10th GCC Neurology Meeting
24th Saudi Neurology Society Meeting
08-10 February 2018
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DAY 1 – Thursday (08 February 2018)
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07:00 am – 08:00 am
Registration
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Symposium
- 08:00 p.m. – 08:30 a.m. Symposia (GSK)
- Noval therapy inepileotuc encephalopathy. Dr. Raidah Al-Baradie, Saudi Arabis
- Chairperson: Dr. Khalid Al-Qadi
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Session 1: EPILEPSY
Chairpersons: Drs. Majed Alhumaid, Khalid Alquliti, Khalid Alqadi
- 08:30am – 08:50am Epilepsy – definition, history and recent changes. Dr Youssef Al-Said (Jeddah, KSA)
- 08:50am – 09:10am Common Epilepsies in the Region. Dr Abdullah Al Asmi (Oman)
- 09:10am – 09:30am Seizure and epilepsy classification: new vs old classification. Dr Raidah Al-Baradie (Dammam, KSA)
- 09:30am – 09:50am Focal epilepsy: Beyond the temporal lobe. Dr Salah Baz (Riyadh, KSA)
- 09:50am – 10:10am Status epilepticus management protocol. Dr Abdulaziz Ashkanani (Kuwait)
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10:10am – 10:30am
BREAK
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Session 2: Neurology in the GCC
Chairpersons: Drs. Adel Al Jishi (BHR), Jihad Alshasi (UAE), Eftitah Alhamoud (KSA)
- 10:30am – 10:50am The Saudi health transformation initiative and the new model of care. Dr Reem Bunayan (AlKhobar, KSA)
- 10:50am – 11:10am Difficult to treat Headache – The new insight. Dr Mohamad Bin Falah (Bahrain)
- 11:10pm – 11:30pm Acute stroke treatment in 2018. Dr Amal Al Hashmi (Oman)
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11:30am – 12:00Noon
Opening Ceremony
Welcome Address – Saeed Bohlega, SNS President
GCC President Speech – Adel Aljishi
PAUNS President Speech – Chokri Mhiri
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12:00 p.m. – 01:00 p.m
Prayer and Lunch
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Symposium
- 01:00 p.m. – 01:30 p.m. Symposia (Biologix)
- Aim Early, Aim High: Repaving the 1st Line MS Pateint’s Journey. Dr. Raeed Alroughani, Kuwait
- Chairperson: Dr. Eslam Shosha
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Session 3: MS Autoimmune 1
Chairpersons: Drs. Abdulhakim Shawki, Eman Nasim, Hind Al Najashi
- 01:30pm – 01:50pm Updates on Progressive MS. Dr Yasir AlMalik (Riyadh, KSA)
- 01:50pm – 02:10pm Updates on Pregnancy and MS. Dr. Raed Al Roghani (Kuwait)
- 02:10pm – 02:30pm Updates on NMOSD and Pregnancy. Dr Eslam Shosha (Riyadh, KSA)
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Symposium
- 02:30pm – 03:00pm Symposia (Merck)
- Unmet Need in MS Management. Dr. Peter Rieckman, Germany
- Chairperson: Dr. Edward Cupler
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03:00pm – 03:30pm
BREAK
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Symposium
- 03:30pm – 04:00pm Symposia (ROCHE)
- New Era in MS Treatment. Prof. Mathias Maeurer, Germany
- Chairperson: Dr. Reem Abunayan
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Session 4: MS / Autoimmune 2
Chairpersons: Drs. Hessa Alotaibi, Fawzia Alshamari, Maeed Al Kethiry
- 04:00pm – 04:20pm Geography and topography of MS lesion on MRI. Dr Rumaiza Al Yafei (Jeddah, KSA)
- 04:20pm – 04:30pm Infections among DMTs. Dr Ibtisam Abdulilah Thubaiti (Dammam, KSA)
- 04:30pm – 04:50pm Prognostic factors of RIS, CIS. Dr Alaa ElMazny (Cairo, Egypt)
- 04:50pm – 05:10pm Autoimmune Encephalitis. Dr Noura Alfuqham (Riyadh, KSA)
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END OF DAY 1
7:30 PM GARDEN Dinner
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