Epilepsy Demystified: Updates and Advances
Le Bristol Hotel
Beirut
Saturday November 23, 2019
This event is postponed. New dates will be communicated in due time.
Program
| 8:00 - 9:00 | Registration & Coffee Break |
| 9:00- 9:10 |
Opening Remarks Michel Mawad, MD Abeer Hani, MD |
Session I: Updates in the Diagnosis and Genetics of Epilepsy
| 9:10 - 9:30 | Updates on the New Classification of Seizures and Epilepsy |
| 9:30 - 9:50 | Idiopathic Generalized Epilepsies in Children: An Overview of Diagnostic Challenges |
| 9:50 - 10:10 | Recent Advances in the Genetics of Epilepsy |
| 10:10 - 10:20 | Q&A Session |
| 10:20 - 10:40 | Coffee Break |
Session II: Updates in pharmacologic treatment of epilepsy
| 10:40 - 11:00 | Updates on Pharmacologic Treatment of Epilepsy |
| 11:00 - 11:20 | Advances in the Treatment of Epileptic Encephalopathies |
| 11:20 - 11:40 | Time to Stop and Start AEDs in Childhood Epilepsies |
| 11:40 - 11:50 | Q&A Session |
| 11:50 - 13:00 |
Lunch (12:30 - 13:00 INDUSTRY SPONSORED SYMPOSIUM) |
Session III: Updates in the Surgical Management of Epilepsy
| 13:00 - 13:20 | Surgical Treatment Options in Epilepsy |
| 13:20 - 13:40 | Use of VNS in Epilepsy |
| 13:40 - 14:00 | Management of Medically-resistant Epilepsy |
| 14:00 - 14:10 | Q&A Session |
| 14:10 - 14:30 | Coffee Break |
Session IV: Living with Epilepsy and Current Challenges
| 14:30 - 14:50 | Updates on Comorbidities in Adult Epilepsies |
| 14:50 - 15:10 | Updates on Cormorbidities in Childhood Epilepsy |
| 15:10 - 15:30 | Living with Epilepsy - Physician’s Perspective |
| 15:30 - 16:00 | Q&A Session |
| 16:00 - 16:15 | Closing Session |