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Epilepsy Update & Review Course

Aired on 9.24.2020

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Epilepsy Update & Review Course

On behalf of the Cleveland Clinic Epilepsy Center, we are pleased to announce the Epilepsy Update & Review Course 2020 will take place in spite of the Coronavirus pandemic. This virtual event will be as lively as the in-person programs of previous years. We have again secured outstanding world-renowned speakers who will provide state-of-the-art, comprehensive review and updates of the evaluation of individuals with epilepsy and seizures across the age spectrum including diagnosis, optimal use of antiseizure drugs, psychiatric and other comorbidities, special considerations for women with epilepsy, medical intractability, contribution of imaging techniques, assessment for epilepsy surgery, neuromodulation and the management of patients with status epilepticus.

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Description

What’s even more exciting is the virtual platform allows more flexibility for attendance by meeting over four shorter evening sessions after work hours (EST) with the option to select 1, 2, 3 or all 4 sessions of your choice.

Directors & Faculty

Directors

Ajay Gupta, MD

Additional Faculty

Kayela Arrotta, PhD

Andreas Alexopoulos, MD, MPH

Jocelyn Bautista, MD

William Bingaman, MD

Juan Bulacio, MD

Richard Burgess, MD, PhD

Jessica Fesler, MD

Nancy Foldvary-Schaefer, DO

Stephen Hantus, MD

Lara Jehi, MD

Prakash Kotagal, MD

Deepak Lachhwani, MD

Dennis Lal, PhD, MS

Ahasan Moosa Naduvil, MD

Imad Najm, MD

Dileep Nair, MD

Christopher Newey, DO

Phillip Pearl, MD

Elia Pestana, MD

Vineet Punia, MD

Irene Wang, PhD

Elaine Wyllie, MD

Elaine Wirrell, MD

Michael Sperling, MD

Eishi Asano, MD

Agenda

Topics Covered

Objectives

On completion of this educational activity, participants should be able to:

Discuss state-of-the-art recent diagnostic and treatment developments in the management of epilepsy
Review the Essential Pathophysiology and Classification of the Epilepsies
Review the pharmacology and action of antiseizure drugs (ASDs)
Describe major epileptic syndromes across the age spectrum
Discuss the differential diagnosis of epilepsy and related paroxysmal disorders such as syncope,
cardiac events and nonepileptic seizures
Discuss epilepsy management in women of childbearing age
Describe treatment options for patients with medically refractory epilepsy
Interpret electroencephalographic information in ambulatory patients, in the Epilepsy Monitoring Unit
in ICU and in status epilepticus

Disclosures and Accreditation Statement

The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education designates this internet live activity for a maximum of 17.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Participants claiming CME credit from this internet live activity may submit the credit hours to the American Osteopathic Association for Category 2 credit.

Other Health Care Professionals
A certificate of participation will be provided to other health care professionals for requesting credits in accordance with state nursing boards, specialty societies, or other professional associations.