National Neuroscience Conference: Epilepsy in Children 2012

Benefits of attending Epilepsy in Children:

• Increase understanding of peadiatric neurology in addition to clinical aspects of diagnosis and treatment of the disorder

• Examine the latest issues in antiepileptic drug prescribing, including the efficacy, tolerability and safety of drugs, and the importance of monitoring drug use in children

• Review the latest research in childhood epilepsy and sleep disturbance

• Gain insights into the optimal management of young people suffering from epilepsy approaching adulthood

• Evaluate current issues in epilepsy surgery including its risks and benefits in less severely affected patients

• Be informed of the ways in which epilepsy is misdiagnosed in children

• Share and exchange ideas with the leading practitioners in the field

Who Should Attend?

Epilepsy in Children 2012 will be of particular interest to the following:

• Neurologists

• Neurosurgeons

• Neurophysiologists

• Neuropharmacologists

• Neuroradiologists

• Paediatricians

• GPs with an interest in epilepsy

• Physicians with an interest in epilepsy

• Epilepsy nurse specialists

• Neuroscience nurses

• Practice nurses

• Paediatric nurses

• Allied health professionals specialising in neurology

• All trainees in these disciplines

Highlights will include:

• Clinical aspects of diagnosis

• The clinical impact of epilepsy genetics

• Child neurology: epilepsy of infancy

• The role of an epilepsy specialist nurse

• Approaching adulthood – managing young people with epilepsies

• DGH approach to managing epilepsy and associated conditions

• Classifications and pathways of paediatric epilepsy

• Surgery: the balance of risk and benefit in those less severely affected

• Misdiagnosis of epilepsy

In addition to the lectures, there will