Epilepsy Foundation of Rochester-Syracuse-Binghamton

November is Epilepsy Awareness Month!  Celebrate by attending one (or all) of our free educational events.

On, Tuesday, November 10, we are hosting a special Parent Family Network Dinner at Upstate University Hospital in Syracuse.  All family members are welcome.  Kids will enjoy a special activity while parents are invited to listen to Dr. Helen Barkan give a talk on When Seizures Don't Look Like Seizures.  Dr. Barkan will discuss absence and other types of non-convulsive seizures and strategies to use if a family member has these types of seizures.

On Thursday, November 12, we are hosting a special Parent Family Network Dinner at our Rochester Office.  All family members are again welcome to this event as children's activities will be provided.  Dr. Kenneth Plotkin will be speaking on Interacting with Your Health Care Provider to Ensure Better Health Care.  Dr. Plotkin will talk about the importance of being informed about your health and will provide strategies that will help you to be the best health care advocate for you and your family.

On Friday, November 13, we are hosting an Epilepsy Education Luncheon in Geneva at the Ramada Lakefront.  Registration begins at 11:30 and lunch will be served at 12 noon.  After lunch, Dr. Paul Kent will present on Current Treatment Options and our social worker, Robin Didas-Mott, will present on Epilepsy at Any Age.  The luncheon will conclude at 3 pm after a Q&A session with our speakers and other invited guests.

On Wednesday, November 18, we are hosting a second Epilepsy Education Luncheon at the Holiday Inn Arena in Binghamton.  This special luncheon will feature Stephen A. Segar, Esq., an Epilepsy Foundation Board Member, a successful Rochester attorney, and an adult living with epilepsy.  Mr. Segar is an amazing speaker and will be sharing his powerful story of how he has struggled with epilepsy.  This luncheon will also feature Dr. Robert Gross speaking on Epilepsy Medications and Debra Lewis, EF's Community Educator, speaking on Health Care Planning.  This conference will also conclude at 3 pm with a Q&A session with the speakers and other invited guests.

Join us for one or all of these exciting educational events during the month of November.  All events are free and open to the public.  Seating is limited, so please register in advance by calling us at (800) 724-7930 or e-mail us at info@epilepsy-uny.org