Our patients and NEREG have been busy over the last few months
EPILEPSY WALKS: In the second half of 2011 we raised $3,426 through our team of patients and doctors. The monies raised went to the Epilepsy Foundation of NJ and the Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance.
October 09
Walk for a Brighter Tomorrow - Edison Park, NJ-team captain Dr. Lorna Myers
Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance virtual walk –team captain: Dr. Olgica Laban-Grant
EPILEPSY EDUCATION: From September to November, the Northeast Regional Epilepsy Group organized 11 conferences, webinars and talks for patients and their loved ones that were given in Connecticut, and all over New York and New Jersey.
Drs. Lancman, Lambrakis, Laban, Politsky, Feoli, Berry, Ghacibeh, Fertig, Khashab, Trobliger, Bailey, and Myers, and Adrienne Arkontaky and Bernard Shapiro, Esqs. provided education throughout the tri state area on new epilepsy treatments, depression in epilepsy, SUDEP, autism and epilepsy, memory therapy and social security benefits for epilepsy. The Epilepsy Foundation of Connecticut, Northeastern NY, Metropolitan NY, and New Jersey, the Epilepsy Society of Southern NY and Epilepsy Life Links educated the audiences on the many services and resources available to people with epilepsy.
November 19 Brooklyn, NY
Epilepsy: Taking Control - PATIENT EDUCATION CONFERENCE
November 16-Paramus, NJ
Autism, Epilepsy and Seizures
November 05-Manhattan, NY
Epilepsy: Taking Control - PATIENT EDUCATION CONFERENCE
November 02- Fishkill, NY
Epilepsy: Taking Control - PATIENT EDUCATION CONFERENCE
October 27-Putnam Hospital Center
Epilepsy Updates for Patients
October 22- Bronx, NY
Epilepsy: Taking Control - PATIENT EDUCATION CONFERENCE
October 15- Stamford, CT
Epilepsy: Taking Control - PATIENT EDUCATION CONFERENCE
October 04- Webinar on SUDEP
SUDEP - Webinar offered by the Epilepsy Foundation of New Jersey
October 01- Briarcliff Manor, NY
Epilepsy: Taking Control - PATIENT EDUCATION CONFERENCE
September 24- Newburgh, NY
Epilepsy: Taking Control - PATIENT EDUCATION CONFERENCE
September 10-Staten Island
Epilepsy: Taking Control - PATIENT EDUCATION CONFERENCE
EDUCATION FOR HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS AND PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS: Our doctors taught courses on epilepsy to nurses, neurologists, neuropsychologists and psychologists in Latin America and to psychology students. They also presented 7 research papers at the 65th Annual American Epilepsy Society Meeting in Baltimore, MD.
December 02
Drs. Lancman, Politsky, Laban, Fertig, Ghacibeh, Feoli, Trobliger, Bailey and Myers presented posters, attended task forces and/or special interest groups at the 65th Annual Meeting of the American Epilepsy Society
November 14
Drs. Laban-Grant and Berry presented EPILEPSY: A nursing perspective - FREE CEU program for nurses
November 08
Dr. Bonafina presented at the Twelfth Annual Conference Sociedad Latino Americana de Neuropsicologia
November 02
Dr. Lorna Myers presented on Latino psychology and neuropsychology at the Long Island University Psy.D. Program
September 28
Drs. Lancman, Bonafina and Myers were presenters at the Third International Neuropsychology Congress 2011 in Guadalajara, Mexico
WELNESS INITIATIVE: In November, our audience in the Manhattan epilepsy educational conference learned how to do safe mat pilates exercises and our Brooklyn epilepsy educational audience practiced an art therapy exercise. Both got rave reviews and we are now seeing about organizing these activities into programs for persons with epilepsy in 2012.
