Events & News

Events & News

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.

What You Need to Know if Epilepsy has Touched Your Life - September 21 - Summit, NJ

What You Need to Know if Epilepsy has Touched Your Life - September 21 - Summit, NJ

Overlook Hospital Center
99 Beauvoir Avenue
Summit, NJ 07902
Bouras Auditorium, Overlook Hospital in Summit NJ

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

Free breakfast at registration

Registration: 8:30-8:55
8:55-9:00 opening remarks - Dr. Jeffrey Politsky
9:00-9:30 Anti-seizure drugs and alternative/natural treatments - Dr. Jeffrey Politsky
9:30-10:00 Epilepsy in Children: diagnosing, treating, and more - Dr. Adenike Opaleke
10:00 - 10:30 Epilepsy in senior citizens - Dr. Brenda Wu
10:30 - 11:00 Post-Traumatic Epilepsy - Dr. Matt Evans
11:00-11:30 Diagnostic tests for Epilepsy Patients - What is important? - Dr. Jeffrey Politsky
11:30-12:00 Epilepsy Foundation on NJ - Resources and services in New Jersey 

 



Events that were highlighted in the past

November: Epilepsy Awareness month
Walk for the one (Epilepsy Services of New Jersey)
Epilepsy Book Club
Purple Day
International Epilepsy Day
Seizure Action Plan Awareness Week (second Monday in February): What is a Seizure Action Plan?
Epilepsy Book Club
American Epilepsy Society Meeting
November: Epilepsy Awareness month
Purple Pumpkin Project
Epilepsy Expo and Awareness Day at Disneyland Resort
Walk for the one 2023
Epilepsy Book Club
Webinar hosted by Epilepsy Services of New Jersey
Epilepsy Book Club
Virtual conference for patients, loved ones and their clinicians
Purple Day
The Epilepsy Services of New Jersey (ESNJ) are hosting the Paint the Pony Purple ESNJ
A program for memory remediation
Wellness in Epilepsy Program: Book Club for Northeast Regional Epilepsy Group and Mid-Atlantic Epilepsy and Sleep Center Patients