2nd Annual Netathon
Mark your calendar for the upcoming online event this Saturday May 6, 10am-6pm pst (1-9pm est), the “TALK ABOUT IT for Epilepsy” Netathon, sponsored by Sunovion, to spread awareness and raise funds for epilepsy.
This unique event, hosted by Greg Grunberg and centered around the epilepsy community, drew over 835,000 viewers last year. It will feature musical performances and interviews with stars from stage, screen, and music on why talking about epilepsy is so important. The event will also include epilepsy and seizure experts talking about key epilepsy-related topics.
For more information on the featured celebrities, bands and physicians, or how to tune in, visit the website, www.epilepsy.com/Hollywood.
View the Live Event
The event can be viewed live on www.epilepsy.com/hollywood, www.talkaboutit.org and www.CBSlocal.com/epilepsy
Jessica Keenan Smith is a patient advocate and epilepsy community leader with more than 15 years of experience. As Founder and CEO of Living Well With Epilepsy and Executive Director of ASENT she bridges the gap between the scientific and patient communities, with a particular focus on the needs of the epilepsies. Jessica Keenan Smith is Founder and CEO of Living Well With Epilepsy, an award winning online resource for people affected by epilepsy to share stories and access in-depth information on the disease. Since 2009, Living Well With Epilepsy (https://livingwellwithepilepsy.com) has been featured in Forbes, Wired, NBC, NPR and the cover story of Epilepsy Advocate Magazine and has partnered with companies such as UCB, Lundbeck, Sunovion, Eisai, and more. Ms. Smith is also the Executive Director of the American Society for Experimental Neurotherapeutics (ASENT) (https://asent.org), an organization that brings together leaders from industry, academia, government and advocacy who are engaged in bringing drugs and devices to market across all neurologic disease states. In this role she is responsible for leading a successful scientific journal and annual scientific conference with speakers from all over the world.
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