Monday 7 October 2013

Expert panel on epilepsy treatments open to the public

The latest drug, clinical and surgical developments in the treatment of epilepsy will be discussed at Café Scientifique, sponsored by the Canadian Institute of Health Research, on October 21.

 Dr. Mac Burnham, Professor Emeritus, University of Toronto and past President of the Board of Directors of Epilepsy Canada, Dr. Carter Snead Professor, SickKids and University of Toronto and Dr. Taufik Valiante, Assistant Professor, University Health Network and University of Toronto are among the panelists. The panel discussion will be moderated by Dr. Chau Tran.

 Epilepsy: The challenges and the future of understanding is a free event and open to both members of the medical community and anyone from the general public with an interest in epilepsy. Seating is limited, so interested people are asked to RSVP to Wendy Ricketts at SickKids hospital. The email address is wendy.ricketts@sickkids.ca

 The event will be held at the University of Toronto Faculty Club, Upper Dining Room, 2nd Floor, 41 Willcocks Street, Toronto. It is scheduled to run from 6 pm to 9 pm and refreshments will be available.