15th Asian & Oceanian
Epilepsy Congress
20-23 February 2025
New Delhi, India
Committee
John Dunne
Chair
Ed Bertram
Management Committee Liaison
Kheng-Seang Lim
Secretary
Akio Ikeda
Past Chair
Seung Bong Hong
Information Officer
Kensuke Kawai
Member & Co-Chair Epilepsy Surgery TF
Weiping Liao
Member
Zarine Mogal
Member
Ajay Asranna
Representative – YES
Derrick Chan
Chair ASEPA TF
Ernest Somerville
Chair Global Outreach TF
P Sarat Chandra
Co-Chair Epilepsy Surgery TF
Chong Tin Tan
Chair Fellowship Training TF
Jithangi Wanigasinghe
Chair Pediatric TF
Jillian Bicknell-Royle
Chair ASEPA TF
Regional Chapters
Australia
Bangladesh
Cambodia
China Hong Kong, SAR, China
India
Indonesia
Japan
Korea
(South) (Republic)
Malaysia
Mongolia
Myanmar
Nepal
New Zealand
Pakistan
Philippines
Singapore
Sri Lanka
Taiwan
Thailand
Viet Nam
Regional Initiatives
Symposium on Advances
in Epilepsy Syndromes
16 – 17 August 2024 | Zunyi, Guizhou, China
The CAAE/ASEPA Epilepsy workshop entitled “Symposium on Advances in Epilepsy Syndromes” took place in Zunyi, Guizhou, China. The faculty consisted of Prof Liao Weiping, Prof John Dunne, Prof Tan Chong Tin, Prof Kwan Shang Yeong, Prof Chen Chien, A/Prof Derrick Chan, Prof Liu Xiaorong and Dr He Na. All provided stimulating talks on the entire range of epilepsy syndromes and the most updated classifications, and the local hosts led by Prof Xu engaged in stimulating and deep discussions, culminating in excellent case presentations.
ASEPA SEEG Workshop
and DIXI SEEG Course
30 October – 3 November 2024
Bangkok, Thailand
The Asian Epilepsy Academy (ASEPA) and the Epilepsy Society of Thailand (EST) jointly organized two-day SEEG Workshop focused on SEEG techniques and case discussions with experts in the field, particularly emphasizing temporal and insulo-perisylvian epilepsy. The program featured comprehensive lectures and case studies covering SEEG mastery, cortical anatomy, stereotaxy, electrode implantation, and surgical planning. Additionally, participants received hands-on training with SEEG trajectory software. The event had 80 participants from 14 countries.
Advanced Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery Course 2024
7 – 10 November 2024 | Cochin, India
Bangkok, Thailand
The first ILAE AO course on Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery – From basics to advancements – was conducted at Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Cochin, Kerla, India. Apart from Didactic lectures, the course included a series of sessions with interactive case discussions on presurgical planning and outcomes along with debates on the futuristic aspects. A total of 120 students attended the program from all the major Asian countries like India, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Indonesia and Maldives. Students from other regions like Kenya, Russia and Iran also attended the program. The scientific content and the format of the program were well appreciated the excellent feedback was received from all the delegates
ASEPA Neuropsychology Course
in Epilepsy 2024
14 – 15 December 2024 | Taipei City, Taiwan
The course is specifically designed for clinical psychologist and other health professions in the Asian-Oceanic Area to advance the knowledge of neuropsychological approaches in the health care pathway of individuals with epilepsy. There were interactive case discussions to illustrate principles of neurocognitive evaluation and case planning.
ILAE Executive Committee 2021-25
J Helen Cross
President
Edward Bertram
Secretary General
Alla Guekht
Treasurer
Roberto Caraballo
Vice President
Sam Wiebe
Past President
Eugen Trinka
Strategic Advisor
Julie Hall
Executive Director
Jo Wilmshurst
Chair, ILAE Africa
John Dunne
Chair, ILAE Asia & Oceania
Ghaieb Aljandeel
Chair, East Mediterreanean
Matthew Walker
Chair, ILAE Europe
Mario Alonso Vanegas
Chair, Latin America
Jaideep Kapur
Chair, North America
Gagandeep Singh
Chair, Education Council
Michael Sperling
Chair, Publication Council
Nathalie Jette
Chair, Standards &
Best Practice Council
Francesca Sofia
IBE President
Gus Baker
IBE Secretary General
Graeme Shears
IBE Treasurer
ILAE Councils
Councils are oversight and coordinating entities with a specific purpose, based on functions defined by the League’s Mission and Strategic Plan. They are “standing” (ongoing) entities responsible for long and short-term planning, for policy review, and for recommending a course of action to the Executive Committee.
J Helen Cross
Chair
Congress Council enhances the quality, relevance and profile of ILAE Congresses, steps needed to stay abreast of technical and educational advances in congresses, and financial sustainability of ILAE congresses.
Gagandeep Singh
Chair
Education Council formulates strategies to enhance the quality, relevance and profile of ILAE Educational activities, steps needed to stay abreast of technical and educational advances, and regarding financial sustainability of ILAE education activities.
Jaideep Kapur
Chair
Global Advocacy Council formulates strategies to enhance the quality, relevance and profile of ILAE Global Advocacy activities, steps needed to stay abreast of needs and opportunities for Global and Regional Advocacy initiatives, and prioritization of activities.
Michael Sperling
Chair
Publication Council recommends strategies to enhance the quality, relevance and profile of ILAE publications, staying abreast of technical and publishing innovations, maintaining financial sustainability of ILAE publications, guiding policy for ILAE guidelines, recommendations, position papers and other reports.
Nathalie Jette
Chair
Standards and Best Practice Council was created with the aim of overviewing all aspects of ILAE’s work on the development, effective dissemination and efforts at implementing Clinical Practice Guidelines and Best Practices Standards in epilepsy.
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