ILAE-Africa

2022 ILAE-Africa Announcements
ILAE Africa EpiSkills Webinar on 6 December 2022 at 17:00 - 19:30 UTC
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ILAE Africa EpiSkills Webinar on 6 September 2022 at 17:00 - 19:30 UTC
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Strengthening the capacity of mental health nurses from district hospitals on epileptic care in Rwanda

The one-day workshop on “Strengthening the capacity of mental health nurses from district hospitals on epileptic care in Rwanda” was held in Kigali, Rwanda, on 17 December 2022 by the Organization Rwandaise Contre Epilepsie. Sixty mental health nurses from districts, referral hospitals and non-governmental organizations attended the training.
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Epilepsy Training Sessions at the 3rd Joint Congress of the African Academy of Neurology-Cameroon Academy of Neurology

The 3rd Joint Congress of AFAN and CAN was held in Douala, Cameroon from 21-23 October 2022 at the Hotel La Falaise from Bonanjo. Four hundred participants from 41 countries took part, as well as several international societies.
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ILAE-Africa Goals:
- Promotion of Epilepsy Awareness.
- Improving Access to Epilepsy Care.
- Conduct training in epilepsy and strengthen the education activities of ILAE-Africa.
- Foster Epilepsy Research in the Region.
- Multiply ILAE membership in the region
Challenges to Epilepsy care in the ILAE-Africa region:
- Highest incidence and prevalence of active epilepsy compared to that of all other continents.
- High levels of stigma and low community awareness of epilepsy.
- Lack of basic infrastructure for adequate management.
- Large epilepsy treatment gap estimated at over 80%.
- Lack of established standardized treatment guidelines for epilepsy and weak referral systems.
- Limited human resource trained to take care of people with Epilepsy (PWE).
- Poor linkage between governments, regional and national epilepsy associations, and funding agencies in supporting epilepsy work.
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Improving the lives of people with epilepsy
Epilepsy is one of the most common neurological disorders globally. The WHO epilepsy technical brief aims to strengthen action for epilepsy and complements the Intersectoral global action plan on epilepsy and other neurological disorders 2022–2031.
12 December, 2022

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Women Working in Epilepsy Survey
The ILAE Young Epilepsy Section (YES) is in support of a study to discover the experiences of women who work in the world of epilepsy, which has been approved by the IRB of Western University.
8 December, 2022

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International ketogenic diet registry: Delphi survey
A request for ILAE members to support a Delphi process to establish the content domains for an international ketogenic dietary therapy register
5 December, 2022

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Epileptic Disorders Roadmap to EEGs
If you’re a neurology trainee, you’re invited to participate in the Epileptic Disorders Roadmap to EEGs.
22 November, 2022

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Protocol for the development of an international Core Outcome Set for treatment trials in adults with epilepsy: the EPilepsy outcome Set for Effectiveness Trials Project (EPSET)
Harmonising outcome measurement across future clinical trials should ensure that the outcomes measured are relevant to patients and health services, and allow for more meaningful results to be obtained.
21 November, 2022
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