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Conference an opportunity to share Cdn survey findings, learn about latest research

January 3, 2013

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,…

2012 a successful year for epilepsy advocacy

December 20, 2012

  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…

Video helping law enforcement assess seizure disorders slated to be ready for Purple Day

December 7, 2012

Police officer Marcel Allen is hoping a video he’s working on for the Canadian Police Knowledge Network (CPKN) will help police officers nationwide better assess situations when approaching people who have gone into seizure. Since last speaking to the Voices of Epilepsy in March, Allen has been busy working on the video, which contains several…

Survey seeking first-hand stories about living with epilepsy

November 22, 2012

A new survey available on the Epilepsy Ontario website is aiming to discover what the epilepsy community wants to talk about and to seek out people’s experiences of living with the neurological disorder and the key issues important to them. Epilepsy Ontario executive director Rozalyn Werner-Arcé says the organization is hoping the survey will provide…