Conference Schedule

9:00 AM - Opening Remarks

Jeannine Garab, Board Chair, Epilepsy Coalition of New York State, Inc.
Kerri Neifeld, Commissioner, NYS Office for People with Developmental Disabilities 
Marc Palmieri, author of She Danced with Lightning: My Daughter's Struggle with Epilepsy and Her Boundless Will to Live

9:30 AM - Wellness and Epilepsy

Jodi Streich, PhD, Clinical Psychologist, Director of Mental Health at Rutgers University World Trade Center Health Program Clinical Center of Excellence

10:00 AM - Treatments for Epilepsy

Deana Bonno, MD, Assistant Professor of Neurology and Director of the Adult Dietary Therapy Center, UR Medicine Epilepsy Center

10:30 AM - Moderated Discussion Panel

Live Q&A with Dr. Jodi Streich, Dr. Deana Bonno, and Marc Palmieri
Moderator: Michael Radell, Education Coordinator, Epilepsy Alliance West Central NY

11:00 AM - Legal Matters that Impact Adults & Children

Allison Nichol, JD, Director of Legal Advocacy, Epilepsy Foundation

11:30 AM - Seizures and Safety

Sanjeev V. Kothare, MD, FAAN, FAASM, FAES, Director, Pediatric Neurology and Co-Director Pediatric Sleep Program, Cohen Children's Medical Center at Northwell Health

12:00 PM - Discussion Panel

Live Q&A with Dr. Sanjeev V. Kothare and Allison Nichol,

12:30 PM - Library Dedication and Closing Remarks

Library Dedication to Janice Gay, founder of the Epilepsy Coalition of NYS, remarks given by Leslie Gay.
Closing Remarks, Jeannine Garab