Advances in Pediatric Epilepsy Care: A National Symposium Honouring the Legacy of Dr. Carter SneadOctober
5, 2026 |
| Time | Description |
| 7:30 | Registration and Coffee |
| 8:15 |
Opening Remarks |
| 8:30 |
From Vision to Evidence: The Ontario Epilepsy Strategy and the Research That Sustains It. The Legacy of Carter Snead Jorge Burneo (London Health Sciences Centre) |
| 9:00 |
The Challenges of Drug-Resistant Epilepsy CASE 1: A neonate with seizures Panellists: Tina Go (BC Children’s Hospital), Robyn Whitney (McMaster University), Puneet Jain (SickKids) |
| 9:50 | Nutrition break |
| 10:10 |
The Challenges of Drug-Resistant Epilepsy - continued CASE 2: An adolescent with epilepsy Panellists: Elizabeth Donner (SickKids), Lysa Boisse-Lomax (Queen’s University), Elizabeth Kerr (SickKids) |
| 11:00 |
Late Breaking News from FEBSTAT Doug Nordli (University of Chicago) |
| 12:00 | Lunch |
| 13:00 |
From Genes to Networks: Advances in Epilepsy Surgery Genetics of focal epilepsies: From genes to personalized epilepsy surgery Mathilde Chipaux (Hôpital Fondation Adolphe de Rothschild, Paris) Surgery for genetic epilepsy: TSC and beyond Maryam Nouri (Children’s Hospital, London Health Sciences Centre) Should we consider DEEs as candidates for epilepsy surgery? Emmanuel Raffo (Hôpital Fondation Adolphe de Rothschild, Paris) Artificially (super-)intelligent neuromodulation George Ibrahim (SickKids) Panel Discussion |
| 14:40 |
Recollections from the Snead Lab Miguel Cortez (SickKids) |
| 15:00 | Refreshments |
| 15:15 |
Outcomes and Access to Advanced Care
Current directions for optimizing psychological outcomes Mary Lou Smith (SickKids)
Project ECHO – Moving care to the community Elizabeth Donner (SickKids) |
| 16:00 | Are Collaboration and Mentorship Fundamental to Narrowing the Epilepsy Treatment Gap? Dave Clarke (Dell Medical School, Austin, Texas) |
| 16:55 | Concluding Remarks |
| 17:00-19:00 | Rooftop Reception Cocktail reception with testimonials from colleagues whose careers and lives were touched by Dr. Carter Snead |