Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Chicago 

Consumer Conference 

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

 

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