Epilepsy: Changing Lives with New Standards of Care

Children’s Health Foundation invites you to join us for an educational opportunity for the needs of Children’s Hospital

Epilepsy: Changing Lives with New Standards of Care

Join our Specialists Panel to learn about the programs being developed to improve life outcomes of children living with epilepsy.

You will learn about the remarkable advances in epilepsy care, including innovations in epilepsy surgery that make Children’s Hospital, LHSC an emerging leader in the field when it comes to facing the challenges of the 21st century, including the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on children and families living with epilepsy.

You will gain a better understanding of the long term impact of epilepsy on quality of life and uncover some of the vital, ground-breaking research being conducted with children and adolescents living with epilepsy in our community, including a family intervention project currently underway based on mindfulness.

Thursday, June 3 from 7:00 to 8:30 PM via Zoom

 

Panelists Include:

 

Dr. Craig Campbell, Chair (Interim), Department of Paediatrics, Children’s Hospital, LHSC Dr. Craig Campbell is the Interim Chair of Paediatrics, the Head of the Division of Paediatric Neurology and the medical director of the multidisciplinary neuromuscular clinic based at TVCC and the Paediatric Neurophysiology Laboratory at Children’s Hospital, LHSC.

Dr. Andrea Andrade, Neurologist and Epileptologist, Director of Paediatric Epilepsy Program and Paediatric Epilepsy Fellowship Training

Dr. Kathy Speechley, Department of Paediatrics, Scientist, Children’s Health Research Institute, Lawson Health Research Institute

And hear from our Patient Ambassador, Travis Heggie and his parents, Tim and Melissa, about the life changing impact epilepsy surgery has had on their lives.
If you are interested in attending this event, please click this link to RSVP to Children’s Health Foundation by May 31.You will be sent a ZOOM link following registration for the event.