My Brain and Medicine – Cleveland, US
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)