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Epilepsy Ireland National Conference 2024

Attendees listening to a presentation at our 2024 National Conference

Thank you to everyone who joined us at our 2024 National Conference in the Gibson Hotel on September 21st. A huge thank you as well to our incredible speakers for sharing their expertise and insights with all those in attendance. 

We are already looking forward to welcoming you to our National Conference in 2025! 

A list of the conference agenda is included below, and recordings of the event will be available on this page in November. 

In the meantime, should you require any support or information on your or your loved one's journey with epilepsy, please do not hesitate to get in touch with your local Community Resource Officer - you can find their details by visiting the 'Our Local Service' section of our website. 

2024 Conference Agenda

  • Professor Tony Marson – The First Epileptic Seizure
  • Dr Sophia Varadkar – Developments in diagnosis and treatment of complex childhood epilepsies
  • Dr Cristina Ruedell Reschke – 'How epilepsy clocks are ticking?'  and Dr. Melissa Alves Braga de Oliveira - ‘Myths and truths about sleep’ 
  • Epilepsy Ireland Updates and Volunteer of the Year awards presentation
  • Registered Advanced Nurse Practitioner in Epilepsy, Sinéad Murphy – Women with epilepsy, the need to knows!
  • Professor David Henshall – Epilepsy in dogs as a way to trial a new gene therapy.
  • Dr Aoife Morrin – AI, seizure scents and dogs!