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Hello and welcome to the first Brainwaves for 2020! Our staff all came back refreshed after their break and had a busy start to the year with an increased number of phone calls, emails and walk-ins for support and education. Since the beginning of term one we have had six new schools start the process of becoming an Epilepsy Smart School. […]

Hello and welcome to the last Brainwaves for 2019. At Epilepsy Tasmania, we have all been reflecting on a great year and talking about our many achievements, including: Increasing numbers of Tasmanians accessing our organisation. 5 Tasmanian schools have completed their Epilepsy Smart accreditation. 46 schools have almost completed their Epilepsy Smart accreditation. Increasing numbers of Tasmanian businesses becoming Epilepsy Smart […]

Hello Friend – welcome to Brainwaves! The last month has been very active with some good results that you can read about in this edition. It is pleasing to see the enquires coming in from workplaces to discuss how they might become Epilepsy Smart. Our Allied Health team are now regularly attending neurological clinics at the […]

Welcome to Brainwaves! October is a month of many …. Mental Health Week, Anti-poverty week,  Carers Week, Seniors Week, Children’s Week, and Veterans’ Health Week. There are consistent themes through all the weeks that encourage us all to start having conversations to enable more understanding of the roles we play, the connections we make, the […]

Welcome to Brainwaves! A couple of weeks ago I attended the International Epilepsy & Treatment Conference in Vienna and I have returned with a sense of positivity. The things Tasmanians have been telling us in relation to their epilepsy and treatment are consistent with may other first world countries and although we have gaps in the health system […]

Welcome to Brainwaves! This week has been an important week as we recognised the importance of maintaining healthy practises to avoid brain injury. This can include the food we eat, awareness of the activities we undertake and maintaining good physical and emotional and mental health. There have been some interesting articles this week that have […]

Welcome to Brainwaves! During this past month, we have been pleased to confirm a new partnership with Seer Medical who provide bulk billed diagnostic services.  We have already received positive feedback this month from three Tasmanians who have accessed their service and you can read more in the section below. We are pleased to announce that another Tassie school is […]

Welcome to Brainwaves! There are three very important research papers being released during the coming months. The first is the just-released World Health Organisation’s report Epilepsy: a public health imperative. Read more about this important report below in this Brainwaves.  The second will be Epilepsy Australia’s Burden of Disease report developed by Deloitte and about to be released. The third is the […]

This last month has been an exciting and busy month with some new initiatives in the pipeline. We have 4 amazing young people (and their parents) who continue to fundraise and bring epilepsy out of the shadows. Featured below are Sophie Bryan’s girls who hosted a very successful and fun event.  Sean Smith’s girls, Lily and Harper, just keep on going and have […]

Welcome to our Brainwaves e-newsletter. March was certainly a fantastic month of raising awareness and talking about epilepsy. This edition highlights many of the activities and people who ‘purpled up’ – thank you to everyone who contributed during the month, many are listed below but I would also like to thank the energy and commitment from the staff, […]