Newsletters

We’re thinking of you Friend For some time now, to meet Federal and State Government recommendations, Epilepsy Tasmania staff have been working from home in order to reduce the spread of COVID-19 within Tasmania. However, please be reassured that we are still here — on the phone, on Facebook, on our website, on video chat and on Epilepsy […]

How are you? I write to you during worrying and challenging times, but I am pleased to reassure you that Purple Month is mostly still on. With the health and welfare of our community of utmost importance, we are closely monitoring advice from health authorities regarding the impacts of coronavirus, or COVID-19. I am in regular contact with our staff and […]

Hello and welcome to Purple Month! Epilepsy Awareness Month has well and truly started and there are lots of interesting and fun activities going on. We began Purple Month by launching our new TV and Cinema advertisement – perhaps you’ve seen it? – and our schools’ finger knitting challenge with a special bus named Miss Lila – perhaps you saw it […]

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 […]