You're Invited!

 SACEC, with the support of Epilepsy Ontario, is hosting an "Epilepsy Care in Ontario" Conference. The conference will feature Dr. Ilo Leppik, director of the Minnesota Comprehensive Epilepsy Program, among other speakers (see program below). Please join us as everyone is invited to attend.
Date:          Saturday, June 10, 2006
Time:          9am-4pm
Location:    University of Toronto, Medical Sciences Building, 1 King's College Circle
Admission:  Free! A light lunch will also be provided!

Conference Program (Please click on the link to view the presentation slides)
8:30am       Registration
9:00am       Dr. Peter Carlen: How good is the medical management of epilepsy?
9:20am       Dr. Taufik Valiante: Is surgery underused? What are the bottlenecks?

9:40am       Coffee Break

10:00am      Dr. McIntyre Burnham: The co-morbidities and epilepsy
10:15am      Dr. Mary Lou Smith: Memory problems in people with seizures
10:35am      Irene Elliott, Nurse Practitioner: Epilepsy and the schools.
11:00am      Dr. James Deutsch: Psychiatric aspects of coping with seizures: the individual, family and society.
11:10am      Break out groups: What about epilepsy would you like to change?

12:00pm      Lunch

1:00pm       Reports from break-out groups
2:00pm       *KEYNOTE SPEAKER* Dr. Ilo Leppik: The role of comprehensive programs in epilepsy care.
3:00pm       Dr. McIntyre Burnham: A strategy for epilepsy care in Ontario

SACEC would like to thank everyone who attended our 2006 conference.
To provide us with feedback regarding the conference, please send us an email at epilepsyconference@sacec.info.


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