END EPILEPSY SUMMIT
APRIL 28-29, 2017
APRIL 28-29, 2017
The Summit includes conferences for physicians (Friday), for agency personnel (Friday) and for the community of families living with epilepsy (Saturday)
SUMMIT REPORT
The END EPILEPSY SUMMIT on April 28-29, 2017, offered three different conferences to improve care for people with epilepsy.
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Conference Location
Hilton LA/Universal City
555 Universal Hollywood Drive
Universal City, CA 91608
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Friday, April 28, 2017
Physician’s Conference
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Friday, April 28, 2017
Conference for Service Agency Professionals
Saturday, April 29, 2017
Community Conference for Individuals and Families
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Sábado, 29 de abril de 2017
Conferencia para personas con convulsiones /epilepsia, sus familiares, amigos, y los que los cuidan.
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REGISTER NOW
Register Online:
Click on the ‘Register Now’ button above or visit EndEpilepsy.org/SummitRegistration and EventBrite.com
Register Offline:
Call 800.564.0445
Mail, fax or email completed Registration Form (downloadable):
-Friday, April 28: Physician’s Conference (Registration Form)
-Friday, April 28: Social Service Professionals (Registration Form)
-Saturday, April 29: Community Conference (Download Form: English / Spanish)
SUMMIT OVERVIEW
Current knowledge and action are critical in the quest to End Epilepsy. The quest involves correctly diagnosing epilepsy and treating the seizures while caring for the whole person with epilepsy and their family.
The plenary sessions and workshops will highlight the latest in diagnosis and treatments, advances in technology, genetics and personalized medicine, while also highlighting the importance of diet, overall health and lifestyle in the quest to End Epilepsy.
GENERAL TOPICS:
– Advances in Diagnosis: Genetics, Imaging + More
– Preventing Injury + Early Death
– Clinic Devices + Drugs in the Pipeline
– New Surgical Advances
– New Therapies: CBD + More
– My Role on My Care Team
– Pursuing Wellness
– Epilepsy Research Advances
– Quality of Life: Rights, Relationships, Finances + More
– Q+A Time with the Specialists
SUMMIT SPEAKERS
Scott Allen, MD
UC Riverside
Firas Bannout, MD
Loma Linda Medical Center
Steve Baum
President, Epilepsy Foundation GLA
Warren Boling, MD
Loma Linda University Medical Center
Roberta Cilio, MD
UC San Francisco
Tony Coelho
Former Congressman
Epilepsy Foundation
James Chen, MD
UCLA and VA Medical Center
Christopher DeGiorgio, MD
UCLA School of Medicine
Antonio Delgado-Escueta, MD
UCLA and VA Medical Centers
Sunita Dergalust, PharmD, BCPS
VA Medical Center
Reyna Duron, MD
UNITEC
Sonya Dumanis, PhD
Epilepsy Foundation
Dawn Eliashiv, MD
UCLA Seizure Disorder Center
Azita Fatheree
Epilepsy Foundation GLA
Brandy Fureman, PhD
Epilepsy Foundation
Hui (Tory) Gong, MD*
USC Keck School of Medicine
Christianne Heck, MD, MMM
USC Keck School of Medicine
Deborah Holder, MD
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Shaun Hussain, MD, MS*
UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital
David Ko, MD
LAC+USC Medical Center
Jason T. Lerner, MD
UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital
Jack J. Lin, MD
UC Irvine Health
Travis Losey, MD
Loma Linda Univ Medical Center
Joyce Matsumoto, MD
UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital
Claudia Munoz, MD
Riverside Medical Center
Adam Numis, MD
UC San Francisco
Douglas Nordli, MD
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Arthur Partikian, MD
LAC+USC Medical Center
Jignasa Patel, MD
Loma Linda Univ Medical Center
Pilar Pichon Zentil, MD
Loma Linda Medical Center
Susan Pietsch-Escueta, MPH
Epilepsy Foundation GLA
Michael Rogawski, MD
UC Davis Health
Raman Sankar, MD, PhD
UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital
Mona Sazgar, MD
UC Irvine Health
Joseph Sullivan, MD
UC San Francisco
Sumeet Vadera, MD
UC Irvine Health
Loren Zitomersky
Epilepsy Foundation GLA
Mary Zupanc, MD
Children’s Hospital Orange County
Beth Zupec-Kania, RDN
The Charlie Foundation for Ketogenic Therapies
*Not yet confirmed
ABOUT CME CONFERENCE
End Epilepsy Summit – Physicians’ Conference
Friday, April 28, 2017
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This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Institute for Medical Quality/California Medical Association (IMQ/CMA) through the joint providership of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and End Epilepsy Summit – Physicians’ Conference.
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles is accredited by the Institute for Medical Quality/California Medical Association (IMQ/CMA) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Children’s Hospital Los Angeles takes responsibility for the content, quality and scientific integrity of this CME activity.
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles designates this “End Epilepsy Summit – Physicians’ Conference” for a maximum of 7 hour AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. This credit may also be applied to the CMA Certification in Continuing Medical Education.
CONTACT ORGANIZERS
Rebekkah Halliwell
Assistant Director
Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Los Angeles
Summit@EndEpilepsy.org
800.564.0445
Joe Martin
Conference Planner, BDI Events
Joe@BDI-Events.com
323.692.0802
The Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Los Angeles is leading the fight to END EPILEPSY and overcome challenges created by seizures by focusing on Care, Advocacy, Research and Education. Through these areas of focus, we offer a range of services and programs to help, support, advocate for, and empower those who are affected by epilepsy and their caregivers. We also support research to accelerate cures for the epilepsies, support the training and work of new pediatric epilepsy specialists, and also seek to educate the general public to better understand epilepsy/seizure disorders, and fight to END EPILEPSY. To learn more about organization, please visit EndEpilepsy.org or call us at 800.564.0445.
