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Sunday, October 26, 20088:00am to 3:30pm
NYU Langone Medical Center
Schwartz Lecture Hall
550 First Avenue
New York, NY 10016
This annual one day symposium brings together world renowned doctors and researchers to present cutting edge information on the treatment of Epilepsy and Seizures to patients and their caregivers.
FREE ADMISSION
| 8:00-9:00am | Registration, Breakfast & Educational Booths | |
Morning Session |
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| 9:00-9:45am | Morning Keynote Speaker: Dr. Orrin Devinsky, Director, NYU Comprehensive Epilepsy Center | |
| 10:00-10:45am: | Breakout Sessions A | |
| Epilepsy 101 | Dr. Josiane LaJoie | |
| Epilepsy & Women | Dr. Deanna Gazzola & Dr. Lara Marcuse | |
| Epilepsy & Behavioral Problems | Dr. Siddhartha Nadkarni | |
| 11:00-11:45pm: | Breakout Sessions B | |
| Parents Forum | Dr. Daniel Miles & faces Pediatric Committee | |
| Epilepsy & Memory | Dr. William Barr | |
| Epilepsy & The Law | Gary Gross, Director, Jeanne A. Carpenter Legal Defense Fund – Epilepsy Foundation of America |
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| 12:30-12:45pm: | Lunch and Education Tables | |
Afternoon Session |
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| 1:00-1:45pm: | Breakout Sessions C | |
| Surgery | Dr. Reuben Kuzniecky & Dr. Howard Weiner | |
| Alternative Therapies | Dr. Orrin Devinsky | |
| 2:00-2:45pm: | Afternoon Keynote Speaker | |
| Dr. Jacqueline French, Director of the Clinical Trials Consortium at NYU Comprehensive Epilepsy Center | ||
| 2:45-3:30pm: | Networking Reception | |
Breakfast, Lunch & Snacks will be served
Baby sitting available for conference attendees – reservations required.
Contact NYU faces at (212) 871-0245 x109 or FACESinfo@nyumc.org
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