University of Arizona: Seniors and Seizures

University of Arizona: Seniors and Seizures Seniors with new onset or newly diagnosed epilepsy

Recent Advances in Epilepsy Conference in Tucson
Saturday October 25, 2014: 9 am - 2 pm

Recent Advances in Epilepsy Conference

The Epilepsy Foundation of Arizona is proud to announce our Epilepsy Update 2014 conference! This conference will focus primarily on advances in adult epilepsy, and will feature topics such as surgical options, traumatic brain injury, alternative treatment, etc. Light lunch will be provided.

Conference Schedule:
9:00am - 9:30am - Registration and Check-in
9:30am - 9:40am - Introductions
9:40am - 10:20am - Dr. Willard Kasoff: Surgical Updates for Epilepsy
10:25am - 11:05am - Dr. Javier Cardenas: Traumatic Brain Injury & Seizures
11:05am - 11:45am - Dr. David Labiner: Alternative Medicine including Medical Ma*****na
11:45am - 12:15pm - Lunch (eat in conference room)
12:15pm - 1:00pm - Dr. Marisa Menchola: Epilepsy & Mental Health
1:00pm - 1:25pm - Leslie Cohen, JD: Legal Rights/Responsibilities: Epilepsy, Education, Employment
1:25pm - 1:45pm - Pima Council on Aging: Epilepsy & Available Services
1:45pm - 2:00pm - Closing Remarks

Please RSVP: [email protected]

Please take a moment and mark your calendars for: Tuesday, February 19, 2013 from 12noon - 4pm.

The University of Arizona Department of Neurology in collaboration with Pima Council on Aging presents: Meet Your University Neurologists, featuring:
David Labiner, MD: Seizures - Bruce Coull, MD: Stroke - Steven Rapcsak, MD: Dementia - Scott Sherman, MD: Parkinson's Disease - Katalin Scherer, MD: Neuromuscular Disorders.

Where: West Social Center, 1111 Via Arcoiris, Green Valley, AZ 85614.
Please RSVP by calling: 520.626.1986 or email us at: [email protected]
We hope to see you there. :)

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