Resources: Genetic Epilepsy Family Conferences

Here are links to the recorded lectures from previous conferences:

2019 Conference Videos

Professor Daniel Lowenstein: Living with Epilepsy: Finding the Balance Between Reality and Hope

Professor Ingrid Scheffer: Natural History Studies of the Developmental and Epileptic Encephalopathies: The What, Why and How

Assoc Prof Annapurna Poduri: Individualised Treatments for Epilepsy – Following the Genes

Professor Steven Petrou: The Importance of Disease Mechanism in Therapy: Lessons from SCN1A

Dr Emma Palmer: Making Sense of Rare Genetic Diagnoses: Working with Families to Inform and Support

Dr Katherine Howell: Genetic Diagnosis: Will it Change my Child’s Current Treatment?

Sara James and Panel: Panel discussion with all the speakers

Danny Williams: A Dad’s Perspective

Kelly Clohessy: The Impact on Siblings

Dr Nelson Olivier: Praxis Precision Medicines’ Vision for Rare Genetic Epilepsies

Sarah Crawford: Life as a Parent of a Child with Refractory Epilepsy, Surivial Tips for the Chaotic Life

Dannielle Goodwin: A Dravet Patient’s Perspective

Heather Renton: Syndromes Without a Name (SWAN)

Assoc Prof Annapurna Poduri: Precision Medicine for Genetic Epilepsy – Small Steps Toward a Big Vision

Professor Ingrid Scheffer: New Discoveries in Epilepsy Genetics Transform Clinical Care

Dr Snezana Maljevic: Brain in a Dish: Modelling Epileptic Encephalopathy Using Human Stem Cells

Professor Gavin Rumbaugh: Development of Targeted Therapies for Genetically-Defined Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Professor Steven Petrou: Therapeutic Approaches in Neurogenetic Disease

Professor Glenn King: How Can Venomous Animals Help us Understand and Treat Genetic Epilepsies?

Sara James and Panel: Panel discussion with all the speakers

Scotty Sims: Secretary and Co-Founder KDNQ2 Cure Alliance

Claire Audibert-Legué: KCNQ2 Parent

Monica Weldon: President and Founder Bridge the Gap

Kimberly Hoffman: Dravet Sibling

Will Pierce: SCN2a Champion

Panel Discussion: Communication and Behaviour

Dr Giselle Withers: Mindfulness Meditation Exercise

Laura Green: Disability Funding – Navigating Systems

Panel Discussion: Expand Your Horizons

Cathy Love: Becoming Chief