Conference — Epilepsy Foundation of Wisconsin

2026 Epilepsy Awareness:

Educate & Advocate Conference

“Building community through epilepsy education and support - featuring expert led sessions on managing and understanding epilepsy.”

Date & Location

Saturday, November 14, 2026
UW-School of Pharmacy
777 Highland Avenue
Madison, WI 53705
Time

Check-in 7:30 - 8:25am
Welcome at 8:30am
*Agenda details listed below
Registration

This conference is free to attend.
*light breakfast & lunch included

Join Us!

Conference Agenda & Objectives

7:30am - 8:25am Check-in, Breakfast, and Vendor Networking

8:30am - 8:55am Welcome & Set the Stage

9:00am – “What to Expect During Your Visit to the Epileptologist”, Zehra Husain, MD, UW-Health

9:40am Stretch Break/Vendor Networking

9:55am – “What EEG Can and Cannot Do and Will AI Make it Obsolete”, Evan Sandok, MD, Emplify Health by Gundersen

10:35am Stretch Break/Vendor Networking

10:50am Breakout sessions - choose one

1. Adult Track: “Neuropsychological Co-Morbidities in Adults with Epilepsy”, Sara Swanson, PhD, ABPP, Medical College of Wisconsin

2. Pediatric Track: “When Epilepsy Impacts Development: Understanding Developmental and Epileptic Encephalopathies (DEE)”, Avantika Singh, MD, Medical College of Wisconsin, Children's Wisconsin and Jennifer Koop, PhD, ABPP, Medical College of Wisconsin, Children's Wisconsin

11:30am Lunch & Vendors

12:20pmBreakout sessions – choose one

1. Adult Track: “Psychiatric Manifestations of Epilepsy”, Manoj Raghavan, MD, Medical College of Wisconsin

2. Pediatric Track: “Advances in Pediatric Epilepsy Treatment: New Technologies and Surgical Options”, Raheel Ahmed, MD, UW-Health and Hui Li, MD, UW-Health

1:05pm Ask the Neurologist Open Forum, Evan Sandok, MD, Emplify Health by Gundersen and Andrew Widmer, MD, UW-Health

1:45pm - 1:55pm Closing remarks