7th SAUDI MOVEMENT DISORDERSCONFERENCE

7th SAUDI MOVEMENT DISORDERSCONFERENCE

in collaboration with Global Parkinson Disease Genetics Program

About Us

7th SAUDI MOVEMENT DISORDERSCONFERENCE

Welcome to the Seventh Saudi Movement Disorders, that will take place in Jeddah, on the 5th and 6th of December 2025.

This year’s event carries a great collaboration with the Global Parkinson’s Genetics Program (GP2) including a dedicated session that will review different aspects related to genetics tests use and implications.

Our schedule will cover different movement disorders updates in diagnosis and management, with dedicated sessions and workshops meeting the needs of junior and more senior colleagues.

We are honored to have high caliber national and international speakers and guest attendees from different countries.

See you in the conference ..

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Registration for the conference

7th SAUDI MOVEMENT DISORDERSCONFERENCE

Neurology residents & Movement disorders fellows

Open until Tuesday 2 December

Free

Other attendees

200 SAR

CONFERENCE COMMITTEE

7th SAUDI MOVEMENT DISORDERS CONFERENCE

Dr Manal Badawi

Consultant neurologist, Neurology section head

King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, Jeddah

Miss Weam Aalmoudi

Executive director, Saudi Neurology Society

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Dr Ahmed Attar

Consultant neurologist, Deputy Executive director- neurosciences and trauma center

King Abdulaziz Medical City, Jeddah

Dr Zakiyah Aldaajani

Consultant neurologist

King Fahad Military Medical Complex, Dhahran

Dr Ahmad Basndwah

Consultant neurologist

King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, Jeddah

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

DAY 1: FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2025

MORNING SESSION

PARALELL SESSION 1

Botulinum toxin injections.

↪︎ Dystonia. Dr Salma Alqahtani

↪︎ Spasticity. Dr Mohammed Al-Atwi

PARALELL SESSION 2

Movement Disorders for Young Neurologists.

↪︎ Phenomenology Dr Zakieyah Aldaajani

↪︎ Approach Dr Mona Obaid

↪︎ Parkinson plus syndromes: Dr Samar Alharbi

Lunch & Prayer Break (12:00 PM – 13:45 PM)

CONFERENCE OPENING 13:45 PM-14:00 PM

AFTERNON SESSION: PARKINSON’S DISEASE

Updates on PD diagnosis and pathology.

Management of Early PD & Holistic Approach (VIRTUAL).

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

COFFEE BREAK 15:45 PM -16:00 PM

Management of Motor Fluctuations.

Management of Advanced PD.

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

END OF DAY 1 17:30 PM

DAY 2: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2025

PARALELL SESSION 1

Morning Parallel Sessions

GP2 The global PD genetics program

↪︎ Why is genetics important

↪︎ (GP2)

↪︎ Monogenic disease, state of the field

↪︎ Complex genetics, state of the field

↪︎ Genetic testing in the clinic

↪︎ Challenges of working in underrepresented populations

↪︎ Lessons from monogenic PD and atypical Parkinsonism studies

↪︎ Genetics based therapeutics

↪︎ Why genetics research is important

PARALELL SESSION 2

Levodopa Carbidopa Intestinal Gel workshop.

Ataxia workshop.

DBS and other interventions

LUNCH BREAK 12:00 AM -13:00 PM

AFTERNOON SESSION: OTHER MOVEMENT DISORDERS

ABBVIE SYMPOSIUM, Advanced Parkinson’s Disease

BIOGEN SYMPOSIUM, Friedreich’s Ataxia

Updates on Tics and Chorea.

Dystonia.

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS / COFFEE BREAK 14:50 PM - 15:00 PM

Pediatric Movement Disorders.

SIGALAH SYMPOSIUM, Use of Safinamide in Clinical Practice. (VIRTUAL)

Sponsors Appreciation

END OF DAY 2 16:00 PM

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