Let’s Talk About Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP):
A Conversation with Parents and Doctors
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Webinar | November 17, 2017 | 12-1:15 pm (ET) | Register |
 Parents of children living with epilepsy should be informed of all risks of their child’s neurologic condition – including Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP) – the leading epilepsy-related cause of death. Despite the serious risk of SUDEP, doctors are often hesitant to discuss it. However, studies show that families:
- Want their doctors to tell them about the risk of SUDEP; and
- Believe that learning about SUDEP could make a difference in how they approach seizure control.
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Join experts from the child neurology community for an interactive 75-minute webinar on SUDEP with live polling and Q&A. |
- Introduction to SUDEP, including the known causes, risk for children, how to reduce risk
- Current SUDEP research initiatives
- Strategies families can use when talking with medical providers about a child’s health risks
- Parent perspective of how to best use information about the risk for SUDEP when managing a child’s medical care
- Resources for families as they address the risk for SUDEP
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Parents of children living with epilepsy should be informed of all risks of their child’s neurologic condition – including Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP) – the leading epilepsy-related cause of death. Despite the serious risk of SUDEP, doctors are often hesitant to discuss it. However, studies show that families: