Stay tuned because in the upcoming months many very cool epilepsy and seizure events are coming up!
Stay tuned because in the upcoming months many very cool epilepsy and seizure events are coming up!
August
August 5, 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Dr. Lorna Myers will be a keynote speaker at Voices of School Health - 2025
A conference for School Nurses sponsored by the Lehigh County School Nurses Advisory Board
Hosted by Catasauqua Area School District
Catasauqua High School
2500 W. Bullshead Road
Northampton, PA 18067
2 – 3:30PM KEYNOTE: Dr. Lorna Myers, Ph.D., Director, Psychogenic Non-Epileptic Seizures Program, Northeast Regional Epilepsy Group PNES – Psychogenic non-epileptic seizures: What are they? How do they differ from epilepsy? Learn more about this disorder that seems to be increasing in our schools.
NOTE: This will be a live Zoom event in the CHS auditorium.
Please direct all questions to Donna Tercha, RN at email terchad@cattysd.org or leave a message at 610-697-0111 option 2 or extension 23131.
September
September 5: Virtual Epilepsy Book Club The Epilepsy Book club will be reading a new book that was selected by the book club members: Mighty Mike bounces back: A boy’s life with epilepsy.
Please email lmyers@epilepsygroup.com if you are interested in participating.
October
October 10: Walk for the one
https://epilepsygroup.com/news_patients_providers6-20-2-384/walk-for-the-one-2025.htm
The new name stands for 1 out of 26 people will be diagnosed with epilepsy throughout their lifetime. The Northeast Regional Epilepsy Group is a proud Sponsor!
https://www.familyresourcenetwork.org/walk-for-the-one/
November
Epilepsy Awareness Month: this is our chance to raise epilepsy awareness all month long. Read more about the significance of this month and how to be an epilepsy advocate. https://epilepsygroup.com/news_patients_providers6-20-2-379/november-epilepsy-awareness-month.htm
November 20-22, 2025 Primer Congreso Latinoamericano sobre Trastornos Neurológicos Funcionales Lima Perú (híbrido): Dr. Lorna Myers will present "Outcome of a randomized controlled treatment trial for patients dually diagnosed with psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)" (virtual)
