2018 VA Epilepsy Centers of Excellence Clinician Webinars

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Epilepsy Centers of Excellence (ECoE) is offering a series of webinars to health care providers and clinicians caring for people living with epilepsy.

2018 Schedule and Topics

All webinars will be held from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. ET (9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. PT).

Next Webinar

November 7, 2018 - “Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy” presented by Tung Tran MD, Durham VA Medical Center

Download a flyer with the 2018 webinar schedule:

How to Access the Webinars

• Audio: 800-767-1750; Access Code 33177
• Webinar link: http://va-eerc-ees.adobeconnect.com/r1czfyogjcl

Continuing Education Credit for VA Personnel

VA personnel must pre-register through the VA Talent Management System (TMS) to receive continuing education unit (CEU) credits.

• Education webinars are CME accredited for physicians and nurses (ACCME, ACCME-NP).
• Registration details and links will be distributed to the National VA Epilepsy Consortium 30 days prior to each webinar.
• VA personnel are eligible for 1.0 hour CEU (ACCME; ACCME-NP) when participating in the live webcast. CEUs are not available after the live webcast.
• CEUs are not available to non-VA personnel.

Did you miss a session?

The VA ECOE will record the webinars and post them later in the provider education section of their website. CEUs are not available after the live webcast. Clck here to find past webinars.

Past Sessions

• January 3, 2018 - “Non-Epileptic Diagnoses in the Epilepsy Monitoring Unit” presented by Christopher Ransom MD, PhD, VA Puget Sound HCS
• March 7, 2018 - “Bone Health” presented by Anne Van Cott MD, VA Pittsburgh HCS
• May 2, 2018 - “Epilepsy in Women of Child Bearing Age” presented by Nina Garga MD, San Francisco VAHCS
• July 11, 2018 - “Responsive Neurostimulation” presented by James Chen MD, PhD, VA Greater Los Angeles HCS
• September 5, 2018 - “Evaluation and Management of a First Seizure” presented by Allan Krumholz MD, VA Maryland HCS

Questions?

If you have any questions, please contact Andrew David, ECoE northeast administrative director, at 410-605-7000 extension 6578 or Robert.David@va.gov.

About the VA ECoE

The VA ECoE seeks to provide the best possible epilepsy care to veterans throughout the United States with state-of-the-art diagnostic and treatment services. Made up of 16 sites linked to form 4 regional centers, the ECoE offer a range of both outpatient and inpatient services. Neurology sub-specialists at outpatient epilepsy clinics provide advanced testing for the evaluation of epilepsy, including magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), electroencephalography (EEG), and video monitoring. For people who require more intensive testing or attention, the ECoE also provide inpatient units for examining certain seizure types more closely, changing medications in a monitored setting, and presurgical evaluation. The epilepsy centers are also linked with the Polytrauma Centers to help follow veterans with moderate and severe traumatic brain injury who are at the greatest risk for developing post-traumatic epilepsy.

To learn more about the VA ECoE, go to www.epilepsy.va.gov.

Learn More

• Resources for professionals treating veterans with epilepsy
• Information for veterans living with epilepsy
• Information for family members