AGENDA
day 1
Friday, 12 September 2025
03:00 PM - 04:00 PM
REGISTRATION OPEN
WORKSHOPS
WORKSHOP 1
EEG IN DIAGNOSIS OF EPILEPSY
- 60 MIN. Interactive Discussion Q & A Session
04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
moderator
DR. MAHFOUD ELBASHARI
speaker
DR. HINA ABBASI
speaker
DR. ABDULWAHAB ROMAN
OBJECTIVES:
- Understand the basic principles of EEG recording and interpretation.
- Identify key interictal and ictal EEG patterns associated with different types of epileptic seizures.
- Differentiate between normal variants and pathological findings in EEG to avoid misdiagnosis.
- Correlate EEG findings with clinical history.
- Recognize the role of EEG in classifying epilepsy syndromes (e.g., focal vs. generalized epilepsy).
WORKSHOP 2
EPILEPSY SEMIOLOGY
- 60 MIN. Interactive Discussion Q & A Session
05:00 PM - 06:00 PM
moderator
DR. MOHAMMED EL LAHAWI
speaker
PROF. NAJI RIACHI
speaker
DR. MOHAMAD HAYKAL
OBJECTIVES:
- Understand the concept of seizure semiology and its importance in localizing seizure onset zones.
- Describe the clinical features of focal and generalized seizures, including motor, sensory, autonomic, and cognitive symptoms.
- Correlate semiological patterns with underlying brain regions.
- Correlate lateralizing signs with epileptogenic zones.
- Interpret semiological clues from patient history and video recordings.
06:00 PM - 06:30 PM
COFFEE BREAK
GALA DINNER PLENARY SESSION
MODERATORS
PROF. NAJI RIACHI
PROF. SUHAIL ALRUKN
06:30 PM - 06:50 PM
REAL-WORLD UK EXPERIENCE IN ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE MANAGEMENT
speaker
DR. EMER MACSWEENEY
06:50 PM - 07:10 PM
THE FIRST AND ONLY ORAL CGRP RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST TO TREAT & PREVENT MIGRAINE – WHAT’S NEW?
speaker
PROF. PETER MCALLISTER
07:10 PM - 07:30 PM
ADVANCING MS TREATMENT & CARE: MORE THAN A DECADE OF TRANSFORMATION
speaker
DR. MONA THAKRE
moderator
PROF. JIHAD INSHASI
07:30 PM - 07:50 PM
LEADING THE WAY IN MIGRAINE PREVENTION: THE FIRST & ONLY ANTI-CGRP WITH THE LONGEST CLINICAL DATA
speaker
DR. TAOUFIK ALSAADI
07:50 PM - 08:10 PM
ADVANCING MIGRAINE PREVENTION THROUGH EARLY INTENTIONAL IV THERAPY
speaker
PROF. ANDREW BLUMENFELD
08:10 PM - 08:30 PM
NAVIGATING GMG MANAGEMENT: REFINING POSSIBILITIES FOR PATIENTS
speaker
PROF. HEINZ WIENDL
MODERATOR
DR. ABUBAKER ALMADANI
08:30 PM - 08:50 PM
MIGRAINE FREEDOM IN ONE, FOR EPISODIC & CHRONIC MIGRAINE
speaker
DR. ALI MOHAMED HASSAN
08:50 PM - 10:00 PM
GALA DINNER
CLOSING REMARKS & END OF DAY 1
day 2
Saturday, 13 September 2025
07:00 AM - 08:00 AM
REGISTRATION OPEN
WORKSHOPS
WORKSHOP 3
NEUROCOGNITIVE DYSFUNCTION
- 60 MIN. Interactive Discussion
08:00 AM - 08:50 AM
moderator
DR. MUSTAFA SHAKRA
speaker
DR. TAIM A. MUAYQIL
speaker
DR. ROAA A. KHALLAF
OBJECTIVES:
- Define neurocognitive dysfunction and differentiate between normal aging, mild cognitive impairment (MCI), and dementia.
- Outline a structured clinical approach to assessing patients with cognitive complaints.
- Interpret basic cognitive testing results, such as MMSE or MoCA, in the context of clinical findings.
08:50 AM - 09:00 AM
WELCOME MESSAGE AND INTRODUCTION TO PLENARY SESSIONS
PROF. NAJI RIACHI
09:00 AM - 09:10 AM
KEYNOTE / HIGHLIGHT ABU DHABI’S GLOBAL LEADERSHIP IN PIONEERING NEUROTRCHNOLOGY AND ETHICAL INNOVATION
DR. ASMA AL MANNAEI
SESSION 1
DEMYELINATING DISEASES
MODERATORS
DR. AHMED SHATILA
DR. REEM ALSUWAIDI
DR. HALPRASHANTH D.S
09:10 AM - 09:30 AM
MS & COGNITIVE DECLINE
SPEAKER
DR. HAYTHUM TAYEB
09:30 AM - 09:50 AM
BLADDER DYSFUNCTION IN MS
SPEAKER
DR. GINA ZAMBRANO
09:50 AM - 10:10 AM
COMORBIDITIES IN MS
SPEAKER
DR. CALINE EL JADAM
10:10 AM - 10:30 AM
question and answer
10:30 AM - 10:50 AM
ADDRESSING THE MULTIPLE DIMENSIONS OF MS MANAGEMENT
speaker
DR. SAMAR FAROUK
moderator
PROF. JIHAD INSHASI
10:50 AM - 11:10 AM
PATIENT CHOICE MATTERS: OFFERING FLEXIBLE TREATMENT OPTIONS FOR MORE POEPLE WITH MS
SPEAKER
DR. DEEB KAYED
moderator
DR. MUSTAFA SHAKRA
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
coffee break
SESSION 2
HEADACHE
MODERATORS
PROF. NAJI RIACHI
DR. ALI MOHAMED HASSAN
DR. USMAN MOGHAL
12:00 PM - 12:20 PM
IDIOPATHIC INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION & WEIGHT LOSS
SPEAKER
PROF. PETER MCALLISTER
12:20 PM - 12:40 PM
MIGRAINE IN PEDIATRIC POPULATIONS
SPEAKER
DR. DEEB KAYED
12:40 PM - 01:00 PM
TRIGGERS IN MIGRAINE
SPEAKER
DR. RODY EL NAWAR
01:00 PM - 01:20 PM
question and answer
01:00 PM - 01:20 PM
A SINGLE MEDICATION TO BOTH TREAT & PREVENT MIGRAINE: WHAT IS THE EVIDENCE?
speaker
PROF. PETER MCALLISTER
SPEAKER
tba
01:20 PM - 01:40 PM
ANTI-CGRP IN MIGRAINE PREVENTION: UNDERSTANDING SAFETY & RISK CONSIDERATIONS IN SPECIAL POPULATION - OLDER ADULTS
speaker
DR. MONA THAKRE
SPEAKER
tba
02:20 PM - 03:20 PM
LUNCH break
SESSION 3
DEMENTIA
MODERATORS
DR. JOSEF ALAWNEH
DR. EMAN GHAZI
DR. MOHAMMED ALKUWAITI
03:20 PM - 03:40 PM
TREATMENT GOAL THERAPIES IN AD
SPEAKER
PROF. CLAIRE PAQUET
03:40 PM - 04:00 PM
REVERSIBLE DEMENTIA
SPEAKER
DR. ROAA KHALLAF
04:00 PM - 04:20 PM
BIOMARKERS IN DEMENTIA
SPEAKER
DR. HANS FRYKMAN
04:20 PM - 04:40 PM
question and answer
04:00 PM - 04:20 PM
LATEST ADVANCES IN MCI AND MILD AD TREATMENT: NEW CLINICAL DATA
speaker
DR. EMER MACSWEENEY
SPEAKER
tba
04:20 PM - 04:40 PM
ADVANCING CARE FOR EARLY ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE
speaker
PROF. CLAIRE PAQUET
MODERATOR
DR. MUSTAFA SHAKRA
05:40 PM - 06:10 PM
coffee break
WORKSHOP 4
MANAGEMENT OF SPINAL PAIN SYNDROME
- 60 MIN. Interactive Discussion
06:10 PM - 07:10 PM
moderator
DR. NADER HEBELA
speaker
DR. ERIC FRANCOIS
speaker
DR. MUHAMMAD FARHAN
OBJECTIVES:
- Describe the common neurological causes of lower back pain and distinguish between radicular and non-radicular syndromes.
- Review the neurosurgical indications and decision-making process for patients with lumbar spine pathology.
- Outline the principles of pain management in chronic lower back pain.
CLOSING REMARKS & END OF DAY 2
day 3
Sunday, 14 September 2025
08:00 AM - 09:00 AM
ONSITE REGISTRATION
09:00 AM - 09:10 AM
WELCOME MESSAGE AND INTRODUCTION TO PLENARY SESSIONS
DR. MUSTAFA SHAKRA
SESSION 4
MOVEMENT DISORDER
MODERATORS
DR. SHIVAM OM MITTAL
DR. MOHAMMED SAIDAM
DR. INTISAR ALSHEHHI
09:10 AM - 09:30 AM
STIFF PERSON SPECTRUM DISORDERS
SPEAKER
DR. DUARTE MACHADO
09:30 AM - 09:50 AM
FUNCTIONAL MOVEMENT DISORDERS: NEUROPHYSIOLOGY, DX AND TREATMENT
SPEAKER
PROF. SHILPA CHITNIS
09:50 AM - 10:10 AM
NONINVASIVE BRAIN STIMULATION: TREATMENT OF PARKINSON’S DISEASE
SPEAKER
DR. KIRAN WAQAR
10:10 AM - 10:30 AM
question and answer
10:30 AM - 10:50 AM
NEWER APD TREATMENT HOPE & HYPE
speaker
DR. SHIVAM OM MITTAL
SPEAKER
tba
10:50 AM - 11:10 AM
ADVANCES IN COMT INHIBITION FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF PARKINSON’S DISEASE
speaker
DR. SHIVAM OM MITTAL
speaker
tba
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
coffee break
SESSION 5
NEUROMUSCULAR
MODERATORS
DR. ABUBAKER ALMADANI
DR. MONA THAKRE
DR. ZULFIQAR HUSSAIN
12:00 PM - 12:20 PM
WHATS NEW IN AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS
SPEAKER
DR. ABDULLA AL SALTI
12:20 PM - 12:40 PM
HIGHLIGHT OF AAN 2025: NEUROMUSCULAR UPDATES
SPEAKER
DR. NAJWA AL-BUSTANI
12:20 PM - 12:40 PM
MYASTHENIA GRAVIS: UPDATE AND GCC EXPERIENCE
SPEAKER
DR. ALI ALSHEHRI
12:40 PM - 01:00 PM
RH EXPERIENCE IN NEWER MEDICATIONS OF MYASTHENIA GRAVIS
SPEAKER
DR. SALAMA KARAMASTAJI
01:00 PM - 01:20 PM
question and answer
02:20 PM - 03:20 PM
lunch
01:00 PM - 01:20 PM
COMPLEMENT INHIBITOR THERAPIES (C5ITS) IN GENERALISED MYASTHENIA GRAVIS (gMG): FROM CLINICAL STUDIES TO THE REAL WORLD
speaker
PROF. FRANCESCO SACCÀ
speaker
DR. ABUBAKER ALMADANI
SESSION 6
EPILEPSY
MODERATORS
DR. MOHAMAD HARB
DR. HEBA EL SAYED
DR. MUHAMMAD AL-KAYLANI
03:20 PM - 03:40 PM
OVERVIEW OF NEW ANTI-SEIZURE MEDICATIONS
SPEAKER
DR. TAOUFIK ALSAADI
03:40 PM - 04:00 PM
PSYCHOGENIC SEIZURES: DX & MANAGEMENT
SPEAKER
DR. AMIR JAVAID
04:00 PM - 04:20 PM
EPILEPSY & HOT WEATHER
SPEAKER
DR. ABDULLA ALKUWAITI
04:20 PM - 04:40 PM
question and answer
02:20 PM - 02:40 PM
TBA
speaker
tba
speaker
tba
03:20 PM - 03:40 PM
TBA
moderator
tba