7th SAUDI MOVEMENT DISORDERSCONFERENCE

7th SAUDI MOVEMENT DISORDERSCONFERENCE

The Saudi Movement Disorders Chapter aims to achieve the following:

To promote scientific and professional thought in the field of movement disorders and to advance the scientific performance of the chapter’s members.

  • Jeddah Hilton
  • 5–6 December 2025
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7th SAUDI MOVEMENT DISORDERSCONFERENCE

The Saudi Movement Disorders Chapter aims to achieve the following:

To promote scientific and professional thought in the field of movement disorders and to advance the scientific performance of the chapter’s members.

To provide opportunities for professionals working in the field of movement disorders and related areas to contribute to scientific and professional advancement in this specialty.

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Committee

7th SAUDI MOVEMENT DISORDERSCONFERENCE

Dr. Manal Badawi

Organizing Committee

Miss Weam Al Amoudi

Organizing Committee

Dr. Ahmad Attar

Organizing Committee

Dr. Zakeyah Al Dajani

Organizing Committee

Dr. Ahmad Basndwah

Organizing Committee

CONFERENCEAGENDA
7th SAUDI MOVEMENT DISORDERSCONFERENCE
  • DAY Ⅰ
  • DAY Ⅱ

Friday, 5 December

Morning Parallel Sessions

  • 10:00 AM – 12:00 AM

Botulinum Toxin Injection (Hands-On) Workshop Topics: Facial and cervical muscles, upper and lower extremities dystonia and tremor

  • 9:00 AM – 9:40 AM
  • Dr. Amaal Aldakheel

Movement Disorders Review Topics: Phenomenology, How to think like a movement disorders specialist

  • 9:00 AM – 9:40 AM
  • Dr. Zakiyah Aldajani, Dr. Mona Obaid

Lunch & Prayer Break (12:00 PM – 2:00 PM)

Afternoon Session: Parkinson's Disease

  • 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Updates on PD Diagnosis and Pathology

  • 30 min
  • Dr. J. Stoessl

Management of Early PD

  • 30 min
  • Dr. B. Bloem

Management of Motor Fluctuations

  • 30 min
  • Dr. J. Stoessl

Questions & Break ( 20 min )

Advanced PD

  • 45 min
  • Dr. V. Fung

Non-Motor Complications and Holistic Care

  • 45 min
  • Dr. B. Bloem

Questions and Closing

Saturday, 6 December

Morning Parallel Sessions

  • 10:00 AM – 12:00 AM

Levodopa Intestinal Gel, Apomorphine Pump, DBS

  • 9:00 AM – 9:40 AM
  • Dr. Ahmad Basndwah, Dr. Afnan Al-Khotani

The Global Parkinson’s Genetics Program

  • 9:00 AM – 9:40 AM
  • Dr. Andrew Singleton

↪︎ Introduction: Why Is Genetics Important?

  • 9:00 – 9:10 AM

↪︎ The Global Parkinson’s Genetics Program (GP2)

  • 9:10 – 9:35 AM

↪︎ Monogenic Disease: State of the Field

  • 9:35 – 10:00 AM

↪︎ Complex Genetics: State of the Field

  • 10:00 – 10:25 AM

↪︎ Genetic Testing in the Clinic: Who Should We Test and What Should We Tell Our Patients, The Challenges of Working in Underrepresented Populations

  • 10:25 – 11:50 AM

↪︎ Lessons from Monogenic PD and Atypical Parkinsonism Studies

  • 10:50 – 11:05 AM

↪︎ Genetics-Based Therapeutics: Now and Future

  • 11:05 – 11:30 AM

↪︎ Wrap up on why genetics research is important, priorities

  • 11:30 – 12:00 PM

Lunch & Prayer Break (12:00 PM – 1:30 PM)

Afternoon Session: Other Movement Disorders

  • 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM

Dystonia

  • 30 min
  • Dr. V. Fung

Pediatric Movement Disorders

  • 30 min
  • Dr. Wejdan Hakami

Questions & Break ( 15 min )

Updates on Tics and Ataxia

  • 20 min
  • Dr. Majed Al-Otaibi

Functional Movement Disorders

  • 20 min
  • Dr. Manal Badawi

Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus

  • 20 min
  • Dr. Ahmad Attar

Questions and Closing

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