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.

Virtual conference for patients, loved ones and their clinicians

Virtual conference for patients, loved ones and their clinicians

April 29, 2023

Virtual conference for patients, loved ones and their clinicians

Update on current treatments for Psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES) in adults and children

Cost: free

9:00 - 9:30 Welcome and Program Introduction - Lorna Myers, Ph.D., Northeast Regional Epilepsy Group

9:30-10:15PM Mindfulness-based psychotherapy for PNES -- Dr. Gaston Baslet, Brigham and Women's

10:20-11:05 Treating patients who present with both PNES and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) - Lorna Myers, Ph.D., Northeast Regional Epilepsy Group

11:10-11:55 The treatment of psychogenic Non-Epileptic Seizures in Children and Adolescents -- Julia Doss, Psy.D., Doss Health Psychology

12-12:45: Round table for discussion, questions, and other resources

Save the date!

Click here to register: 
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwsd-2qrDkjGdPGzNrsrjHkTRJNry-TY50F 



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
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
AES Annual Meeting