Den 13 februari 2017 finns det 50 miljoner skäl att tala om epilepsi. Den internationella epilepsirörelsen arrangerar då en Världsepilepsidagen för att uppmärksamma behoven av ökad kunskap, mer resurser till forskning och bättre livskvalitet för de 50 miljoner människor i världen som lever med epilepsi. Den andra måndagen i februari varje år kommer att vara International Epilepsy Day. Syftet med
The Norwegian Epilepsy Society (Norwegian chapter of the ILAE) and the Norwegian Epilepsy Federation (Norwegian chapter of the IBE) will together mark International Epilepsy Day by presenting the new Norwegian guidelines for diagnosis and therapy of epilepsy. In addition there will be a political debate around central problems with the care for persons with epilepsy.
February 13 is an important day for all people with epilepsy in Valencia and so we are going to celebrate it for the third consecutive year. Under the motto "We are putting epilepsy in the picture"/ "Estamos poniendo la epilepsia a la vista", ALCE, Comunidad Valenciana Epilepsy Association, will support this awareness campaign to "make epilepsy
International Epilepsy Day has again inspired the Finnish Epilepsy Association to many activities. There will be face to face campaigning around the country from the capital to Lapland, starting on the 13th of February from the biggest shopping mall in Helsinki. The campaign is connected to the local elections and candidates will be challenged to comment
On International Epilepsy Day 2017 Healthsuites, Abeokuta will again take epilepsy awareness to the Markets, the Traditional Rulers and schools in Ogun State, Nigeria. Dr Olusola Talabi, a neurologist and Epileptologist will feature on radio stations and television on to raise public awareness. Contact: Olusola Talabi
Meeting title: 'Living with Epilepsy' İstanbul Monday 13th February, 2017 A group comprising of a doctor, a psychologist, a psychiatrist and a lawyer will provide this epilepsy meeting. The Turkish Chapter of the International Bureau of Epilepsy will also support the theme of this year’s International Epilepsy Day, ‘Putting Epilepsy in the Picture’. Contact Ebru
In Mexico, International Epilepsy Day was celebrated at the Palace of Medicine, which was the Faculty of Medicine for many decades and is now the Museum of Medicine. The auditorium has 400 places and the audience was made-up of people with epilepsy, relatives and Health workers. Download the flyer. For further information contact
Thursday 9th February 2017, 8:00am to 12:00pm Hajar Auditorium, HMC Education Center For further information contact: Dr. Hassan Alhail Download the schedule TIME TOPIC SPEAKER 8:00am-8:10am Welcome Boulenouar Mesraoua 8:10am-8:30am Social aspects of epilepsy in Middle East Hassan Al Hail (President of QLAE) 8:30am-8:50am What is it like to live with epilepsy?- patient’s
On February 8, Dr Michele Simonato will present a seminar to the clinicians, residents and medical students of the San Raffaele Hospital, in Milan. The seminar is entitled “Modulating gene expression in epilepsy. Mechanisms and tools for intervention, from microRNAs to gene therapy vectors” and will be co-resented by me and my collaborators Paolo Roncon and Gianluca Verlengia. Dr
The Association of Parents of Children with Epilepsy are organizing an event for February 8. The National Palace of Culture, which is the biggest center of its kind on Balkans, will be decorated in purple lights between 7 and 8pm. Visit the association's Facebook page for more details.
