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Saturday, Oct 04
09:00
09:15
Opening Remarks & Coffee Break
09:00 - 09:15
09:15
10:35
Plenary Session I: Clinical Epilepsy in Everyday Practice
09:15 - 10:35
09:15
09:35
Pitfalls in Epilepsy Diagnosis
A. Beydoun (Lebanon)
09:35
09:55
Practical Tips in the Management of Breakthrough Seizures
S. Arnold (Germany)
09:55
10:15
Personalizing Anti-Seizure Medications (ASMs) Optimizing Treatment Plans Based on Patient-Specific Factors
B. Steinhoff (Germany)
10:15
10:35
Panel Discussion: Role of the Clinical Epileptologist in Comprehensive Care
10:35
10:55
Satellite Symposium hosted by LivaNova
10:35 - 10:55
CORE - VNS Therapy™
Speaker: F. Babtain (KSA)
10:55
11:10
Coffee Break
10:55 - 11:10
11:10
12:30
Plenary Session II: Critical Care Epilepsy
11:10 - 12:30
11:10
11:30
Management of Status Epilepticus
A. Al Kuwaiti (UAE)
11:30
11:50
EEG Monitoring in Critically Ill Patients
S. Noachtar (Germany)
11:50
12:10
Updates on Acute Symptomatic Seizures
M. Al-Kaylani (UAE)
12:10
12:30
Panel Discussion: Balancing Aggressive vs. Conservative Management in Critical Care Epilepsy
12:30
13:15
Lunch Break
12:30 - 13:15
13:15
13:30
Opening Ceremony
13:15 - 13:30
13:30
14:50
Plenary Session III: Epilepsy and Comorbidities
13:30 - 14:50
13:30
13:50
Understanding Quality of Life in People of Epilepsy
T. Alsaadi (UAE)
13:50
14:10
Epilepsy and Psychiatric Comorbidities
E. Kobayashi (USA)
14:10
14:30
SUDEP: Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy
N. Riachi (UAE)
14:30
14:50
Panel Discussion: Improving Quality of Life Through Comorbidity Management
14:50
16:00
Plenary Session IV: Surgical Management of Epilepsy
14:50 - 16:00
14:50
15:10
Pre-surgical Epilepsy Evaluation
S. Noachtar (Germany)
15:10
15:30
Update on Epilepsy Surgery
F. Roser (UAE)
15:30
15:50
Update in Neuromodulation in Epilepsy Surgery Innovations in VNS, RNS, and DBS
M. A. Haykal (UAE)
15:50
16:00
Panel Discussion: Future Directions in Surgical Epilepsy Treatment
16:00
16:20
Satellite Symposium by New Bridge
16:00 - 16:20
Expanding Options for Focal Onset Seizures: Brivaracetam in Epilepsy Clinical Care
Speaker: S. Lattanzi (Italy)
16:20
16:45
Coffee Break
16:20 - 16:45
16:45
17:45
Debate
16:45 - 17:45
All Patients with Seizure Freedom for 2 Years Should Discontinue ASMs
Speakers: A. Beydoun (Lebanon), T. Alsaadi (UAE)
17:45
00:00
End of Day 1
17:45
Sunday, Oct 05
08:00
09:00
YES - ELAE Workshops on EEG
08:00 - 09:00
08:00
08:30
Interpretation of Normal EEG
H. Kamalboor (UAE)
08:30
09:00
Interpretation of Abnormal EEG
A. Roman (UAE)
09:00
09:15
Opening Remarks & Coffee Break
09:00 - 09:15
09:15
10:35
Plenary Session V: Pediatric Epilepsy and Transition Medicine in Epilepsy
09:15 - 10:35
09:15
09:35
Electroclinical Syndromes of Epilepsy in Childhood
W. Fathalla (UAE)
09:35
09:55
Update on Epilepsy Management of Dravet Syndrome and Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome
A. Beydoun (Lebanon)
09:55
10:15
Transition Medicine for Epilepsy Patients
E. Kobayashi (USA)
10:15
10:35
Panel Discussion: Continuity of Care Between Pediatric and Adult Epileptologists
10:35
10:55
Satellite Symposium by New Bridge
10:35 - 10:55
Fenfluramine in Adult Lennox- Gastaut Syndrome: New Evidence and Clinical Perspectives
Speaker: S. Lattanzi (Italy)
10:55
11:10
Coffee Break
10:55 - 11:10
11:10
12:30
Plenary Session VI: Hot Topics in Epilepsy
11:10 - 12:30
11:10
11:30
Gender Issues in Epilepsy
S. Lattanzi (Italy)
11:30
11:50
Diet and Epilepsy
S. Arnold (Germany)
11:50
12:10
Epilepsy and Elderly: What Do We Have to Consider Specifically in Older Patients?
B. Steinhoff (Germany)
12:10
12:30
Panel Discussion: Future Directions in Emerging Topics and Innovative Care in Epilepsy
12:30
13:30
Debate
12:30 - 13:30
New vs. Old ASMs
Speakers: S. Arnold (Germany), B. Steinhoff (Germany)
13:30
13:35
Closing Remarks
13:30 - 13:35
13:35
00:00
Lunch and End of Program
13:35