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Voices of Epilepsy

MEDICATION ALERT: Clobazam

January 28, 2014

January 27, 2014   Epilepsy Ontario has learned that there is a shortage of clobazam at some community pharmacies.  Unfortunately, we do not have any further details at this time and we do not know whether the shortage is affecting a single brand of clobazam or if multiple brands are affected. If you take clobazam…

Epilepsy Ontario publishing monthly column on Huffington Post Canada website

January 24, 2014

Stop the presses! Epilepsy Ontario is now running a monthly column on the Huffington Post Canada’s website focusing on issues surrounding seizure disorders as well as providing analysis from experts and stories from people of living with the neurological condition and their families. The first column appeared Jan. 24 and was written by Gena Meldazy,…

[Event] OBI Public Talk: Taking Charge of your Brain Health

January 23, 2014

Please join us for the Ontario Brain Institute public talk: Taking Charge of your Brain Health.  Opening remarks by Dr. Donald Stuss, President and Scientific Director of the OBI, followed by keynote speaker Dr. Tiffany Chow, behavioural neurologist and senior clinician-scientist at the Baycrest Rotman Research Institute.  The title of Dr. Chow’s talk is “Bringing…

SEAC webinar to address needs of students with epilepsy

January 17, 2014

Epilepsy Ontario is presenting a free information webinar Jan. 23 aimed at developing clear messaging about the kind of educational supports children with epilepsy need. The webinar will bring together Special Education Advisory Committee (SEAC) representatives from across Ontario, including many who will be advocating for the creation of protocols outlining supports that should be…