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.

Annual Northeast Regional Epilepsy Group Conference

Annual Northeast Regional Epilepsy Group Conference

September 20, 2014

Time: 9AM-4PM

Cost: free

Where:
Sheraton Mahwah Hotel
1 International Blvd
Mahwah, NJ  07495

Audience: patients, caretakers and professionals who work with them
Breakfast and lunch included

Simultaneous all-day conferences on adult and childhood epilepsy and psychogenic non epileptic seizures taught by epileptologists, neurologists, neurosurgeons, neuropsychologists, social workers, registered dieticians, and nurses who specialize in epilepsy and seizures. 

Our partners: EFNJ, ESSNY/Capabilities, TS Alliance, Seizure Tracker, LGS Foundation

Program

(NURSES AND EEG TECHNOLOGISTS - COURSES IN RED WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR CEU CREDITS)

8-9

Registration and breakfast

 

9-9:15

Session 1 - Epilepsy treatment options
Program introduction

Session 2 - Pediatric epilepsy issues
Program introduction

Session 3 - Adult epilepsy issues
Program introduction

Session 4 - Psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES)
Introduction to PNES- Lorna Myers, Ph.D

 

9:15-10

Session 1, 2 and 3
How is epilepsy diagnosed: Recognizing types of seizures and imitators of epilepsy –Christos Lambrakis, MD

Session 4 - Psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES)
Understanding PNES through neuropsychological testing?  Robert Trobliger, Ph.D

 

10-10:45

Session 1, 2 and 3
Epilepsy emergencies and how to prevent them- Marcelo Lancman, MD

Session 4 - Psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES)
How is PNES diagnosed through Video-EEG? Christos Lambrakis, MD

 

10:45-11:00

Break

 

11-11:45

Session 1 - Epilepsy treatment options
Choosing “right” medical treatment and recent advances- Neelima Thakur, MD

Session 2 - Pediatric epilepsy issues
Is epilepsy inherited: what do we know about genes in epilepsy- Helio Pedro, MD

Session 3 - Adult epilepsy issues
Mental health issues and epilepsy-Salah Mesad, MD

Session 4 - Psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES)
Treating PNES through relaxation techniques, logs, and mindfulness-Urmi Vaidya, LCSW

 

11:45-1pm

LUNCH

 

1-1:45

Session 1 - Epilepsy treatment options
Surgical treatment: evaluation and surgical resection-Arno Fried, MD, FACS

Session 2 - Pediatric epilepsy issues
Common epilepsy syndromes in childhood- Stefanie Jean-Baptiste Berry, MD

Session 3 - Adult epilepsy issues
Brain tumors and epilepsy – Jeffrey Politsky, MD, MSc, FRCP(C)

Session 4 - Psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES)
Treating patients with PNES who also carry a diagnosis of PTSD: Prolonged Exposure Therapy-Lorna Myers, Ph.D

 

1:45-2:30

Session 1 - Epilepsy treatment options
Treatment of epilepsy with medical marijuana –Philippe Douyon, MD

Session 2 - Pediatric epilepsy issues
Autism and Epilepsy-Eric Segal, MD

Session 3 - Adult epilepsy issues
Post-traumatic epilepsy –Enrique Feoli, MD

Session 4 - Psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES)
Quality of Life and Wellness in PNES-Lorna Myers, Ph.D.

 

2:30-2:45

Break

 

2:45-3:30

Session 1 - Epilepsy treatment options
Diet as treatment of epilepsy-not only for children-Angela Samuels RD CNSC/Eric Segal, MD

Session 2 - Pediatric epilepsy issues
Cognitive problems with epilepsy and excelling in school-Robert Trobliger, PhD

Session 3 - Adult epilepsy issues
Obtaining benefits with epilepsy - Adrienne Arkontaky, attorney 

Session 4 - Psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES)
Caretakers-how can you be helped and how can you help?-Urmi Vaidya, LCSW

 

3:30-4:00

Session 1 - Epilepsy treatment options
What do we know about alternative treatments of epilepsy- Enrique Feoli, MD

Session 2 - Pediatric epilepsy issues
Planning of transition to adulthood in epilepsy- Adrienne Arkontaky, attorney

Session 3 - Adult epilepsy issues
Women issues in epilepsy – Dr Olgica Laban-Grant

Session 4 - Psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES)
Closing comments and questions

 

4:15-4:45

Safe and effective core exercises for epilepsy patients
Renata Joy

 



Events that were highlighted in the past

November: Epilepsy Awareness month
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
International Epilepsy Day