Events & News

Events & News

 2024
November 01
November: Epilepsy Awareness month

October 20
Walk for the one (Epilepsy Services of New Jersey)

October 11
Epilepsy Book Club

September 08
Walk to end Epilepsy

May 17
Epilepsy Book Club

March 26
Purple Day

February 12
International Epilepsy Day

February 12
Seizure Action Plan Awareness Week (second Monday in February): What is a Seizure Action Plan?

January 19
Epilepsy Book Club

 2023
November 01
November: Epilepsy Awareness month

October 31
Purple Pumpkin Project

October 30
Epilepsy Expo and Awareness Day at Disneyland Resort

October 22
Walk for the one 2023

September 15
Epilepsy Book Club

June 20
Webinar hosted by Epilepsy Services of New Jersey

May 12
Epilepsy Book Club

April 29
Virtual conference for patients, loved ones and their clinicians

March 26
The Epilepsy Services of New Jersey (ESNJ) are hosting the Paint the Pony Purple ESNJ

March 26
Purple Day

March 01
A program for memory remediation

February 24
Wellness in Epilepsy Program: Book Club for Northeast Regional Epilepsy Group and Mid-Atlantic Epilepsy and Sleep Center Patients

February 13
International Epilepsy Day

February 13
Seizure Action Plan Awareness Week (second Monday in February): What is a Seizure Action Plan?

 2022
November 18
Wellness in Epilepsy Program: Book Club for Northeast Regional Epilepsy Group and Mid-Atlantic Epilepsy and Sleep Center Patients

November 01
November: Epilepsy Awareness month

October 23
9th Annual Trick or Treating Walk Run

August 30
Introductory online chess lessons for persons with epilepsy and seizures

June 04
Walk to end Epilepsy in New Jersey (virtual)

April 20
Virtual Medicinal Cannabis symposium

March 26
Purple Day

March 20
2022 Paint The Pony Purple

February 14
International Epilepsy Day

 2021
November 30
Epilepsy Awareness Month

October 23
Glow Walk and Run

October 09
Annual psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES) conference.

June 05
Walk to end Epilepsy

April 20
Virtual symposium on Medicinal Cannabis

March 24
Purple Day around the world: Homeschooled Virtual Epilepsy Conference

February 08
International Epilepsy Day

 2020
October 24
Glow Walk and Run for Epilepsy

April 18
Annual Walk to End Epilepsy 2020

February 10
International Epilepsy Day

 2019
October 26
Glow Walk and Run for Epilepsy

October 19
Sixth Annual Conference on Psychogenic non epileptic seizures (PNES) for patients, family and health care professionals

July 26
Day at the Beach

April 27
National Epilepsy Walk in Washington, DC

March 31
ISSTD 36th Annual Conference

February 11
International Epilepsy Day

 2018
December 04
PNES Special Interest Group at the American Epilepsy Society meeting

November 26
Webinar - Diet Therapy in the Treatment of Epilepsy

November 08
Health Professional of the Year Award by Family Resource Network

October 27
Glow Walk and Run

October 20
Annual Northeast Regional Epilepsy Group conference on Epilepsy and Psychogenic non-epileptic seizures

July 19
The 2018 Dravet Syndrome Foundation (DSF) Biennial Family & Professional Conference

June 10
2018 Take a Walk in Our Genes

May 05
Annual Hudson Valley Stroll for Epilepsy

April 14
12th National Epilepsy Walk in Washington, DC

February 12
International Epilepsy Day

 2017
November 30
November: Epilepsy Awareness Month

October 28
Glow Walk and Run

October 28
Annual Northeast Regional Epilepsy Group Symposium

September 24
Riding 15 to 55 miles for epilepsy and seizures

September 24
6th Annual Into the Light Walk For Epilepsy

September 23
Braddock Park, North Bergen

September 12
Webinar: Supporting students with seizures in school

June 21
Brain Health Initiative 2017

June 07
Webinar: Treating PNES and post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) using prolonged exposure therapy

May 07
5-Borough Bike Tour

March 23
Epilepsy Town Hall: Treatment Options for Drug-Resistant Epilepsy

March 15
Webinar session on Psychogenic non-epileptic seizures - Dr. Lorna Myers

February 13
International Epilepsy Day

 2016
November 16
Webinar on psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES)

October 29
Glow Walk and Run

October 29
Annual Northeast Regional Epilepsy Group Conference

October 29
Glow Walk and Run for epilepsy and seizures

September 25
Fifth Annual Walk Into the Light for Epilepsy 2016 in NYC

September 25
Ride 30 miles for seizures with team Epilepsy Free on the Twin Lights Ride.

August 10
RNS Community Chat

June 27
Poetry Workshop

June 24
2016 DSF (Dravet Syndrome Foundation) Family & Professional Conference

June 17
Webinar - Psychogenic non-epileptic seizures: An Introduction (In Spanish)

May 07
Annual Hudson Valley Stroll for Epilepsy

May 01
Bike-a-Thon

April 16
10th National Epilepsy Walk

March 21
Chess 101: Introduction to playing chess

February 08
International Epilepsy Day

 2015
December 18
Epilepsy Webinar - Brain tumors and epilepsy

November 10
PNES Webinar - Psychogenic non-epileptic seizures: What psychologists need to know

October 25
Glow Walk and Run for epilepsy and seizures

October 03
Annual Northeast Regional Epilepsy Group Conference

September 29
Epilepsy Webinar - Women' s issues in epilepsy

September 08
Epilepsy Webinar - Febrile seizures

August 11
Epilepsy Webinar - Comorbidities in Children with Epilepsy: Seizures are only a part of the problem

July 21
Epilepsy Webinar - El tratamiento de epilepsia y la utilidad de hierbas y suplementos (Spanish)

July 21
Wellness program: Draw what you see

July 14
Epilepsy Webinar - Use of Marijuana in the treatment of epilepsy

June 27
6th Annual Hudson Valley Stroll for Epilepsy

May 09
Sharon's Ride, Run, Walk

May 02
Walk for a Brighter Tomorrow

April 11
National Epilepsy and Seizures Walk

March 15
Raffle Drawing for National Washington, DC Walk for Epilepsy and Seizures

February 18
Nutrition in epilepsy

January 21
Newly diagnosed with Epilepsy?

 2014
November 11
Epilepsy Webinar - Dr. Eric Segal, Neuromodulation in Epilepsy

November 08
Epilepsy Conference for Persons Living with Epilepsy and their Loved Ones

October 28
Epilepsy Webinar - Dr. Preeti Puntambekar, Advances in medical treatment of epilepsy

October 22
Purple Pumpkin project for Epilepsy and Seizure awareness

October 18
Glow Walk and Run for Epilepsy

October 14
Epilepsy Webinar - Dr. Salah Mesad, Mental Health Issues in Epilepsy

October 07
Knitting club for epilepsy and seizures

October 07
Purple Knitting Club

September 22
Epilepsy Webinar - Dr. Marcelo Lancman, Book presentation

September 20
Annual Northeast Regional Epilepsy Group Conference

September 09
Epilepsy Webinar - Dr. Marcelo Lancman, Book presentation

June 21
Fifth Annual Hudson Valley Stroll for Epilepsy

June 20
International Bureau of Epilepsy Washington, DC

June 10
Epilepsy Webinar - Dr. Nelima Thakur, Autoimmune epilepsy

May 27
Epilepsy Webinar - Dr. Brenda Wu, Epilepsy 101 - Beyond Convulsions (Chinese)

May 20
Epilepsy Webinar - Dr. Christos Lambrakis, Epilepsy testing: Common tests - the how and why

May 20
Epilepsy Webinar - Dr. Lorna Myers, Overview of the new book: Psychogenic non- epileptic seizures: A Guide.

May 13
Epilepsy Webinar - Dr. Philippe Douyon, Marijuana in Epilepsy

May 10
Epilepsy Foundation of CT 10th Annual Sharon's Ride, Run, Walk for Epilepsy.

May 03
Walk for a Brighter Tomorrow - Seaside Park, NJ

April 22
Epilepsy Webinar - Dr. Enrique Feoli, Generic medications vs Brand name/Supplements vitamins and seizures (Spanish)

April 15
Epilepsy Webinar - Dr. Lorna Myers, La Epilepsia que se da con Depresión: cómo se reconoce y qué se hace al respecto?

April 08
Epilepsy Webinar - Dr. Olgica Laban-Grant, Life threatening conditions in epilepsy (status epilepticus, SUDEP)

March 25
Epilepsy Webinar - Dr. Stefanie Berry, Sports participation in children with epilepsy

March 22
National Epilepsy Walk in Washington, DC

March 18
Epilepsy Webinar - Urmi Vaidya, Stress management 101 for epilepsy

March 15
Purple raffle to raise funds for the National Epilepsy Walk Northeast Regional Epilepsy team

March 11
Epilepsy Webinar - Dr. Adenike Opaleke, Imitators of Epilepsy in Childhood

March 04
Epilepsy Webinar - Adrienne Arkontaky - Legal Issues in Epilepsy

February 25
Epilepsy Webinar - Dr. Evan Fertig, New Epilepsy Treatments Under Study At Northeast Regional Epilepsy Group

February 18
Epilepsy Webinar - Dr. Robert Trobliger, What is Neuropsychological Testing for children: An explanation in plain English

January 28
Epilepsy Webinar - Dr. Keren Lebeau, What is Neuropsychological Testing: an explanation in plain English

 2013
December 10
Epilepsy Webinar - Memory problems in epilepsy and what to do about them - Keren Lebeau, PhD

November 26
Epilepsy Webinar - Epilepsy in older adults: there are some real differences - Neelima Thakur, MD

November 26
Knitting club for epilepsy

November 26
Core muscle Work out-Safe exercising with epilepsy

November 26
Crochet Club for Epilepsy

November 24
Yoga for epilepsy

November 20
Epilepsy Art Project

November 16
What You Need to Know if Epilepsy has Touched Your Life - November 16 - Jersey City, NJ

November 09
What You Need to Know if Epilepsy has Touched Your Life - November 9 - New York, NY

November 08
What You Need to Know if Epilepsy has Touched Your Life - November 8 - Hackensack, NJ

November 02
What you need to know if epilepsy has touched your life - November 2 - White Plains, NY

October 30
Epilepsy Webinar - What you need to know if you have a brain tumor and epilepsy - Jeffrey Politsky, MD

October 26
Long Island Epilepsy Walk-in support of the Epilepsy Foundation of Long Island

October 24
Purple Pumpkin Project for epilepsy awareness - Hackensack, NJ

October 16
What You Need to Know if Epilepsy has Touched Your Life - October 16 - Newburgh, NY

October 13
Walk for a Brighter Tomorrow 2013

October 05
What You Need to Know if Epilepsy has Touched Your Life - October 5 - New Brunswick, NJ

September 28
What You Need to Know if Epilepsy has Touched Your Life - September 28 - Stamford, CT

September 21
What You Need to Know if Epilepsy has Touched Your Life - September 21 - Summit, NJ

September 17
Epilepsy Webinar - Treating epilepsy with diets - Angela Samuels, RD CNSC

September 16
PNES Webinar - Psychogenic non epileptic seizures: an Introduction for patients and loved ones - Dr. Lorna Myers

August 06
Epilepsy Webinar - Treating Epilepsy with surgery - Matthew Evans, DO

July 02
Epilepsy Webinar - Surviving and Thriving in school with epilepsy - Robert Trobliger, PhD

June 28
Spring into Wellness - Art Workshop - New Jersey

June 27
Spring into Wellness - Manhattan Art Workshop - New York

June 26
Spring into Wellness - Manhattan Yoga Workshop - New York

June 22
2013 Step Forward to Cure TSC National Walk

June 21
Spring into Wellness - Manhattan Drum Circle - New York

June 20
Spring into Wellness - Knitting Workshop - New Jersey

June 19
Spring into Wellness - Manhattan Knitting Workshop - New York

June 19
Spring into Wellness - Staten Island Art Workshop - New York

June 17
Spring into Wellness - Yoga Workshop - New Jersey

June 04
Epilepsy Webinar - Autism and epilepsy: What’s the connection? - Eric Segal, MD

May 19
4th Annual Hudson Valley Stroll for Epilepsy

May 11
What you need to know if epilepsy has touched your life - May 11 - Hackensack, NJ

May 11
Walk for a Brighter Tomorrow 2013

May 07
Epilepsy Webinar - Introduccion a la Epilepsia in Spanish - Enrique Feoli, MD

May 05
Sharon's Ride, Run, Walk for Epilepsy in Connecticut

May 03
Lennox Gastaut Syndrome Foundation Annual meeting

April 20
2013 National Epilepsy Walk

April 02
Epilepsy Webinar - Epilepsy and Women: there are some real differences - Olgica Laban-Grant, MD

March 26
Epilepsy Awareness Day, at White Plains Hospital

March 05
Epilepsy Webinar - What’s new in research in epilepsy - Evan Fertig, MD

February 28
The Northeast Regional Epilepsy Group Sandy relief program

February 14
Valentine's Day

February 05
Epilepsy Webinar - Introduction to epilepsy and seizures - Christos Lambrakis, MD

 2012
December 27
The Northeast Regional Epilepsy Group patients and doctors work to assist Hurricane Sandy survivors

November 19 - Epilepsy Awareness Month
Epilepsy Spoken Word: Third Meeting

November 17 - Epilepsy Awareness Month
Epilepsy: KNOWLEDGE IS POWER - November 17 - Manhattan, NY

November 16 - Epilepsy Awareness Month
Management of difficult to treat epilepsy in children: conference for parents-Hackensack, NJ

November 15 - Epilepsy Awareness Month
Raffle to benefit the Epilepsy Foundation of NJ

November 14 - Epilepsy Awareness Month
Epilepsy Purple Knitting club, NY

November 13 - Epilepsy Awareness Month
Raffle to benefit the Epilepsy Foundation of Northeastern New York

November 10 - Epilepsy Awareness Month
Epilepsy: KNOWLEDGE IS POWER - November 10 - White Plains, NY

November 10 - Epilepsy Awareness Month
Epilepsy: KNOWLEDGE IS POWER - November 10 - Middletown, NY

November 03 - Epilepsy Awareness Month
Epilepsy: KNOWLEDGE IS POWER - November 3 - Summit, NJ

November 02 - Epilepsy Awareness Month
Walk to End Epilepsy at Iona College with our Epilepsy Group Team

October 25
Purple Pumpkin Project for epilepsy awareness - Hackensack, NJ

October 23
Purple Pumpkin Project for epilepsy awareness - Middletown, NY

October 23
Purple Pumpkin Project for epilepsy awareness - Overlook Hospital-Summit, New Jersey

October 20
Epilepsy: KNOWLEDGE IS POWER - October 20 - Nyack, NY

October 17
Epilepsy: KNOWLEDGE IS POWER - October 17 - Fishkill, NY

October 17
Yoga Classes for adults with epilepsy, NY

October 10
Art Psychology Workshop for adults with epilepsy, NY

October 09
Stress Management Workshop

October 07
Walk for a Brighter Tomorrow: Roosevelt Park-Edison, NJ

October 04
Epilepsy: KNOWLEDGE IS POWER - October 4 - Carmel, NY

September 29
Epilepsy: KNOWLEDGE IS POWER - September 29 - New Brunswick, NJ

September 22
Epilepsy: KNOWLEDGE IS POWER - September 22 - Jersey City, NJ

September 22
Epilepsy: KNOWLEDGE IS POWER - September 22 - Stamford, CT

September 20
Epilepsy Purple Knitting club, NY

September 19
Epilepsy Spoken Word for teens and young adults with epilepsy, NY

September 15
Epilepsy: KNOWLEDGE IS POWER - September 15 - Hackensack, NJ

August 16
Dravet.org Annual Conference

August 13
Let's enjoy summer!

August 12
Lennox Gastaut Syndrome Foundation will hold a support group for parents and loved ones

July 25
Basic computer training for our epilepsy patients - White Plains, NY

July 24
Basic computer training for our epilepsy patients - Hackensack, NJ

July 18
Epilepsy Spoken Word

July 12
The Northeast Regional Epilepsy Group is CALLING ALL ASPIRING KNITTERS!!

July 12
El Northeast Regional Epilepsy Group llama A TODA/OS LOS QUE QUIEREN APRENDER A TEJER!!

June 13
Dr. Marcela Bonafina speaks about psychology and epilepsy on Sirius Radio

May 20
Hudson Stroll for Epilepsy

May 06
Epilepsy Walk: Sharon's Ride, Run, Walk for Epilepsy in Connecticut

May 06
Walk for a Brighter Tomorrow: Seaside Heights, NJ

May 05
Epilepsy: KNOWLEDGE IS POWER - May 5 - Staten Island, NY

April 28
Epilepsy: KNOWLEDGE IS POWER - April 28 - Newburgh, NY

March 31
National Walk for Epilepsy 2012 - Washington, DC

 2011
November 19
Epilepsy: Taking Control - PATIENT EDUCATION CONFERENCE - November 19

November 19
Sara's Strikes for Seizures!

November 16
Autism, Epilepsy and Seizures - November 16

November 05
Epilepsy: Taking Control - PATIENT EDUCATION CONFERENCE - November 5

November 02
Epilepsy: Taking Control - PATIENT EDUCATION CONFERENCE - November 2

October 27
Epilepsy Updates for Patients - October 27

October 22
Epilepsy: Taking Control - PATIENT EDUCATION CONFERENCE - October 22

October 15
Epilepsy: Taking Control - PATIENT EDUCATION CONFERENCE - October 15

October 09
Walk for a Brighter Tomorrow - Edison Park, NJ

October 04
SUDEP - Webinar offered by the Epilepsy Foundation of New Jersey

October 01
Epilepsy: Taking Control - PATIENT EDUCATION CONFERENCE - October 1

September 24
Epilepsy: Taking Control - PATIENT EDUCATION CONFERENCE - September 24

September 10
Epilepsy: Taking Control - PATIENT EDUCATION CONFERENCE - September 10

July 23
Educational conference for Patients and Loved Ones - July 23

June 05
Sara's Walk

May 22
Stroll for Epilepsy

May 15
Walk for a Brighter Tomorrow - Seaside Heights NJ.

May 07
Sharon's Ride, Run, Walk

April 02
Epilepsy: Taking Control - PATIENT EDUCATION CONFERENCE

March 27
National Epilepsy Walk

March 13
Purple Day® - CUPCAKES WITH BUDDY

March 12
Epilepsy: Taking Control - PATIENT EDUCATION CONFERENCE

January 29
Epilepsy Conference for patients and their loved ones

All year long
Let's raise epilepsy awareness all year long

All year long
Memory Treatment

All year long
Book Club for Northeast Regional Epilepsy Group Patients

 2010
November 18
Epilepsy Awareness Month Day at White Plains Hospital Center

November 06
Understanding Epilepsy

October 30
FREE Epilepsy Advocate event

October 26
National Caregivers Conference

October 23
Autism Speaks Walk

October 16
Stamford Breakfast

October 10
Walk for a Brighter Tomorrow

October 02
2nd Annual NEREG Conference on Epilepsy

September 14
Educational Dinner for Patients with Epilepsy

August 27
Bounce Out the Stigma

August 12
National Health Centers Month Open House at White Plains Hospital Center

July 25
HISPANIC HERITAGE CELEBRATION in Valhalla, NY

July 03
EPILEPSY AWARENESS NIGHT!

June 14
20TH ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT

June 06
Sara's 5th Annual Walk for Epilepsy

June 06
Stroll for Epilepsy - Dutchess to Ulster

June 03
Epilepsy Advocate

May 22
"Epilepsy: Diagnosis, Treatments and Social Topics" in Spanish

May 16
Walk for a Brighter Tomorrow!

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