Meeting Agenda

AGENDA

Southern Epilepsy & EEG Society 2027 Annual Meeting
Hyatt Place St. Petersburg Downtown · St. Petersburg, Florida

February 5–7, 2027

Friday, February 5, 2027

6:00 pm – 7:00 pm	Opening Reception
7:00 pm – 7:10 pm	President’s Welcome

SYMPOSIUM I: Debates

Moderator: Sasha Alick-Lindstrom, MD

7:10 pm – 7:15 pm

Introduction by Debate Moderators

First Debate — Neuroethics

7:15 pm – 7:35 pm	Autonomy in epilepsy surgery decisions
7:35 pm – 7:55 pm	Title: TBD
7:55 pm – 8:10 pm	Open Discussion

Second Debate — Medical Approaches for Nonconvulsive Status Epilepticus

8:10 pm – 8:30 pm	Title: TBD
8:30 pm – 8:50 pm	Title: TBD
8:50 pm – 9:00 pm	Open Discussion

Saturday, February 6, 2027

7:00 am – 8:00 am

Breakfast

SYMPOSIUM II: Innovative Care / Virtual Reality / AI

Moderator: Abed Alwaki, MD

8:00 am – 8:05 am	Introduction
8:05 am – 8:35 am	EEG analysis and signal processing
8:35 am – 9:05 am	Neuroimaging
9:05 am – 9:35 am	Clinical care
9:35 am – 9:45 am	Open Discussion
9:45 am – 10:00 am	Break

SYMPOSIUM III: Neuromodulation

Moderator: C. Akos Szabo, MD

10:00 am – 10:05 am	Introduction
10:05 am – 10:45 am	Focal epilepsy
10:45 am – 11:25 am	Generalized
11:25 am – 12:15 pm	Novel neurostimulation systems
12:15 pm – 12:25 pm	Open Discussion
12:30 pm – 1:45 pm	Lunch Break & Visit Exhibitors

SYMPOSIUM IV: Fellow Case Presentations

Moderator: Ghazala Perven, MD

1:45 pm – 1:50 pm	Introduction
1:50 pm – 2:15 pm	Case 1
2:15 pm – 2:40 pm	Case 2
2:40 pm – 3:05 pm	Case 3
3:05 pm – 3:30 pm	Case 4
3:30 pm – 3:55 pm	Open Discussion

Sunday, February 7, 2027

7:00 am – 8:00 am

Breakfast

SYMPOSIUM V: Stress and Mental Health in Epilepsy

Moderator: Katie Bullinger, MD

8:00 am – 8:05 am	Introduction
8:05 am – 8:35 am	Stress, mood, isolation and loneliness in epilepsy
8:35 am – 9:05 am	Pathophysiology of stress and psychiatric illness in epilepsy
9:05 am – 9:35 am	Nonpharmacologic coping strategies for stress/mood disorders
9:35 am – 9:45 am	Open Discussion
9:45 am – 10:00 am	Break

SYMPOSIUM VI: Status Epilepticus

Moderator: Naymee Velez-Ruiz, MD

10:00 am – 10:05 am	Introduction
10:05 am – 10:50 am	Medical therapies for convulsive status epilepticus
10:55 am – 11:40 am	Immunological and Nonmedical Interventions
11:40 am – 11:50 am	Open Discussion
11:50 am	Closing Remarks

Cancellations and refunds

All meeting registration fees will be refunded up to January 17, 2025 with a $50 cancellation fee. Any cancellations after January 17, 2025 will NOT be refunded. There will be no exceptions. All cancellations will need to be made in writing via email at cme@uthscsa.edu.