Dr. Mohammed Al Kuwaiti
| Conference Chairman
Consultant Neurologist, Tawam Hospital, UAE
Session 1
Neuro Ophthalmology & Neurotology Workshop
MODERATOR: Dr. Suhail Alrukn, Consultant Neurologist - Rashid Hospital
7:05 PM - 7:45 PM
Tips and Tricks : How to Diagnose and Treat Vertigo and Dizziness
Prof. Dr. Michael Strupp
Professor of Neurology
Hospital of the Ludwig-Maximilians University, Germany
7:45 PM - 8:05 PM
Treatment of Vertigo, Dizziness and Ataxia
Prof. Dr. Michael Strupp
Professor of Neurology
Hospital of the Ludwig-Maximilians University, Germany
8:05 PM - 8:10 PM
Question and Answer
Session 2
EEG Review Workshop
MODERATORS: Dr. Abdallah Al Kuwaiti, Consultant Neurologist - Tawam Hospital and Dr. Noha Suleiman, Consultant Neurologist - Tawam Hospital
8:10 PM - 8:30 PM
Normal EEG and Basic Electronics and Physiology
Dr. Abdallah Al Kuwaiti
Consultant Neurologist
Tawam Hospital
8:30 PM - 8:50 PM
Non-Epileptiform Abnormality
Dr. Mohammed Alshurem
Assistant Professor of Neurology and Epilepsy
Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, KSA
8:50 PM - 9:10 PM
Focal and Generalized Epileptiform Features
Dr. Abdallah Al Kuwaiti
Consultant Neurologist
Tawam Hospital
9:10 PM - 9:20 PM
Question and Answer
9:20 PM - 9:25 PM
Closing Remarks
Friday, 3 September 2021
5:00 PM - 5:05 PM
Introduction and Welcome Message
Dr. Taleb Mansoor
| Organizing Committee
Assistant Professor of Diagnostic Radiology College of Medicine and Health Sciences,
United Arab Emirates University
Session-3
Multiple Sclerosis
MODERATOR: Dr. Ahmed Shatila, Consultant Neurologist - Sheikh Shakbout Medical City
5:05 PM - 5:25 PM
NMOSD Management and Treatment
Dr. Anu Jacob
Staff Physician – Neurology Department
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi
5:25 PM - 5:45 PM
How to Individualize Therapy in Multiple Sclerosis
Prof. Dr. Peter Rieckmann
| Professor of Neurology Medicine,
Director of Clinic for Neurology, Medical Park Loipl, Germany
5:45 PM - 6:05 PM
A Tale of Two Paradigms: Escalation vs Inductio
Dr. Paul Giacomini
Director, Multiple Sclerosis Clinic, Montreal Neurological Institute
Attending Physician, Montreal Neurological Institute and McGill University Health Centre (MUHC)
Associate Professor, Department of Neuroscience, McGill University, Canada
6:05 PM - 6:15 PM
Question and Answer
6:15 PM - 6:35 PM
The Time is NOW : Act on Progression
Dr. Mustafa Shakra
| Consultant Neurologist, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City
6:35 PM - 6:55 PM
MENACTRIMS Guidelines for Vaccination and DMT for MS Patients
Dr. Bassem Yamout, MD, FAAN
President, MENACTRIMS
Director, Neurology Institute and MS Center, Harley Street Medical Center
6:55 PM - 7:05 PM
Question and Answer
Session-4
Headache Update
MODERATORS: Dr. Mustafa Shakra, Consultant Neurologist - Sheikh Khalifa Medical City and Dr. Ali Mohamed Hassan, Consultant Physician - Tawam Hospital
7:05 PM - 7:25 PM
Medication Overuse Headache
Dr. Abubaker Al Madani
Consultant and Head of Neurology Department
Rashid Hospital
7:25 PM - 7:45 PM
Long Term Efficacy of Anti-CGRPs
Dr. Farooq Maniyar
Consultant Neurologist
National Health Service, UK
7:45 PM - 7:55 PM
Question and Answer
7:55 PM - 8:35 PM
Advancement in Migraine Management
Dr. Jack Schim
Co-Director, The Headache Center of Southern California
Chief of Neurology Department, Scripps Health, USA
8:35 PM - 8:55 PM
Optimizing Patient Care with Acute Migraine
Dr. Mustafa Shakra
Consultant Neurologist, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City
8:55 PM - 9:15 PM
The Evolution in the Management of Migraine
Dr. Merle Diamond
| President and Medical Director, Diamond Headache Clinic, U
9:15 PM - 9:25 PM
Question and Answer
9:25 PM - 9:30 PM
Closing Remarks
Saturday, 4 September 2021
5:00 PM - 5:05 PM
Introduction and Welcome Message
Dr. Abdallah Al Kuwaiti
Consultant Neurologist
Tawam Hospital
Chairman
Session 5
Stroke
MODERATORS: Dr. Isam Sayed Saleh, Neurovascular Consultant - Sheikh Shakbout Medical City and Dr. Fatmah Al Zahmi, Consultant Neurologist - Mediclinic Parkview Hospital
5:05 PM - 5:35 PM
2021 Updated Stroke Guidelines
Dr. Pooja Khatri
Professor of Neurology and Director of UC Stroke
University of Cincinnati, USA
5:35 PM - 6:05 PM
Acute Stroke Treatments, Importance of the
Stroke Center and System of Care
Dr. Victor C. Urrutia
| Associate Professor of Neurology & Director, Comprehensive Stoke Center
The John Hopkins Hospital, USA
6:05 PM - 6:25 PM
Post Stroke Rehabilitation
Dr. Maha Feda
|
Consultant Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Head of the Department
Reem Hospital, UAE
6:25 PM - 6:35 PM
Question and Answer
Session 6
Epilepsy Surgery
MODERATORS: Dr. Ruqqia Mir, Consultant Neurologist - Sheikh Khalifa Medical City and Dr. Hina Naz Abassi, Epileptologist & Neurologist - Tawam Hospital
6:35 PM - 6:55 PM
MEG Use in Epilepsy
Dr Eliane Kobayashi
Neurologist
The Neuro (Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital), Canada
6:55 PM - 7:15 PM
Presurgical Evaluation of Epilepsy
Dr. Hamda Ahmad Kamalboor
Neurologist
Dubai Health Authority
7:15 PM - 7:35 PM
Epilepsy Surgery
Dr. Faisal Alotaibi
Consultant Neurological Surgery
King Faisal Specialist & Research Centre, KSA
7:35 PM - 7:45 PM
Question and Answer
7:45 PM - 8:05 PM
Management of Epilepsy in Women : Not Always Easy
Dr. Mohamed El Lahawy
| Neurologist, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City
8:05 PM - 8:25 PM
Recent Updates in Epilepsy Management
Prof. Bernhard J. Steinhoff
Professor of Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology, University of Freiburg
Medical Director, Kork Epilepsy Center, Germany
