Time: 08:30-11:20, May 17, 2018 (Thursday); Place: Air 1, 10^th Floor

Chair

Dr. Walter E. Muller, Professor, Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany

Dr. Keetae Kim, Principal Investigator, Well Aging Research Center, DGIST, South Korea

08:30-08:35

Chair’s Introduction

08:35-09:00

Title: Modern Approaches for the Developing Therapeutic Agents for Alzheimer's Disease Treatment
Dr. Sergey Bachurin, Professor, Institute of Physiologically Active Compounds, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia

09:00-09:25

Title: The Mitochondrial Permeability Transition Pore (mPTP) as a Clinically Relevant Drug Target for Geriatric Memory Disorders and Dementia
Dr. Walter E. Muller, Professor, Department Pharmacology, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Germany

09:25-09:50

Title: Reflections on the “Mini-Mental State Examination” that just Keeps on Working
Dr. Stefan Strotzka, Clinical Psychologist, Geronto-Psychiatric Center for Psycho-social Services in Vienna, Austria

09:50-10:15

Title: Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI): Potential Targets for the Prevention and the Treatment
Dr. Elina Melikyan, Consultant, Queen’s Hospital, Romford, Barking, Havering & Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust, UK

10:15-10:30

Coffee Break

10:30-10:55

Title: miRNA-mediated, Cognitive Function Improvement in Alzheimer Model Mice
Dr. Keetae Kim, Principal Investigator, Well Aging Research Center, DGIST, South Korea

10:55-11:20

Title: Characterization of a Novel CHMP2B^intron5-based Transgenic Mouse that Develops Histological and Behavioural Features of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia
Dr. Frédérique René, Assistant Professor, INSERM U1118, Faculty of Medicine, Strasbourg University, France

Time: 08:30-10:15, May 17, 2018 (Thursday); Place: Air 2, 10^th Floor

Chair

Dr. Simon R. A. Best, Assistant Professor, Johns Hopkins Voice Center, USA

08:30-08:35

Chair’s Introduction

08:35-09:00

Title: From Mechanisms to Rehabilitation of Motor and Non-motor Symptoms of Parkinson's Disease
Dr. Quincy J. Almeida, Professor & Director, Movement Disorders Research & Rehabilitation Centre, Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada

09:00-09:25

Title: Voice and Swallowing Dysfunction in Parkinson's Disease
Dr. Simon R. A. Best, Assistant Professor, Johns Hopkins Voice Center, USA

09:25-09:50

Title: The Hidden Microbiome in Parkinson’s disease
Dr. Sandra Morais Cardoso, Assistant Professor, University of Coimbra, Portugal

09:50-10:15

Title: Parkinson’s disease: Beyond Dopamine and Movement Disorders
Dr. Benedicte Ballanger, Tenured Researcher, Centre de Recherche en Neurosciences de Lyon, CNRS UMR 5229, INSERM U1028, University Claude Bernard Lyon 1, France

10:15-10:30

Coffee Break

Time: 10:30-11:50, May 17, 2018 (Thursday); Place: Air 2, 10^th Floor

Chair

Dr. Antonio Muscari, Associate Professor, University of Bologna, Italy

10:30-10:35

Chair’s Introduction

10:35-11:00

Title: Treatment of Sleep Disordered Breathing as a Cornerstone for Heart Failure Management
Dr. Vidya Krishnan, Associate Professor, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, USA

11:00-11:25

Title: Predicting the Risk and Timing of Hemorrhagic Transformation from Maximum Cerebral Lesion Diameter in Non-lacunar Ischemic Strokes
Dr. Antonio Muscari, Associate Professor, University of Bologna, Italy

11:25-11:50

Title: Long-term Effect of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation on Disability in Patients with Stroke
Dr. Seong Hoon Lim, Associate Professor, St. Vincent’s Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, South Korea

Time: 13:30-14:50, May 17, 2018 (Thursday); Place: Air 2, 10^th Floor

Chair

Dr. Michael Olin, Assistant Professor, University of Minnesota, USA

13:30-13:35

Chair’s Introduction

13:35-14:00

Title: Challenges in Treating Brain Tumors in Infancy
Dr. Essam A. Al Shail, Consultant Neurosurgeon, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Saudi Arabia

14:00-14:25

Title: Targeting the CD200 Checkpoint Blockade for the Fight against Central Nervous System Tumors
Dr. Michael R Olin, Assistant Professor, University of Minnesota, USA

14:25-14:50

Title: The Molecular Biology of Meningiomas
Dr. Breno Nery, PhD Student, Ribeirão Preto Medical School (FMRP-USP); Neurosurgeon, São Francisco Hospital and Unimed Hospital, Brazil

15:15-15:30

Coffee Break

Time: 15:30-17:15, May 17, 2018 (Thursday); Place: Air 2, 10^th Floor

Chair

Dr. Weiya Ma, Assistant Professor, Douglas Mental Health University Institute and Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Canada

15:30-15:35

Chair’s Introduction

15:35-16:00

Title: Nitric Oxide and Carbon Monoxide Concentration in Paranasal Sinuses Air  of Migraine Patients and Healthy Controls: A Patient-Control Parallel Group Study
Dr. S. M. R. Bandara, Senior Medical Officer, Teaching Hospital, Sri Lanka

16:00-16:25

Title: COX2/PGE2/EP4 Signaling and TRPV1 Signaling are Involved in Repeated Restraint Stress Induced Prolongation of Sensitization Pain, A Model for Transition from Acute to Chronic Pain
Dr. Weiya Ma, Assistant Professor, Douglas Mental Health University Institute and Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Canada

16:25-16:50

Title: Non-pharmacological Pain Management Therapies
Dr. Marucia Chacur, Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy, Laboratory of Functional Neuroanatomy of Pain, University of São Paulo, Brazil

16:50-17:15

Title: Educational Possibilities with Telemedicine Approach for OFP Management, BOC and AOHC Provider and Instructor
Dr. Takuya Naganawa, Assistant Professor, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Japan

Time: 13:30-17:10, May 17, 2018 (Thursday); Place: Air 3, 10^th Floor

Chair

Dr. David L. Holmes, Professor/Chairman, Lifespan Services, LLC, USA

13:30-13:35

Chair’s Introduction

13:35-14:00

Title: Medication Compliance in the Treatment of Schizophrenia: A Real World Problem in Everyday Clinical Practice
Dr. Soohyun Joe, Director, Department of Psychiatric Rehabilitation, Bugok National Hospital, South Korea

14:00-14:25

Title: Autism and its' Cohort Symptoms of Depression, and Anxiety and Effective Interventions
Dr. David L. Holmes, Professor/Chairman, Lifespan Services, LLC, USA

14:25-14:50

Title: Holistic Healing for Hearing Voices: Self-care Tips for Patients with Schizophrenia
Dr. Anna Cornelia Beyer, Senior Lecturer, University of Hull, UK

14:50-15:15

Title: A New and Efficient Regulation of Dopaminergic Synapses after B.E.A.M (Bilateral Electrocoagulation of Adrenal Medulla) Organization- Hospital Clinica Panamericana
Dr. Jose Romeo Mackliff, Psychiatrist, Luis Vernaza Hospital, Ecuador

15:15-15:30

Coffee Break

15:30-15:55

Title: Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor 5 in Addiction, Depression and Schizophrenia
Dr. Gregor Hasler, Professor, University of Bern, Switzerland

Title: Depression and Adverse Childhood Experiences: Evidence of a Depressive Complex Subtype  in Chile
Dr. Veronica Vitriol and  Alfredo Cancino,  Psychiatry and Mental Health Professors, Universidad de Talca, Chile

Title: Comorbidities Of Migraine; Explained By Sinus Hypoxic Nitric Oxide And Carbon Monoxide Theory
Dr. S. M. R.  Bandara, Senior Medical Officer, Teaching Hospital, Kandy, Sri Lanka

Title: Brain Excitation/Inhibition Balance and Genetic Factor in Paranoid Schizophrenia. An ERP, fMRI and Gene RELN Study
Dr. Andrei Y. Arkhipov, Institute of Higher Nervous Activity and Neurophysiology of RAS, Russia

Time: 10:30-12:15, May 18, 2018 (Friday); Place: Air 2, 10^th Floor

Chair

Dr. Benn E. Smith, Associate Professor of Neurology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, USA

10:30-10:35

Chair’s Introduction

10:35-11:00

Title: Multiple Sclerosis, Corpus Callosum and Bedside Test
Dr. Khin Bo, Associate Specialist, Rehab Medicine Service, Northern Lincolnshire & Goole NHS Foundation Trust, UK

Title: "Pearls" and "Pitfalls" of Small Fiber Neuropathy
Dr. Benn E. Smith, Associate Professor of Neurology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, USA

Title: Impairment of Muscle Mitochondrial Metabolism is a Pathogenic Event Preceding the onset of Motor Symptoms in ALS/FTD Patients
Dr. Jean-Philippe Loeffler, INSERM Research Director, INSERM U1118, Mécanismes Centraux et Périphériques de la  Neurodégénerescence, France

Title: Altered Synaptic Mechanisms and Excessive Glutamate Release in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Dr.Tiziana Bonifacino, Assistant Professor, University of Genoa, Italy

Time: 10:30-12:15, May 18, 2018 (Friday); Place: Air 3, 10^th Floor

Chair

Dr. Laura Gaudet, Professor, Department of Counseling, Psychological Sciences, and Social Work, Chadron State College, USA

10:30-10:35

Chair’s Introduction

10:35-10:55

Title: What Structure of the Brain is Essential for Human Consciousness
Dr. Raimund Firsching, Professor, Universitaetsklinik fuer Neurochirurgie, Universitaetsklinikum Magdeburg, Germany

10:55-11:15

Title: The Emotional Intelligence Scale: Self versus Persons with Traumatic Brain Injury
Dr. Laura Gaudet, Professor, Department of Counseling, Psychological Sciences, and Social Work, Chadron State College, USA

11:15-11:35

Title: Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy: Myth or Reality?
Dr. Barry D. Jordan, Chief Medical Officer, Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center, USA

11:35-11:55

Title: Value of Group Holidays for Clients with Catastrophic Injury
Mrs. Maggie Sargent, Nursing Care Consultant/Case Manager, Community Case Management Services Limited, UK

11:55-12:15

Title: Effects of Positive-End Expiratory Pressure on Brain Tissue Oxygen Pressure and Alveolar Recruitment Maneuver in Severe Traumatic Brain Injury Patients with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Dr. Sergio Nogueira Nemer, Complexo Hospitalar de Niterói. Rua La Salle, Brazil