Facebook Live on Difficult to Control Seizures: English - Epilepsy Foundation

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Join us on Wednesday, November 18, 2020, at 7:00 p.m. ET.

Have you tried a few medicines for your epilepsy, but they haven’t stopped your seizures? Have you ever wondered if you should ask your doctor if epilepsy surgery or a device is right for you? Have you been told you have drug-resistant epilepsy? 

Drug-resistant epilepsy occurs when a person has failed to become and stay seizure free with adequate trials of two anti-seizure medications. If your epilepsy is drug resistant, it is important to be seen by an epilepsy specialist at a comprehensive epilepsy center to evaluate why, and if there are better treatment options.

Join us on Facebook on Wednesday, November 18th at 7:00 p.m. ET to hear about difficult to control seizures, some possible treatment considerations, and how you can get connected with an epilepsy center. Bring your questions and we’ll share resources from the Epilepsy Foundation.

Join us on Facebook @EpilepsyFoundationOfAmerica

Guests

Elaine Wirrell MD

Jacqueline French MD

Moderator

Alison Kukla MPH

Alison Kukla is the Program Manager for the Epilepsy Learning Healthcare System (ELHS) at the Epilepsy Foundation. Within the ELHS, she leads the Community Core and supports ELHS workgroups focused on seizure documentation and barriers to medication adherence. From 2010-2017, she worked as a political appointee for the Obama Administration in both the White House at the Office of Public Engagement and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency at the Office of Children’s Health Protection. Alison was diagnosed with epilepsy as a college freshman and since then she has been an epilepsy advocate, volunteering with various epilepsy organizations, foundations, and non-profits. In May 2018, she became a member of the Epilepsy Foundation of Virginia’s Professional Advisory Board. Alison is originally from Youngstown, Ohio, and has a bachelor’s degree from Youngstown State University. She received her master’s degree in public health (MPH) with a concentration in prevention science from the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University.

This Facebook Live is brought to you in part by LivaNova, Medtronic, and Monteris Medical.

Note: presenters cannot address individual medical concerns, endorse specific products, and provide individual advice.

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