Understanding Epilepsy to Empower your LIfe
Please join us for a free day of education for individuals with epilepsy, their families and the community.
CONFERENCE AGENDA
8:30-9:30 REGISTRATION / BREAKFAST / EXHIBITS
9:30-10:30 SESSION #1: MANAGING REFRACTORY EPILEPSY
- Definition, Second Opinions, and Finding a Center - Stephan Schuele, MD, Northwestern Medicine
- AspireSR - Michael Smith, MD, Rush University Medical Center
- Aptiom and Other Drugs - Jorge Asconope, MD, Loyola University Medical Center
10:30-11:00 BREAK / EXHIBITS / ASK THE DOCS
11:00-12:00 SESSION #2: WHY CLINCAL TRIALS AND RESEARCH ARE IMPORTANT
- Speak to the Title/Topic - Jeffrey Loeb, MD, University of Illinois at Chicago
- CBD - Shristi Nangia MD, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
- CBD - Patti Ogden, APN, FNP, NP-C & Carol Macmillan, MD, University of Chicago Medicine's Comer Children's Hospital
12:00-12:45 BREAK / EXHIBITS / LUNCH
12:45-1:30 BREAKOUT SESSION #1 SELECT ONE TO ATTEND
1) EMPLOYMENT - Adrienne Smith, Employment and Employer Services
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2) EPILEPSY 101 - THE BASICS (pedriatric and adult) - Alma Bicknese, MD, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago & Esmerelda Park, MD, Alexian Brothers Medical Center
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3) MENOPAUSE AND EPILEPSY - Jaishree Narayanan, MD, NorthShore University Health System
1:30-2:00 BREAK / EXHIBITS / ASK THE DOCS
2:00--2:45 BREAKOUT SESSION #2 SELECT ONE TO ATTEND
1) LEGAL ADVOCACY AND DISABILITY SERVICES - Stacy Yusim, Equip for Equality
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2) COPING WITH EPILEPSY
- Anxiety, Depression, and Medicine Impacts - Michael Schrift, MD, Northwestern Medicine
2:45 CLOSING / EVALUATIONS
If you will be staying at the Crowne Plaza Chicago Metro Hotel, please mention Group Code E01 when making your reservation. Click here to book a room, or call 312-829-5000. The cut off date is October 23rd.
The Epilepsy Consumer Conference is presented by:
You may register a maximum of 5 guests