Earlier this month, the AES Board of Directors, Council chairs, and senior staff met for an intensive three days of strategic planning...Of utmost importance was a focus on our vision, which was reaffirmed: “To eradicate epilepsy and its consequences.”
The American Epilepsy Society, through the Research and Training Council, provides funding for targeted workshops intended for broad-based, national clinical or scientific audiences and on specific collaborative consensus or review topics in neuroscience that are novel and creative
Each year, the AES Research and Training Council provides $40,000 to fund workshops intended for broad-based, clinical or scientific audiences...International Workshop on Seizure Prediction ( IWSP7 ): Epilepsy Mechanisms, Models, Prediction and Control
AES Press Relase 10/14/2014 : Three Studies Shed New Light on the Effectiveness of Cannabis in Epilepsy In advance of the American Epilepsy Society’s (AES) Annual Meeting in December, the organization has offered highlights of groundbreaking research being studied at a number of institutions regarding the effectiveness of cannibidiol (CBD) and its derivatives as a viable treatment for people with epilepsy
Seven on-demand audio webinars introducing the core elements of seizures, epilepsy, and epilepsy care
International Epilepsy Day is a joint initiative created by the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) and the International Bureau for Epilepsy (IBE). It is a global event celebrated annually on the second Monday of February to promote awareness of epilepsy around the world
Epilepsy 101 can serve as an introduction to epilepsy for anyone...Visit Epilepsy 101 today and click here for flyer to print and share with colleagues
Every day, each of us works to raise the profile of Epilepsy and to advance global understanding of this condition. Epilepsy Awareness Month is a time when many in the epilepsy community can shine an even greater spotlight on the lives of people living with epilepsy and the work of professionals in this arena. For the first time AES has joined in recognizing Epilepsy Awareness Month with our Epilepsy: A Window on the Brain materials . This is part of AES’ overall strategic focus to communicate more visibly the impact of epilepsy and raise awareness of the scientific strides being made by our members and others, while also highlighting AES’ role as the primary interdisciplinary society in the field. AES’s Epilepsy Awareness Campaign has been very well received by our epilepsy community and beyond and has created quite a bit of excitement and interaction on social media
Adolescents with epilepsy require special care in their treatment, considerations, and transition to adulthood. AES has accessible toolkits and strong research to ensure successful care for adolescents with epilepsy. Transition Tools for Adolescents Practice Tool for Cognitive and Behavioral Effects of Epilepsy: Children and Adolescents with Epilepsy Lost in Transition? A Practice Tool for Finding Your Way to Adulthood Physician Discussion Checklist for all Women, Adolescents, and Pre-teens during Reproductive Years Transition From Pediatric to Adult Epilepsy Care: A Difficult Process Marked by Medical and Social Crisis Challenges in Transitioning Youth with Intellectual Disabilities and Epilepsy Global Issues in the Transition of Adolescents with Epilepsy - A Child Neurologist's Perspective Adolescent Epilepsy Transition and the Role of Nursing
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 maintain your specialized area of interest