The 2023 Lennox-Lombroso Pediatric Epilepsy Conference

Thursday, September 21, 2023, 7:00 AM - Friday, September 22, 2023, 6:00 PM, The Inn at Longwood Medical, 324 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA

Join us for a Hybrid Live/Virtual event in Boston for the 2023 Lennox-Lombroso Pediatric Epilepsy Conference and learn the latest advances and innovations in epilepsy research and care.

Core Faculty are from the Division of Epilepsy and Clinical Neurophysiology at Boston Children’s Hospital. We are proud to announce BCH Alumni Faculty as our Keynote Speakers for 2023:

Blaise Bourgeois, MD
Professor Emeritus, Harvard Medical School; Director (Emeritus), Division of Epilepsy and Neurophysiology, Boston Children’s Hospital

Howard Goodkin, MD, PhD
Faculty Alumnus; Shure Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics, University of Virginia Medical School; Chair, Department of Neurology, Director, Division of Pediatric Neurology, University of Virginia Health System

Cecil Hahn, MD, MPH, FRCPC
Faculty Alumnus; Director, Critical Care EEG Monitoring Program, Division of Neurology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada

We also welcome special guests Debe Arlook, Photographer, Lori Sandler, Essayist, and Christin Godale, PhD.

The conference will consist of nine topical sessions and several special sessions held over two days:

• Status Epilepticus 
•  Intensive Care Epilepsy
  
•  Epilepsy Genetics
•  Neuropsychology of Epilepsy
• Infantile Spasms
•  New Technologies and Epilepsy
•  Global Epilepsy
•  BEST CASES of 2022-2023
• Epilepsy Surgery
•  Special Topics in Clinical Epilepsy

Target Audience

The content of this course is designed to meet the educational needs of pediatric: 

• Physicians
• Physician Assistants
• Nurse Practitioners
• Nurses

1. Describe efforts to overcome benzodiazepine resistance in status epilepticus.
2. Recognize the effects of seizures and spikes on the developing brain.
3. Select the optimal timing and procedure for epilepsy surgery.
4. Choose the correct genetic test and translational/ treatment opportunity for the genetic epilepsies.
5. Appreciate an art exhibit exemplifying life with Lennox Gastaut syndrome.

Registration Type	Early Bird Fee*	Regular Registration
Physician	$500	$550
Nurse	$250	$300
Trainee/Student	$200	$250

*Early Bird Registration Deadline: July 21, 2023

Pre-registration is required. Once you have registered you will receive a confirmation email with a registration receipt. Course access instructions will be sent 24 hours prior to the course launch. Please use an email you check frequently to ensure that you receive all of this important information.  

If you have questions or need assistance with registration, please direct all inquiries to cmedepartment@childrens.harvard.edu.  

Other Terms and Conditions
Participants have until the expiration date to access and complete any enduring material courses. Boston Children’s Hospital CE is not responsible for user technical difficulties including loss of internet, power outages, etc. 

Cancellation of Services
Although highly unlikely, in case an event is canceled or postponed, Boson Children’s can provide a full refund or offer a credit towards future events to those who have already registered.

Refund Policy
Refunds will be made in the following ways: For payments received by credit or debit cards, the same credit/debit card will be refunded.

In support of improving patient care, Boston Children's Hospital is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. 

Disclosure Policy
Boston Children's Hospital adheres to all ACCME Essential Areas, Standards, and Policies. It is Boston Children’s policy that those who have influenced the content of a CE activity (e.g. planners, faculty, authors, reviewers and others) disclose all relevant financial relationships with commercial entities so that Boston Children's may identify and resolve any conflicts of interest prior to the activity. These disclosures will be provided in the activity materials along with disclosure of any commercial support received for the activity. Additionally, faculty members have been instructed to disclose any limitations of data and unlabeled or investigational uses of products during their presentations.

 

Physician
Boston Children’s Hospital designates this live activity for a maximum of 16.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ™. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in this activity.

Nurse
Boston Children’s Hospital designates this activity for 16.25 contact hours for nurses. Nurses should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

CME - AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (16.25 hours), Non-Physician (Attendance) (16.25 hours), CNE (Nursing) (16.25 hours)