Credits Available: 4.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™/ MOC Points

Description: This curriculum is designed to empower neurologists, epileptologists, and pediatricians with the knowledge to address the unique challenges posed by Developmental and Epileptic Encephalopathies (DEEs). Through a blend of self-study modules, live discussions, and action planning, participants will learn to optimize care for DEE patients by understanding the impact of anti-seizure medications on both seizure and non-seizure symptoms.

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This program is intended for:
Target Professions: DO, MD, Physician Assistant, Nurse Practitioner, Nurse
Target Specialties: Neurology, Epileptology, Pediatrics

Mary Zupanc

University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Clinical Adjunct Professor, Department of Neurology

Dr. Zupanc is an Adjunct Clinical Professor in the Department of Neurology, Division of Pediatric Neurology and Epilepsy, at the University of Wisconsin—Madison. She is board certified in pediatrics by the American Board of Pediatrics, and in pediatric neurology, clinical neurophysiology, and epilepsy by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. She has been a long-standing member of the Child Neurology Society, Child Neurology Foundation, American Epilepsy Society, and American Academy of Neurology.
Dr. Zupanc has been recognized for her scholarship and contributions in the advancement of pediatric neurology, having published many articles in peer reviewed journals on the topics of infantile spasms, intractable epilepsy syndromes, pediatric epilepsy surgery, and the transition of care from pediatrics to adult care. In addition, she is the author of sixteen textbook chapters on pediatric epilepsy, pediatric epilepsy surgery, and reproductive health in adolescent girls
with epilepsy.
Known for her excellence in teaching, Dr. Zupanc has given presentations at national and international conferences. She has also been the recipient of multiple awards for teaching and clinical care throughout her career. She has dedicated her career to patient care and advocacy, pediatric neurology education, clinical research, and advocacy for public health policy, including the transition of pediatric patients with special needs to adult care. In October 2021, at the Child Neurology Society Meeting in Boston, Dr. Zupanc had the honor of receiving the Child Neurology Society’s Arnold P. Gold Humanism in Medicine Award. It is one of the highest honors that a child neurologist can receive.