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The World Health Organization (WHO) has released the publication “Intersectoral Global Action Plan on Epilepsy and Other Neurological Disorders 2022-2031: Implementation Toolkit,” available for download at this link. This publication offers guidance on implementing the strategic goals of the Intersectoral Global Action Plan on Epilepsy and Other Neurological Disorders (IGAP).

IGAP’s strategic goals encompass areas such as policy and governance, effective and timely diagnosis, treatment and care, promotion and prevention, and research, innovation, and information systems.

Epilepsia Open^® is now accepting submissions for a special issue focused on neurotechnology and artificial intelligence in epilepsy research.

Emerging technologies can significantly enhance the diagnosis and treatment of epilepsy, addressing challenges such as complex differential diagnosis, the dynamic nature of the disease, the need for long-term monitoring and treatment, unpredictable morbidity and mortality, frequent comorbidities, and various personal and social impacts.

For further details, please visit the ILAE website.

Deadline for expression of interest to submit: 12 September 2024

Manuscript submission deadline: 31 December 2024

We would like to invite you to the upcoming summer school on epilepsy, entitled “17th Baltic Sea Summer School on Epilepsy.” The event will be held online in the afternoons of August 15, 16, 26, 28, and September 2, 2024.

The summer school is primarily aimed at young medics, scientists, and doctoral students, generally under 40 years of age.

All topics will be related to the ILAE Academy curriculum.

Forty participants will be accepted, who will work in four independent groups.

The deadline for submissions is June 15.

For more information, visit the ILAE website.

We are pleased to share information regarding newly published review article on the role of immunotherapy in managing new onset refractory status epilepticus. The article, titled “Second-line Immunotherapy in New Onset Refractory Status Epilepticus” by Aurélie Hanin, Eyal Muscal, Lawrence J. Hirsch, was released on March 2 in the journal Epilepsia. This publication comes highly recommended by the ILAE for its insightful contributions to the field.

We are excited to share information regarding a new job opportunity at ILAE: the position of ILAE Clinical Practice Guideline and Consensus Recommendations Methodologist. For further details on this opening, including the tasks involved, job description, and opportunities for professional development, please refer to the ILAE website. Kindly note that the deadline for applications is April 5, 2024

Epileptic Disorders™, the educational e-journal of the ILAE, is currently inviting exceptional EEG and/or clinical fellows in epilepsy or senior residents in adult/child neurology to undertake a 6-month term as Interns for Epileptic Disorders™, commencing in January 2024. The deadline for applications is December 1, 2023.

Information on recruitment and requirements can be found on the ILAE website.

We would like to inform you about the organization of the XXXII PTE Conference on Epilepsy, which will be held in Warsaw on April, 25-27 2024.

More information about the conference is coming soon!