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Institute of Medicine Report on Epilepsy

May 4, 2012

On March 30, 2012 the Institute of Medicine (IOM) released a report on the public health dimensions of epilepsy. Epilepsy Across the Spectrum: Promoting Health and Understanding has a number of recommendations to engage people in advocacy. The goal as always is to improve the lives of people living with epilepsy. Recommendations include: improving access…

Video to train police on seizure disorders

March 29, 2012

Police officer with epilepsy helping create video to ensure unfortunate incident never happens again Deron Hamel Ottawa Police Service (OPS) officer Marcel Allen and the OPS Professional Development Centre are developing a training video about seizure disorders to educate law enforcement officials to help ensure an incident that happened to Allen a year and a…

Ottawa police honouring Purple Day for first time

March 21, 2012

Incident involving an officer with epilepsy was the catalyst for raising awareness within police force Deron Hamel On Aug. 8, 2010, Marcel Allen, an off-duty officer with the Ottawa Police Service (OPS), was driving his children to their home in Pembroke, Ont. when he had an epileptic seizure in front of Parliament Hill. He characterizes…

National epilepsy survey reveals top challenges for Canadians

February 27, 2012

In the fall of 2011, 671 Canadians across the country participated in a survey entitled The Impact of Epilepsy on Canadians. Leger Marketing conducted the survey in both official languages. This is the first of its kind in Canada to explore the impact on life and health among adults living with the disorder. The findings…