YEAR 2007 EPILEPSY UPDATE

THE EPILEPSY SUPPORT AND INFORMATION CENTRE

Announces the

YEAR 2007 EPILEPSY UPDATE

 “Women and Newborns with Epilepsy" 

The Epilepsy Support and Information Centre will organize an accredited full day Epilepsy Symposium to be repeated consecutively in three separate areas of the country, namely Riyadh (Central Region), Jeddah (Western Region) and Jizan (Southern region). Specifically targeting Primary Health Care Professionals, the conferences will cover all aspects of "Women and Epilepsy" and will also include a related subsection on management of "Newborns with Epilepsy".

RIYADH

DATE:            Wednesday 27 October , 2007

VENUE:          King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre - Riyadh

                     Post Graduate Centre Auditorium

Riyadh Scientific Committee:

Conference Chairman:       

 Dr. Abdulaziz Al-Semari

President, Epilepsy Support and Information Centre
Head Section, Adult Neurology
Department of Neurosciences
King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre

Conference Co-Chairman:

 Dr. Muhammad Aldossary
Consultant Pediatric Neurology,
Department of Neurosciences                                                   
King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre                   

JEDDAH

DATE:            Wednesday 14 November 2007

VENUE:          King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre - Jeddah Main Auditorium

Jeddah Conference Chairman:     

Dr. Yusef Al-Said
Chairman
Dept. of Neurosciences
King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre – Jeddah

JIZAN

DATE:            Wednesday 21 November 2007

VENUE:          King Fahd Central Hospital - Jizan Recreation Centre Auditorium

Jizan Conference Chairman:     

 Dr. Muhammed Al-Hakimi
Department of Neuroscience
King Fahd Central Hospital -Jizan

Scientific Program

Section one: Women and Epilepsy

1.      Epilepsy Overview    

2. Epilepsy and Women   

   • General issues

   • Adolescence

   • Hormone sensitive seizures

·                                 Menopause

3. Antiepileptic Drug Use in Women with Epilepsy   

   • General

   • Contraception

·                                 Pregnancy

4. Epilepsy and High Risk Pregnancy   

   • Implication for the Mother

·                                 Implications for the Child

5. Women with Epilepsy: Newborn and Infant Care  

Section Two: Epilepsy in Infancy and Childhood

1.       How to manage Seizures in Newborns  

2.       Overview of Childhood Epilepsy