Thank you for attending our seminar on Diet Therapies for Epilepsy

 We are currently in the process of planning our annual Advances in Epilepsy Care Conference. If you have a topic suggestion, please send us an email at epilepsyconference@sacec.info.


Integrated Epilepsy Care Update

Over the next few months, we will be meeting with epilepsy agencies across the province to discuss Integrated Epilepsy Care in Ontario. Have your voice heard! Contact your local epilepsy agency or email us at epilepsyconference@sacec.info. What improvements to the health care system would you like to see? What services would you like to see offered? Please send us your thoughts!


 



History of 2008-2009 SACEC Events:


SACEC invites you to a seminar on diet therapies for epilepsy!
Please join us as everyone is welcome!

Program: "Diet Therapies for Epilepsy" - Dr. Elizabeth Donner, Neurologist at the Hospital for Sick Children
               "A Day in the Life of the Keto: A parent perspective" - Jodi Yeilding

     

Date: Wednesday, May 6th, 2009 at 7pm
Location: University of Toronto, Medical Sciences Building, Room 4227, 1 King's College Circle, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 1A8
Admission: Free! Refreshments will be provided.

If you would like to attend this event, please register by sending us an email at epilepsyconference@sacec.info.


Help Raise Epilepsy Awareness at the Ontario Legislature!
On Tuesday, March 31st, 2009, SACEC and other epilepsy agencies across the province have been invited to participate at an information session for Ontario Members of Provincial Parliament (MPP). Medical professionals specializing in epilepsy care, leading epilepsy researchers, and epilepsy community organizations will be speaking with elected representatives about improving epilepsy care in Ontario.

Please help us with this initiative by ensuring that your MPP attends this event. Call or send an email to your local representative and strongly encourage him/her to attend the Purple Day Splash - Information Session on Epilepsy at Queens Park.

To help you find your MPPs contact information, click on: http://fyed.elections.on.ca/fyed/en/form_page_en.jsp and enter your postal code. Once you have your electoral district, search for the contact information of the MPP in your riding using the following link: http://www.ontla.on.ca/web/members/members_current.do?locale=en&ord=Riding&dir=ASC&list_type=all_mpps

As a representative of your riding, your MPP is responsible for meeting with constituents to help find services to assist them in different ways, and attend and support community events. An MPP may be able to help with and present a petition to the Legislature concerning a specific problem or issue in the riding, such as improving Epilepsy care. We hope that you will urge your MPP to attend.

Summary of "Purple Day Splash - Information Session on Epilepsy" Details:
Date: Tuesday, March 31st, 2009
Time: 9:00am - 6:30pm
Location: Queen's Park, Committee Room #2


March is Epilepsy Awareness month!
Last March a grade 3 student from Nova Scotia Cassidy Megan started Purple day to help raise awareness and understanding of epilepsy. March 26th, 2009 is Purple day, a National Empowerment day to support epilepsy awareness.

Cassidy hopes to end the fear when disclosing epilepsy has created a national movement. Stigmas arising from public misconceptions about epilepsy, social isolation along with lowered self esteem among children who have epilepsy are all too common. Until last year, ten year old Cassidy never talked about her epilepsy, fearing negative reactions, she felt isolated. After an education presentation at her school, she began to talk about her seizures to classmates. The spirited girl convinced her school to designate March 26 as "Purple Day for Epilepsy", when everyone would be encouraged to wear purple to support epilepsy. Cassidy has become a national spokesperson for children with epilepsy.

The Canadian Epilepsy Alliance is launching Purple Day-March 26th as a national empowerment day to raise awareness of epilepsy and support children affected by the disorder. Epilepsy agencies across the country will be launching Purple Day.

You can show your support by wearing purple on March 26th and also encourage your friends and colleagues to take part in this global campaign. Invitations are being extended to all Canadians. Support from coast to coast goes a long way in efforts to raise awareness about epilepsy. Host your own Purple Day party or a Purple Day fundraising event!

For more information on purple day or to help distribute awareness items please call 1-866-Epilepsy. Or visit www.purpleday.org.


SACEC invites you to a seminar on seizure surgery!
Please join us as everyone is welcome.

Program: "Epilepsy surgery: The most underutilized operation of our time" - Dr. Taufik Valiante, Neurosurgeon at Toronto Western
               "Brain Surgery: The Top Cut" - A patient perspective

Date: Monday, February 9th, 2009 at 7pm
Location: University of Toronto, Medical Sciences Building, Room 4227, 1 King's College Circle, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 1A8
Admission: Free! Refreshments will be provided.

If you would like to attend this event, please register by sending us an email at epilepsyconference@sacec.info.