Webinar: Low-Tech Solutions for Children with Complex Communication Needs

This webinar, put on in conjunction with the CACNA1A Foundation, is the fourth in our series on Optimizing Therapies for those with DEEs, and will focus on how to read and interpret your child's behaviors as communication within the home. In addition, we will spend time discussing how to shape those behaviors into meaningful forms of…

Webinar: High-tech solutions for children with complex communication needs

This webinar, put on in conjunction with the CACNA1A Foundation, is the fifth in our series on Optimizing Therapies for those with DEEs, and will focus on the use of high-tech AAC solutions for communication and access to the home environment.  We will look at options available for being able to access different toys, home environmental…

Growth Attenuation Therapy – Everything you want and need to know

Join us to learn more about growth attenuation therapy (GAT) - an intervention to bring on early puberty in order to reduce the ultimate growth of a child. Since 2006, this treatment has been utilized to help caregivers continue to care for non-ambulatory children with severe physical and cognitive delays in their own homes. Those…

CURE Epilepsy Webinar – Speaking About SUDEP: Arming the Rare Epilepsy Community with the Latest Research

In partnership with DEE-P Connections and Partners Against Mortality in Epilepsy (PAME) Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP) affects approximately 1 in 1,000 people with epilepsy, regardless of age 1,2. While lack of seizure control and seizure severity are the most common concerns for increased risk of SUDEP, there is also a concern that certain genetic mutations…

Webinar: Why Brain Tissue Donation Matters

The loss of any loved one with a rare epilepsy is unimaginable. We all wish there were more we could do to help end the suffering that comes with a rare epilepsy diagnosis. In this webinar, we want to tell you about one incredibly important way families can make a huge impact - brain tissue…

Summer Seizure Action Planning – What you need to know and do to be prepared

"Summer Seizure Action Planning - What you need to know and do to be prepared" with pediatric neurologist, Dr. Inna Hughes With Summer comes changes in routine, new caregivers, and new environments. Be prepared for seizure emergencies in all scenarios by planning ahead. Come hear from a pediatric neurologist and a rare epilepsy family about…

Planificación SAP de verano: lo que necesita saber y hacer para estar preparado

"Planificación SAP de verano: lo que necesita saber y hacer para estar preparado" con Dr. Rebecca Garcia-Sosa En Español! Con el verano llegan cambios en la rutina, nuevos cuidadores y nuevos entornos. Prepárese para emergencias convulsivas en todos los escenarios planificando con anticipación. ¡Venga a escuchar de un neurólogo pediátrico y una familia de epilepsia…

Back To School SAP

Back to school time means it's time to update your child's seizure action plan (SAP)! Make sure that those who care for your child know how to handle seizure emergencies appropriately and in accordance with your wishes. If it isn't in the plan, it can't be done. Hear from Dr. Inna Hughes and SCN2A dad,…

Oral Health and Hygiene for Those Who Do Not Eat by Mouth

Does your loved one with a DEE/rare epilepsy struggle with dental issues? Swollen gumsExcessive oral secretionsTooth grinding Join us to hear from Dental Hygienist who specializes in working with medically complex children, researcher and KCNT1 rare epilepsy mom, Shannon Daly Weir as well as Pediatric Dentist Dr. Hans Reinemer from the University of Utah. This…

Keto and the DEEs

Do you have questions about the keto diet? Come to find out how the ketogenic diet works with the DEEs from Ketogenic Diet Program Director and Pediatric Epileptologist Dr. Chalongchai Phitsanuwong and registered dietician Stephanie Schimpf from the University of Chicago!

Epilepsy Surgery and Rare Genetic Disorders

Come hear about when and why you should consider epilepsy surgery for your child with a DEE. Our guests will be: Dr. Ahmad Marashly, Medical Director, Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery Program, Johns Hopkins HospitalandMonika Jones, JD Founder and Executive Director of the Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery Alliance In this webinar, you will:- Get an intro to epilepsy…