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Please note this is an FREE in-person event for patients and their families. 

22nd July 2024, 13.00-18.00

Venue: Cleveland Clinic Administrative Campus Building 4

3175 Science Park Drive Beachwood, OH 44122 United States

PROGRAMME

13.00- 13.30                Registration

13.30 – 13.35               Welcome address

Dr Ava Easton, Encephalitis International

Dr Amy Kunchok, MD, Cleveland Clinic

Session One                 An Overview of Encephalitis

13.35 – 13.50                    Overview of infectious encephalitis

Dr Ryan Miller, Cleveland Clinic

13.50– 14.05                    Overview of autoimmune encephalitis

Dr Jenny Linnoila, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC)

14.05 – 14.20                   Overview of encephalitis in children

Dr Aaron Abrams, Cleveland Clinic

14.20 – 14.40                   Q&A

Panel: Dr Ryan Miller, Dr Jenny Linnoila, Dr Aaron Abrams,

Dr Hesham Abboud (Cleveland Clinic), Dr Justin Abbatemarco (Cleveland Clinic), Dr Amy Kunchok

14.40 – 15.00                    BREAK

Session Two                  Recovery after Encephalitis

15.00 – 15.25                  Multidisciplinary longitudinal care for patients with encephalitis – panel discussion

  • Integrative hospital care, Dr Justin Abbatemarco, Cleveland Clinic
  • Cognitive and mood outcomes, Dr Amy Kunchok, Cleveland Clinic
  • In hospital, outpatient individual and group therapy, caregiver support group, Dr Grace Tworek, Cleveland Clinic
  • Support groups, disability, Allyson Krueger, Cleveland Clinic
  • Cognitive rehabilitation, Maureen Ivec & Danielle Brown, Cleveland Clinic
  • Symptomatic management of residual symptoms, Dr Hesham Abboud, University Hospitals, Cleveland

15.25-15.40                      Self-help following encephalitis

Dr Ava Easton, Encephalitis International and Jackie Stebbins, author and encephalitis survivor

15.40 -15.45                       Q&A

15.45 – 16.15                    BREAK

Session Three            The Encephalitis Community

16.15 – 16.45                    Lived experience infectious encephalitis, Maria Skliros

Lived experience autoimmune encephalitis, Ronald Gadzinski

Inspirational caregiver, Bradley Wells

16.45 -16.55                      Q&A

16.55 – 17.00                     Closing address – Dr Ava Easton and Dr Amy Kunchok

17.00 – 18.00                 Drinks & Nibbles Reception

 

Please email support@encephalitis.info for any questions.

Accommodation

If you require accommodation, the following two hotels have been suggested and have a special discount rate:

  • Homewood Suites by Hilton Cleveland-Beachwood, 25725 Central Parkway, Beachwood, OH 44122, 216-464-9600 (please ask for the Cleveland Clinic discount rate of $129)
  • Cleveland Marriott East   (please use CL6 code as the PROMO Code to get the discount)
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