ILAE-Eastern Mediterranean
Aims
- Promote epilepsy education by organizing epilepsy courses
- Epilepsy care and patient education
- Translational research
- Increase the number of chapters in the region

Funding Opportunities for 2023
Possibilités de financement pour l'année 2023
ILAE-EMR invites applications to fund 'courses' and 'visiting teachers'.
- Courses: Application guidelines | Application form
- Visiting Teachers: Application & Guidelines
The application deadline is extended to 25 February 2023.
ILAE-EMR lance un appel de candidatures pour financer des « cours » et « enseignants invités ».
- Cours : Lignes directrices de demande | Formulaire de demande
- Experts Invités : Demande et lignes directrices
La date limite pour soumettre les demandes est prolongée jusqu'au 25 février 2023.
Cours d'épileptologie (en français)
Since the acceptance of its candidacy as a voting member of ILAE at the 34th International Congress of Epilepsy, the Chadian League Against Epilepsy organized for the first time the epilepsy teaching course in French sponsored by ILAE-EMR. The successful course took place in N'Djamena, Chad, from 11 - 12 October 2022.
Course program | Sponsored activity report
Un cours d’épilepsie en français
Les conférences sur l’épilepsie lors du cours régional d’épilepsie avec ILAE-Région de la méditerranée orientale et La Ligue Mauritanienne de Lutte Contre l’Epilepsie, les 10 et 11 décembre 2021
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New EEG Tool to improve EEG reading

The ILAE-EMR region has introduced a new EEG tool for young EMR neurologists and physicians that enlists the help of international EEG experts within the EMR and elsewhere to help improve the interpretation of EEG recordings, and thus, the management of epilepsy and other neurological disorders in the region. ILAE-EMR-EEG Tool announcement
EMR educational webinars
See ILAE-EMR Events for a complete list of events in our region. Select "Show past events" to view recordings of past webinars.
Latest News

World News
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

About ILAE
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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