7th SAUDI MOVEMENT DISORDERSCONFERENCE

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7th SAUDI MOVEMENT DISORDERSCONFERENCE

in collaboration with Global Parkinson Disease Genetics Program

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

Welcome to the Seventh Saudi Movement Disorders Conference, 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

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7th SAUDI MOVEMENT DISORDERSCONFERENCE

Neurology residents & Movement disorders fellows

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Other attendees

200 SAR

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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

  • 09:30 AM – 12:00 AM

PARALELL SESSION 1

Botulinum toxin injections.

  • 09:30 AM – 12:00 AM
  • Moderator: Dr Amaal Aldakheel

↪︎ Dystonia. Dr Salma Alqahtani

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↪︎ Spasticity. Dr Mohammed Al-Atwi

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PARALELL SESSION 2

Movement disorders for young neurologist.

  • 09:30 AM – 12:00 AM
  • Moderator: Dr Ruba Baamer

↪︎ Phenomenology Dr Zakieyah Aldaajani

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↪︎ Approach Dr Mona Obaid

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↪︎ Parkinson plus syndromes: Dr Samar Alharbi

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

CONFERENCE OPENING 13:45 PM-14:00 PM

AFTERNON SESSION: PARKINSON’S DISEASE

  • 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM
  • Moderators: Dr Saeed Bohlega
  • Dr Ahmed Attar
  • Dr Shahad Almuammar

Updates on PD diagnosis and pathology.

  • 14:00 PM - 14:30 PM
  • Dr J A Stoessl

Management of early PD.

  • 14:30 PM -15:00 PM
  • Dr Bastian Bloem

Management of motor fluctuations.

  • 15:00 PM -15:30 PM
  • Dr J A Stoessl

COFFEE BREAK 15:30 PM -15:45 PM

Management of advanced PD

  • 15:45 PM - 16:30 PM
  • Dr Victor Fung

A holistic approach to PD.

  • 16:30 PM - 17:15 PM
  • Dr Bastiaan Bloem

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

  • 17:15 PM - 17:30 PM

END OF DAY 1 17:30 PM

DAY 2: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2025

PARALELL SESSION 1

  • Moderators: Dr Wejdan Hakami
  • Dr Walaa Mohammad

Morning Parallel Sessions

  • 09:00 AM – 12:00 AM

GP2 The global PD genetics program

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  • Dr Andrew Singleton
  • Prof Huw Morris
  • Prof Ai Huey Tan
  • Dr Blauwendratt

↪︎ Why is genetics important (GP2)

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↪︎ Monogenic disease, state of the field

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↪︎ Complex genetics, state of the field

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↪︎ Genetic testing in the clinic

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↪︎ Challenges of working in underrepresented populations

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↪︎ Lessons from monogenic PD and atypical Parkinsonism studies

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↪︎ Genetics based therapeutics

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↪︎ Why genetics research is important

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PARALELL SESSION 2

  • Moderators: Dr Jehad Maqlan
  • Dr Omar Alsenaidi

LCIG workshop.

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  • Dr Ali Abusrair

Ataxia workshop.

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  • Dr Heba Shinawi

DBS and other interventions

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  • Dr Faisal Alotaibi

LUNCH BREAK 12:00 AM -13:00 PM

ABBVIE SYMPOSIUM, Advanced Parkinson’s Disease

  • 13:00 PM - 13:40 PM
  • Dr Heba Shinawi

BIOGEN SYMPOSIUM, Friedreich’s Ataxia

  • 13:40 PM - 14:00 PM
  • Dr Musleh Alqarni

AFTERNOON SESSION: OTHER MOVEMENT DISORDERS

  • Moderators: Dr Thamer Alkhairallah
  • Dr Musleh Alqarni
  • Dr Ahmad Fallatah

Dystonia.

  • 14:00 PM - 14:30 PM
  • Dr Victor Fung

Updates on tics and ataxia.

  • 14:30 PM - 15:00 PM
  • Dr Majed Al-otaibi

Pediatric movement disorders.

  • 15:00 PM - 15:30 PM
  • Dr Wejdan Hakami.

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 15:30 PM - 15:45 PM

END OF DAY 2 16:00 PM

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