AGENDA

dubai, uae

11 October 2025

07:00 AM - 08:00 AM

REGISTRATION

WORKSHOPS

WORKSHOP-1

08:00 AM - 08:45 AM

RADIOLOGICAL BIOMARKERS IN MS

MODERATOR

DR. MUSTAFA SHAKRA

SPEAKER

DR. MANZOOR AHMED

objectives:

WORKSHOP-2

08:45 AM - 09:30 AM

Clinical Scale in MS Care

MODERATOR

DR. ALI HASSAN

SPEAKER

DR. REEM ALSUWAIDI

SPEAKER

MRS. GINA LEE

objectives:

09:30 AM - 09:50 AM

COFFEE BREAK

09:50 AM - 10:00 AM

WELCOME MESSAGE & INTRODUCTION

Dr. MUSTAFA SHAKRA

DR. REEM ALSUWAIDI

EXPANDING HORIZONS IN MS PATHOGENESIS

SESSION 1

moderators

DR. KHALID ALSAFFAR

PROF. JIHAD INSHASI

DR. WAEL EL MASRI

10:00 AM - 10:20 AM

AHSCT in MS: Insights from the UAE Experience

DR. RUQQIA MIR

10:20 AM - 10:40 AM

PIRA and Smoldering MS

Prof. Bassem Yamout

10:40 AM - 11:00 AM

Clinical Approach to Optic Neuritis

DR. MAZEN SABBAH

11:00 AM - 11:20 AM

Clinical Approach to Myelopathy

PROF. MIKLOS SZOLICS

11:20 AM - 11:35 AM

PANEL DISCUSSION

11:35 AM - 11:55 AM

Understanding Tolebrutinib in MS

PROF. JIHAD INSHASI

Prof. Bassem Yamout

11:55 AM - 12:15 PM

The Pillars of Effective MS Management

PROF. JIHAD INSHASI

Dr. reem alsuwaidi

12:15 PM - 12:35 PM

COFFEE BREAK

NEUROFILAMENT IS A RELIABLE GUIDE FOR MS TREATMENT

DEBATE

moderators

Dr. Abubaker Almadani

SPEAKER

tba

SPEAKER

tba

12:35 PM - 12:45 PM

YES

Dr. DEEB KAYED

12:45 PM - 12:55 PM

NO

Dr. MUSTAFA SHAKRA

12:55 PM - 01:00 PM

PANEL DISCUSSION

01:00 PM - 01:20 PM

Long-term outcomes: More than a decade of transformation in MS care

Dr. reem alsuwaidi

DR. POURNAMY SARATHCHANDRAN

01:20 PM - 01:40 PM

Keeping up with the evolution of MS: Are we using anti-CD20s early enough?

Prof. Francesco Saccà

01:40 PM - 02:00 PM

Keeping up with the evolution of MS: Are we using anti-CD20s early enough?

PROF. JIHAD INSHASI

Dr. Ahmed Shatila

02:00 PM - 03:00 PM

LUNCH BREAK

ADVANCES IN MS TREATMENT

SESSION 2

moderators

DR. HALPRASHANTH D.S

DR. MANAL ALFAHHAM

Dr. Ahmed Nizam

03:00 PM - 03:20 PM

EBV and Its Role in MS

DR. VICTORIA MIFSUD

03:20 PM - 03:40 PM

NMOSD and MOGAD

Dr. reem alsuwaidi

03:40 PM - 04:00 PM

NON-MS DEMYLINATING DISEASES IN PEDIATRIC

Dr. Omar Ismayl

04:00 PM - 04:20 PM

Emerging Role of Biomarkers in Demyelinating Diseases

Dr. Hans Frykman

04:20 PM - 04:35 PM

PANEL DISCUSSION

04:35 PM - 04:55 PM

COFFEE BREAK

MS CARE & CLINICAL PRACTICE

SESSION 3

moderators

DR. LAMYA TURKAWI

PROF. MIKLOS SZOLICS

Prof. Suhail Alrukn

04:55 PM - 05:15 PM

BTK Inhibitors in Progressive MS: A New Era

DR. AREEN SAID

05:15 PM - 05:35 PM

Discontinuation of DMT in MS

DR. AHMED SHATILA

05:35 PM - 05:55 PM

Targeted Symptomatic Management in MS

DR. POURNAMY SARATHCHANDRAN

05:55 PM - 06:05 PM

CHALLENGE CASE 1

Dr. Ahmed Hassan

06:05 PM - 06:15 PM

Challenge Case 2

Dr. Maryam Alobeidli

06:15 PM - 06:25 PM

CHALLENGE CASE 3

Dr. Kholoud Aljaberi

06:25 PM - 06:35 PM

PANEL DISCUSSION

06:35 PM - 06:45 PM

Closing Remarks