Events & News

Saturday, October 2, 2010
FREE EVENT!
Supported in part by an educational grant from Cyberonics, Inc.
 
Time:
9:00AM – 10:00AM Registration & Breakfast
10:00AM – 3:00PM Program
12:00PM - Lunch
 
Location
Sheraton Crossroads
1 International Boulevard #100
Mahwah, NJ 07495
 
AGENDA

9:00AM – 9:45AM -  Registration & Breakfast
• Program Introduction
Marcelo Lancman, MD
Director, Northeast Regional Epilepsy Group

10:00AM – 10:50AM
• “Pediatric Epilepsy”
Danielle K. McBrian, MD
NEREG Pediatric Neurologist/Epileptologist
• “Is Epilepsy Inherited? A Guide for Patients and their Families”
Evan Fertig, MD
NEREG Epileptologist
• “Women & Epilepsy”
Olga Laban-Grant, MD
Epileptologist, Associate Director NEREG
• "Depression & Stress in Epilepsy: Management Strategies”
Lorna Myers, PhD
NEREG Director of Clinical Neuropsychology

11:00AM – 11: 15AM - Morning Break 

11:15AM – NOON
• “The Role of Diet in the Management of Epilepsy”
Dana Casendino, RD
NEREG Nutritionist
• “Medications for Epilepsy: Today & Tomorrow”
Jeffrey M. Politsky, MD, MSc, FRCP(C)
Co-Director, Atlantic Neurosciences Institute, 
NEREG Epilepsy Program Director of Research
• “Cognitive Remediation: Strategies for Memory Problems”
Robert W. Trobliger, PhD
NEREG Neuropsychologist
• “Strategies for living safely with epilepsy: A personal and professional perspective"
Lindsey Veety, PT, DPT, ATP
The Center for Discovery Director of Assistive Technology

12:00PM – 12:50PM - Lunch With The Presenters 

1:00PM – 1:50PM
• “Sleep & Epilepsy”
Georges Ghacibeh, MD, MS
NEREG Epileptologist, Director of Behavioral Health
• “Epilepsy 101”
Enrique Feoli, MD
NEREG Epileptologist
• “The Neurogenetic Basis of Autism with Epilepsy”
Joseph J. Higgins, MD, FAAN
Professor, Dept. Pediatrics, Div. Pediatric Neurology, Weill Cornell Medical College
• “Surgery & Devices for Intractable Epilepsy”
Arno H. Fried, MD, FACS
Neurosurgeon, Chairman, Dept. of Neurosurgery at Hackensack
University Medical Center, Chief of Pediatric Neurosurgery at St. Peter’s University Hospital

2:00PM – 2:15PM - Afternoon Break

2:15PM – 3:00PM
• “Lifetime Planning for People with Disabilities”
Adrienne J. Arkontaky, Esq
Littman Krooks LLP
• "It looks like a seizure, but is it?"
Stephen J. Thompson, MD
Chief, Section of Pediatric Neurology
Director, Pediatric Neuro-Oncology Program Hackensack University Medical Center
• “Experimental and Alternative Treatments for Epilepsy”
Georges Ghacibeh, MD, MS
Epileptologist, NEREG Director of Behavioral Health
Shannon E. Brophy, RN, MSN, APN-BC
• “Teens, Young Adults & “Epilepsy: Transition Planning”
Harriet Schleifer, Esq.
Littman Krooks LLP 

General Directions to the Hotel: 
Complimentary Covered Parking Facilities
From North
Take New York State Thruway (I-87) South to Route 17 South (exit 15). Follow for 1 mile and take the Mountainside Avenue Crossroads Boulevard Exit. Follow signs to hotel.
From West
Take I-80 East to Route 17 North and follow Route 17 North for approximately 14 miles. Exit at Mountainside Ave/Crossroads Boulevard. Or take Route 202 North to Route 17 North to Mountainside Ave/Crossroads Boulevard.
From Northeast
Take the New York State Thruway (Route 87 North/Route 287 West) to Exit 15 (Route 287 South) to Exit 66 (Route 17 South/Mahwah). Once on Route 17 South, take the exit on the right at Mountainside Avenue/Crossroads Boulevard.
From South
Take Garden State Parkway North to Exit 163 or take I-80 to Route 17 North. Follow Route 17 North approximately 14 miles. Exit at Mountainside Avenue/Crossroads Boulevard.
From Newark International Airport
Follow the signs out of the airport for the New Jersey Turnpike/ I-95. Take the turnpike to Exit 16W. Take Route 3 West to Route 17 North and continue for approximately 18 miles. Exit at Mountainside Avenue/Crossroads Boulevard.
 
Transportation Options:
RAILWAY 
Westchester Train Station (AEP) 2.0 miles
BUS
Shortline Bus Station (AEQ) 5.0 miles