Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery Webinar - April 22nd at 5 PM PST
Please note that this webinar was recorded and can be viewed at this link.
For some children and youth living with epilepsy, epilepsy surgery may be a potential option for seizure control.
Join the BC Epilepsy Society and the I AM A VOICE for Epilepsy Awareness™ campaign on Thursday April 22nd at 5 PM for the Epilepsy Surgery in Children and Youth: The Benefits of Early Surgery webinar.
This webinar will focus on the types of epilepsy surgery performed in the pediatric population; the evaluation for epilepsy surgery; and the evidence that early surgery is associated with improved outcomes.
To join this webinar on April 22nd at 5 PM you can visit join.zoom.us and enter the Meeting ID 857 4183 5219 and Passcode 654322 or you can click here for the direct link to the webinar.
About the Speaker:
- Dr. Mary Connolly MB, BCh, BAO, FRCP(C), FRCP(I), FRCP(Edin) is a Clinical Professor of Pediatrics (Neurology) at UBC, Head of Pediatric Neurology, Director of The Comprehensive Epilepsy Program and a Clinician Investigator at BC Children’s Hospital. She graduated in medicine from Trinity College Dublin and completed residency in internal medicine and pediatrics in Ireland. She trained in pediatric neurology and epilepsy at UBC followed by epilepsy fellowship at The Children’s Hospital, Boston/Harvard Medical School. Her clinical and research interests include outcomes following epilepsy surgery in children, Tuberous Sclerosis Complex and Dravet Syndrome. Other interests include telehealth to improve access to epilepsy care in BC and integration of next generation genetic testing to improve neurologic outcomes in children with epilepsy. She was Co-Chair of the Canadian Pediatric Epilepsy Network from 2013 to 2017 and is past President of the Canadian Association of Child Neurologists. She received the inaugural Clinical Practice and Advocacy Award from the Canadian League against Epilepsy (CLAE) in 2015. She is President Elect of the CLAE.
We hope to see you at this exciting and informative event!