Making the Rounds - April, 2019

EPILEPSY MONITORING UNIT

UPCOMING EVENTS

April 25 Bakersfield Women’s Business Conference May 2 Resident Research Forum EPILEPSY CENTER Angeles and Sacramento. “The USC Epilepsy Care Consortium was created to facilitate thedevelopment of epilepsy centers, andwe are delighted that adult patients in Central California now have access to this important service,” says Dr. Charles Liu, Surgical Director of the Kern Medical Epilepsy Center and Secretary of the USC Epilepsy Care Consortium. May 31 Graduation June 7 GME Summit August 10 Valley Fever Walk Epilepsy is one of the most common neurological disorders worldwide. Approximatel patients in Kern County have epilepsy and of those, one-third of those patients c candidates for lif -changing surgery, leading to freedom fro disabling seizures. Kern Medical is proud to join the USC Epilepsy Consortium, a unique and unp ece patient care partnership comprised of four additional comprehensive epilepsy centers by the National Association of Epilepsy Centers. Bringing Advanced Epilepsy Care to Kern Cou SERVICES PROVIDED AT THE E CENTER: • Epilepsy Evaluation • Imaging • EEG Services KERN MEDICAL & THE USC EPILEPSY CO SORTIUM Kern Medical Epilepsy Center m re than 33,000 residents in Kern County. Nationwide epilepsy affects approximately 3 million adult and 500,000 children. September 28 Kern Medical Day at the Kern County Fair Epilepsy is one of the most common neurological disorders worldwide. Approximately 35,000 patients in Kern County have epilepsy and of those, one-third of those patients could be candidates for life-changing surgery, leading to freedom fromdisabling seizures. Kern Medical is proud to join the USC Epilepsy Consortium, a unique and unprecedented patientcarepartnershipcomprisedof fouradditionalcomprehensiveepilepsycenterscertified by the NationalAssociationof EpilepsyCenters. Bringing Advanced Epilepsy Care to Kern County KERNMEDICAL EPILEPSYNEUROSURGEONS The National Association of Epilepsy Centers (NAEC) has accredited Kern Medical as a level 3 epilepsy center for 2019 and 2020. Accredited epilepsy centers provide a comprehensive pr gram to diagnose and treat epilepsy with a patient-oriented team approach consisting of an epileptolgist (a neurologist with expertise in treating seizures), neurosurgeons, neuropsychologists, nurse specialists, EEGtechnologists, socialworkers, and others with training and experience in epilepsy care. The Kern Medical Epilepsy Center is a member of the USC Epilepsy Care Consortium, a unique and unprecedented partnership comprised of six of the 21 NAEC-accredited epilepsy centers in California. The six centers in the USC Epilepsy Care Consortium span Orange, Los Angeles, Kern, and Madera Counties. Kern Medical is one of 239 accredited epilepsy centers in the country, and the only adult center between Los SERVICES PROVIDED AT THE EPILEPSY CENTER: • Epilepsy Evaluation • Imaging • EEG Services • Video Telemetry • Stereotactic EEG • Invasive EEG Monitoring • Epilepsy Surgery Resections • Neuromodulation KERN MEDICAL & THE USC EPILEPSY CONSORTIUM EPILEPSY CENTER USC Epilepsy Consortium Kern Medical Epilepsy Center Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation USC Comprehensive Epilepsy Center Hoag Epilepsy Center Children’s Hospitalof LosAngeles Epilepsy Center Dr.CharlesLiu EpilepsyNeurosurgeon Dr.JonRussin EpilepsyNeurosurgeon Dr.BrianLee EpilepsyNeurosurgeon Dr.JosephChen EpilepsyNeurosurgeon KERN MEDICAL & THE USC EPILEPSY CONSORTIUM “Our Center is solving many of the problems faced by the thousands of patients living in Central California who have limited access to epilepsy care,” says Dr. Hari Veedu, Medical Director of the Kern Medical Epilepsy Center. “Whether it’s challenges finding transportation to Southern California for care, long wait times to receive specialized treatment, provider issues with some insurance companies, or the long-term commitment needed for services hundreds of miles away, the Kern Medical Epilepsy Center is offering that relief.” Epilepsy is the fourth most common neurological problem, affecting June 25 New Resident Day

Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation

Hoag Epilepsy Center

• Video Telemetry • Stereotactic EEG

Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles Epilepsy Center

• Invasive EEG Monitoring • Epilepsy Surgery Resecti • Neuromodulation

USC Comprehensive Epilepsy Center

USC Epilepsy Consortium

KERN MEDICAL EPILEPSY NEUROSURGEONS