November is Epilepsy Awareness Month

November is Epilepsy Awareness Month. But, sometimes it seems the month can come and go without mention of a single event to raise awareness.

Now, that’s not to say that events don’t happen. Epilepsy Foundation offices around the country are organizing events, conferences and walks to celebrate Epilepsy Awareness. And, they are doing their best to raise the public consciousness.

But what could be wrong with a little extra PR to let folks know the events are happening?

Look up your local Epilepsy Foundation Affiliate to find out what’s happening in your neighborhood at:

Epilepsy Foundation Affiliate Lookup

And if you can’t find anything in your neck of the woods, I’ll be speaking at the Epilepsy Foundation of Eastern Pennsylvania’s: Epilepsy Education and Information Exchange on Saturday, November 7, 2009.

See you there.

Jessica K. Smith Founder and CEO; Executive Director

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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