Saturday, November 19, 2011
Sheraton Brooklyn New York Hotel
228 Duffield Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201
8:30am-9:00am
Registration and Breakfast
9:00am-9:05am
Introductory remarks-Dr. Marcelo Lancman
9:05am-9:40am
Advances in the Diagnosis & Treatment of Epilepsy-Marcelo Lancman, M.D.
9:40am-10:25am
Obtaining Social Security Benefits-Adrienne Arkontaky, Esq.
10:25am-10:40am
Break
10:40am-11:20am
Depression in Epilepsy: Learning How to recognize & Treat-Lorna Myers, Ph.D.
11:20am-Noon
Epilepsy Life Links-Resources for people living with epilepsy in NY
Registration Table: Vivane Salamone
Epilepsy Life Links Representative: Lorna Myers, PhD
To register: call Arielle at 212-661-7460, ext 409 or register right here.
In recognition of November, Epilepsy Month, the Northeast Regional Epilepsy Group is launching several wellness initiatives for epilepsy. On November 19, we will have an artist demonstrating several simple art exercises that require inexpensive materials and can be done at home to keep you busy and mentally active. Handouts Come early; he will be there from 8:30-9:30AM.
NEREG has gone GREEN:
All presentations from the conference are available for you to download listed by presenter name. Just click and print.
• Advances in epilepsy diagnosis and treatment
• Depression in Epilepsy: how to recognize and treat it?
• Social Security Benefits for persons with epilepsy
• Resources for persons with epilepsy in New York City
Previews News
• 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
• Purple Day
• 65th Annual Meeting of the American Epilepsy Society
• Autism, Epilepsy and Seizures - November 16
• EPILEPSY: A nursing perspective - FREE CEU program for nurses
• Epilepsy: a Nursing Perspective - November 2011
• Epilepsy: Taking Control - PATIENT EDUCATION CONFERENCE - November 5
• Epilepsy: Taking Control - PATIENT EDUCATION CONFERENCE - November 2
• Epilepsy Updates for Patients - October 27
• Epilepsy Research Program
• Epilepsy: Taking Control - PATIENT EDUCATION CONFERENCE - September 10
• New Jersey Epilepsy Task Force
• Educational conference for Patients and Loved Ones - July 23
• Sara's Walk
• Epilepsy Research Program
• Stroll for Epilepsy
• Walk for a Brighter Tomorrow - Seaside Heights NJ.
