Carpe Diem: A Review of Seizure Medications - Live Webinar on March 10, 2025 8PM ET
Learn about the generations of epilepsy medications, their classifications, and treatment strategies in this comprehensive webinar. Dive deep into clinical insights for healthcare professionals.
About this webinar
There are multiple generations of epilepsy and seizure medications, with an ever-expanding list of clinical pearls for healthcare professionals to be aware of. This continuing education activity extensively reviews the background, classification, and treatment of all types of seizures.
At the conclusion of this course, participants will be able to:
Recall the first-generation AEDs which significant side effects, require serum monitoring, have tolerance concerns, and have CYP-450 concerns
Identify appropriate patient counseling information for AEDs based on classification and individual pharmacological aspects
Recall the common first-line monotherapy, alternative monotherapy, and add-on therapy medications for the various types of epilepsy conditions
Instructors
Mark Garofoli, PharmD, MBA, BCGP, CPE is a Clinical Assistant Professor and Director of Experiential Learning for the West Virginia University (WVU) School of Pharmacy (SoP), a faculty member in the WVU School of Medicine Pain Fellowship Program, and a Clinical Pain Management Pharmacist at the WVU Medicine Center for Integrative Pain Management. Dr. Garofoli received his PharmD at the University of Pittsburgh SoP in 2004 and his MBA from Strayer University in 2008. He is board certified in Geriatric Care (BGCP) along with being a certified pain educator (CPE) and certified tobacco treatment specialist (CTTS). He began his career with CVS Health in community pharmacy management, then worked as a Humana Healthcare MTM clinical pharmacist, leading to the development of patient-centered and managed care centered programs and the Safe & Effective Management of Pain state guidelines.