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Annual Northeast Regional Epilepsy Group Conference
Saturday September 20, 2014
Time: 9AM-4PM
Cost: free
Where:
Sheraton Mahwah Hotel
1 International Blvd
Mahwah, NJ 07495
Audience: patients, caretakers and professionals who work with them
Breakfast and lunch included
Simultaneous all-day conferences on adult and childhood epilepsy and psychogenic non epileptic seizures taught by epileptologists, neurologists, neurosurgeons, neuropsychologists, social workers, registered dieticians, and nurses who specialize in epilepsy and seizures.
Program
(NURSES - COURSES IN RED WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR CEU CREDITS)
8-9
Registration and breakfast
9-9:15
Session 1 - Epilepsy treatment options
Program introduction
Session 2 - Pediatric epilepsy issues
Program introduction
Session 3 - Adult epilepsy issues
Program introduction
Session 4 - Psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES)
Introduction to PNES- Lorna Myers, Ph.D
9:15-10
Session 1, 2 and 3
How is epilepsy diagnosed: Recognizing types of seizures and imitators of epilepsy –Christos Lambrakis, MD
Session 4 - Psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES)
Understanding PNES through neuropsychological testing? Robert Trobliger, Ph.D
10-10:45
Session 1, 2 and 3
Epilepsy emergencies and how to prevent them- Marcelo Lancman, MD
Session 4 - Psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES)
How is PNES diagnosed through Video-EEG? Christos Lambrakis, MD
10:45-11:00
Break
11-11:45
Session 1 - Epilepsy treatment options
Choosing “right” medical treatment and recent advances- Neelima Thakur, MD
Session 2 - Pediatric epilepsy issues
Is epilepsy inherited: what do we know about genes in epilepsy- Helio Pedro, MD
Session 3 - Adult epilepsy issues
Post-traumatic epilepsy –Enrique Feoli, MD
Session 4 - Psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES)
Treating PNES through relaxation techniques, logs, and mindfulness-Urmi Vaidya, LCSW
11:45-1pm
LUNCH
1-1:45
Session 1 - Epilepsy treatment options
Surgical treatment: evaluation and surgical resection-Arno Fried, MD, FACS
Session 2 - Pediatric epilepsy issues
Common epilepsy syndromes in childhood- Stefanie Jean-Baptiste Berry, MD
Session 3 - Adult epilepsy issues
Mental health issues and epilepsy-Salah Mesad, MD
Session 4 - Psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES)
Treating patients with PNES who also carry a diagnosis of PTSD: Prolonged Exposure Therapy-Lorna Myers, Ph.D
1:45-2:30
Session 1 - Epilepsy treatment options
Neuromodulators in epilepsy: future of epilepsy treatment? –Philippe Douyon, MD
Session 2 - Pediatric epilepsy issues
Autism and epilepsy-Adenike Opaleke, MD
Session 3 - Adult epilepsy issues
Brain tumors and epilepsy – Jeffrey Politsky, MD, MSc, FRCP(C)
Session 4 - Psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES)
Quality of Life and Wellness in PNES-Lorna Myers, Ph.D.
2:30-2:45
Break
2:45-3:30
Session 1 - Epilepsy treatment options
Diet as treatment of epilepsy-not only for children-Angela Samuels RD CNSC/Eric Segal, MD
Session 2 - Pediatric epilepsy issues
Cognitive problems with epilepsy and excelling in school-Robert Trobliger, PhD
Session 3 - Adult epilepsy issues
Obtaining benefits with epilepsy - Adrienne Arkontaky, attorney
Session 4 - Psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES)
Caretakers-how can you be helped and how can you help?-Urmi Vaidya, LCSW
3:30-4:00
Session 1 - Epilepsy treatment options
What do we know about alternative treatments of epilepsy- Brenda Wu, MD, PhD
Session 2 - Pediatric epilepsy issues
Planning of transition to adulthood in epilepsy- Adrienne Arkontaky, attorney
Session 3 - Adult epilepsy issues
Women issues in epilepsy – Dr Olgica Laban-Grant
Session 4 - Psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES)
Closing comments and questions