CAOA TASK FORCE SESSIONS
In order to highlight the progress that the Task Forces of the Commission on Asian and Oceanian Affairs (CAOA) have made, selected task forces will organize a session showcasing pertinent topics for the region.
CAOA'S GLOBAL CAMPAIGN TASK FORCE SESSION: EPILEPSY TEACHING AND TRAINING IN THE REGION - HOW ARE WE DOING IT AND CAN IT BE IMPROVED?
Chair: Ernie SOMERVILLE (Australia)
Who should the target audience be and what topics should be prioritized? - John DUNNE (Australia)
Conferences, symposia/workshops and the small group interactive model - Ernie SOMERVILLE (Australia)
Fellowships, observerships, travel scholarships, mentorships and visiting professorships - Josephine CASANOVA-GUTIERRIEZ (Philippines)
The role of confirming competencies, and ongoing mentorship (including via internet) - Zarine MOGAL (Pakistan)
CAOA'S GLOBAL CAMPAIGN TASK FORCE SESSION: IMPROVING AVAILABILITY AND QUALITY OF EEG IN THE REGION
Chair: Shih Hui LIM (Singapore)
The current state of EEG services in Asia and Oceania - Kheng-Seang LIM (Malaysia)
Development of EEG services: the Australian experience - John DUNNE (Australia)
Development of EEG services: the Japanese experience - Akio IKEDA (Japan)
Strategies for developing EEG services in China - Xiaoqiu SHAO (China)
Strategies for developing EEG services in Indonesia - Kurnia KUSUMASTUTI (Indonesia)
The role of the certification examination - Shih Hui LIM (Singapore)
PAEDIATRIC TASK FORCE: EPILEPSIES CAUSED BY METABOLIC DISORDER
Chairs: Heung Dong KIM (South Korea) and Simon HARVEY (Australia)
A clinical approach to metabolic epilepsies - Takao TAKAHASHI (Japan)
Inborn errors of metabolism in childhood from infantile spasms and beyond - Yuwu JIANG (China)
Glucose transporter-1 deficiency syndrome and related disorders - Ingrid SCHEFFER (Australia)
Treatable metabolic epilepsy cases you do not want to miss - Se Hee KIM (South Korea)
RESEARCH TASK FORCE: RECENT STUDIES IN THE REGION
Chairs: Akio IKEDA (Japan) and Chong Tin Tan (Malaysia)
HLA in CBZ among ethnic Indians in Malaysia, Indonesia and Myanmar - Herlyani KHOSAMA (Indonesia)
Perampanel on cortical myoclonus - Akio IKEDA (Japan)
Expressive writing as a non-pharmacological therapy for depression in patient with epilepsy - Resti Siti SALEHA (Indonesia)*
Automatic detection of high frequency oscillations to determine the high frequency oscillations distribution threshold for delineating epileptogenic zone - Xiaofeng YANG (China)*
*Selected from the 12th AOEC top scoring abstracts