June 2019 from ILAE.org

ILAE Surveys: PNES, Depression, Congresses | In memoriam Frederick Andermann | Spotlight on Uganda | ILAE Milestone | Future Congresses and deadlines ILAE is seeking your opinions ILAE has sent several surveys recently on a range of topics. Please check to make sure you have responded to those surveys of interest to you so that your views may be recorded, and please pass the information to interested colleagues. Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures (PNES) The PNES Task Force on Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures (PNES) of the ILAE Commission on Psychiatry is sampling views of clinicians from around the world on the use of suggestive seizure induction in the diagnosis of PNES. The term “suggestive seizure induction” (or “provocation techniques”) covers diagnostic techniques using any form of suggestion, usually during EEG or video-EEG, to trigger a seizure when the diagnosis of PNES is considered. This could include verbal suggestion, intravenous injection of placebo, suggestion based on hyperventilation or photic stimulation or a combination of techniques. This survey will inform the development of ILAE guidance on the video-EEG recording of patients in whom a diagnosis of PNES is considered. It can be completed even if no defined protocol is applied in your unit, or if suggestive seizure induction is not used in your unit. Completion should take no more than 10 minutes. Complete PNES survey Congress Evaluation Please provide your feedback to help ILAE provide high quality scientific and educational meetings and career development opportunities for the epilepsy community. Take survey Survey to look at barriers to mental health care The Psychology Task Force of ILAE’s Medical Therapies Commission has been charged with taking steps to improve global mental health care for people with epilepsy. This study aims to inform the direction and priorities of the Task Force by examining health care providers’ current practical experiences, barriers and unmet needs of addressing psychiatric comorbidities in their epilepsy patients. Take survey: Managing Depression and Anxiety in People with Epilepsy In memoriam: Frederick Andermann It is with great sadness that we announce that Frederick Andermann, Emeritus Professor at the Montreal Neurological Institute of McGill University, passed away on Sunday June 16 in Montreal, at the age of 88. Dr. Andermann was a giant of epilepsy with contributions in numerous areas of clinical epilepsy. He also trained and inspired a large number of fellows who have become recognized leaders all over the world. He is a past vice-president of the ILAE and was involved in many activities of the League. Fred is survived by his wife and lifelong collaborator Eva Andermann, his children Lisa, Anne and Mark, and his six grandchildren. He will be lovingly remembered by his family and his many friends and colleagues. Read complete obituary Spotlight on the Epilepsy Society Uganda (EPISOU) EPISOU has been very active under the leadership of Dr. Angelina Kakooza, President, and in 2018, they held a series of Pediatric Epilepsy Training (PET) courses as well as a Symposium on Epilepsy in Children. Read more about these activities ILAE celebrates a milestone The ILAE is celebrating its 110th Anniversary this year - read more about its history as an organization; enjoy the following articles to commemorate this milestone: The first 100 years of the ILAE (1909-2019): Its landmarks, achievements and challenges The ILAE at 110 - Reflections on the last decade Plan to Attend Future Congresses   22 - 26 June 2019 33rd International Epilepsy Congress Bangkok, Thailand Congress website   22 – 24 August 2019 4th African Epilepsy Congress Entebbe, Uganda Early Registration deadline: July 12 Congress website   4 – 8 July 2020 14th European Congress on Epileptology Geneva, Switzerland Congress website   25 – 27 September 2020 First North American Epilepsy Congress (NAEC) Toronto, Canada Call for Session Proposals   8 – 11 October 2020 13th Asian & Oceanian Epilepsy Congress Fukuoka, Japan Information Future Chapter Congresses 14 -15 June 2019 24th Korean Epilepsy Congress (KEC 2019)  Seoul Dragon City Travel Grant Announcement | More information 19 - 20 September 2019 Congreso LACE Buenos Aires, Argentina Congress website 20 - 22 September 2019 Canadian League Against Epilepsy Annual Scientific Meeting Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Congress website 26 - 28 September 2019 Philippine League Against Epilepsy 10th Biennial Epilepsy Congress: Epilepsy Across the Ages: Advancing the Science, Improving the Care Manilla, Philippines Congress Programme 2 - 4 October 2019 2019 ILAE British Branch Annual Scientific Meeting Birmingham, UK Congress website 19 - 22 November 2019 Congreso Argentino de Neurologia Mar del Plata, Argentina Congress website 29 November - 1 December 2019 Le 3ème Congrès Marocain de Neurophysiologie SMNPH 2019  Marrakech, Morocco Congress Website 6 - 10 December 2019 AES Annual Meeting Baltimore, MD, USA Abstract submission now open. Submit now and save AES Website View listings of all congresses More information about epilepsy and the ILAE may be found at the ILAE web site, www.ilae.org. 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