Program Description: 

For some patients with drug-resistant epilepsy surgical removal of the region of brain that is causing their seizures can be an effective treatment. However, referrals for epilepsy surgery by general neurologists are nationally recognized to be much lower that would be expected from the prevalence of drug-resistant epilepsy. The detailed review of pre-surgical work-up data that is conducted in our multidisciplinary conference by a team that includes epileptologists, neurosurgeons, neuroradiologists, neuropsychologists, and social work, provides an ideal forum to educate neurologists and health care providers about which patients would be good candidates to refer for pre-surgical evaluation. 

ACCME Accreditation Statement:
The Medical College of Wisconsin is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

AMA Credit Designation Statement:
The Medical College of Wisconsin designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Hours of Participation for Allied Health Care Professionals:
The Medical College of Wisconsin designates this activity for up to 1.5 hours of participation for continuing education for allied health professionals.  

 

Target audience: 

Physicians
Nurses
Neuropsychologists
EEG technicians
APPs
Allied Health Care Professionals

Learning objectives: 
  • To manage hard to treat epilepsy patients.
  • To analyze different data obtained via a variety of complex procedures.
  • To discuss and choose the most appropriate way of management.

 

Faculty & credentials: 

Planning Committee: Manoj Raghavan, MD, PhD, Kurt Hecox, MD, PhD

 

All persons in control of content have NO relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Contact

Name: 
Julie Williamson
Phone number: 
+1 (414) 805-5206
Session date: 
08/12/2014 - 8:00am to 9:30am CDT
Location: 
Froedtert Hospital
9200 West Wisconsin Avenue
Dean Roe Auditorium 1st Floor
Milwaukee, WI 53226
United States
  • 1.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
    AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
  • 1.50 Hours of Participation
    Hours of Participation credit.

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