AGENDA

8:30-9:00 Doors Open

9:00-9:15 Welcome/Instructions

Jeremiah C. Stone, Sr.
Executive Director, Epilepsy Foundation Alabama

9:15-9:45 Navigating a New Epilepsy Diagnosis -- including testing, basics on treatment, seizure precautions/seizure safety

Ashley Thomas, MD, FAES, MD
Associate Professor, Program Director, UAB Epilepsy Fellowship
UAB Epilepsy Center, Department of Neurology, Heersink School of Medicine

9:45-10:15 Epilepsy Comorbidities (Overview of mood and memory)

Tyler E. Gaston, MD, FAES
Associate Professor, Director of Epilepsy Education
Associate Director, Birmingham VA Epilepsy Center of Excellence
UAB Epilepsy Center, Department of Neurology, Heersink School of Medicine

10:15-11:00 Antiseizure Medications/Insurance Coverage

Sean Altendorf, PharmD
Specialty Pharmacist, Specialty Pharmacy Services
UAB Medicine

11:00-11:15 Break/Q&A

11:15-12:00 Parallel Breakout Groups:

(A) Surgery/Patient Panel
Moderator: Benjamin Cox, MD
Assistant Professor
UAB Epilepsy Center, Department of Neurology, Heersink School of Medicine

Panelists: TBA

(B) Women and Epilepsy
Jennifer DeWolfe, DO
Professor
Director, UAB Epilepsy Monitoring Unit
Director, Sleep Center at Birmingham VA Medical Center
UAB Epilepsy Center, Department of Neurology, Heersink School of Medicine

(C) Devices (Neuromodulation)
Quynh Vo, MD
Assistant Professor
UAB Epilepsy Center, Department of Neurology, Heersink School of Medicine

12:00-12:30 Lunch

12:30-1:00 Expert Q&A and Epilepsy Foundation Alabama Resources

Tyler Gaston, MD
Joel Sullivan, MD
Ashley Thomas, MD
Benjamin Cox, MD
Thom Houston, MD
Liz Ritchey, CRNP
Jeremiah Stone, Sr.

1:00-1:15 Closing Remarks

Jeremiah C. Stone, Sr.
Executive Director, Epilepsy Foundation Alabama

OPTIONAL
1:30-3:00 Seizure Recognition and First Aid Training

Elaina Burt
Miss Jefferson County 2026
Epilepsy Foundation Ambassador

** Please register everyone in your group attending. Childcare will not be offered.

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