EPILEPSY COMMUNITY SYMPOSIUM - FRIDAY JUNE 20, 2025
This is the landing page with all information about the Edmonton Epilepsy Association Epilepsy Community Symposium, held on Friday, June 20, 2025 at the Chateau Louis Hotel in Edmonton, on Friday, June 20, 2025, from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Use this page for all information about the symposium.
SYMPOSIUM PROGRAM
The Edmonton Epilepsy Association is proud to announce a new in-person educational symposium about epilepsy, which will be held on Friday, June 20, 2025, at the Chateau Louis Hotel, in Edmonton. This symposium will be focused on the community of people impacted by epilepsy, along with their caregivers. We are planning a list of high calibre presenters to share expertise in epilepsy treatments and other topics that are relevant for everyone who is impacted by this neurological disease.
Details about the program can be found below. Click on individual links to discover more about our presenters, topics, presentation resources and more. Our learning objectives for this wonderful event are as follows:
- Engage with community members, from all walks of life, who are impacted by epilepsy.
- Share relevant information about seizures, epilepsy, treatments, and other coping strategies to support those impacted by epilepsy.
- Facilitate in-person exchanges between epilepsy specialists and the larger community.
- Connect members of the epilepsy community by offering a chance for individuals to share stories and learn from others who have similar experiences with epilepsy.
- Provide tangible resources about epilepsy for all in the community by capturing presentations and conversations during the event, and placing them online for public use.
APPROXIMATE TIME
KEY EVENT AND LOCATION
PRESENTER BIO LINK
OTHER LINKS
7:30 – 8:40 a.m.
- Registration, breakfast and community building
- Delegates arrive, register, receive information package and enjoy healthy breakfast.
- Main event takes place in main ballroom
- Walk around and enjoy display and resources. Visit our sponsors display tables.
8:40 – 8:55 a.m.
- Official opening of the symposium
- Greetings and house-keeping matters
- Introduction of keynote speaker
8:55 – 9:45 a.m. ca.
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
- Keynote address :“Surgical Treatments for Epilepsy—An Overview
- By Dr. C. Elliott
- CLICK HERE TO ACCESS PRESENTATION (coming soon)
10:00 – 10:35 a.m.
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
- CHILDREN STREAM – Management of Epilepsy: Pathways of Care at the Stollery Children’s Hospital
- By Dr. Jay Kassiri, MD, PhD, FRCP(C), CSCN
- ADULT STREAM: Supports for better stress management
- By Zach Scivoletto, Registered Provisional Psychologist at Cornerstone Counselling
10:40 – 11:15 a.m.
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
- CHILDREN STREAM – Coping with Mental Health and Epilepsy in the Teen Years
- Dr. S. Lebeuf
- Dr. Erin Auld
11:15 – 11:25 a.m.
bio break
11:25 – 12:05
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
- CHILDREN STREAM – Seizure first aid: hands on session
- By Clark Sly (Big Hearts First Aid) – HANDS ON SESSION
- CLICK HERE TO ACCESS PRESENTATION (coming soon)
- ADULT STREAM – Understanding & Nourishing the Aging Brain of Seniors with Epilepsy
- By Katrina Breau
12:10 – 1:10 p.m.
LUNCH
PANELIST SESSION
- Buffet lunch
- Door prizes
- Panelist session led by Jessika Rieckmann
1:15 – 1:50
GLOBAL PRESENTATION
- Drug Resistant Epilepsy: Advanced Treatments (everyone) – by LIVANOVA
- By Dr. Natarie Liu
- CLICK HERE TO ACCESS PRESENTATION (coming soon)
1:50 – 2:30 p.m.
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
- CHILDREN STREAM – Short and long-term effects of epilepsy surgery on cognitive and psychological development in children and adolescents.
- By Dr. Snyder
- CLICK HERE TO ACCESS PRESENTATION (coming soon)
- ADULT STREAM – Seizure first aid: hands on session
- By Clark Sly (Big Hearts First Aid) – HANDS ON SESSION
- CLICK HERE TO ACCESS PRESENTATION (coming soon)
2:30 – 2:40 P.M.
BIO BREAK
2:45 – 3:25
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Keynote address: Self-advocacy and Epilepsy Inspirational Messages
- By Cassidy Megan
3:25 – 3:35 p.m.
FINAL GREETINGS AND SURPRISE MESSAGE
- Farewell greetings by EEA President, Susan Wilkie
- Surpise announcement
SYMPOSIUM AND GALA SPONSORS
We received some essential financial support to make the symposium and our gala be a reality! Additional individual sponsors and donors will be formally thanked during the events.
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