programme

Pre-Congress on Neurological Emergencies, March 1st, 2024
07.30 – 08.00 REGISTRATION – Venue: ClinMARC, NHSL
08.00 – 08.30  Acute visual loss, neurologist’s perspective Prof. Umapathi Thirugnanam, Singapore
08.30 – 09.00  Neuroprotection in intensive care Dr Sankalpa Vithanage, Sri Lanka
09.00 – 09.30  Emergency care of central nervous system infections Dr Nicholas Davies, United Kingdom
09.30 – 10.00  Status epilepticus in the ICU Prof. Andrew Bleasel, Australia
10.00 – 10.30  TEA BREAK  
10.30 – 11.00  Movement disorder emergencies Prof. Shen-Yang Lim, Malaysia
11.00 – 11.30  Neurovascular emergencies Prof. Udaya Ranawaka, Sri Lanka
11.30 – 12.00  Functional neurological disorders presenting as emergencies Prof. Jon Stone, United Kingdom
12.00 – 12.30  Neuromuscular emergencies Prof. Thashi Chang, Sri Lanka
12.30 – 13.00  LUNCH
13.00 – 13.30 REGISTRATION – Venue: Radiology Auditorium, LRH
13.30 – 14.30  Movement disorders and autoimmunity in children: A case based discussion Prof. Russell Dale, Australia
07.30 – 08.00 REGISTRATION – Venue: Cinnamon Grand Hotel, Colombo
08.00 – 09.00 Abstract presentations
 
09.00 – 09.30 Tuberculosis and the central nervous systemDr Nicholas Davies, United Kingdom
09.30 – 10.00 Functional neurological disorders, advances in managementProf. Jon Stone, United Kingdom
10.00 – 10.30 Myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody-associated disease
(MOGAD), an overview
Prof. Russell Dale, Australia
10.30 – 11.00 TEA BREAK
 
11.00 – 11.30 Parkinson’s disease: What is new?Prof. Shen-Yang Lim, Malaysia
11.30 – 12.00Treatment of reperfusion haemorrhage Prof. Andrew Lee, Australia
 Symposium on Networks in Neurology 
12.00 – 12.30 Temporal lobe epilepsies: Epileptogenic zones to networksProf. Kurupath Radhakrishnan, India
12.30 – 13.00 Brain networks and neuropsychiatric disordersProf. Ed Bullmore, United Kingdom
13.00 – 14.00 LUNCH BREAK 
14.00 – 14.30 Management of large infarct coreProf. Andrew Lee, Australia
 Symposium on Infection and Inflammation 
14.30 – 15.00 Viral encephalitis and its mimicsDr Nicholas Davies, United Kingdom
15.00 – 15.30 Infection triggered encephalopathy syndromesProf. Russell Dale, Australia
15.30 – 16.00 Inflammatory muscle disordersDr Channa Hewamadduma, United Kingdom
16.00 – 16.30 Case-based reviews with neuroimagingProf. Bejoy Thomas, India
16.30 – 17.30 TB complex case discussion

Dr Deepti Vibha, India

Dr Nicholas Davies, United Kingdom

17.30 – 18.00 TEA 
07.30 – 08.00 REGISTRATION – Venue: Cinnamon Grand Hotel, Colombo
08.00 – 09.00 Abstract presentations 
09.00 – 09.30 Use of rituximab in neurological disordersProf. Anu Jacob, UAE
09.30 – 10.00 Paradigm shift in the practice of medicine due to artificial intelligence:
What a neurologist needs to know
Dr Yudara Kularathne, Singapore
10.00 – 10.30 Neuroimaging in the era of AI: Our experienceDr Sajitha Weerasinghe, Sri Lanka
10.30 – 11.00 TEA BREAK
 
 Symposium on Epilepsy 
11.00 – 11.30 An update on idiopathic generalized epilepsy spectrum disordersProf. Andrew Bleasel, Australia
11.30 – 12.00 Emerging advances in the treatment of epilepsiesProf. Kurupath Radhakrishnan, India
12.00 – 12.30 Genetic diagnosis for precision therapy in epilepsyProf. Deepak Gill, Australia
12.30 – 13.00 Concurrent use of anti-platelets and anticoagulants in acute ischemic
stroke
Prof. Andrew Lee, Australia
13.00 – 14.00 LUNCH BREAK 
 Symposium on Rare Neurological Disorders 
14.00 – 14.30 Metabolic disorders for the neurologistProf. Jithangi Wanigasinghe, Sri Lanka
14.30 – 15.00 An update on neurosarcoidosisProf. Anu Jacob, UAE
15.00 – 15.30 Case discussions: Rare neurological disorders 
15.30 – 16.00 Case studies in peripheral neuropathyDr Satish Khadilkar, India
16.00 – 16.30 TEA BREAK 
16.30 – 17.00 Neurology Quiz 
08.30 – 09.00 REGISTRATION – Venue: Epilepsy Auditorium, NHSL
09.00 – 09.40 Understanding the chaotic linesProf. Andrew Bleasel, Australia
09.40 – 10.20 Misleading EEG artifacts and normal variantsProf. Kurupath Radhakrishnan, India
10.20 – 10.40 TEA BREAK
 
10.40 – 11.20 Normal awake and sleep EEGProf. Deepak Gill, Australia
11.20 – 11.40 EEG in common focal and generalized epilepsy syndromesProf. Andrew Bleasel, Australia
11.40 – 12.20 EEG in epileptic encephalopathies and special patternsProf. Deepak Gill, Australia
12.20 – 13.00 EEG reading, interpreting and reportingProf. Kurupath Radhakrishnan, India
13.00 – 13.40 LUNCH BREAK
 
13.40 – 15.20 Hands on teaching session on EEG interpretation: Small group discussion 

Pre-Congress Workshop for EEG Technologists, March 1st, 2024

08.30 – 09.00 REGISTRATION
09.00 – 09.40 EEG recording techniquesDr Sudath Gunasekara, Sri Lanka
09.40 – 10.00 Activation proceduresDr Sanjaya Fernando, Sri Lanka
10.00 – 10.40 Identifying common EEG artifacts and troubleshootingProf. Deepak Gill, Australia
10.40 – 11.00 TEA BREAK
 
11.00 – 11.40 Identifying normal variants and uncommon patterns of doubtful significanceProf. Kurupath Radhakrishnan, India
11.40 – 12.20 Normal EEG, ictal changes and non-ictal pathological variantsDr Kishara Gooneratne, Sri Lanka
12.20 – 12.40 Long-term EEG recording; VEEG and in ICUDr Lakmini Pathberiya, Sri Lanka
12.40 – 13.00 How to generate a factual reportProf. Deepak Gill, Australia
13.00 – 14.00 LUNCH 

Pre-Congress Workshop for EEG Technologists, March 1st, 2024

Congress Day 1, March 2nd, 2024

07.30 – 08.00 REGISTRATION
08.00 – 09.00 Abstract presentations
 
09.00 – 09.30 Tuberculosis and the central nervous systemDr Nicholas Davies, United Kingdom
09.30 – 10.00 Functional neurological disorders, advances in managementProf. Jon Stone, United Kingdom
10.00 – 10.30 Myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody-associated disease
(MOGAD), an overview
Prof. Russell Dale, Australia
10.30 – 11.00 TEA BREAK
 
11.00 – 11.30 Parkinson’s disease: What is new?Prof. Shen-Yang Lim, Malaysia
 Symposium on Networks in Neurology

 

 

11.30 – 12.00 Large scale industrial brain imagingProf. Narayanan Kasthuri, USA
12.00 – 12.30 Temporal lobe epilepsies: Epileptogenic zones to networksProf. Kurupath Radhakrishnan, India
12.30 – 13.00 Brain networks and neuropsychiatric disordersProf. Ed Bullmore, United Kingdom
13.00 – 14.00 LUNCH BREAK 
14.00 – 14.30 Management of large infarct coreProf. Andrew Lee, Australia
 Symposium on Infection and Inflammation 
14.30 – 15.00 Viral encephalitis and its mimicsDr Nicholas Davies, United Kingdom
15.00 – 15.30 Infection triggered encephalopathy syndromesProf. Russell Dale, Australia
15.30 – 16.00 Inflammatory muscle disordersDr Channa Hewamadduma, United Kingdom
16.00 – 16.30 Case-based reviews with neuroimagingProf. Bejoy Thomas, India
16.30 – 17.30 TB complex case discussion

Dr Arjuna Fernando, Sri Lanka

Dr Nicholas Davies, United Kingdom

17.30 – 18.00 TEA 

Congress Day 2, March 3rd, 2024

07.30 – 08.00 REGISTRATION
08.00 – 09.00 Abstract presentations 
09.00 – 09.30 Use of rituximab in neurological disordersProf. Anu Jacob, UAE
09.30 – 10.00 Rehabilitation in muscle disordersDr Channa Hewamadduma, United Kingdom
10.00 – 10.30 Paradigm shift in the practice of medicine due to artificial intelligence:
What a neurologist needs to know
Dr Yudara Kularathne, Singapore
10.30 – 11.00 TEA BREAK
 
 Symposium on Epilepsy 
11.00 – 11.30 An update on idiopathic generalized epilepsy spectrum disordersProf. Andrew Bleasel, Australia
11.30 – 12.00 Emerging advances in the treatment of epilepsiesProf. Kurupath Radhakrishnan, India
12.00 – 12.30 Genetic diagnosis for precision therapy in epilepsyProf. Deepak Gill, Australia
12.30 – 13.00 Concurrent use of anti-platelets and anticoagulants in acute ischemic
stroke
Prof. Andrew Lee, Australia
13.00 – 14.00 LUNCH BREAK 
 Symposium on Rare Neurological Disorders 
14.00 – 14.30 Metabolic disorders for the neurologistProf. Jithangi Wanigasinghe, Sri Lanka
14.30 – 15.00 An update on neurosarcoidosisProf. Anu Jacob, UAE
15.00 – 15.30 Case discussions: Rare neurological disordersProf. Kurupath Radhakrishnan, India
15.30 – 16.00 Case studies in peripheral neuropathyDr Satish Khadilkar, India
16.00 – 16.30 TEA BREAK 
16.30 – 17.00 Neurology Quiz 

Post-congress Workshop - EEG masterclass for Neurologists and Neurology Trainees, 4th March, 2024

08.30 – 09.00 REGISTRATION
09.00 – 09.40 Understanding the chaotic linesProf. Andrew Bleasel, Australia
09.40 – 10.20 Misleading EEG artifacts and normal variantsProf. Kurupath Radhakrishnan, India
10.20 – 10.40 TEA BREAK
 
10.40 – 11.20 Normal awake and sleep EEGProf. Deepak Gill, Australia
11.20 – 11.40 EEG in common focal and generalized epilepsy syndromesProf. Andrew Bleasel, Australia
11.40 – 12.20 EEG in epileptic encephalopathies and special patternsProf. Deepak Gill, Australia
12.20 – 13.00 EEG reading, interpreting and reportingProf. Kurupath Radhakrishnan, India
13.00 – 13.40 LUNCH BREAK
 
13.40 – 15.20 Hands on teaching session on EEG interpretation: Small group discussion