A new research grant has been awarded to Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland under the 2017/2018 round of the Epilepsy Ireland Research Funding Scheme. This project will again open up new possibilities and most importantly has potential to deliver tangible benefits for patients with autoimmune epilepsy.
A new report by Trinity School of Nursing and Midwifery (Rising to the challenge: Epilepsy Specialist Nurses as leaders of service improvements and change, SENsE study) has again highlighted the importance of Epilepsy Specialist Nurses (ESNs) in five key areas of epileps
A new study on sodium valproate by two leading British academics reveals that patients should have been informed about the drug’s risks during pregnancy as far back as 1990.
Dr. Colin Doherty is a consultant neurologist and Honorary Senior lecturer in neurology at St James's Hospital in Dublin. He was trained in the Partners neurology residency programme at Harvard Medical School, Boston and subsequently completed Fellowships in Epilepsy and Cognition. He has published widely in the areas of brain imaging in epilepsy, the genetics of epilepsy, functional imaging of language and clinical epileptology and neurology.
This year Epilepsy Ireland and 60 Irish charities are asking the public to consider leaving a legacy gift in their wills.
Ireland Rugby Coach Joe Schmidt made a surprise appearance along with his wife Kelly at the book launch of 'Beautiful Thoughts For Beautiful Minds' in St Patrick’s Cathedral yesterday evening. Also in attendance was Epilepsy Ireland Patron, Rick O’Shea.
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Title: Mathematics Tutor – Training For Success
Location: Institute of Technology, Sligo
Epilepsy Ireland is seeking a Mathematics Tutor for a small group of students on our Training for Success (TFS) course based in the Institute of Technology, Sligo.
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Colin Doherty is a Consultant Neurologist at St James’s Hospital, Dublin, and Associate Professor of Clinical Epilepsy, Academic Unit of Neurology, TCD. At the 2018 Epilepsy Ireland National Conference, he spoke about Medicinal Cannabis following a video on the subject from Orrin Devinsky which can also be watched below.
Ireland Rugby Coach and Epilepsy Ireland supporter Joe Schmidt, has been awarded with an Honorary Fellowship of the RCPI Faculty of Paediatrics for his advocacy work for epilepsy services.
FutureNeuro, the SFI Research Centre for chronic and rare neurological conditions based at RCSI, has announced its partnership with Irish Cloud solution provider Ergo to enhance crucial eHealth infrastructure in Ireland and provide improved monitoring for people living with epilepsy.