This is a series of audio podcasts in which I have the pleasure of having a brief conversation with thought leaders and newsmakers in the field of epilepsy on a range of seizure related topics. The series is intended as a second opinion to help clinicians understand the latest research as explained by the investigator or perhaps focus on a clinical issue with the help of a leading epilepsy authority on the topic. The purpose is to frame the latest epilepsy news in the right context so as to better manage patients with seizures and improve quality of life. I hope that you find the series informative and helpful and that you join me in listening on a weekly basis.
Dr. Joseph Sirven, Editor-in-Chief
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Dec. 22, 2009 - In this episode of Hallway Conversations, Dr. Joe Sirven, Editor-in-Chief of epilepsy.com/ Professionals interviewed Jerry Shih, MD, Assistant Professor of Neurology Mayo Clinic Florida about Magnetoencephalography for epilepsy diagnosis.
Dec. 17, 2009 - In this episode of Hallway Conversations, Dr. Joe Sirven, Editor-in-Chief of epilepsy.com/ Professionals interviewed William Tatum, DO, Mayo Clinic Florida about Adverse Effects of Antiseizure drugs.
Nov. 16, 2009 - In this episode of Hallway Conversations, Dr. Joe Sirven, Editor-in-Chief of epilepsy.com/Professionals interviewed Joyce Cramer, President, Epilepsy Therapy Project, on the new online Medication Compliance CME.
Nov. 12, 2009 - In this episode of Hallway Conversations, Dr. Joe Sirven, Editor-in-Chief of epilepsy.com/Professionals interviewed Dr. Dan Lowenstein, MD, PhD, Professor of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco on Post-traumatic Epilepsy.
Oct. 14, 2009 - In this episode of Hallway Conversations, Dr. Joseph Sirven, Editor-in-Chief of Epilepsy.com/Professionals, interviewed Dona Locke, PhD and Kristin Kirlin, PhD on Diagnosis and Therapy for Nonepileptic Events: Psychological Perspectives.
Oct. 5, 2009 - In this episode of Hallway Conversations, Dr. Joe Sirven, Editor-in-Chief of epilepsy.com/Professionals interviewed Dr. Robert Fisher, Editor-in-Chief of epilepsy.com and Director of the Stanford Epilepsy Center about My Epilepsy Diary.
Oct. 5, 2009 - In this episode of Hallway Conversations, Dr. Joe Sirven, Editor-in-Chief of epilepsy.com/Professionals interviewed Dr.
Joseph Drazkowski, MD, Mayo Clinic Arizona and Korwyn Williams, MD of Phoenix Children's Hospital on Epilepsy Monitoring for Adults and Children.
Sept. 25, 2009 - In this episode of Hallway Conversations, Dr. Joe Sirven, Editor-in-Chief of epilepsy.com/Professionals interviewed Dr.
Dr. Steve Chung, Director Epilepsy Monitoring, Neurology Residency Director, Barrow Neurological Institute on New AEDS for Epilepsy.
Sept. 17, 2009 - In this episode of Hallway Conversations, Dr. Joe Sirven, Editor-in-Chief of epilepsy.com/Professionals interviewed Dr. Hemant Kudrimoti, Arizona Comprehensive Epilepsy Program, Director, Residency Training Program on Generic Anti-seizure Medications.
Sept. 14, 2009 - In this episode of Hallway Conversations, Dr. Joe Sirven, Editor-in-Chief of epilepsy.com/Professionals interviewed Dr. Katherine Noe, Assistant Professor of Neurology, Mayo Clinic on Women's Issues and Epilepsy.
August 12, 2009 - In this episode of Hallway Conversations, Dr. Joe Sirven, Editor-in-Chief of epilepsy.com/Professionals interviewed Dr. Scott Mintzer, Associate Professor of Neurology, Director, Epilepsy Monitoring Unit and Epilepsy Surgery Program, Jefferson Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, Thomas Jefferson University on Antiseizure medications and Metabolism: Can seizure medications impact cholesterol levels?
August 5, 2009 - In this episode of Hallway Conversations, Dr. Joe Sirven, Editor-in-Chief of epilepsy.com/Professionals interviewed Dr. Lawrence Hirsch, Associate Clinical Professor of Neurology, Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, Columbia University on the latest management of Status Epilepticus.
July 13, 2009 - In this episode of Hallway Conversations, Dr. Joe Sirven, Editor-in-Chief of epilepsy.com/Professionals interviewed Dr. Selim Benbadis, Professor of Neurology, University of South Florida on Nonepileptic seizures: Diagnosis and Treatment.
July 13, 2009 - In this episode of Hallway Conversations, Dr. Joe Sirven, Editor-in-Chief of epilepsy.com/Professionals interviewed Dr. Katherine Noe, Assistant Professor of Neurology, Mayo Clinic on Safety Issues as it pertains to Epilepsy Monitoring Units and her newly published research on the topic.
July 6, 2009 - In this episode of Hallway Conversations, Dr. Joe Sirven, Editor-in-Chief of epilepsy.com/Professionals interviewed Dr. Alison Pack, Associate Professor of Neurology, Columbia University on Bone Health and Epilepsy.
June 22, 2009 - In this episode of Hallway Conversations, Dr. Joe Sirven, Editor-in-Chief of epilepsy.com/Professionals interviewed Dr. Gregory Worrell, Associate Professor of Neurology at Mayo Clinic Rochester about Seizure Prediction: Science, Reality and the Future for Devices.
June 18, 2009 - In this episode of Hallway Conversations, Dr. Joe Sirven, Editor-in-Chief of epilepsy.com/Professionals interviewed Dr. Martha Morrell, Chief Science Officer of Neuropace, Inc. The topic was Responsive Neurostimulation System: Preliminary Results.
June 15, 2009 - In this episode of Hallway Conversations, Dr. Joe Sirven, Editor-in-Chief of epilepsy.com/Professionals interviewed Dr. Christopher DeGiorgio, a professor in residence at UCLA in the Department of Neurology. The topic is Trigeminal and Vagus Nerve Stimulation therapy for epilepsy.
May 20, 2009 - In this episode of Hallway Conversations, Dr. Joe Sirven, Editor-in-Chief of epilepsy.com/Professionals interviewed Jack Hastings, Chief Neurological Consultant to the FAA about flying and epilepsy.
May 13, 2009 - In this episode of Hallway Conversations, Dr. Joe Sirven, Editor-in-Chief of epilepsy.com/Professionals interviewed Dr. Joseph Drazkowski about driving laws and epilepsy. Dr. Drazkowski is Associate Professor of Neurology at Mayo Clinic Arizona.
May 6, 2009 - In this episode of Hallway Conversations, Dr. Joe Sirven, Editor-in-Chief of epilepsy.com/Professionals interviewed Dr. Allan Krumholz from the University of Maryland. Dr. Krumholz discusses driving and epilepsy.
April 23, 2009 - In this episode of Hallway Conversations, Dr. Joe Sirven, Editor-in-Chief of epilepsy.com/Professionals interviewed Dr. Greg Cascino from Mayo Clinic Rochester. Dr. Cascino discusses epilepsy surgery for adults.
April 23, 2009 - In this episode of Hallway Conversations, Dr. Joe Sirven, Editor-in-Chief of epilepsy.com/Professionals interviewed Dr. Kimford Meador from Emory University. Dr. Meador discusses a recently published study in The New England Journal of Medicine on the topic of valproate (Depakote) taken during pregnancy and its link to lower IQs in children.
April 20, 2009 - In this episode of Hallway Conversations, Dr. Joe Sirven, Editor-in-Chief of epilepsy.com/Professionals interviewed Warren Lammert, Chairman and founder of Epilepsy Therapy Project, Joyce Cramer, President of Epilepsy Therapy Project, and Dr. Jackie French, professor in the Department of Neurology NYU, in the comprehensive Epilepsy Center, and Director of the Clinical Trials Consortium.
April 16, 2009 - In this episode of Hallway Conversations Dr. Sirven interviewed Dr. Paul Garcia from University California San Francisco. Dr. Garcia discussed radiosurgery for epilepsy.
April 9, 2009 - In this episode of Hallway Conversations Dr. Sirven interviewed Dr. Jeffrey Buchhalter from Phoenix Children's Hospital. Dr. Buchhalter discussed epilepsy surgery for children.
March 26, 2009 - In this episode of Hallway Conversations Dr. Sirven interviewed Dr. Brien Smith from Henry Ford Medical Center. Dr. Smith discuss how we can best advocate for your patient with seizures. What to do about disability and other advice for patients.
March 18, 2009 - In this episode of Hallway Conversations Dr. Sirven interviewed Dr. David Labiner from the University of Arizona in Tucson to discuss the American with Disabilities Act and how to best inform our patients with regards to this law and its impact.
March 13, 2009 - In this episode of Hallway Conversations Dr. Sirven interviewed Dr. Brian Alldredge, Pharm D, from the University of California San Francisco on the pros and cons of status epilepticus therapy and the latest clinical research on the topic.
March 4, 2009 - In this episode of Hallway Conversations Dr. Sirven interviewed Dr. Blanca Vazquez from New York University School of Medicine. Dr. Vazquez spoke about epilepsy treatments and her role in advocacy for patients. The interview was conducted in Spanish.
Feb. 19, 2009 - Dr. Sirven interviewed Dr. Nathan Fountain from the University of Virginia and co- Chair of the American Academy of Neurology Committee for the Development of Quality Metrics for Epilepsy Care discusses the 8 proposed Quality Metrics for caring for Patients with epilepsy. Please take a listen as public comment on these measures has just started.
Feb. 12, 2009 - Dr. Sirven interviewed Dr. Jacqueline French of New York University School of Medicine. Dr. French, an internationally renowned epilepsy specialist about the issues surrounding the use of generic seizure medications.
Feb. 4, 2009 - Dr. Sirven interviewed Greg Krauss, MD, Associate Professor of Neurology at Johns Hopkins University about Rufinamide, a new medication recently approved for epilepsy.
Jan. 29, 2009 - Dr. Sirven interviewed Elaine Wirrell, Professor in the Division of Child and Adolescent Neurology, Mayo Clinic Rochester about infantile spasms, its diagnosis, prognosis and treatment.
Jan. 22, 2009 - Dr. Sirven interviewed Elinor Ben-Menachem, Professor of Neurology at the Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenberg, Gothenberg, Sweden about Lacosamide, the newly approved medication for seizures and epilepsy.
Jan. 15, 2009 - Dr. Sirven interviewed Joyce Cramer, President of the Epilepsy Therapy Project. Joyce gives us a perpective on testifying to the FDA Advisory Panel on Vigabatrin and the role of the Epilepsy Therapy Project on getting new treatments to the patient.
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Jan. 9, 2009 - Dr. Sirven interviewed Dr. Edward Faught for an opinion regarding news of the FDA Advisory Panel recommending approval for Sabril, Vigabatrin for Infantile Spasms and Refractory Complex Partial seizures. Listen here (MP3) Disclosure: Dr. Faught has been a consultant for Ovation Pharma, makers of Sabril.
Jan. 7, 2009 - Dr. Elson So, Professor of Neurology, Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota talks about SUDEP in this week's edition of Hallway Conversations. Dr. So is Co-Chair of the Joint Taskforce on SUDEP for the Epilepsy Foundation of America and the American Epilepsy Society. Listen here (MP3)
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