Conference Theme 2006: Epilepsy Care In Ontario
  • SACEC, with the support of Epilepsy Ontario, is organizing a conference to be held on Saturday, June 10, 2006. The conference will:
    1. address current issues in the medical management of epilepsy
    2. discuss the co-morbidities of epilepsy and the ongoing challenges that individuals with epilepsy experience
    3. highlight the changes that need to take place in epilepsy care through integrating clinician, patient and caregiver input
    4. discuss how these changes may be achieved through the establishment of a Comprehensive Epilepsy Care Program in Ontario


Now Available: June 2006 Conference DVD!

 The June 2006 Conference, Epilepsy Care in Ontario is now available on DVD (Please click on the June 2006 tab for the conference program). A nominal fee of $6 is requested to cover the cost of the DVD and shipping. Please send a cheque or money order made out to SACEC to:

Re: SACEC Conference DVD
c/o University of Toronto Epilepsy Research Program
1 Kings College Circle
Medical Sciences Building, Rm 4309
Toronto, Ontario
M5S 1A8





CONFERENCE PROGRAM
Date: Saturday, June 10, 2006.
Location: University of Toronto, Medical Science Building

 8:30       Registration

 9:00       Dr. Peter Carlen: How good is the medical management of epilepsy?(Click here for presentation slides)

 9:20       Dr. Taufik Valiante: Is surgery underused? What are the bottlenecks?(Click here for presentation slides)

 9:40       Coffee Break

10:00       Dr. McIntyre Burnham: The co-morbidities and epilepsy.(Click here for presentation slides)

10:15       Dr. Mary Lou Smith: Memory problems in people with seizures.(Click here for presentation slides)

10:35       Irene Elliott, Nurse Practitioner: Epilepsy and the schools.(Click here for presentation slides)

11:00       Dr. James Deutsch: Psychiatric Aspects of Coping with Seizures - The Individual, Family, and Society of epilepsy.(Click here for presentation notes)

11:10       Breakout groups*(Click here for Breakout group notes)

12:00       Lunch (A light lunch will be provided)

 1:00       Reports from the breakout groups (Click here to see Dr. Valiante's summary of the breakout session)

 2:00       KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Dr. Ilo Leppik: The role of comprehensive programs in epilepsy care.(Click here for presentation slides)

 3:00       Dr. McIntyre Burnham: A Strategy for epilepsy care in Ontario.

 3:30       Adjournment

*Breakout groups: This is an opportunity for conference attendees to voice their individual concerns and desires for change to epilepy care.