Epilepsy Foundation 2014 Shark Tank Competition

The Epilepsy Foundation awarded three winners of the 2014 Shark Tank competition for innovation in the treatment and care of epilepsy at the 2014 Epilepsy Pipeline Conference. The winning product was given to Oren Knopfmacher, PhD, for a device to monitor anti-seizure drug levels in saliva. The “Audience Choice” winner, a smartphone app to detect seizures, stemmed from a school science fair project by 13-year-old Amir Helmy.  The competition helps incentivize inventors and entrepreneurs to further the development of products or treatments for managing epilepsy in a meaningful timeframe.

Follow the link to read more about the 2014 winners and finalists:

http://www.epilepsy.com/shark-tank-2014

Veteran's with Epilepsy - The POEM Study

Listen as Dr. John Hixson discusses the Policy for Opitimal Epilepsy Management (POEM) Study, an online self-management program for Veteran's with epilepsy. Results of the POEM study were recently presented at the 66th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Neurology.

Click below for the audio link:

http://www.epilepsy.com/hallway_conversations