September 14-16, 2023, Pittsburgh, PA - Several members of the Department of Neurology presented or acted as moderators during the 2.5 day course, EEG and Epilepsy in Clinical Practice, presented by UPMC Procirca, the Center for Clinical Neurophysiology, and the University of Pittsburgh. The program was an opportunity for a wide range of professionals to expand their knowledge and acquire and improve competencies for providing care to patients with epilepsy and related conditions.
The course was an 2.5-day intensive designed to introduce core clinical epilepsy and EEG, as well as cutting edge pre-surgical evaluation techniques for drug resistant (DRE) epilepsies. In addition to the presentations, workshops at the end of each day facilitated a didactic and interactive format in order to encourage audience participation.
Congratulations to all involved on a successful multi-day course!
Presentations by department members:
Alexandra Urban (Co-Course Director)
- "Semiology, Lateralizing and Localizing Signs and Seizures"
- "Neurostimulation Part 2: RNS and DBS"
Anto Bagic (Co-Course Director)
- "Introduction to Epilepsy, Classification of Seizures and Epilepsies"
- "Mimickers of Epilepsy and Functional Neurological Disorder"
- "Introduction to the Concept of Drug Resistant Epilepsy"
Page B. Pennell - "Pregnancy Considerations on WWE"
Thandar Aung - "Longitudinal Epilepsy Surgical Outcomes"
Patrick Chauvel - "Pre-Surgical Evaluation, Defining Epileptogenic Zone"
- "Neurophysiology and Basis of EEG"
- "Introduction to Management of Epilepsy and ASM Updates"
Vijayalakshmi Rajasekaran - "Common Ictal Pattern"
Joanna Fong-Isariyawongse - "ACNS Standardized ICU EEG Nomenclatures"
Anne C. Van Cott - "Normal EEG"
Lori Shutter - "Treatment of Status Epilepticus"
Maria E. Baldwin - "Benign EEG Variants VS. Interictal Epileptifor Patterns"
Hallie Williams, PA-C - "Optimizing H&P - Pearls in Epilepsy Care"
Cheryl Plummer, BS, R EEGT T. NA-CLTM - "Review of International 10-20 System of Electrode Placement"
Workshops by Department Members:
Interictal-ictal continuum/ seizures status epilepticus
- Moderators: Joanna Fong-Isariyawongse & Pat Lordeon, R. EEG T., FASET
Epilepsy Treatment in Diverse Populations:
- Presenters: Shobhit Singla, MD, PhD
- Moderators: Alexandra Urban & Anto Bagic
