Chahnez Charfi Triki

Head of Child neurology department. University hospital University of Sfax. Tunisia
Vice dean of research. Sfax medical school. University of Sfax. Tunisia
Head of medical department. Sfax medical school. University of Sfax. Tunisia
Editor Chief of Journal Regional de Santé de Sfax

• Professor in charge and founder of degree on Epileptology (October 2000) in SfaxUniversity, Tunisia which is an eLearning since October 2006.
• Co-Coordinator and founder of African child neurology training (2020) in Sfax medicalschool.
• Founder of ILAE-EMR webinars educational, fellowship and teaching visitor programs
• Professor in charge of PET in French in EMR
• Tutor on epilepsy EUREPA (2005)
• Director of medical research regional health department
• Chair of the research Laboratory in Sfax medical school LR15ES19“Neuropediatrie” (2001-)
• Coordinator of Seed-EMR consortium on diagnostic and management of complex epilepsy (2023)
• Coordinator of early management of cerebral palsy project (2015-2021)
• Project manager for research on learning disabilities in school-going children, intellectual disability, undetermined leukodystrophies & molecular diagnosis of Charcot Marie Tooth disease
• Principle investigator of trials on pediatric Multiple sclerosis (TERIKIDS) & Spinal muscular atrophy (Roche)
• Coordinator of SEED- Twinning H2020 project: strengthening the Sfax university expertise for diagnosis and management of epileptic encephalopathies (2019-2022) (www.seedtwinning.com)
• Past chair of ILAE-EMR (2021-2025)
• Chair ILAE- Eastern Mediterranean Regions (ILAE-EMR) (2017-2021)
• Member of ILAE-Education Council (2019-2021)
• Member of ILAE- Global Advocacy Council (2019-2021)
• General Secretary in Commission Epilepsy Mediterranean Affairs in the International league against epilepsy (CEMA) (2007-2009)
• Member in Commission Epilepsy Mediterranean Affairs in the International league against epilepsy (2009-2013)
• Active serving member on multiple ILAE subcommittees
• Vice president of IBE-EMR (2023-2025)
• WHO: Member of Strategic and Technical Advisory Group for Mental Health, Brain Health and Substance Use (STAG-M+2023)
• Member of WHO Guideline Development Group (GDG) for the Meningitis diagnosis, treatment and care guidelines (2023)
• Past & present serving member on multiple boards of ICNA and Movement Disorders Society
• National societies
• President founder of Tunisian Association for the Development of Epileptology (2024+)
• President (2004+) of “Tunisian Association Against Epilepsy”
• Member founder of Ahmed Association for Children with Epilepsy (2017)
• Member founder of Tunisian Cerebral Palsy Association (2017)
• Member founder and General secretary of Tunisian Child Neurology Association (2015-2017)and (2017-2020)
• President founder (2003-2021) of Association for Research on Neurological Diseases of Children», Vice president (2021-2024)
• Member founder and Treasurer (2005-2012) of Medical Research Association
• Member founder (2002) of Tunisian Association for Hereditary Metabolic Disorders
• More than 124 peer-reviewed publications
• Areas of interest: Cerebral palsy, neurogenetics, epilepsy and intellectual disability