Day 2: 27 September 2025
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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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| 08.00 AM - 08.30 AM |
ASMs withdrawal in patients with controlled seizures: Qatar study
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Speaker
Dr Naim Haddad (Qatar)
Moderator
Dr Rola Khodair (Qatar)
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| 08.30 AM - 08.40 AM |
Q & A
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| 08.40 AM - 09.10 AM |
Debate:
Does Cenobamate improve the stagnant outcomes (rate) of Drug-Resistant Epilepsy (DRE)?
Dr Abou-Khalil: Yes (15 min)
Dr Emilio Perucca: No (15 min)
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Moderator
Dr Mohammed Kubeissi (USA)
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| 09.10 AM - 09.20 AM |
Q & A
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| 09.20 AM - 09.50 AM |
Epilepsy Surgery in Drug-resistant Epilepsy: Presurgical evaluation and surgery options
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Speaker
Dr Mohammed Kubeissi (USA)
Moderators
Dr Ghanem Al Sulaiti (Qatar)
Dr Ali Ayad (Qatar)
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| 09.50 AM - 10.00 AM |
Q & A
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| 10.00 AM - 10.10 AM |
Coffee break
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| 10.10 AM - 10.40 AM |
ASMs and Breastfeeding
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Speaker
Dr Torbjörn Tomson (Sweden)
Moderator
Dr Gayane M (Qatar)
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| 10.40 AM - 10.50 AM |
Q & A
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| 10.50 AM - 11.20 AM |
Update on Antiseizure Medications (ASMs)
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Speaker
Dr Abou Khalil (USA)
Moderator
Dr Ahmed Meer (Qatar)
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| 11.20 AM - 11.30 AM |
Q & A
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| 11.30 AM - 12.00 Noon |
Therapeutic Strategies for Epilepsy Treatment
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Speaker
Dr Simona Lattanzi (Italy)
Moderator
Dr Hassan Al Hail (Qatar)
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| 12.00 PM - 12.10 PM |
Q & A
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| 12.10 PM - 02.00 PM |
Lunch
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Afternoon Sessions
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| 02.00 PM - 02.30 PM |
Epilepsy in
elderly
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Speaker
Dr Naim Haddad (Qatar)
Moderator
Dr Majd Abulrob (Qatar)
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| 02.30 PM - 02.40 PM |
Q & A
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| 02.40 PM - 03.10 PM |
Precision therapies in epilepsy
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Speaker
Dr Emilio Perucca (Australia)
Moderator:
Dr Ali Asadi Pooya (USA)
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| 03.10 PM - 03.20 PM |
Q & A
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| 03.20 PM - 04.45 PM |
Special Session 2. Etiology of Functional Seizures 1. Introduction: Dr Ali A. Asadi-Pooya (US)(5 min)
2. Brain connectivity studies: Dr Jerzy P. Szaflarski, University of Alabama at Birmingham (US)(40 min)
3. Genetic studies: Dr Ali A. Asadi-Pooya (US) (40min)
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Moderator
Dr B Mesraoua (Qatar)
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| 04.45 PM - 04.50 PM |
Q & A
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| 04.50 PM - 05.00 PM |
Coffee break
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| 05.00 PM - 06.50 PM |
Special session 3. Why does temporal lobe epilepsy surgery fails? 1.Introduction: Dr B Mesraoua (10 min)
2. Incomplete Resection: Dr Ahmed Beydoun (25 min)
3. Generation of new epileptogenic foci, emergence of
an occult epileptogenic focus: Dr Gonzalo Alarcon
(25 min),
3. Localization errors, Dual pathology:
Dr Mohamad Koubeissi (25 min)
4.Contralateral Seizure Relapse, Extratemporal
Epilepsy mimicking TLE and other factors: Dr Abou-khalil (25 min)
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Moderator
Dr Ghanem Al Sulaiti (Qatar)
Dr Ali Ayyad (Qatar)
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| 06.50 PM - 07.00 PM |
Q & A
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