November 12–14, 2026 | DoubleTree by Hilton Minneapolis Airport | Bloomington, MN
Registration is closed
Overview
The Neurology Residents Scholar Program (NRSP) is designed for second- and third year neurology residents and child neurology fellows as an additional opportunity in epilepsy education. The NRSP is an intensive multi-day course that addresses all clinical aspects of epilepsy, including the latest developments in diagnosis and treatment. Founded by the late Dr. John Gates of the Minnesota Epilepsy Group, PA, the NRSP is in its 24th year of educating residents and fellows about epilepsy to improve patient care. The curriculum is intended to augment general neurology residency programs. With epilepsy presenting in a third of adult neurological disorders and more than two-thirds of pediatric neurological cases, there is a definitive need to better inform general neurologists and child neurologists about this condition.
For questions, please refer to the brochure or contact Ashley Lilly, Account Director, at lillya@ceconcepts.com
Who Should Attend
Neurology residents/fellows who are nominated to attend the NRSP are selected by their program directors. Ideal candidates for the program are in their second or third year of residency, and are committed to improving their diagnostic skills and furthering their knowledge of the treatment of epilepsy. During this multi-day meeting, residents/fellows attend interactive lectures and participate in breakout workshops in which they discuss clinical cases with colleagues from across the United States. Each resident/fellow is required to prepare and present one brief case study on an epilepsy-related topic of their choice.
Case Study
All registrants are required to present a seizure-related clinical case during their assigned case study breakout session. All case study presentations must be submitted in advance in PowerPoint format and include EEG tracings. The presentation should total no more than 6–8 slides, with the expectation of approximately 10 minutes for both presentation and discussion. Case study submission requirements will be emailed to residents/fellows following registration.
Travel
Each participant will receive a $400 travel scholarship on-site at NRSP 2026.
- Attendees will be responsible for hotel rooms at $119 + tax per night (attendees will reserve a hotel room via a secure hotel website)
Learning Objectives
- Apply seizure classification and patient-specific factors, including seizure type and key comorbidities, to select and sequence antiseizure therapies appropriately for focal and generalized epilepsy
- Incorporate evidence-informed, stage-based sequencing strategies after antiseizure medication failure to optimize longterm seizure control
- Differentiate seizure clusters from isolated breakthrough seizures to guide anticipatory outpatient management
- Utilize evidence-informed rescue therapy strategies and individualized acute seizure action plans to reduce acute deterioration and progression to status epilepticus
- Apply standardized drug-resistant epilepsy (DRE) criteria and structured escalation frameworks to identify appropriate candidates for timely referral to comprehensive epilepsy centers for surgical and neurostimulation evaluation
- Select appropriate genetic testing strategies for pediatric and complex epilepsy based on clinical presentation and guideline-informed pathways
- Apply genetic test results to inform treatment selection and longitudinal, syndrome-informed care planning
Target Audience
PGY-2 and PGY-3 neurology residents and child neurology fellows completing training at an Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)-accredited U.S. training program.
Accreditation
In support of improving patient care, Creative Educational Concepts LLC (CEC) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
ACCME (Physician): CEC designates this live educational activity for a maximum of 10 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Upon completion of a CE request form, statements of credit for physicians will be issued within 30 business days via email.
Tentative Agenda
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11:30 AM–12:30 PM |
Registration |
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12:30 PM–1:00 PM |
Boxed Lunch/Ice Breaker |
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1:00 PM–5:30 PM |
Educational Sessions |
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6:00 PM–7:00 PM |
Welcome Dinner/Reception |
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7:30 AM–8:00 AM |
Buffet Breakfast |
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8:00 AM–12:00 PM |
Educational Sessions |
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12:00 PM–1:00 PM |
Buffet Lunch |
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1:00 PM–5:45 PM |
Educational Sessions |
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6:00 PM–7:30 PM |
Dinner: Meet-the-Faculty—Paving a Path to Epilepsy Practice |
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7:30 AM–8:00 AM |
Buffet Breakfast |
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8:00 AM–11:15 AM |
Educational Sessions |
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11:15 AM–11:30 AM |
Post-test/Closing Remarks/Q&A Session |
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11:30 AM |
Grab-and-Go Lunch/Departures |
*AMA PRA Category 1 Accredited Session
Faculty
Patricia E. Penovich
MD (Co-Chair)
Adjunct Clinical Professor, University of Minnesota
Emeritus, Minnesota Epilepsy Group PA
St. Paul, MN
David Spencer
MD (Co-Chair)
Professor of Neurology
Director, OHSU Epilepsy Program
Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, OR
Invited Faculty
Heidi Currier
MD, FANA, FAES, FAAN
Minnesota Epilepsy Group
St. Paul, MN
Jason Little
MD
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN
Andres M. Kanner
MD, FAAN
University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine
Miami, FL
Michael C. Smith
MD
Rush Epilepsy Center
Chicago, IL
Elizabeth A. Thiele
MD, PhD
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA
Douglas Smith
MD, PhD
Minnesota Epilepsy Group
St. Paul, MN
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"Our residents' learning was considerable and exponential from attending this conference in the past"
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2026 Educational Supporters
Jazz Pharmaceuticals, LivaNova, Neurelis, UCB Inc, and Xenon.