Innovative Approaches to Managing Drug-Resistant Epilepsy in Adults: The Role of Ketogenic Diet Therapy

Event date: 7/17/2025 1:00:00 PM EDT

Join us for a 1-hour educational webinar with Dr. Elizabeth Felton and Kelly Faltersack, MS, RDN, from the Adult Neurology Ketogenic Diet Therapy Clinic at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where they use ketogenic diet therapies (KDT) for adult patients living with drug-resistant epilepsy. They will discuss best practices for using KDTs in this patient population, including emergency management in the ICU.

Learning Objectives:

  • Review the clinical evidence supporting the use of ketogenic diet therapy in managing drug-resistant epilepsy in the adult population.
  • Learn practical strategies for implementing ketogenic diet therapy in clinical practice, including patient selection, dietary planning, monitoring, and managing potential side effects.
  • Understand real-world applications of ketogenic diet therapy in managing drug-resistant epilepsy and identify best practices for optimizing patient care.

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About the Speakers:
Elizabeth Felton, MD, PhD is an Assistant Professor of Neurology and Biomedical Engineering at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. She specializes in epilepsy, and her clinical interests include ketogenic therapy for adults, special issues affecting women, neurostimulation and pediatric to adult transitions. She is the UW Health Ketogenic Diet Program Director and Women’s Epilepsy Clinic Co-Director. She established the UW Health Adult Neurology Ketogenic Diet Therapy Clinic and developed a parallel clinical research program.

Kelly Faltersack, MS, RDN, LDN, CD is a registered dietitian nutritionist at a large academic medical center in Madison, Wisconsin. Kelly has been a registered dietitian nutritionist since 2011. She has five years of experience in neuro intensive care and has specialized in ketogenic diet therapy for adults with epilepsy, Glut1 deficiency, and other neurological conditions since 2016. Kelly has co-authored publications on ketogenic diet therapy, serves on the Education Committee for the International Neurological Ketogenic Society (INKS), and serves on the medical advisory board for the Glut1 Deficiency Foundation.

*This webinar was submitted for one (1) CEU credit.