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PHYSICIANS-TRIPOLI

6^th INTERNATIONAL ANNUAL CONGRESS

Under the Patronage of
H. E. Minister Of Public Health

Dr. Mohamad Jawad Khalifeh
The Lebanese Order of Physicians – Tripoli
Has the pleasure to invite you to the opening ceremony of its
6^th Annual Congress

“Current Understanding and Management of Neurologic Disorders”

A Multidisciplinary Approach

Thursday March 18 at 18:00 Safadi foundation Tripoli-Maarad

Program

§ Lebanese National Anthem

§ Master of Ceremony Dr. Saad'Allah Saboune

§ Address of the society of Pediatrics –Tripoli Dr. Adlette Inati -Khoriaty

§ Address of the President of the scientific committee of the Congress Dr. Nabil Mohsen

§ Address of Dean of USEK Dr. Kamal Kallab

§ Address of the President of the congress Dr. Omar Ayache

§ Address of the President of the Lebanese Order of Physicians-Tripoli Dr. Nassim Khoriaty

§ Address of the Minister of Public Health Dr. Mohamad Jawad Khalife

A social event will follow and is animated by Charbel Rouhana and his orchestra

FRIDAY MARCH 19

Educational Session 1
14:00 - 15:15 Chairperson Moderators	Parkinson disease 2010 Dr. Riad Khalifé Dr. Elias Bitar, Dr Wael Masri
14:00 - 14:20 14:20 - 14:40 14:40 - 15:00	Medical treatment of Parkinson disease Non motor features of Parkinson disease Deep brain stimulation in Parkinson disease	Dr. Pierre Cesaro Dr. Pierre Cesaro Dr. Yousef Komeir
15:00 - 15:15	Discussion
Educational Session 2
15:15 - 16:30	Neurology across medical specialities
Chairperson Moderators	Dr. Jamal Hafez Dr. Mohamad Harb, Dr. Amer Ghaouche
15:15 - 15:35 15:35 - 15:55 15:55 - 16:15	Neurologic manifestation of liver disease Critical care practice and neurologic dysfunction Neurologic manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus	Dr. Riad Khalife Dr. Adnan Awada Dr. Ra_c Baddoura
16:15 - 16:30	Discussion
16:30 - 17:00	Coffee Break
Special Session 1
17:00 - 18:00	Updates On Epilepsy Treatment
Chairperson Moderators	Dr. Hassan Eid Dr. Rachid Mohamad, Dr. Assef Nasser
17:00 - 17:30 17:30 - 18:00	Medical treatment Surgical treatment	Dr. Ahmad Beydoun Dr. Youssef Komeir
Public session
18:00	Epilepsy: what do you know about it?

SATURDAY MARCH 20

Educational Session 3
09:00 - 10:15 Chairperson Moderators	Pain and novel management modalities Dr. Joseph Maarawi Dr. José Bou Ghosn, Dr. Samir Ammar
09:00 - 09:20 09:20 - 09:40 09:40 - 10:00 10:00 - 10:15	Chronic and neuropathic pain Interventional approach for the treatment of pain Surgical treatment for chronic pain Discussion	Dr. Ghassan Mouhanna Dr. Ghassan Kanazi Dr. Yves Keravel
10:15 - 10:45	Coffee Break
Educational Session 4
10:45 - 12:00	Neurovascular disease - An entity with multiple colors
Chairperson Moderators	Dr. Salam Koussa Dr. Rached Sukari, Dr. Hassan Eid
10:45 - 11:05 11:05 - 11:25 11:25 - 11:45	Cerebral hemorrhage Interventional approach and Aneurysms Ischemic Stroke	Dr. Hassan Husseini Dr. Zoltan Szatmary Dr. Hassan Husseini
11:45 - 12:00	Discussion
Special session 2
12:00 - 13:15	Handicap - Practical aspects
Chairperson Moderators	Dr. Kamal Kallab Dr. Nabil Mohsen, Dr. Mohamad Kassem
12:00 - 12:15	Ethical issues	*Dr Kamal Kallab*
12:15 - 12:30	Mental retardation: how to manage diagnosis	*Dr. Hanna Matar*
12:30 - 12:45	Epilepsy and handicap, speci_ties	*Dr. Abdallah Rahbani*
12:45 - 13:00	Orthopedic surgery and cerebral palsy: why, when and how?	*Dr. Fadi Hoyek*
13:00 - 13:15	Discussion
13:15 - 14:30	Lunch Break
Educational Session 5
14:30 - 15:45	Women and Neurologic diseases
Chairperson Moderators	Dr. Abdallah Adra Dr. Nelly Klaymeh , Dr. Ghassan Mouhanna
14:30 - 14:50 14:50 - 15:10 15:10 - 15:30	Depression, pregnancy and post partum Management issues for women with epilepsy Multiple sclerosis and pregnancy	Dr. Jocelyne Azar Dr. Salam Kousa Dr. Bassem Yammout
15:30 - 15:45	Discussion
Special session 3
15:45 - 16:30	Stem cells: an evolving therapy in Multiple Sclerosis	*Dr. Bassem Yammout*
Chairperson 16:15 - 16:30	Dr. Fadi Abou Mrad Discussion
16:30 - 16:45	Coffee Break

	Educational Session 6
16:45 - 18:20	Headache and facial pain: new hopes for an old ailment
Chairperson Moderators	Dr. Hassan Abdallah Dr. Bechara El Chami, Dr. Georges Abdallah
16:45 - 17:05 17:05 - 17:25 17:25 - 17:45 17:45 - 18:05	Migraine Chronic headache Trigeminal Neuralgia Surgical treatment for trigeminal neuralgia	Dr. Caroline Roos Dr. Caroline Roos Dr. Nabil Mohsen Dr. Yves Keravel
18:05 - 18:20	Discussion
19:00	Gala Dinner

SUNDAY MARCH 21

Educational Session 7
09:00 - 10:15	Epilepsy, a common and often underdiagnosed entity
Chairperson Moderators	Dr. Nabil Kabbara Dr. Tarek Ismail, Dr. Mostapha Hamed
09:00 - 09:20 09:20 - 09:40 09:40 - 10:00	Classi_cation of epileptic seizures Febrile convulsions Non epileptic paroxystic epileptic disorders	Dr. Rima Nabbout Dr. Jamil El Nachar Dr. Rima Nabbout
10:00 - 10:15	Discussion

Special session 4
10:15 - 10:45	Brain tumors – successes and challenges	*Dr. Miguel Abboud*
Chairperson	Dr. Adlette Inati Khoriaty
10:45 - 11:00	Coffee Break

Educational Session 8
11:00 - 12:15	Behavioral disorders in children
Chairperson Moderators	Dr. Abdallah Bissar Dr. Tania Sarrouj, Dr. Nazih Kamaleddine
11:00 - 11:20 11:20 - 11:40 11:40 - 12:00	Attention-de_cit hyperactivity disorders «ADHD» Autism Nocturnal enuresis	Dr. Sandra Sabbagh Dr. Rose Mary Boustani Dr. Joseph Rachkidi
Educational Session 9
12:15 - 13:30	Infectious and inflammatory diseases of the nervous system
Chairperson Moderators	Dr. Hassan Mallat Dr. Michel Khoury, Dr. Haitham Taleb
12:15 - 12:35 12:35 - 12:55 12:55 - 13:15	Bacterial meningitis Guillain-Barre syndrome Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis «ADEM»	Dr. Rima Wakim Dr. Olfat Turjuman Dr. Dana Hasbini
13:15 - 13:30	Discussion
13:30 - 13:45	Closing remarks	Dr. Omar Ayache & Dr. Nabil Mehsen