| Establishment of the Chapter: March
16, 1999
Historical facts: The Chilean Epilepsy Society was formed
with professionals from the Chilean League against Epilepsy and
the Chilean Group of Epilepsy. . The Chilean Group of Epilepsy was
born on December 6th, 1990 and its membership came to 52 people.
It made 82 scientific monthly meetings up to March 1999 and organized
2 scientific congresses, one of them in 1993 and the other one in
1995.
Officers:
President
Dr. Marcelo Devilat. Silvina Hurtado 1713. Depto. 601.Santiago.
Telephone: +56 2 235-2808. Fax: + 56 2 235-2805.
Vice President
Dr. Ledia Troncoso. Tabancura 1575.Depto. 210.Santiago
Telephone: +56 2 217-3227. Fax: + 56 2 218-9531
General Secretary
Da. Manuel Campos. Pasaje Lo Gallo 1787.Santiago.
Telephone: + 56 2 229-6731. Fax: + 56 2 229-6731
Treasurer
Dr. Mireya Morales. Las Vertientes 1248.Santiago.
Telephone: + 56 2 243-1443. Fax: + 56 2 335-4776 e-mail not available
Editor
Dr. Isabel López. Simón Gonzáles 8121.Casa 12. Santiago.
Telephone: + 56 2 273-3851. Fax: + 56 2 335-4776
Officer
Dr. Carlos Acevedo. President of Anliche Chapter of IBE
Patriotas Uruguayos 2236. Santiago.
Telephone: + 56 2 699-2288. Fax: + 650 1225
Dr. Lilian Cuadra. Padre Le Paige 1658. Santiago.
Telephone: + 56 2 229-5358. Fax: + 56 2
650-1225
Dr. Tomás Mesa. Los Cactus 1580-J.Santiago.
Vicepresident of Anliche Chapter of IBE
Telephone: + 56 2 216-9355. Fax: + 56 2 650-1225
All the officers were elected on March 16, 1999 for 1 year.
Commissions
National Program an Plan of Epilepsy Commission. Chair: Dr.
Lilian Cuadra. Epilepsy Surgery Commission. Chair: Dr. Manuel Compos.
Internet and Broadcasting Commission. Chair: Dr. Isabel López. Events
and Congresses Commission. Chair: Dr. Marcelo Devilat. Latinamerican
Day of Epilepsy Commission. Chair: Dr. Carlos Acevedo. Latinamerican
Commission. Chair Dr. Tomas Mesa.
Journal
We are preparing the first issue of the Chilean Magazine of
Epilepsy, which will appear weekly at the beginning.
Other publishings
Report of the Chilean Society of Epilepsy:N° 1 August 1999, N° 2
December 1999.
Scientific meetings which were attended by about 22 professionals.
Meeting N° 1: August 8, 1999 "Epilepsy Surgery in Children"
"Non-evasive presurgical diagnosis"
Meeting N° 2: June 12, 1999 "Extraoperatory electrocorticography"
Joining Work
"The Gap in Epilepsy"
Meeting N° 3: July 9, 1999 "Value of the EEG in scleroting encephalitis"
Joining Work
Meeting N° 4: August 14, 1999 "Epilepsy in cerebrum-vascular
diseases"
Joining Work
Meeting N° 5: Sept. 11, 1999 "Epileptic Pseudocrisis"
"Rational handling of AED"
Meeting N° 6: Oct. 10, 1999 "Epileptic state and epileptogenesis"
"Handling of pseudoepilepsy"
Meeting N° 7: Nov. 13, 1999 "National Plan of the Epilepsy for
Chile"
Chilean attendance of the Congress in Prague"
Meeting N° 8: Dic. 4, 1999 "Complex partial epileptic status"
Joining Work
Meeting N° 9: Jan. 8, 2000 "Surgery in cortical displasias"
Joining Work
"Failure in neuronal migration"
Other events
October 27, 1999 2nd Annual Meeting: "Handling of AED"
Activities in relation to the Global Campaign against Epilepsy
- Organization of the event: "Epilepsy 2000" - 1st Latinamerican
Congress of Epilepsy", which will take place from September
6th to Sepetember 9, 2000 in Santiage, Chile, For further information,
please see: <epilepsiachile.com>: Epilepsia 2000
- Etablishment of the "Latinamerican Day of Epilepsy" on
September 9, 2000.
- Announcement of the "Declaration of Santiago for the Epilepsy
in Latinamerica" on September. 9, 2000.
- Combined work with the Ministy of Health of Chile to build
up a "National Plan of Epilepsy for Chile".
Other activities and news
Since May 1999, the Chilean Society of Epilepsy is present in
an internet site <epilepsiachile.com>, which is visited by
about 30 people daily. The site has, among other things, a section
of free entry for those who want to ask questions. These ones are
answered by members of the Society.
The Society organized on October 26th, 1999 an Epilepsy Surgery
Simposium as a part of the Anual Journeys of the Neurologial, Psychiatry
and Neurosurgery Society. Members of the Society presented posters
during those journeys.
The Commission formed by 10 members, all of them belonging to
the Society, gathers monthly since April 1999 to work on the National
Plan of Epilepsy, which will make possible the building up of an
integral action plan of the people with the epilepsy existing in
our country.
The Commission has received the acknowledgement and support of
the Ministry of Health as a ministerial working group. ,Thus, its
conclusions will be part of the ministerial rules.
At the same time, this Commission is working to obtain from the
health authorities the recognition of the epilepsy as a priority
disease, which will signify a major increase of economic resources
for it.
The Board had 7 meetings together with the representatives of
Anliche (Asociación Chilena de Ligas contra la Epilepsia), chilean
Chapter of the IBE.
Summary:
The Chilean Society of Epilepsy in accordance with its goals and
those of the ILAE, has carried out 9 scientific meetings, 1 per
month, and has arranged 2 epilepsy events.
There are 6 commissions working: National Plan of Epilepsy, Epilepsy
Surgery, Broadcasting and Internet, Committee for the arrangement
of events, the Latinamerican Declaration Commission and the Latinamerican
Commission.
The first issue of the Chilean Magazine of Epilepsy will appear
during the year 2000.
In the course of the Global Campaign, the Society is organizing
the 1st Latinamerican Congres of Epilepsy, the Latinamerican Day
of Epilepsy and the Declaration of Santiago about the Epilepsy in
Latinamerica.
The most important and most relevant future proyection is the
combinet work which is being done with the Ministy of Health in
relation to the National Plan for the Epilepsy for Chile.
Dr. med. Marcelo Devilat Barros
President
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