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Empower Your Life Conference

Saturday, October 18, 2025

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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 18, 2025

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
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Akron Children's Hospital

Atlanta Neuroscience Institute

Cleveland Clinic Epilepsy Center

MetroHealth Hospital System

SummaHealth

Agenda

Saturday, October 19, 2024 -  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: Patient Education - Leigh Goldie

9:10 - 9:30:: Focal Vs. Generalized Seizures - Michael Kohrman, MD

9:35 - 9:55: Epilepsy Testing - Ebru Erbayat, MD

10:00 - 10:30: Panel Discussion with Michael Kohrman & Ebru Erbayat

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

11:00 - 11:20: Optimizing your Epilepsy Specialist Visit - Lawrence Seiden, MD

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

11:50 - 12:20: Panel Discussion with Lawrence Seiden and Nicole Woodrich

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

1:30 - 1:50: Living with Epilepsy - Patrick Brown, MD

1:50 - 2:10: Epilepsy and Memory - Kayela Arrotta, PhD 

2:10 - 2:30: Panel Discussion with Patrick Brown and Kayela Arrotta

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

2:50 - 3:10: Epilepsy and Diet - Marvin Rossi, MD

3:15 - 3:35: Epilepsy and the Law - Tyler Amick, Esq

3:40 - 4:00: Panel Discussion with Marvin Rossi and Tyler Amick

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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