Epilepsy Life Links is active all year long organizing educational conferences with the main theme of: Take Control of Epilepsy and Bring Epilepsy Out of the Shadows. Our team also walks in most of the regional Epilepsy Walks raising funds for the Epilepsy Foundation and sponsors other events that promote Epilepsy Awareness.
Epilepsy Taking Control - Patient Education Conference
Saturday, November 19, 2011
Sheraton Brooklyn New York Hotel
228 Duffield Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201
8:30am-9:00am
Registration and Breakfast
9:00am-9:05am
Introductory remarks-Dr. Marcelo Lancman
9:05am-9:40am
Advances in the Diagnosis & Treatment of Epilepsy-Marcelo Lancman, M.D.
9:40am-10:25am
Obtaining Social Security Benefits-Adrienne Arkontaky, Esq.
10:25am-10:40am
Break
10:40am-11:20am
Depression in Epilepsy: Learning How to recognize & Treat-Lorna Myers, Ph.D.
11:20am-Noon
Epilepsy Life Links-Resources for people living with epilepsy in NY
Registration Table: Vivane Salamone
Epilepsy Life Links Representative: Lorna Myers, PhD
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• Advances in epilepsy diagnosis and treatment
• Depression in Epilepsy: how to recognize and treat it?
• Social Security Benefits for persons with epilepsy
• Resources for persons with epilepsy in New York City
