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TORONTO - May 23 2006 – January 2006 marked the 50^th anniversary of Epilepsy Ontario's on-going efforts as an incorporated health charity.  As part of the on-going celebration activities of the special year, Epilepsy Ontario and The Society for the Advancement of Comprehensive Epilepsy Care present a one day conference on EPILEPSY CARE IN ONTARIO - SATURDAY JUNE 10 2006, 9am – 4 pm, Medical Sciences Building, 1 King's College Circle, University of Toronto.  This conference is open to people living with epilepsy, their families and friends.  The general public wanting to learn more about epilepsy is also welcome to attend.

The Keynote speaker is Dr. Ilo E. Leppik.  Dr Leppik is Director of research of MINCEP Epilepsy Care in Minneapolis and the adjunct Professor of Neurology and Pharmacy at the University of Minnesota.  Dr. Leppik is the past President of the American Epilepsy Society and the past Chairman of the American Epilepsy Society Guidelines Task Force and the Central Society for Neurological Research.   Also on the agenda are:

Dr. Peter L. Carlen, is a clinical neurologist, specializing in epilepsy and the Director of the Epilepsy Clinic at the Toronto Western Hospital.
Dr. Taufik Valiante, is an adult epilepsy neurosurgeon at the Toronto Western Hospital.  He completed his residency in the Neurosurgery Training Program at the University of Toronto in 2002, and acquired his epilepsy neurosurgery fellowship at the University of Washington.
Irene Elliott is a Registered Nurse in the Division of Neurology at the Hospital for Sick Children (HSC).  She is an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner in the Epilepsy Program at the HSC Dr. McIntyre Burnham, is a Professor of Pharmacology at the University of Toronto, and an epilepsy researcher.  Dr. Burnham is President of Epilepsy Ontario, holds the Bahen Chair of Epilepsy Research, and is Director of the University of Toronto's Epilepsy Research Program. 
Dr. Mary Lou Smith, is a Psychology Professor at the University of Toronto and a Psychologist at the Hospital for Sick Children.

Topics will include the medical management, surgical options and memory problems for people with epilepsy, co-morbidities in epilepsy and epilepsy in the schools.  The conference will also address the future of epilepsy care in Ontario. 

Admission is free.  A donation to Epilepsy Ontario to cover the cost of lunch would be appreciated.  
For more information or to register please contact:
 
                        Paul Raymond
                        Epilepsy Ontario
                        Tel - 416 229 2291
                        Toll free 1 800 463 1119
                        praymond@epilepsyontario.org

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