Northeast Regional Epilepsy Group | Epilepsy: Taking Control - PATIENT EDUCATION CONFERENCE

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.

Epilepsy: Taking Control - PATIENT EDUCATION CONFERENCE - September 10

Spanish Program: Controlando la Epilepsia - CONFERENCIA EDUCATIVA PARA PACIENTES
10 de Septiembre

Saturday, September 10, 2011

Hilton Garden Inn
1100 South Avenue @ Lois Lane
Staten Island, NY 10314

Simultaneous epilepsy educational programs in English and Spanish will be offered. Programas educativos de epilepsia simultáneos se darán en Inglés y Español.
The program includes breakfast. El programa incluye un desayuno.

8:30am-9:00am: Registration & Breakfast
9:00 am-Noon: Program

English Epilepsy Program:
Dr. Marcelo Lancman - Epilepsy Treatments: anti epileptic medications, epilepsy surgery and diets
Dr. Salah Mesad - New epilepsy therapies and tests
Dr. Paola Bailey - Epilepsy and depression and anxiety: learning coping techniques
Adrienne Arkontaky, Esq. - legal resources for persons with epilepsy
Jessica Morales of Epilepsy Foundation of Metropolitan NY - Epilepsy resources and support

Programa de Epilepsia en Español:
Dr. Marcelo Lancman - Tratamientos de Epilepsia: medicinas anti epilepticas, cirugia de epilepsia y dietas
Dr. Salah Mesad - Nuevas terapias y pruebas diagnosticas para la epilepsia
Dr. Paola Bailey - Epilepsia y depresion y ansiedad: aprendiendo tecnicas para afrontar estas mejor
Adrienne Arkontaky, Esq. - recursos legales para personas con epilepsia
Jessica Morales of Epilepsy Foundation of Metropolitan NY - Recursos y apoyo para personas con epilepsia

NEREG has gone GREEN:
All presentations from the conference are available for you to download listed by presenter name. Just click and print.
• Depression in epilepsy: recognizing and treating it. - Dr. Paola Bailey
• Advances in Diagnosing and treating epilepsy: Dr. Marcelo Lancman
• Epilepsy and school: Beyond Surviving & on to success - Jessica Morales, BA
• Social Security Benefits for persons with disabilities - Ellyn S. Kravitz, Esq.

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