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		<title>Mother’s advocacy for sons aided by Epilepsy Ontario webinars</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 13:35:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One thing Kelly Cvijanovich has discovered about having two sons who have epilepsy is that when it comes to obtaining supports and resources it’s important to be proactive and become an advocate for your children. This is exactly what she has done for her sons Dylan, 7, and Cameron, 3. Doctors don’t know what has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Finding your right epilepsy medication can be trial and error</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 15:18:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Finding a patient’s correct epilepsy medication and dosage can be a matter of trial and error for doctors, but there are things people living with seizure disorders can do to assist in the process. The first challenge for doctors is often making the right diagnosis, says Dr. Peter Carlen, a neurologist at Toronto Western Hospital’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EpLink study focusing on improving children’s working memory</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2013 15:37:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DHamel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A study aimed at improving children’s working memory with a computer-based training program is being cited as one of the major highlights of EpLink, an epilepsy research program established by the Ontario Brain Institute (OBI). EpLink co-director Dr. McIntyre Burnham says the study, which is led by Dr. Elizabeth Kerr, a clinical neuropsychologist at Toronto’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>$100-million OBI funding will help position Ontario as brain-research leader: Stuss</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2013 01:22:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DHamel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A $100 million, five-year provincial funding initiative provided to the Ontario Brain Institute (OBI) for research into neurological disorders, including epilepsy, Alzheimer’s disease, cerebral palsy, depression and autism, will help position the province as a worldwide brain-research leader, says Dr. Donald Stuss. Stuss, OBI’s president and scientific director, says what makes this funding exceptional is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Agencies gearing up for Epilepsy Awareness Month</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2013 15:28:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DHamel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[March is Epilepsy Awareness Month, and epilepsy support agencies across Ontario are working hard to spread the word to help the public learn more about seizure disorders and their impact on people. A highlight of the month is Purple Day, an international day of raising epilepsy awareness that was started by Canadian Cassidy Megan. Rhonda [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sign up now for Summerfest, a great experience for kids with epilepsy</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2013 20:48:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DHamel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Summerfest, an inclusive two-week camp experience, is once again being offered by Epilepsy Ontario at Camp Couchiching. But spaces in the program, which is an opportunity for youths who have epilepsy to mature and gain independence and have fun, are quickly filling up and families should sign up now to ensure their sons and daughters [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Client-pharmacist relationship crucial for those with complex disorders during clobazam shortage</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2013 15:22:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DHamel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Having a strong client-pharmacist relationship can make a difference to a person living with a seizure disorder in times of a medication shortage, and for people like Kayleigh Boyd, who is affected by seizures as a result of having Rett syndrome, the client-pharmacist relationship can be even more crucial, says her mother, Terry. Rett syndrome [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alternative drug therapy, close physician contact recommended during clobazam shortage</title>
		<link>http://epilepsyontario.org/alternative-drug-therapy-close-physician-contact-recommended-during-clobazam-shortage/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2013 21:24:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DHamel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[People who are taking clobazam for seizures and are at risk of running out of the drug should be discussing alternative drug therapies with their prescribing physician. This can help to ensure that the patient-doctor relationship is strong, says Dr. Jose Martin del Campo. A medication alternative recommendation from Martin del Campo, a neurologist at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>National action plan could curb impact of drug shortages</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2013 14:53:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DHamel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Daryl Yeo discovered there was a clobazam shortage after receiving an e-newsletter from Epilepsy Ontario Jan. 4 announcing a warning to those needing the seizure control drug. For Daryl, the president of Epilepsy Toronto and father of a woman with epilepsy who takes clobazam, this is a sign that things need to change. Upon learning [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Unable to get clobazam? Work with your doctor, pharmacist</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2013 20:17:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DHamel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If people who take clobazam to control their seizure disorder are unable to obtain the medication, they need to be working with their doctor and pharmacist to develop an alternative drug-therapy program. This is the message Karen Sullivan, Shoppers Drug Mart’s director of pharmacy professional affairs for Western Canada, recently shared with the Voices of [...]]]></description>
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