Portfolio Analysis Team Lead The results of the first comprehensive epilepsy research portfolio analysis were presented at the recent ICARE meeting on April 13th, 2015. The Interagency Collaborative to Advance Research in Epilepsy ( ICARE ) is a voluntary working group of...
AAN and AES have released a new guideline on how to treat a first seizure. The guideline is published in the April 21 issue of Neurology and will also be published in the May/June issue of Epilepsy Currents. AES members Alan Krumholtz and Jackie French presented the guidelines during a...
The Epilepsy Learning Institute (ELI) is AES’s online education site for individualized professional education, self-assessment, and self-directed learning. We continue to update this site with the latest information related to epilepsy care and research, and its content will help you...
By Eileen Murray, AES Executive Director As the premiere specialty society for professionals with a primary interest in epilepsy, other associations often look to AES members for their expertise. General specialty societies and patient advocacy organizations, among others, are welcome...
Want the AES community at your fingertips? AES Connect offers the tools, content and community interactions that contribute to your professional development. Being a member of an online professional community fosters the year round learning and keeps the conversation going 24/7. Hosting nearly...
AES houses its comprehensive repository of epilepsy research, news, events and education materials online at aesnet.org . With every new advance in the epilepsy field, our digital content is renewed and updated. Several sections of the Epilepsy Education Program , an electronic...
Sometimes it really is all in the family! AES research funds benefited from AES President Amy Brooks-Kayal’s talented son Zach and the generosity of her husband, SPI Pharma CEO, Rana Kayal who teamed to organize and sponsor a concert to benefit AES. Zach is a member of Yale’s Premier A...
In response to recent action by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) suspending the practice assessment, patient voice and patient safety requirements of maintenance of certification (MOC) for their diplomates for at least two years, AES recently sent a letter ...
Each year, the AES Research and Training Council provides $40,000 to fund workshops intended for broad-based, clinical or scientific audiences. These events highlight novel and creative topics in neuroscience that are for collaborative consensus or review. AES accepts funding requests ...
During the most recent meeting held by the World Health Organization (WHO), the executive board, with explicit support from the United States, approved unanimously a strong resolution urging Member States to take several detailed actions to prioritize epilepsy care, awareness and research. In...