28th Annual Pediatric Epilepsy Symposium

Description

This symposium, now in its 28th year, is a result of requests to the Epilepsy Information Service by pediatric neurologists in the state to develop an educational program to update pediatric neurologists on new information relevant to the treatment of children with epilepsy. The audience focus has primarily been on pediatric neurologists and nurse practitioners/PAs from the Southeastern region of the country, but is not exclusive to that area. The overall goal of this meeting is to improve the care and treatment of children with epilepsy.

Jointly Provided by

MAHEC and Epilepsy Alliance of NC

Target Audience

Neurologists, Physicians, Pediatric Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, and other interested healthcare professionals

Objectives

• Define the concept of drug-resistant seizures and how this applies to pediatric patients
• Provide a comprehensive update on the latest approaches in diagnosing and managing DEE, emphasizing emerging therapies and clinical considerations
• Describe the challenges that impact evaluation and diagnostic accuracy of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in children and adolescents with epilepsy
• Discuss a device designed to mitigate the risks of night-time SUDEP
• Identify future opportunities for advocacy to continue to improve access to care for children with neurological conditions
• Discuss candidate selection, evaluation strategies, and outcomes of epilepsy surgery in early life epilepsy, DEEs, and cases where seizure freedom is not the intended goal
• Identify novel measures of social determinants of health in pediatric epilepsy research
• Describe clinical features that are suspicious for underlying mitochondrial disorder in a patient presenting with new onset seizures
• Present a case for group discussion and create a challenge for diagnosis and treatment

Faculty

• Cecilia Albers, MD
• Michelle J. Curtin, DO
• Patricia A. Gibson, MSSW, DHL, ACSW
• Jenny Harmon, MD, PhD
• Robert A. Nahouraii, MD, FAAP
• James W. Wheless, BS Pharm, MD, FAAP
• Jojo Yang, MD
• Muhammad Zafar, MD