q & A
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| 03.20 PM - 03.50 PM |
Progressive Myoclonic Epilepsy
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Speaker
Ahmed Beydoun (Lebanon)
Moderator:
Dr Fatima Mallat (Qatar)
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| 03.50 PM - 04.10 PM |
Q & A and coffee break
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| 04.10 PM - 05.50 PM |
Special session 1. Imaging in Epilepsy :
1. Introduction : Dr B Mesraoua (Qatar)(10 min)
2. Structural neuroimaging (CT, MRI) Dr Schuknecht (Switzerland) 45 min
3. Functional Neuroimaging (PET: positron emission tomography, fMRI) Dr Jerzy P. Szaflarski (USA) 45 min
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Moderator
Dr Mesraoua (Qatar)
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| 05.50 PM - 06.10 PM |
Q & A and general discussion
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