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Management of difficult to treat epilepsy in children: conference for parents-Hackensack, NJ
Management of difficult to treat epilepsy in children: conference for parents
November 16
Hilton Hasbrouck Heights-Meadowlands
650 Terrace Ave, Hasbrouck Heights, NJ 07604
8:30am-9:00am: Registration & Breakfast
9:00 am-4pm: Program
Knowledge is Power Event Program:
Management of difficult to treat epilepsy in children
9:00 Introduction and welcome: Marcelo Lancman, MD
9:10 What is new in the diagnosis and treatment of epilepsy: Marcelo Lancman,MD
10:00 Diet treatment: Eric Kossoff, MD
11:00 Surgical Treatment: Arno Fried, MD
11:50 Epilepsy Emergencies: seizure-related injuries, status epilepticus, and SUDEP: Evan Fertig, MD
12:30 LUNCH
Specific topics:
Room A
1:30 Autism in epilepsy: a medical perspective- Eric Segal, MD
2:10 Autism in epilepsy: the neuropsychology perspective-Robert Trobliger, PhD
2:30 Infantile Spasms: Stefanie Berry, MD
3:00 Dravet’s Syndrome - Evan Fertig, MD
3:30 Tuberous Sclerosis Complex- Stephen Thompson, MD
Room B
1:30 Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS) Enrique Feoli, MD
2:00 Neurofibromatosis: Stephen Thompson, MD
2:30 Other epilepsy syndromes: Maja Ilic, MD
3:00 Resources for patients and families I: EFNJ
3:30 Genetics in Epilepsy Evan Fertig, MD
Continuing Education Units (CEUs) available for New Jersey nurses