Events & News

Events & News

All year long, the Northeast Regional Epilepsy Group promotes epilepsy education for patients, their caregivers, medical treatment staff, and the general public. Team Northeast Regional Epilepsy Group participates in several epilepsy walks and many different fundraising activities that directly benefit the national or local epilepsy foundations and advocacy societies. Check out our upcoming schedule and you may find an activity that interests you.

Annual Northeast Regional Epilepsy Group Symposium

Annual Northeast Regional Epilepsy Group Symposium

October 28, 2017
Annual Northeast Regional Epilepsy Group Symposium

Time: 8.30AM-4PM (registration 7.45-8.30)

Where:
Malcolm Forbes Auditorium
Morristown Medical Center
100 Madison Ave, Morristown, NJ 07960 

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. 

Our partners: EFNJ

2017 Conference Agenda:

7:45 - 8:30 Registration, Breakfast and Exhibitors: sessions 1 and 2
8:30 - 8:45 Welcome and Introductions - Marcelo Lancman, MD, Northeast Regional Epilepsy Group 
8:45 - 9:30 How Is Epilepsy Diagnosed: Recognizing Types of Seizures and Imitators of Epilepsy - Christos Lambrakis, MD, Northeast Regional Epilepsy Group 
9:30 - 10:15 Epilepsy Emergencies and How to Prevent Them - Juliann Paolicchi, MD, Northeast Regional Epilepsy Group
10:15 - 10:30 Break and Exhibitors 
10:30 - 11:15 Adult and Pediatric Epilepsy - Arno Fried, MD, Advanced Neurosurgery Associates 
11:15 - 12:00 Alternative Treatment of Epilepsy and the Role of Medical Marijuana - Juliann Paolicchi, MD, Northeast Regional Epilepsy Group 
12:00 - 1:00 Treatment of Epilepsy: Medical and Surgical Options - Jeffrey Politsky, MD, Northeast Regional Epilepsy Group​
1:00 - 2:00 Lunch and Exhibitors

SESSION 1: PEDIATRIC EPILEPSY ISSUES

2:00 - 2:30 frequently asked questions in pediatric epilepsy. - Lorraine Lazar, MD, PhD
2:30 - 3:00 Do children with epilepsy have Cognitive problems and how to ensure success in school. - Robert Trobliger, PhD
3:00 - 3:30 Research and advances in epilepsy. - Juliann Paolicchi, MD
3:30 - 4:00 Planning for transition to adulthood in epilepsy. - Alison Morris, JD  

SESSION 2: ADULT EPILEPSY ISSUES

2:00 - 2:30 Frequently asked questions in adult epilepsy. - Jeffrey Politsky, MD 
2:30 - 3:00 Research and advances in epilepsy. - Preeti Puntambekar, MD, PhD 
3:00 - 3:30 Memory and concentration problems in epilepsy. - Kirsty Bortnik, PhD
3:30 - 4:00 Depression and anxiety in epilepsy. - Katherine Inoyama, MD


PNES PROGRAM:

9 - 9:15 Welcome and Program Introduction - Lorna Myers, Ph.D.
9:15 - 10 Introduction to Psychogenic non-epileptic Seizures (PNES) - Lorna Myers, Ph.D.
10 - 10:45 How are psychogenic seizures diagnosed - Christos Lambrakis, M.D.
10:45 - 11 BREAK
11 - 11:45 Treatments for PNES: evidence-based and new frontiers - Lorna Myers, Ph.D
11:45 - 12:30 The neuropsychology of PNES - Robert Trobliger, Ph.D.
12:30 - 1:30 LUNCH
1:30 - 2:15 PNES advocates speak: Eric L. Nelson and Millie Nelson and Brittney Marie Guertin
2:15 - 2:30 BREAK
2:30 - 3:15 Maintaining your quality of life while living with PNES - Marcela Bonafina, Ph.D.
3:15 - 4 Caring for the Caretaker and local available resources - Ruifan Zeng, Ph.D.
4 - 5 Informal round table gathering for audience members who wish to stay behind and continue networking




Events that were highlighted in the past

November: Epilepsy Awareness month
Epilepsy Book Club
Purple Day
International Epilepsy Day
Seizure Action Plan Awareness Week (second Monday in February): What is a Seizure Action Plan?
Epilepsy Book Club
American Epilepsy Society Meeting
November: Epilepsy Awareness month
Purple Pumpkin Project
Epilepsy Expo and Awareness Day at Disneyland Resort
Walk for the one 2023
Epilepsy Book Club
Webinar hosted by Epilepsy Services of New Jersey
Epilepsy Book Club
Virtual conference for patients, loved ones and their clinicians
Purple Day
The Epilepsy Services of New Jersey (ESNJ) are hosting the Paint the Pony Purple ESNJ
A program for memory remediation
Wellness in Epilepsy Program: Book Club for Northeast Regional Epilepsy Group and Mid-Atlantic Epilepsy and Sleep Center Patients
International Epilepsy Day