The 3rd East Mediterranean & 5th UAE Joint Epilepsy Congress 2016

Start

Fri, 4 Mar 2016, 08:30

End

Sat, 5 Mar 2016, 08:00

WebSite

http://www.cemaepilepsy2016.org

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The scientific committee has worked hard to build on the historical reputation of the previous landmark meetings of EMEC and ELAE, and has managed to put together an exceptionally rich program, with the participation of renowned international and regional faculty, whom during the two days meeting will present cutting edge topics in clinical epileptology. This year’s plenary sessions will address a broad range of topics facing all health care providers in their daily practice including: practical issues of epilepsy, epilepsy co-morbidities, social issues, epilepsy across different ages, hot topics in epilepsy, and epilepsy surgery. Furthermore, the debate sessions will raise dynamic and controversial topics facing all clinicians in an exciting interactive forum that, we trust, will enhance the healthcare professional’s knowledge about epilepsy.

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3rd East Mediterranean Epilepsy Congress (EMEC) and the 5th Emirati League Against Epilepsy (ELAE) Congress, will take place in Dubai from March 4th to March 5th, 2016. This event is hosted jointly by the International League Against Epilepsy, International Bureau for Epilepsy and the Emirati League Against Epilepsy.

This year’s plenary sessions will address a broad range of topics facing all health care providers in their daily practice including: practical issues of epilepsy, epilepsy co-morbidities, social issues, epilepsy across different ages, hot topics in epilepsy, and epilepsy surgery. Furthermore, the debate sessions will raise dynamic and controversial topics facing all clinicians in an exciting interactive forum that, we trust, will enhance the healthcare professional’s knowledge about epilepsy.

Main Topics

· Practical Issues in Epilepsy

· Epilepsy Across All Ages

· Epilepsy Comorbidities

· Epilepsy Surgery

· Social Issues in CEMA Region

· Controversies in Epilepsy

· Hot Topics in Epilepsy

Target Audience :

· Physicians in the neuroscience field

· Neurophysiologists

· Healthcare professionals interested in the field of Epilepsy

INDIVIDUAL REGISTRATION SCHEDULE

Registration opens March 4th from 07:30 – 09:00 AM at the registration desk. Attendee’s will receive their name badge, which includes the bar code necessary to receive CME credit, program, congress bag and other information upon arrival and check-in at the registration desk.

Non-sponsoring Companies that would like to purchase less than 5 passes can do so using the table below. Bundle offers are provided in the prospectus.

	Until Jan. 15	Until Feb.25	Onsite
Doctors	USD 300	USD 350	USD 400
Para medical	USD 250	USD 300	USD 350
Medical Students	USD 200	USD 250	USD 300

The registration fee will cover tuition, symposium literature, certificate of attendance and lunch & coffee breaks for the conference only.

To Register Click Here

Scientific Program- Day 1


Time	Moderator/Speaker	Session/Talk

07:30-08:30	Registration
08:30-09:40	Mohammed Shehab (Jordan), Riad Quider (Tunisia)	Practical issues
08:30-09:00	Khaled Zamel (Qatar), Emilio Perucca (Italy)	What is new in the Classification of Seizures and Epilepsies?
09:00-09:30	Hassan Hosny (Egypt)	What Can we Say to Women of Reproductive age with Epilepsy in 2016?
09:30-09:40		Questions & Answers
09:40-10:00	Coffee Break
10:00-10:20	Opening Ceremony
10:20-12:30	Abu Baker Madani (UAE), Ahmed Khalifa (Syria)	Epilepsy Across All Ages
10:20-10:50	Ahmed Beydoun ( Lebanon)	Advances in Lafora Disease
10:50-11:20	Gonzalo Alarcon (Qatar)	New Insights into the Understanding Mechanisms of Generalized Epilepsies
11:20-11:50	Frank Gilliam ( USA)	Insular Epilepsies: New Concepts
11:50-12:20	Eugen Trinka ( Austria)	Seizures after a Stroke and Strokes after The Seizures: Which Comes First?
12:20-12:30		Questions & Answers
12:30-13:30	Plenary Lunch Symposium (Diamond)
13:30-14:00	Prayer Break
14:00-15:00	Hassan Husni ( Egypt), Ghaieb Bashar (Iraq)	Epilepsy Comorbidities
14:00-14:25	Eugen Trinka ( Austria)	Migraine and Epilepsy: is there a link?
14:25-14:50	Ley Sander (UK)	Cognition and Epilepsy
14:50-15:00 s		Questions & Answer
15:00-15:45	Hassan Husni (Egypt), Ghaieb Bashar (Iraq)	Keynote Talk
15:00-15:40	Steven Schachter ( USA)	Botanicals and Epilepsy
15:40-15:45		Questions & Answers 1
5:45-16:00	Coffee Break
16:00-18:00	Abdullah Al Asmi (Oman), Adel Misk (Palestine)	Video Session I
16:00-16:20	Athanasios Covanis (Greece), Raidah Al-Baradie (Saudi Arabia)	Myoclonic and Absence Seizures and Syndromes
16:20-16:30		Questions & Answers
16:30-16:50	Sonia Khan (Saudi Arabia)	Epilepsy Mimickers
16:50-17:00		Questions & Answers
17:00-18:00	Abdulaziz Ashkanany ( Kuwait), Boulenouar Mesraoua ( Qatar)	Video Session II
17:00-17:20	Wassim Nasreddine (Lebanon), Maher Arabi ( Kuwait)	Extratemporal Lobe Epilepsy
17:20-17:30		Questions & Answers
17:30-17:50	Deepak Lachhwani ( UAE), Salah Baz ( Saudi Arabia)	Semiologies of Temporal Lobe Epilepsy
17:50-18:00		Questions & Answers

Scientific Program- Day 2

07:30-08:30	Registration
08:00-09:30	Raidah Al-Baradie (KSA), Ahmed Beydoun (Lebanon)	Epilepsy Surgery
08:00-08:30	Roula Hourany (Lebanon)	Neuroimaging and Epilepsy
08:30-09:00	Faisal Al Otaibi (Saudi Arabia)	Epilepsy Surgery: Technical Advances and Outcome
09:00-09:30	Basim Uthman (Qatar)	Non-Surgical Options in The Management of Patients with Medical Refectory Epilepsy
09:30-09:40		Questions & Answers
09:40-10:40	Amina Gargouri-Berrechid (Tunisia) Athanasios Covanis (Greece)	Social Issues in CEMA Region
09:40-10:00	Mohamad Jan ( Saudi Arabia)	Stigma
10:00-10:20	Najib Kissani (Morocco)	Employment
10:20-10:30	Chahnez Triki (Tunisia)	Treatment Gaps
10:30-10:50	Ahmed Shatila (UAE)	Driving
10:50-11:00		Questions & Answers
11:00-11:20	Coffee Break
11:20-12:20	Mohamad malik (UAE)	TBA Oral Communications I & II (Parallels)
12:30-13:30	Parallel Lunch Symposium (Platinums)
13:30-14:00	Lunch Break
14:00-16:00	Faisal Al Otaibi ( Saudi Arabia), TBA	Debates: Controversies in Epilepsy
14:00-14:40	Pro: Ahmed Beydoun (Lebanon), Con: Taoufik Alsaadi (UAE)	All patients with Medically Refractory Epilepsy should be Treated with Polytherapy
14:40-14:45	Questions & Answers
14:45-15:55	Pro: Emilio Perucca (Italy), Con: Basim Uthman (Qatar)	Drug Monitoring of AEDs is Mandatory for All Patients With Epilepsy
15:55-16:00	Questions & Answers
16:00-16:15	Coffee Break
16:15-17:30	Najib Kissani (Morocco), TBA	Hot Topics in Epilepsy
16:15-16:45	Ley Sander (UK)	The Impeding Paradigm Shift in Epilepsy
16:45-17:15	Frank Gilliam (USA)	Genomics in Human Epilepsy: Relevance for Etiology, Mechanisms, and Management
17:15-17:30		Questions & Answers
17:30-17:45	Closing Remarks
18:30-20:00	CEMA General Assembly Meeting