Facebook Live: Empowered to Talk about SUDEP

Epilepsy News From: Tuesday, October 09, 2018

Did you know some people with epilepsy are at risk for sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP)?

Talking about SUDEP can be scary, but it shouldn’t be. Join the Epilepsy Foundation’s SUDEP Institute to talk about SUDEP and learn how you too can feel empowered to talk about it with your health care team.

Host

Sally Schaeffer, Director of the Epilepsy Foundation SUDEP Institute

Sally Schaeffer
 

Guest

Gardiner Lapham RN, MPH

Gardiner Lapham
 

Gardiner Lapham RN, MPH, is a passionate epilepsy advocate. After losing her 4-year-old son to SUDEP ten years ago, Gardiner immersed herself in efforts to expand epilepsy research and understanding. She served as Board Chair of Citizens United for Research in Epilepsy (CURE) and was a founder and three-time chair of Partners Against Mortality in Epilepsy (PAME), a biannual conference that unites researchers, clinicians and families to advance SUDEP prevention and understanding. Gardiner currently serves on the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) Global Outreach Taskforce and is a trustee of a family foundation that seeks to advance epilepsy research and care. Prior to losing her son, Gardiner worked as a health policy adviser for the humanitarian organization CARE and as an emergency room nurse at Atlanta’s Grady Memorial Hospital. She also served on the boards of the Washington Free Clinic and Whitman-Walker Heath in Washington, D.C.

Reviewed Date

Tuesday, October 09, 2018

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