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Empower Your Life Conference

Saturday, October 17, 2026

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Only have your epileptologist to talk with about your epilepsy and seizures? 


Join Empowering Epilepsy for our Empowering Epilepsy: Empower Your Life Conference to meet more of the 65,000 people and their families that live with epilepsy and seizures in Northeast Ohio.


Hear from some of the top epilepsy specialists in the country from right here in Northeast Ohio speak about proactive ways to empower your life. Learn realistic strategies to better manage your seizures and medication side effects.

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Doors open at 8 AM for registration and a continental breakfast. Speakers will discuss ways to live well with epilepsy and seizures.

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Saturday, October 17, 2026

8:30 AM – 4:00 PM EDT

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Empowering Epilepsy Headquarters

23500 Mercantile Road, Suite D

Beachwood, Ohio 44122

Join in-person or via Zoom virtually

Sponsorship Opportunities are available. Contact Leigh Goldie at Leigh@empoweringepilepsy.org or 216-342-4167 for more information.

Agenda

Saturday, October 17, 2026 -  Empower Your Life Conference Schedule:

 

8:00 - 8:30: Doors open: Continental Breakfast and Exhibitor Booths

8:30 - 8:40: Changing the Conversation - Leigh Goldie, M.Ed.

8:45 - 9:05: Epilepsy 101 - All About Epilepsy and Seizures - Maksim Parfyonov, MD

9:10 - 9:30:: Epilepsy Testing - Maksim Parfyonov, MD

9:35 - 9:55: Optimizing your Epilepsy Specialist Visit - Lawrence Seiden, MD

10:00 - 10:30: Panel Discussion with Maksim Parfyonov, MD

10:30 - 11:00: Break, Snack and Exhibitor Booths

11:00 - 11:20: Mental Health & Epilepsy - Anna Shapiro-Krew, MD

11:25 - 11:45: Medical Management of Epilepsy - Nicole Woodrich, PharmD

11:50 - 12:20: Panel Discussion with Anna Shapiro-Krew, MD and Nicole Woodrich, PharmD

12:25 - 1:30: Lunch and Exhibitor Booths 

1:30 - 1:50: Epilepsy and Sleep - Silvia Neme-Mercante, MD

1:50 - 2:10: 

2:10 - 2:30: Panel Discussion with Silvia Neme-Mercante, MD 

2:30 - 2:50: Break, Snack, and Exhibitor Booth

2:50 - 3:10: 

3:15 - 3:35: 

3:40 - 4:00: Panel Discussion 

4:00 PM - Conference Ends

Donate to Help Us
Change the Conversation About Epilepsy!

Here are some ways you can donate:

In Person

Empowering Epilepsy Headquarters

23500 Mercantile Road, Suite D
Beachwood, OH 44122

Online

Make a tax deductible donation‏.

Over the Phone

It's easy to donate offline too.

Tel: 216-342-4167

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