5th Annual Symposium on Problems in Epilepsy Care
Saturday, October 27, 2007
Hampton Inn & Suites, Country Club Plaza
Kansas City, Missouri

Sponsored by University of Kansas Medical Center Department of Neurology and University of Kansas Medical Center Continuing Education

Overview

This symposium will discuss the issues in diagnosing and treating psychogenic nonepileptic seizures and their differentiation from physiologic nonepileptic seizures and partial onset and generalized epileptic seizures. Pediatric epilepsy cases that present diagnostic dilemmas will be reviewed. The nurse practitioner’s role in developing an epilepsy clinic and treating patients with epileptic seizures (partial onset and generalized) will be examined.

Target Audience

This symposium is designed for physicians—specifically neurologists, internists, pediatricians, family practitioners, emergency-room physicians, as well as nurses and other caretakers of epileptic patients

Objectives

At the completion of this symposium, participants should be able to:

• Diagnose and treat nonepileptic psychogenic seizures.
• Diagnose puzzling cases of pediatric epilepsy.
• Identify the nurse practitioner’s role in developing an epileptic clinic and treating cases of partial onset and generalized epileptic seizures.

• 5th Annual Symposium on Problems in Epilepsy Care
  • October 27, 2007

Epilepsy Conference to Unite Persons

Affected by Seizures and Stigma

 
WICHITA, KS, October 1, 2007 — Epilepsy Resource Connection will host an epilepsy patient education conference, on Saturday, November 10, 2007.  The conference, Brain Storms–Bringing Epilepsy Stigma out of the Shadows, will be held from 9:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. at the Eugene Hughes Metroplex (29^th N & Oliver) in Wichita, KS.

Persons with epilepsy, their family members; as well as nurses, teachers, social workers, and counselors will all benefit from this educational event. Attendees will find answers, gain solutions, and meet others affected by epilepsy.

There is no fee to attend the conference, but since breakfast and lunch will be served, registration prior to the event is requested.

To attend the Conference, register on-line at: www.epilepsybrainstorms.org or call Epilepsy Resource Connection at (316) 943-1191.  Brochure is in pdf format

               
Matthew K. Fullerton
Coordinator
Epilepsy Resource Connection
Assisting Persons Affected by Seizures