Understanding Epilepsy:
Knowledge to Better Your Life
Please join us for a free day of education for individuals with epilepsy, their families and the community.
CONFERENCE AGENDA
8:00-9:00 REGISTRATION
9:00-9:15 WELCOME
9:15-9:45 KEYNOTE ADDRESS
John D., Epilepsy Advocate
9:45-10:00 BREAK & EXHIBITS
10:00-11:00 (select one session to attend)
EPILEPSY TYPES AND SPECIALIZED TREATMENT OPTIONS (Pediatric)
Linda Laux, MD Children's Memorial Hospital
MEDICATION: DRUG INTERACTIONS, SIDE EFFECTS, AND NEW PHARMACEUTICAL TREATMENT OPTIONS (Adult)
Roy Sucholeiki, MD Central DuPage Hospital
11:00-12:00 (select one session to attend)
NEUROPSYCHOLOGY AND INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION PLANNING (Pediatric)
Scott Hunter, MD, James Tonsgard, MD & Sandra Alanis, LCSW
University of Chicago Comer Children's Hospital
EPILEPSY SURGERY AND ELECTRICAL STIMULATION (Adult)
Stephan Schuele, MD Northwestern University
12:00-1:15 LUNCH & EXHIBITS
1:15-2:15 (select one session to attend)
EPILEPSY AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (Pediatric)
Michael Kohrman, MD University of Chicago Comer Children's Hospital
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DEPRESSION, EPILEPSY, AND OTHER PSYCHIATRIC COMORBIDITIES (Adult)
Lawrence Bernstein, MD NorthShore University HealthSystem
2:15-3:15 (select one session to attend)
PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS, DEPRESSION, AND EPILEPSY (Pediatric)
Sookyong Koh, MD Children's Memorial Hospital
THE MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY OF EPILEPSY (Adult)
Jorge Asconape, MD Loyola University Medical Center
3:15-3:30 BREAK & EXHIBITS
3:30-4:30 DISCUSSION GROUPS
INFANTILE EPILEPSIES AND CATASTROPHIC CHILDHOOD EPILEPSIES (Pediatric)
Carol MacMillian, MD & Patti Ogden, APN, MSN
University of Chicago Comer Children's Hospital
BENIGN CHILDHOOD EPILEPSIES (Pediatric)
Sookyong Koh, MD Children's Memorial Hospital
TRANSITIONS AND SPECIAL NEEDS PLANNING FOR CHILDREN AND TEENS (Pediatric)
Theresa Varnet, MSW, JD Spain, Spain and Varnet, PC
COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES (Adult)
Antoaneta Balabanov, MD Rush University Medical Center
THE FUTURE OF EPILEPSY TECHNOLOGY (Adult)
Marvin Rossi, MD, Rush University Medical Center
SOCIALIZING, DRIVING, AND SAFETY (Adult)
Jeanne Toguri, RN Northwestern University
EMPLOYMENT: DISCLOSURE AND ACCOMMODATIONS (Adult)
Jason Johnson, Assistant Attorney General, Disability Rights Bureau, Office of the IL AG
Thank you to our Presenting Sponsor