January 2021 newsletter from ILAE

January 2021

Early registration deadline for Latin American Virtual Congress -
Inscripcion temprana disponible hasta el 12 de Febrero

27 February - 1 March 2021
11th Latin American Congress on Epilepsy (LAEC)
XI Congreso latinoamericano de Epilepsia
Modalidad Presencial a Distancia | Virtual Congress.

Early registration deadline: 12 February
Register here - Inscribirse aquí

In memoriam

Paul Kioy	Paul Kioy It is with great sadness that we report that Professor Paul Gighuri Kioy passed away with complications of COVID-19 on 7th January 2021. Professor Kioy made significant contributions to the study of epilepsy and epilepsy care in Kenya and sub-Saharan Africa. Read full tribute to Paul Kioy.

Sharif Magalov	Sharif Magalov Professor Sharif Islam Magalov passed away on December 18th, 2020. He was the head of the Department of Neurology at Azerbaijan Medical University, President of the Azerbaijan Association of Neurologists, President of the Azerbaijan League Against Epilepsy, and President of the Azerbaijan Chapter of the World Federation of Neurology. Read tribute to Sharif Magalov

Hans-Hasso Frey	Professor Hans-Hasso passed away on December 28, 2020, in Neustadt in Holstein at the age of 93. He was an extraordinary personality as an internationally renowned scientist, academic teacher, and committed university politician. Read tribute to Prof. Hans-Hasso Frey

Try the new COVID-19 Virtual Symposium Microlearnings

The ILAE has released three brief (10 minute) interactive microlearnings that consolidate and reinforce topics from the virtual symposium. View full symposium and microlearnings

Who receives free access to Epilepsia?

Free e-only subscriptions to Epilepsia are now available to ILAE Chapter members from Low and Lower Middle Income Countries and Upper Middle Income Countries with per capita GDP lower than $8,000 - an additional 36 countries! Details of changes

50 Million Steps for Epilepsy

Are you counting your steps? Join the campaign to raise awareness of the 50 million people worldwide who have epilepsy. Go to www.50millionsteps.org to enter your steps each day between now and International Epilepsy Day - 8 February. The site also lists contests and more ideas. Share your progress with the hashtags #InternationalEpilepsyDay #50MillionSteps

Journals

Top downloaded articles for 2020 from the ILAE journals:

Epilepsia

Epilepsia Open

Epileptic Disorders

ILAE Congress Updates
		27 February - 1 March 2021 11th Latin American Congress on Epilepsy (LAEC) XI Congreso latinoamericano de Epilepsia Modalidad Presencial a Distancia \| Virtual Congress. Early registration deadline: 12 February Congress website

		10 - 13 June 2021 13th Asian & Oceanian Epilepsy Congress Virtual Congress Call for abstracts and bursary applications - Deadline for both is now 5 March 2021 Congress website

		28 August - 1 September 2021 34th International Epilepsy Congress Paris, France Congress website

		9 - 12 September 2021 11th International Summer School for Neuropathology and Epilepsy Surgery (INES 2021) Erlangen, Germany Learn more

		9 - 13 July 2022 14th European Congress on Epileptology Geneva, Switzerland Congress website

ILAE Webinars

YES Webinars
	The ILAE-YES Epilepsy Webinars provide educational content and hot topics in epilepsy care and research, presented by international experts. Join our live broadcast or browse the database of previous talks here.

ILAE-EMR Webinars in French and English Monthly webinars covering various subjects of epilepsy in this region ranging from basic to advanced, from neonatal epilepsy to issues in the elderly, chosen according to the needs of and suggestions from members of chapters in the region. See all future and past webinars.
	22 January 2021: Drug-resistant epilepsy - Dr Sonia Khan (KSA) First unprovoked seizure - Dr Naim Haddad (Qatar) Epileptiform phenomenon - Dr Haifa Al Abri (Oman) Schedule of ILAE-EMR English Webinars (2020-2021)
	26 Janvier 2021: La chirurgie de l’épilepsie dans les pays en dévelopement - Dr Reda Ouazzani (Maroc) Les épilepsies vasculaires - Dr Mahbouba Frih Ayed (Tunis) ILAE-EMR webinaires éducatifs sur l'épilepsie

Future Chapter Congresses

	23 April 2021 Irish Epilepsy League Annual Meeting Contact the The Irish Epilepsy League for more information.
	28-30 April 2021 Epilepsie Online-Fortbildungsakademie Joint meeting of the German, Austrian, and Swiss chapters of the ILAE Digital conference www.epilepsie-tagung.de
	28 - 30 September 2021 ILAE British Branch Annual Scientific Meeting Cardiff, UK Conference website
	29 - 30 October 2021 7th UAE Epilepsy Congress Dubai, UAE Information

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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