Webinar — Epilepsy Service Dogs: The Science Behind the Sniff

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Overview

Epilepsy service dogs are trained to assist individuals with epilepsy by providing support during and after seizures. They can be trained to alert their handler to an oncoming seizure, provide physical assistance during a seizure, and help with tasks like retrieving medication or a phone afterwards.  Some dogs may even develop the ability to predict and react in advance to an oncoming seizure once they are placed with their recipient.

As we recognize Service Dog Awareness Month this September, this webinar will provide attendees with a deeper understanding of the two types of epilepsy service dogs — seizure alert dogs and seizure rescue dogs.  Additionally, viewers of this webinar can expect to learn more about:

• Research that has been conducted on how and why seizure alert dogs are able to provide warnings to those living with epilepsy and their loved ones.
• The potential for further research surrounding seizure alert dogs and their future role in seizure detection.
• What steps someone can take if they are interested in an epilepsy service dog for themselves or a loved one.

Moderator

This webinar will be moderated by the inaugural recipient of our Community Enrichment Program, Channing Seideman.  The Community Enrichment Program, a partnership between CURE Epilepsy and UCB, Inc. This program aims to improve the lives of individuals with epilepsy by providing opportunities for professional skill development and meaningful employment.  Channing, who has spent the last year as an intern with CURE Epilepsy, has had an epilepsy service dog by her side since 2010.  Her first companion was Georgie, a seizure-response dog, who walked her down the aisle at her high-school graduation.  Her current canine companion, Bishop, is the great nephew of Georgie and is trained as a seizure-alert dog.  You can learn more about Channing and Bishop, as well as the CURE Epilepsy Community Enrichment Program, in this video.

You can find more information on CURE Epilepsy research webinars here.

Webinar Speaker

Jennifer Arnold is Founder and Executive Director of Canine Assistants, a non-profit organization which teaches and provides service dogs for children and adults with physical disabilities or other special needs. Jennifer is the New York Times bestselling author of Through a Dog’s Eyes, published by Random House in 2010, and the subject of a PBS Special of the same name. Her second book, In a Dog’s Heart, was released to critical acclaim in October 2011. Recently, she released her third and most important book to date, Love Is All You Need.

Sponsor

This webinar is generously supported with funding from UCB, Inc., Founding Partner of the CURE Epilepsy Community Enrichment Program.

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