2026 Accreditation Changes Letter
NAEC 2026 Accreditation Changes Letter
NAEC’s Board and Accreditation Committee met recently to finalize the accreditation criteria for 2026. Please find a high level summary of the planned changes in this letter from NAEC President, Fred Lado, MD, PhD.
NAEC will host a webinar on the 2026 Accreditation Criteria and Process later […]
2025 Accreditation Changes Letter and Webinar
Federal Epilepsy Programs
CDC Epilepsy Program
The CDC Epilepsy Program provides a wealth of information about epilepsy, facts and statistics about epilepsy, first aid for seizures, and health and safety concerns for people living with epilepsy or seizures. The CDC also leads the Managing Epilepsy Well (MEW) network, which is […]
VA Epilepsy Centers
VA Epilepsy Centers of Excellence
The VA Epilepsy Centers of Excellence (ECoE) are a network of 16 sites that provide comprehensive epilepsy evaluation and care for Veterans with seizure disorders. To improve the care […]
Epilepsy Organizations
Epilepsy Alliance America is a national organization, launched in 2018, dedicated to providing support, care, and service to those with epilepsy.
For more than 50 years, the Epilepsy Foundation […]
New Physician Specialty Code for Epileptologists
We are pleased to announce the implementation of a new physician specialty code, F6, used to indicate the specialty designation for an epileptologist. The new code, created by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) is the result of a collaborative effort among specialty societies that included submitting a request […]
National Institutes of Health
National Institutes of Health Epilepsy Program
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Epilepsy Program at the NIH Clinical Center works with patients who have seizures or suspected seizures. Program research protocols include clinical evaluation, experimental drug studies, neuroimaging, magnetoencephalography, and surgical evaluation. Patients interested in participating should contact the program […]
New Guidelines for Centers
NAEC is thrilled to announce the publication of its 2023 Guidelines for epilepsy centers!
An Executive Summary of the 2023 Guidelines for Specialized Epilepsy Centers: Report of the National Association of Epilepsy Centers Guideline Panel was published online on February 2, 2024, in Neurology®, the medical journal of the […]






