
ECHO Epilepsy Ontario
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A virtual CME program partnering epilepsy specialists and community health care providers to enhance epilepsy care. Join a session - Submit a case.
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🧠Identify common sleep disturbances in epilepsy and their impact on seizure control. Join Dr. Shelly Weiss, Paediatric Neurologist The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) , for our final "Comorbidities" session on Sleep Disorders and Epilepsy. 🗓️May 12 🕛12-1pm REGISTER NOW⤵️ oen.echoontario.ca/qs-comorbiditi…


Sharing our sibling program's post with a huge shoutout to the hundreds more nurses across the ECHO Epilepsy Ontario community - who give so generously of your time, skills & experience - spreading evidence-based, best practice epilepsy care across Ontario! Thank you! #NursingWeek2025

When is it safe to stop anti-seizure meds?🧠 Join Gavin Winston , Epileptologist KingstonHSC, for our session on ASM withdrawal—what to consider, when to wean, and how to manage it. 🗓️May 23 🕛12-1pm REGISTER⤵️ oen.echoontario.ca/qs-asms/


There is a significant crisis in neurological care in southwestern Ontario. Very long waitlists to see neurologists, worse when needed to see a subspecialist. Rejections of referrals are common. GPs and ER docs are frustrated. #neurology André Picard Dr. Brian Goldman CTV News

Anti-seizure meds don’t work in a vacuum—drug interactions matter.🧪 Join Gavin Winston, Epileptologist KingstonHSC, for our 5th/final session on managing ASM interactions and dosage adjustments. 🗓️May 30 🕛12–1pm REGISTER⤵️ oen.echoontario.ca/qs-asms/#regis…


How do hormones and anti-seizure meds interact? Join Dr. Julien Hébert, Epileptologist University Health Network, for our Women & Epilepsy session on Catamenial Epilepsy—covering oral contraceptives, ASMs, and reproductive care. 🗓️Starts June 6 🕛12–1 pm Register Now⤵️ oen.echoontario.ca/qs-women-and-e…


We’re at #CPS2025 in Québec! 🎉 ECHO Epilepsy Ontario & Paediatric Project ECHO are warming our chairs at the Echo Ontario booth—stop by to chat CME, connect with our team, and pick up some of our famously cozy ECHO socks! 🧦 Let’s talk collaborative care! Canadian Paediatric Society


Congratulations to Theo Aliyianis on publishing the review he wrote during his MSc Neuroscience at Queen's University on the effect of cognitive impairment on quality-of-life in people with epilepsy Queen's U Department of Medicine doi.org/10.1016/j.eple…

Not all ASMs are equal when it comes to reproductive health.🧠 Join Dr. Julien Hébert University Health Network for the kickoff of our Women & Epilepsy ECHO series—diving into Catamenial Epilepsy and key considerations for ASM prescribing. REGISTER⤵️ oen.echoontario.ca/qs-women-and-e…

GOLD | SickKids Learning Institute ECHO Epilepsy Ontario | Ojibwe Language in Epilepsy Care: A Creative Medical Translation Project for Enhancing Cultural Competency (Digital Health Media / Publications: Video Series) #DHAS2025


💊 Not all ASMs carry the same risk in pregnancy. Join Dr. Julien Hébert University Health Network for our next Women & Epilepsy ECHO session: Pregnancy Planning—Contraception & Teratogenicity 📅 June 13 🕛12–1pm REGISTER⤵️ oen.echoontario.ca/qs-women-and-e…


VNS works controlling generalized seizures...see the latest study led by Ana suller pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40167365/


Now open globally! Our June 26 PEGO session covers SEEG in paediatric post-stroke epilepsy. 🧠Learn with CHEO Ottawa, The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), London Health Sciences Centre & McMaster Children's Hospital experts. 🌍1st session open to international healthcare providers* 🗓️June 26🕔4-5 PM EST REGISTER⤵️ oen.echoontario.ca/programs/pego-…


This #NationalIndigenousPeoplesDay, we’re pleased to share ECHO Epilepsy Ontario won GOLD at the Spring 2025 Digital Health Awards for a collaborative video series translating epilepsy care terms into Ojibwe—bridging culture, language & care. 🧠✨ Read more: oen.echoontario.ca/echo-epilepsy-…



Latest publication from our #neuroepidemiology research unit Western University WesternU Epilepsy Association between statin use and post-ischemic stroke #epilepsy among older adults: A nested case-control study. Great work done by Grace Couper! sciencedirect.com/science/articl…


♀️ “Hormones, aging, and epilepsy—what every clinician should know.” Join Dr. Kyle Goldberger, Neurologist Southlake Health, for Aging and Women with Epilepsy, the final session in the Women & Epilepsy (Spring) Series. 📅 June 27 | 🕐 12–1 PM 🔗 Register: oen.echoontario.ca/qs-women-and-e…
