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…
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…
Epilepsy information specialist Suzanne Nurse says attending a recent U.S. conference was an opportunity to share a Canadian survey’s findings with colleagues across North America, as well as a chance to learn about new epilepsy research developments that will help her better serve Epilepsy Ontario’s stakeholders. Nurse attended the American Epilepsy Society’s (AES) 2012 meeting,…
The announcement of a proposed provincial epilepsy strategy, funding for epilepsy research and bringing in an epilepsy information specialist are some of the major successes Epilepsy Ontario saw in 2012, says Epilepsy Ontario executive director Rozalyn Werner-Arcé. Perhaps the biggest news impacting Ontario’s epilepsy community in 2012 was the announcement of a proposed provincial…
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