| Officers:
Prof. Amel MRABET
President of T.A.A.E
Neurological Department
E.P.S. Charles Nicolle
1006 Tunis
Phone: 216 1 562 834
Fax: 216 1 562 834, 216 1 562 777
E-mail address: amel.mrabet@rns.tn
Dr. Mohamed Fredj
Secretary General
Neurological Dept., EPS Charles Nicolle
12, Rue 3 Septembre
1006 Tunis
Phone: +216 1 664007
Fax: +216 1 562777
E-mail:
Dr. Aroua Ezzahi-kacem
Treasurer
14, Avenue de Carthage
1000 Tunis
Phone: +216 1 347 392
The officers were elected
in 1996 until 2000.
Secretariat: see address
of the President
Commissions
- Quality of life: Chelbia RomdhanI 12, Avenue Taieb Mhiri,1002
Tunis
- Global Campaign: Dr. Mohamed Fredj, Neurol. Dept., E.P.S. Charles
Nicolle, 1006 Tunis
- Folders publishing: Sarra Jarraya. 2, Rue Jabrane Khalil Jabrane,
2020 La Manouba
Information material:
A folder destinated to public and epileptic patients to explain
different aspects of the epileptic disease was made and destinated
to patients and their parents. A health record in arabic language
is on going.
Meetings:
A meeting in March 1999
with the Runisian Paediatric Society: main topic was febrile convulsions
(FC). National guidelines for follow up of FC was made.
- 2nd National Epilepsy Congress 24 April 1999. The main Topics
were:
- Epilepsy surgery
- Genetic of epilepsy
- Free communications
During the 2nd National Congress and the meeting of March 1999:
teaching program for pediatricians, psychiatrists and general practitioners
was carried out.
Activities in relation
to the Global Campaign Against Epilepsy
The T.A.A.E. had carried out a national program with the following
targets:
- to increase public and professional awareness of Epilepsy as a
treatable brain disorder by teaching professionals (psychiatrists,
pediatrics and general practitioners) about epilepsy.
- the efforts of the T.A.A.E are dircted to improve the quality
of life of Tunisian people with epilepsy by:
* increasing the level of knowledge of teachers about epilepsy and
helping pupils with epilepsy to have a normal education.
* supplying hospitals with major antiepileptic drugs
* helping epileptic patients to keep their jobs or having jobs (collaboration
of social workers)
* increasing contacts with epileptic patients and their families
to identify their needs, mainly those who live far from Tunis and
supplying them with antiepileptic drugs when necessary.
Summary statement:
The main spheres of our activities during 1999 remain the following
- improving quality of life of epileptic patient as the main target
- clinical assessment of epilepsy and treatment (medical and surgical)
- genetic of Epilepsy
Prof. Amel MRABET
President
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