Thinking Outside the Box | Epilepsy Symposium (In-person)
Date and time
It's back! After a brief COVID-19 related hiatus Epilepsy Queensland is proud to bring back the annual Queensland Epilepsy Symposium.
About this event
In-person registration
Our Symposium in 2022 will be a hybrid event. This is the registration for in-person participation, and we are so excited to welcome people back to gather together and learn more about the world of Epilepsy. For virtual attendance please visit here
In person attendance include:
- Full day program
- Morning Tea and Lunch
- Exclusive networking function (canapes & drinks)
- Epilepsy Queensland Awards ceremony
This annual Symposium is vital in sharing the latest knowledge and information, stimulating dialogue and Thinking Outside the Box when it comes to epilepsy research and the impacts of epilepsy. Delegates will learn from the stimulating dialogue, experience and perspectives shared by our widely renowned speakers in their individual field of expertise.
A note on COVID-19
The State Library of Queensland is a Queensland Governement owned library and is currently subject to a Cheif Health Officer direction regarding vaccination status. You must be vaccinated to attend this event in person.
This is a COVIDSafe event. Epilepsy Queensland and the State Library of Queensland takes your health and safety seriously and will be using various measures to keep you as safe as possible at this event. We encourage you to socially distance, wash your hands frequently and/or use supplied sanitiser. The auditorium will only be sold to 50% capacity to ensure our ability to socially distance.
Program Schedule (as at 04/02):
Session 1 - The Epilepsy Surgical Pathway: A patient experience and clinical dialogue
- Jayden Law and Dr Lisa Gillinder
Session 2 - Integrating genomics into clinical epilepsy care
- Associate Professor Lata Vadlamudi
Session 3 - Human brain organoids- a new horizon for personalising epilepsy care
- Professor Ernst Wolvetang
Morning Tea & Networking
Session 4 - Dissociative Attacks: what can you do to help
- Dr Alex Lehn and Vince Cheah
Session 5 – Epilepsy Diagnosis and management: progress and future directions
- Professor John Dunne
LUNCH & NETWORKING
Session 6 - Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP): What’s new and where to?
- Assoc. Professor Douglas Crompton
Session 7 - SUDEP Panel Discussion
Session 8 - Seizure detection and prediction: New technologies
- Professor Mark Cook
Session 9 - The impact of epilepsy on employment opportunities and quality of life: findings from a cross-sectional survey in Australia.
- Dr Hannah Carter, The Australian Centre for Health Services Innovation (QUT)
Close & Networking Event
The Symposium will be of interest to anyone with a connection to epilepsy; whether you are a person living with epilepsy, a family member, a health professional, an educator, or a community care worker.
