11th Annual ‘Thinking Outside the Box' Epilepsy Symposium

2022thu17feb8:00 amthu6:00 pm11th Annual ‘Thinking Outside the Box' Epilepsy Symposium

Event Details

Exciting online event! The 11th Annual ‘Thinking Outside the Box’ Epilepsy Symposium will showcase the latest in epilepsy research, treatments, and care.

Featuring a series of presentations from NINE local and national epilepsy experts, confirmed topics include:

Brisbane Neurologist, Dr Lisa Gillinder – The Epilepsy Surgical Pathway: A clinical and patient experience dialogue

Associate Professor Lata Vadlamudi and Professor Ernst Wolvetang – Human brain organoids- a new horizon for personalising epilepsy care

Dr Alex Lehn and Mr Vince Cheah – Dissociative Attacks: what can you do to help

Professor Terry O’Brien – Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP); Heart vs. Brain

Perth Neurologist, Professor John Dunne – Epilepsy Diagnosis and management: progress and future directions

Professor Mark Cook – Seizure detection and prediction: New technologies

Dr Hannah Carter UQ – The impact of epilepsy on employment opportunities and quality of life: findings from a cross-sectional survey in Australia.

The Symposium will be of interest to anyone with a connection to epilepsy; whether you are a person living with epilepsy, a family member, a health professional, an educator, or a community care worker.

Virtual tickets are on sale now at: https://bit.ly/EpilepsySymposiumVirtualRegistration

Time

(Thursday) 8:00 am - 6:00 pm AEST

Location

Online

Acknowledgement

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