Best Practices in Clinical Epilepsy Symposium | Complexity of Care Across the Age Spectrum: What Healthcare Providers Should Not Overlook
Saturday, December 4, 2021
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OVERVIEW:
This symposium delves into the multi-faceted management of epileptic seizures across the age spectrum.
The objective of this session aims to review the management of epileptic seizures in special populations, complex patients, comorbid conditions, and its psychosocial implications across the age spectrum. This symposium covers didactic lectures with case presentations followed by an interactive panel discussion.
Learning Objectives:
Following participation in this activity, participants will be able to:
- Describe treatment options and interventions to improve quality of life and reduce perceived stigma in patients with epilepsy across the continuum of care
- Discuss the pediatric transition of care guidelines into the adult epilepsy clinic. Highlight diversity and equity barriers (e.g., willingness to seek care)
- Identify medication management strategies to address the psychosocial aspect in complex epileptic syndromes in the pediatric population
- Identify resources and interventions to best support medically complex patients with epilepsy
Program:
Co-chairs: Madona Plueger, ACNS, CNRN, FAES and Shanna Guilfoyle, PhD, FAES
Introduction | Madona Plueger, ACNS, CNRN, FAES
Epilepsy and Behavior: What Physicians and Providers Need to Know | Tanjala Gipson, MD and Sarah Ruggiero, MS, LCGC
Navigating Healthcare Complexities Throughout Adolescence | Ashley Pounders, NP
The Old and the Restless: An Overview of the Management of Seizures in Older Patients| Rebecca O'Dwyer, MD
Across the Lifespan and Transition of Care Considerations | Alyssa Ailion, PhD
Pharmacy Impact on Transitions and Cross-Sectional Issues | Jon Cokley, PharmD
Putting the Pieces of the Puzzle Together One Piece at a Time | Shelly Meitzler, TSC Alliance
Panel Discussion | All Faculty, Shanna Guilfoyle, PhD, FAES, Moderator
Education Credit:
2.5 Nursing Contact Hours
2.5 Pharmacy Contact Hours
2.5 CME
This educational activity is supported in part by education grants from: Eisai Inc., Greenwich Biosciences, part of Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and UCB, Inc.