Learn & Share Conference Calls
Education and Support are Just a Phone Call Away
Two common needs among people with epilepsy and their families are the need for up-to-date information on epilepsy and support from others who are coping with the condition. Often, however, lack of transportation, fear of having a seizure, and other factors make it difficult to attend support groups and other community events. In response, Epilepsy Foundation of Michigan's Learn & Share Conference Calls provide an opportunity to both gain knowledge about epilepsy and related issues and share experiences to help others.

Interested individuals can participate in monthly Conference Calls (see schedule below) by calling a toll-free phone number and entering a passcode. You can learn more about each call and register online by clicking on "REGISTER" below. You can also contact Russ Derry (ext. 1302) to register (recommended if you want to register for multiple calls).
2013 Schedule*

Date & Time Topic Speaker(s) Registration
February 6
noon - 1:30 pm  		 Ask the Epileptologist Yvan Tran, MD
Hauenstein Neuroscience Center at St. Mary's Healthcare		 LISTEN
March 6
noon - 1:30 pm		 Pediatric Epilepsy: Issues and Answers Daniel Arndt, MD, MA
Beaumont Health System		  
April 3
6:00 - 7:30 pm    		 Epilepsy: Understanding and Managing Risks David Burdette, MD
St. John Providence Health System		 LISTEN
May 1
6:00 - 7:30 PM		 Neurostimulation-Based Therapies for Epilepsy Andrew Zillgitt, DO
Henry Ford Health System		 LISTEN
June 5
noon - 1:30 pm		 Severe Childhood Epilepsy Syndromes Rani Singh, MD
University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children's Hospital		 REGISTER
July 3
noon - 1:30 pm		 Medications for Epilepsy Toya Malone, MD
Bronson Neuroscience Center		 REGISTER
August 7
6:00 - 7:30 pm    		 Understanding Epilepsy at the Cellular Level Ruggero Serafini, MD, PhD
Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State University		 REGISTER
September 4
6:00 - 7:30 pm    		 Managing Challenging Behaviors in Kids With Epilepsy Brad Bridges, LMSW - BRAINS, LLP
Bea Castillo - Director, Camp Discovery		 REGISTER
October 2
noon - 1:30 pm  		 Epilepsy Diagnosis Nikesh Ardeshna, MD
Spectrum Health		 REGISTER
November 16
No Call                		 Wellness & Epilepsy Conference No Learn & Share Conference Call Scheduled  
December 4
6:00 - 7:30 pm    		 Epilepsy Surgery: Risks and Benefits Oren Sagher, MD
University of Michigan Health System		 REGISTER














* If you want to register for multiple calls, it may be easier to have Russ Derry register you for all of them at once (so you don't have to register for each separately). He can be contacted by phone (800-377-6226 ext. 1302) or email.


The following Learn & Share Conference Calls from 2012 were recorded:

Date & Time Topic Speaker(s) Registration
February 1
 		 Social Security Disability Benefits Karen Starr, MS, CRC, SDA, CBIS, ADR
STARR Disability Advocates, Inc		 LISTEN
March 7
 		 Speak Up, Speak Out:
Public Policy Advocacy for Epilepsy		 Bill Murphy, Epilepsy Foundation
Arlene Gorelick, Epilepsy Foundation		 LISTEN
April 4
 		 Epilepsy Surgery Chaim Colen, MD, PhD
Beaumont Health System		 LISTEN
May 2
 		 Ask the Epileptologist Aashit Shah, MD
Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State University		 LISTEN
July 11
 		 Aging Well With Epilepsy Adriana Tanner, MD
St. Mary’s Health Care		 LISTEN
August 1
 		 Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures Andrea Thomas, MA, LLP
Henry Ford Health System		 LISTEN
September 5
 		 Transition Planning for Youth
With Epilepsy		 Tricia Luker and Calvin Luker
The Respect ABILITY Law Center		 LISTEN
October 3
 		 Medications for Epilepsy Linda Selwa, MD
University of Michigan Health System		 LISTEN
December 5
 		 Assistive Technology for Cognition Michael Wolff, PsyD, ABPdN
BRAINS		 LISTEN















The following Learn & Share Conference Calls from 2011 were recorded:

Diagnostic Tools for Epilepsy: From EEG to PET
Simon Glynn, MD - University of Michigan Health System
LISTEN 

Epilepsy in the Teenage Years
A panel of young adults who dealt with epilepsy as teens
LISTEN