Epilepsy Symposium
Day 1 - Friday June 5, 2015
Goals and objectives:
1.
Provide an overview of seizures and epilepsy from pathophysiology to clinical characteristics of epilepsies in childhood, adolescence, and adulthood.
2.
Review basic concepts and potential pitfalls of routine EEG and video-EEG monitoring.
3.
Provide an update on new terminology and an overview of the IOM report.
4.
Focus on special considerations in epilepsy including women with epilepsy, stress and mood disorders in epilepsy, and medical cannabinoids (marijuana).
5.
Review the medical treatment and prognosis of epilepsy.
6.
Define drug resistant epilepsy and discuss the indications, approaches, and outcomes of epilepsy surgery.
Friday June 5, 2015
7:30-8:15: Registration
8:15-8:30: Introduction and Overview of the course (including overview of HFH program)
Presenter: ?
8:30-8:50: General pathophysiology of seizures and epilepsy
Presenter: Andy Zillgitt, DO (or anyone)
9:00-10:00: Pitfalls in EEG, vEEG, and epilepsy
Presenter: William Tatum IV, DO
10:00-10:15: Break
10:15-11:30: Pediatric Epilepsies
10:15-10:45: Benign epilepsies and childhood epilepsy syndromes
Presenter: Naznin Mahmood, MD
10:45-11:15: Epileptic encephalopathies of childhood
Presenter: Jules EC Constantinou, MD
11:15-11:30: Questions and discussion
Jules EC Constantinou and Naznin Mahmood
11:30-12:15: Lunch
12:15-12:30: Presentation from Epilepsy Foundation of Michigan
Presenter: Arlene Gorelick
12:30-12:45: Update on terminology and IOM report from 2012
Presenter: Andy Zillgitt, DO (or anyone)
12:45-13:25: Focal epilepsy and adult cases
Presenter: Bob Simkins, DO

13:25-14:30: Special Considerations in Epilepsy Panel
13:25-13:40: Epilepsy and pregnancy
Presenter: Shailaja Gaddam, MD or Marianna Spanaki-Varelas, MD
13:40-13:55: Stress, epilepsy, and mood disorders
Presenter: Michael Privitera, MD
13:55-14:10: Medical cannabinoids
Presenter: Gregory L Barkley, MD (?)
14:10-14:30: Questions and discussion
All panel members
14:30-14:45: Break
14:45-16:00: Treatment and Prognosis of Epilepsy Panel
14:45-15:00: Conventional seizure medications
Presenter: ?
15:00-15:15: New seizure medications
Presenter: ?
15:15-15:30: Prognosis and definition of drug resistant epilepsy
Presenter: ?
15:30-16:00: Questions and discussion
All panel members
16:00-17:15: Drug Resistant Epilepsy and Epilepsy Surgery Panel
16:00-16:15: Approach to surgical cases
Presenter: Basel Assaad, MD
16:15-16:30: Standard surgical approaches
Presenter: Ellen Air, MD or Jason Schwalb, MD
16:30-16:45: New surgical techniques
Presenter: Ellen Air, MD or Jason Schwalb, MD
16:45-17:00: Surgical outcomes
Presenter: Vibhangini S. Wasade, MD
17:00-17:15: Questions and discussion
All panel members
17:15-18:00: Transportation/Reception to dinner for Keynote Address
18:00-19:00: Keynote address - Michael Privitera, MD

Saturday June 6, 2015
Goals - Breakout sessions of small groups to discuss specific cases and more details about what was covered on Friday. The moderators can assign presentations and discuss format of the session.
Each person will choose 2 groups (cannot choose the same 1 twice). Sessions will run from
08:30-10:15 and 10:30-12:15.
Sessions with run concurrently with MSET meeting.
Breakout session groups:
1.
Challenging adult and pediatric epilepsy cases
Participants will bring challenging cases to discuss and review with epileptologists.
Moderators: Marianna Spanaki-Varelas, Bob Simkins, Jules Constantinou
(Possibly guest lecturers)
2. Epilepsy surgery special interest group
Will focus on the role of epilepsy surgery, newer techniques, and outcomes.
Moderators: Jason Schwalb, Ellen Air, Vibhangini S. Wasade
3. Status epilepticus and critical care monitoring
Will discuss management of SE and role of cEEG.
Moderators: Panayiotis N. Varelas, Mohammed Rehman, Other (?)
4. Neuroimaging, advanced neuroimaging, and MEG in epilepsy.
Will review classic neuroimaging evaluations as well as advanced techniques and MEG.
Moderators: (? Suresh Patel) Hamid Soltanian-Zadeh, Susan Bowyer, Zillgitt
5. Mood disorders, PNES, and complementary treatments in epilepsy.
Will discuss treatment and management of comorbidities and focus on alternative treatments.
Moderators: Andrea Thomas, Greg Barkley, Karen Wezner, Others (?)