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Columbia Comprehensive Epilepsy Center and Epilepsy Coalition of New York State Inc.
6th Annual Epilepsy Awareness Day
-A conference for people with epilepsy, their families and friends-
We invite you to attend the 6th Annual Epilepsy Awareness Day conference held on Saturday, November 7th, at the Columbia University Medical Center. Partnering with local epilepsy centers and other organizations, this conference will provide you with information about epilepsy and the many treatment possibilities that exist and the latest developments in newer treatments, research and the quality of life for persons with epilepsy.
Presentations will include information on new medications, surgery and device therapies as well as women’s health issues, how childhood epilepsies affect behavior in children, and how epilepsy affects mood and memory. Speakers include physicians from the Columbia, Montefiori, Cornell and North Shore/LIJ epilepsy centers as well as representatives of the Epilepsy Society of Southern NY, the Epilepsy Foundations of New Jersey and the Epilepsy Institute of New York. Additional sessions include a teen-to-teen lunch chat and a parent-to-parent group.
For more information or to register for this free educational event (continental breakfast and lunch will be provided at no cost), contact Adriana Rodriguez via email at ar2945@columbia.edu, via fax at 212-305-5445 or via phone at 212-342-3711.
» To view the invitation and schedule of events, please click here.
With great hope, The Columbia Comprehensive Epilepsy Center and the Epilepsy Coalition of NYS, Inc., are co-hosting the
FIRST ANNUAL EPILEPSY GALA/ FUND RAISER.
The theme of the event is called
“The Importance of One.”
It will be held on
Saturday November 7, 2009, 5pm to 10pm, at The National Track and Field Armory,
216 Fort Washington Avenue, New York, NY 10032.
For more information please visit us at www.theimportanceofone-epilepsygala.com, or contact Janice Gay of the Epilepsy Coalition of New York at jgayepi@efsny.com
NATIONAL EVENTS
JOIN COLUMBIA FOR THE THIRD ANNUAL NATIONAL WALK FOR EPILEPSY
Columbia University Medical Center is a proud supporter of the Third Annual National Walk for Epilepsy™
When: Saturday, March 28, 2009
Where: The National Mall in Washington, D.C.
Time: Pre-Walk Rally - 8:45 am; Walk - 9:15 am and Post-Walk Activities - 11 am
Join us for a morning full of events dedicated to the education, empowerment and encouragement of those living with epilepsy, as well as their loved ones, doctors, friends and other supporters. This event will also help raise funds to further the Epilepsy Foundation's mission of helping to prevent, control and cure epilepsy through research, education, advocacy and services.
Our very own Columbia University, Comprehensive Epilepsy Center team is now in operation. To view and join, please log onto www.epilepsyfoundation.org, click National Walk for Epilepsy /find a team/columbia university comprehensive epilepsy center. There is a $35.00 donation fee to join ($20.00 for children)
Janine Rose and the Columbia Teen Talk Group will be the captains of our team. Come and get to know one another, at this important event in beautiful Washington D.C.
If you are unable to make it to Washington D.C., you can still join the team by becoming a "Virtual Walker". Your participation is important to us all. By joining the team, please pick up your special Columbia University Comprehensive Epilepsy Center T-shirt at the start of the walk or by going to see Francisco Rodriguez at the Neurological Institute, 710 West 168th street, 7th floor, New York, NY 10032.
The epilepsy community is waiting for you to make a difference. Come and join now!
Janine Rose and members of "Teen Talk"
To learn more or register, call Francisco Rodrigues at 212-305-0457 or contact Janine Rose at 342-0481 jr2780@columbia.edu
» Calendar of Events for the National Epilepsy Foundation
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