Newswise — Chicago, July 22, 2015 – American Epilepsy Society (AES) opens registration for its 69th Annual Meeting, December 4-8, 2015, at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia. This global meeting features the latest research and emerging innovations in epilepsy through more than 1,200 scientific posters and platform sessions, in addition to diverse educational courses, symposia, special interest group sessions, and workshops on the clinical care and scientific understanding of seizures and epilepsy.

The AES Annual Meeting offers programs for professionals who are involved in both research and clinical care for people with epilepsy. Programs for professionals in basic science and the board certified sub-specialty of epileptology and related healthcare providers will include:

• A one-day course on Epilepsy and the Media;• Fundamentals of Epilepsy Symposium on Video EEG Monitoring;• Epilepsy Specialist Symposium on Malformations of Cortical Development and Epilepsy;• Presidential Symposium on Getting to Cure — the Challenging Road to Disease Modification and Prevention for epilepsy;• Translational and Investigators Workshops• Skills Workshops Sessions;• Sessions on Personalized Medicine in Epilepsy, Epilepsy and Autism, and Interprofessional Models and Collaborative Care and much more.

The AES annual scientific and educational meeting attracts the participation of more than 5,000 physicians, scientists, and allied healthcare professionals from around the world. Additional conference program information, registration instructions, and other details are available on the Society’s website at www.aesnet.org.

About the American Epilepsy Society The American Epilepsy Society is a medical and scientific society whose members are professionals from private practice, academia and government engaged in both research and clinical care for people with epilepsy. For more than 75 years, AES has been unlocking the potential of the clinical and research community by creating a dynamic global forum where professionals can share, learn and grow. AES champions the use of sound science and clinical care through the exchange of knowledge, by providing education and by furthering the advancement of the profession. For additional information, visit aesnet.org.