Pre-Congress: Neurology for the Generalist, February 28th, 2025
08.00 – 09.00 REGISTRATION – Venue: ClinMARC, NHSL
09.00 – 09.30  Evaluation of First Seizure Dr Kishara Gooneratne
09.30 – 10.00  Approach to Patients with Delirium Dr Ian Chadwick
10.00 – 10.30  Management of Myasthenia Gravis Dr Jon Sussman
10.30 – 11.00  TEA BREAK  
11.30 – 12.00  Clinical Neurology: “one gram of gadolinium is worth 100 neurologists.” Dr Hadi Manji
12.00 – 12.30  Embolic Stroke of Undetermined Source Prof. PN Sylaja
12.30 – 13.00  Evaluation of Oculomotor Dysfunction Prof. Umapathi Thirugnanam
13.00 – 13.30  LUNCH
08.00 – 09.00 REGISTRATION – Venue: 1st Floor Auditorium, National Epilepsy Center
09.00 – 13.00  Neurorehabilitation Dr Nalinda Andraweera
07.30 – 08.00 REGISTRATION – Venue: Cinnamon Grand Hotel, Colombo
08.00 – 09.00  Masterclass: Visual Neurophysiology Prof. Graham Holder
09.00 – 09.30  Plenary 1: Selection of Stroke patients for EVT in early and late window Prof. PN Sylaja
09.30 – 10.00  Plenary 2: Spasticity: Neurological dilemma in functional gains Dr Nalinda Andraweera
10.00 – 10.30 Plenary 3: Neurogenic Bladder: A Case Based Approach Prof. Ajith Malalasekara
10.30 – 11.00  TEA BREAK  
11.00 – 11.30  Plenary 4: TBD
  Symposium 1: Neuroimmunology
11.30 – 12.00  Evolution of diagnostic assays in Neuroimmunology Prof. Patrick Waters
12.00 – 12.30  The principles and practice of immunosuppression Dr Jon Sussman
12.30 – 13.00  Targeting immune activation in Parkinson’s disease – a new therapeutic approach Dr Caroline Williams Grey
13.00 – 14.00  LUNCH BREAK
14.00 – 14.30  Plenary 5: Paroxysmal movement disorders Dr Priya Jagota
Symposium 2: Epilepsy
14.30 – 15.00  Transition care in Epilepsy Prof. Helen Cross
15.00 – 15.30  Novel therapeutic approaches to drug resistant epilepsy Prof. Deepak Gill
15.30 – 16.00  Usefulness of imaging in evaluating Epilepsy Prof. John Duncan
16.00 – 16.45  Panel discussion on CNS Infections Dr Ava Easton, Prof. Udaya Ranawaka, Prof. Benedict Michael, Moderators: Dr Kumarangie Vithanage & Prof. Thashi Chang
17.45 – 18.15  TEA BREAK
07.30 – 08.00 REGISTRATION – Venue: Cinnamon Grand Hotel, Colombo
08.00 – 09.00  Abstract presentations  
09.00 – 09.30  Plenary 6: Neuro-Tech: An Innovator’s perspective Mr Keerthi Kodithuwakku
09.30 – 10.00  Plenary 7: Demyelinating Disorders: The Sri Lankan Experience Dr Bimsara Senanayake
10.00 – 10.30  Plenary 8: Antibodies in Paraneoplastic Neurological Disorders Prof. Patrick Waters
10.30 – 11.00  TEA BREAK  
11.00 – 11.30  Plenary 9: Peripheral neuropathy: ‘Reasons to be cheerful” Dr Hadi Manji
Symposium 3: Neurological Disorders in Elderly  
11.30 – 12.00  Cognitive Stimulation Therapy for dementia Dr Malsha Gunatilake
12.00 – 12.30  Holistic end of life care Dr Ian Chadwick
12.30 – 13.00  Management of Neuropsychiatric symptoms in Parkinson Disease Dr Priya Jagota
13.00 – 14.00  LUNCH BREAK
Symposium 4: Encephalitis
14.00 – 14.30  Clinical approach to Encephalitis Prof. Benedict Michael
14.30 – 15.00  Complex Cases from the Queen Square Encephalitis MDT Dr Hadi Manji
15.00 – 15.30  Brains on fire patient outcomes & quality of life post Encephalitis Dr Ava Easton
15.30 – 16.00  Plenary 10: Rare Cases in Neuromuscular Disorders Prof. Umapathi Thirugnanam
16.00 – 16.30  TEA BREAK
16.30 – 17.30  Neurology Quiz Dr A T Alibhoy
07.30 – 08.00 REGISTRATION – Venue: 1st Floor Auditorium, National Epilepsy Center
08.00 – 08.30  Ketogenic diet and use of cannabis in pharmacoresistant epilepsy Prof. Helen Cross
08.30 – 09.00  Image-guided epilepsy surgery Prof. John Duncan
09.00 – 09.30  Precision Care in Epilepsy Prof. Deepak Gill
09.30 – 10.00  Electrical Stimulation Procedures during the Assessment of seizure onset zone in stereo EEG Dr Gerald Cooray
13.00 – 13.40  LUNCH BREAK

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