Aspirience to Sponsor Epilepsy Care Convention
Author
Thomas Wiest
CEO, Aspirience Home Care
PRESS RELEASE – Shakopee, Minnesota, October 1, 2007 – Aspirience Home Care to sponsor The Minnesota Epilepsy Foundation’s Maximize Your Care Convention.
This annual conference, being held Saturday, November 10th at the Radisson University Hotel 615 Washington Avenue S.E., Minneapolis, MN 55414, brings together national and local experts for a full day of education, information and support.
Understanding what happens in your doctor’s office or during the various tests for epilepsy and how to best prepare for your visits has a big impact on how well your seizures will be controlled.
Conference speakers will explain what happens during tests ordered for people with epilepsy, how to prepare for your follow-up visits and how to communicate with health care providers.
Other speakers will discuss the latest on anti-seizure medications, epilepsy surgery, VNS and brain stimulation for epilepsy. Our goal is to provide practical information to help you take charge of your epilepsy care.
The conference includes an exhibit area, where sponsors, such as Aspirience Home Care, and exhibitors can have face-to-face conversations with event attendees and volunteers.
Conference agenda:
8:15 a.m. Registration & Continental Breakfast - view exhibits
8:45 a.m. Welcome
9:00 a.m. Diagnosis and History: Neurological Exam Demonstration
- Fredrick Langendorf, MD, Hennepin County Medical Center
9:40 a.m. Imaging and EEG’s
- Tom Henry, MD, University of Minnesota
10:20 a.m. Break
10:30 a.m. Teaming with Your Physician: Get the Most Out of Your Visit
- Sarah Engkjer RN, BSN, Minnesota Epilepsy Group
- Role Play (Ted Walczak, M.D. MINCEP Epilepsy Care and John Thompson)
11: 20 a.m. Break/Lunch
11:45 a.m. Managing Your Medications
- Jeannine Conway, Pharm.D., University of Minnesota
12:30 p.m. Treatment Options Update
- Medication: Patricia Penovich, MD, Minnesota Epilepsy Group
- Devices: Ilo Leppik, MD, University of Minnesota
- Surgery Options: Ted Walczak, MD, MINCEP Epilepsy Care
1:30 p.m. Panel Q&A
2:00 p.m. Closing/Adjourn
This conference was a huge success last year and attracted professionals, care givers, people with Epilepsy and many of their family members. This year the expected turnout will be even higher. You can reach the Epilepsy Foundation at 1600 University Ave, Suite 205, St. Paul, MN 55105 or by phone at 651-287-2300.
It’s important to know, you can partner with a home care provider like Aspirience to help you too.