The Caritas Malta Epilepsy Association, together with the Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of Malta, will be organising a one day conference on 9 February on “Epilepsy: A Multidisciplinary Approach.”

To this effect, the conference is being organised in cooperation with the Epilepsy Society of Malta, the Malta College of Family Doctors, the Malta College of Pharmacy Practice and the Malta Union of Midwives and Nurses. There are over 3,000 people in Malta and Gozo who have been diagnosed with epilepsy. It is often a hidden medical condition that requires several varying medical and support services and it can greatly affect a person’s social and personal life.

One of the main aims of the Caritas Malta Epilepsy Association is to make better health care facilities available to those with epilepsy, as these are essential for an improved quality of life. As medical services have reached a turning point with the new facilities at Mater Dei Hospital and increased emphasis on community care, this year’s national conference will discuss the multidisciplinary approach in the treatment of epilepsy.

There will be two keynote speakers at the seminar, namely Prof. Martin Brodie, who will talk about matching drugs to patients with epilepsy, and Dr Gary Rogers, who will talk about primary care vis a vis epilepsy.

Further information is available from Dr Janet Mifsud at [email protected], tel. 2340 2845, or Victoria Dimech at [email protected]