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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