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Webinar Series to Help You Take a Pro-Active Role in Managing Your Epilepsy and Seizures

Epilepsy News From: Monday, March 27, 2017

Join leading epilepsy specialists for a webinar series designed to raise the bar in epilepsy care for West Virginian’s living with epilepsy and their family and friends. The Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Cincinnati and Columbus is proud to offer this series to the epilepsy community in West Virginia as part of the Connectors Project.

Join us for the third webinar to watch, listen, and ask questions!

June 20, 2017, from 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. ET

woman and child

Topic: Women and Epilepsy - from Puberty to Pregnancy and Menopause

Moderator: Wendy R. Miller PhD, RN, CNRN, assistant professor and director of the Social Network Health Research Lab at Indiana University School of Nursing Department of Community and Health Systems

Guest: Sona Shah MD, assistant professor of neuroscience, Marshall University, Cabell Huntington Hospital, West Virginia

This is a free and open session to learn how you can start working proactively with your healthcare team. Bring your questions and concerns!

Please remember that these sessions are for educational purposes only and do not give individual medical advice.

To Attend:

Check back for links to archive videos of the first two webinars.

April 18, 2017

  • Topic: Epilepsy 101: What You Need to Know to Get Started
  • Moderator: Patty Shafer RN, MN, epilepsy.com associate editor / community manager
  • Guest Speaker: Samip Borad MD, CAMC, Huntington, WV

May 16, 2017

  • Topic: #LifeHacks for Managing Seizures & Epilepsy: Partnering with your health care team when medicines don't work
  • Moderator: Patty Shafer RN, MN, epilepsy.com associate editor / community manager
  • Guest: Viji Rajasekaran MD, West Virginia University (WVU), Morgantown

We gratefully acknowledge UCB's support of the Connectors Project.

Reviewed Date

Monday, March 27, 2017

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