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: A nursing perspective - FREE CEU program for nurses

When: November 14, 2011

Where: Nyack Hospital Krutz Auditorium
160 North Midland Avenue
Nyack, New York 10960

Program is offered in two sessions: MORNING and AFTERNOON

MORNING PROGRAM
7am - 8am: Registration and breakfast
8am - 11am: Lecture
 
EVENING PROGRAM
5pm - 6pm: Registration and dinner
6pm - 9pm: Lecture
A light breakfast and dinner will be served.

Dr. Olgica Laban-Grant, epileptologist at the Northeast Regional Epilepsy Group will discuss following topics:
- Seizure terminology and classification
- Causes of seizures
- Epileptic syndromes
- Status epilepticus
- Psychogenic non-epileptic seizures
- Differential diagnosis of seizures
- Current treatment options
- Seizure first aid
- Epilepsy in women
- Epilepsy in the elderly
- Seizure action plans, seizure precautions, and social aspects of epilepsy

Special Topic:
Dr Stefanie Berry, M.D., pediatric epileptologist at the Northeast Regional Epilepsy Group will discuss:
- Epilepsy in children

To register, please contact Ms. Sullivan at:
Sullivanr@nyackhospital.org
845-348-2385
Note: the last day for registration is Thursday November 10th

Continuing Education Credits: 3CE for nurses

Events that were highlighted in the past

• What You Need to Know if Epilepsy has Touched Your Life - September 21 - Summit, NJ
• Epilepsy Webinar - Treating Epilepsy with surgery - Matthew Evans, DO
• What You Need to Know if Epilepsy has Touched Your Life - May 11 - Hackensack, NJ
• 4th Annual Hudson Valley Stroll for Epilepsy
• 2013 National Epilepsy Walk
• Book release: What you need to know if epilepsy has touched your life: A Guide in Plain English
• American Epilepsy Society Meeting
• Epilepsy: KNOWLEDGE IS POWER - November 10 - Middletown, NY
• Epilepsy: KNOWLEDGE IS POWER - November 3 - Summit, NJ
• Epilepsy: KNOWLEDGE IS POWER - October 17 - Fishkill, NY
• Purple Pumpkin Project for epilepsy awareness - Hackensack, NJ
• Walk for a Brighter Tomorrow: Roosevelt Park-Edison, NJ - October 7
• Epilepsy: KNOWLEDGE IS POWER - October 4 - Carmel, NY
• Epilepsy: KNOWLEDGE IS POWER - September 22 - Jersey City, NJ
• Epilepsia: XV Congreso Nacional y II Encuentro Andino
• Epilepsy: KNOWLEDGE IS POWER - September 15 - Hackensack, NJ
• Hudson Stroll for Epilepsy
• Epilepsy: KNOWLEDGE IS POWER - May 5 - Staten Island, NY
• Epilepsy: KNOWLEDGE IS POWER - April 28 - Newburgh, NY
• National Walk for Epilepsy 2012 - Washington, DC