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7HC.010 - Epilepsy Co-morbidities

Event Time: Friday March 22, 2013 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Topic(s): Epilepsy/Clinical Neurophysiology (EEG), Subspecialty in Focus
Director(s): William Theodore MD, FAAN
Description: Faculty will discuss important epilepsy comorbidities, including sudden unexplained death in epilepsy, developmental cognitive deficits, depression, and the special comorbidities occurring in women with epilepsy. Faculty will cover both physiological mechanisms as well as evaluation and treatment approaches in order to allow physicians treating patients with epilepsy to use a comprehensive, yet practical, therapeutic approach to these serious comorbidities. This program is offered in partnership with the American Epilepsy Society and the AAN Epilepsy Section.
Completion Message: Participants should have improved knowledge of the etiology, pathophysiology, and clinical impact for the comorbidities to be discussed. Participants should be able to provide their patients with better information as well as prevention and treatment strategies.
Program Venue: HC. Half-Day Course 
CME Credits: 3.5 
Core Competencies: Interpersonal and Communication Skills, Medical Knowledge, Patient Care

Program Speakers - Tentative

Start/End Time Title Faculty
1:00 PM - 1:40 PM SUDEP: The Imperative for Research and Counseling Elson So MD, FAAN 
1:40 PM - 1:50 PM Questions and Answers Faculty 
1:50 PM - 2:30 PM Mechanisms of Cognitive Comorbidities Frances Jensen MD 
2:30 PM - 2:40 PM Questions and Answers Faculty 
2:40 PM - 3:00 PM Break None  
3:00 PM - 3:40 PM Depression and Epilepsy William Theodore MD, FAAN 
3:40 PM - 3:50 PM Questions and Answers Faculty 
3:50 PM - 4:30 PM Comorbidities in Women with Epilepsy Cynthia Harden MD 
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM Questions and Answers Faculty 

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