WFN-AFAN e-learning day 2025
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Times all indicated in CENTRAL AFRICAN TIME (CAT) (= GMT/UCT+2)
| 10:00-10:10 | Opening Remarks - Introduction | Wolfgang Grisold (Austria) - WFN President Lawrence Tucker (South Africa) - AFAN President |
| 10:10–12:00 | SESSION 1: EPIDEMIOLOGY, PHYSIOPATHOLOGY, MS CRITERIA |
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| 10:10-10:40 | Epidemiology of Multiple Sclerosis in Africa | Riadh Gouider (Tunisia) |
| 10:40-11:10 | The inflammatory process in Multiple Sclerosis / pathophysiology of Multiple Sclerosis | Hans Lassmann (Austria) |
| 11:10-11:40 | New diagnostic criteria for Multiple Sclerosis | Bassem Yamout (UAE) |
| 11:40-12:00 | Q&A | |
| 12:00-12:15 | Break  |
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| 12:15 – 14:00 | SESSION 2: CLINICAL ASPECTS AND INVESTIGATION (PARALLEL FRENCH SESSION) |
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English Moderators: |
French Moderators: |
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| 12:15-12:55 |
English: Clinical Isolated Syndrom |
Aksel Siva (Turkey) |
| Français: Syndrome Cliniquement isolé | Ndiaga Matar (Senegal) | |
| 12:55-13:25 |
English: Neuroimaging for Multiple Sclerosis: From Diagnosis to Disease Monitoring |
Tarek Yousry (UK) |
| Français: Neuroimagerie dans la sclérose en plaques: du diagnostic au suivi | Ayman Tourbah (France) | |
| 13:25-13:55 | English: Prognostic Indicators and Disease Evolution in Multiple Sclerosis | Mashina Chomba (Zambia) |
| Français: Indicateurs pronostiques et évolution au cours de la SEP | Bruno Stankoff (France) | |
| 13:55-14:10 | Q&A (15 min) | |
| 14:10-14:40 | Lunch Break  |
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| 14.40–16:25 | SESSION 3: OTHER INFLAMMATORY DISEASES OF CNS |
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| Moderator: Lenon Gwaunza (Zimbabwe) |
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| 14:40-15:10 | Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorders | Smail Daoudi (Algeria) |
| 15:10-15:40 | Approach and Classification of Optic neuritis | Axel Petzold (UK) |
| 15:40-16:10 | Autoimmune Encephalitis: Early Recognition and Evidence-Based Management | Josep Dalmau (Spain) |
| 16:10-16:25 | Q&A (15 min) | |
| 16:20-16:40 | Break |
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| 16.40–18:30 | SESSION 4: TREATMENT OF MS |
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| Moderators: Deanna Saylor (USA/Zambia) Julien Razafimahefa (Madagascar) |
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| 16:40-17:10 | Treatment Strategies and Challenges in Africa | Nevin Shalaby (Egypt) |
| 17:10-17:40 | Evolution of concepts of management of MS | Xavier Montalban (Spain) |
| 17:40-18:10 | Managing acute relapses in MS | Dominic Giampaolo (South Africa) |
| 18:10-18:30 | Closing Remarks / Panel discussion + Q&A | |
