INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE AGAINST EPILEPSY (ILAE)
Commission on European Affairs (CEA)
Chair:
CEA is the Oldest ILAE Regional Commission
Meir Bialer , Israel
meirb@ekmd.huji.ac.il
Secretary:
Alla Guekht, Russia
1575.g23@g23.relcom.ru
Alexis Arzimanoglou, France
Michel Baulac, France
Athanasios Covanis, Greece
Helen Cross, UK
Reetta Kalviainen, Finland
Asla Pitkanen, Finland
Torbjorn Tomson, Sweden
Eugen Trinka, Austria
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CEA Chairs
Simon Shorvon (UK): 1993-1997
Martin Brodie (Scotland, UK): 1997-2001
Svein I. Johannessen (Norway): 2001-2005
Michel Baulac (France): 2005-2009
Meir Bialer (Israel): 2009-2013
CEA has a continuity
The CEA past-chair is a full member
You must serve one term as a CEA member
before you can become a CEA chair
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE AGAINST EPILEPSY (ILAE)
Commission on European Affairs (CEA)
Chair:
Meir Bialer , Israel
meirb@ekmd.huji.ac.il
Secretary:
Alla Guekht, Russia
1575.g23@g23.relcom.ru
Alexis Arzimanoglou, France
Michel Baulac, France
Athanasios Covanis, Greece
Helen Cross, UK
Reetta Kalviainen, Finland
Asla Pitkanen, Finland
Torbjorn Tomson, Sweden
Eugen Trinka, Austria
CEA Action Plan
Aim 1-Artilculate internationally applicable
guidelines for diagnosis & treatment of
patients with epilepsy in Europe
Action: CEA liaisons:
A. Arzimanoglou: Communication
A. Covanis: Global Campaign
H. Cross: Education & EPNS
A. Guekht: EFNS
A. Pitkanen: Basic science
E. Trinka: ENS
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INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE AGAINST EPILEPSY (ILAE)
Commission on European Affairs (CEA)
CEA Action Plan
Chair:
Meir Bialer , Israel
meirb@ekmd.huji.ac.il
Secretary:
Alla Guekht, Russia
1575.g23@g23.relcom.ru
Alexis Arzimanoglou, France
Michel Baulac, France
Athanasios Covanis, Greece
Helen Cross, UK
Reetta Kalviainen, Finland
Asla Pitkanen, Finland
Torbjorn Tomson, Sweden
Eugen Trinka, Austria
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Aim 2- Stimulate & enhance education on the prevention,
diagnosis & treatment of epilepsy
Action:
a) Continuing having a European Educational Academy
(EUREPA). Details to be given by H. Cross
b) Continuing with the Migrating Courses (MC).
Candidates for the 2012 & 2013 MCs?
c) Coordinating the European Educational Courses.
San Servolo: Basic Science, Pediatrics & Pre-surgical
Eilat: Pharmacology & AEDs
Lyon: Stereo EEG alone or with EPODES
d) Welcome new regional courses (e.g. Caucasian &
Baltic Sea Summer Schools on Epilepsy)
e) Encourage new initiatives from chapters & work
toward a coordinated educational agenda
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE AGAINST EPILEPSY (ILAE)
Commission on European Affairs (CEA)
Chair:
Meir Bialer , Israel
meirb@ekmd.huji.ac.il
Secretary:
Alla Guekht, Russia
1575.g23@g23.relcom.ru
Alexis Arzimanoglou, France
Michel Baulac, France
Athanasios Covanis, Greece
Helen Cross, UK
Reetta Kalviainen, Finland
Asla Pitkanen, Finland
Torbjorn Tomson, Sweden
Eugen Trinka, Austria
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CEA Action Plan
Aim 3- Stimulate & enhance basic & clinical
research in epilepsy in Europe
Action:
a) Extensive dialogue with EU executives aiming to
give epilepsy research priority in EU funding
b) CEA-EU Symposium (Rhodes, June 28th 11:3013:00)
c) Support scientific conferences with European
added value that publish post-conference
proceedings (e.g. status epilepticus, inflammation
in epilepsy)
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE AGAINST EPILEPSY (ILAE)
Commission on European Affairs (CEA)
Chair:
Meir Bialer , Israel
meirb@ekmd.huji.ac.il
Secretary:
Alla Guekht, Russia
1575.g23@g23.relcom.ru
Alexis Arzimanoglou, France
Michel Baulac, France
Athanasios Covanis, Greece
Helen Cross, UK
Reetta Kalviainen, Finland
Asla Pitkanen, Finland
Torbjorn Tomson, Sweden
Eugen Trinka, Austria
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CEA Action Plan
Aim 4- Work with European Organizations
to catalogue current epilepsy care in
Europe & determine its needs
Action:
a) R. Kalvianaen will update the previous CEA
report on provision of epilepsy care in Europe
authored by K. Malmgren et al. (to be discussed
soon at this European Chapters Convention)
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE AGAINST EPILEPSY (ILAE)
Commission on European Affairs (CEA)
Chair:
Meir Bialer , Israel
meirb@ekmd.huji.ac.il
CEA Action Plan
Aim 5- Prompt & facilitate initiatives that
Secretary:
improve standards of comprehensive care
Alla Guekht, Russia
1575.g23@g23.relcom.ru
(diagnosis, treatment & social care).
Reduce the treatment gap throughout
Alexis Arzimanoglou, France
Michel Baulac, France
Europe
Athanasios Covanis, Greece
Helen Cross, UK
Action:
Reetta Kalviainen, Finland
Asla Pitkanen, Finland
Torbjorn Tomson, Sweden
Eugen Trinka, Austria
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a) CEA-WG to liaise with EMRA of EMEA’s
guidelines on AEDs (WG: Arzimanoglou, Baulac,
Bialer, Cross, Kälviäinen)
c) A CEA-CNA-CTA joint task force on regulatory
harmonization (first meeting in Rhodes)
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE AGAINST EPILEPSY (ILAE)
Commission on European Affairs (CEA)
Chair:
Meir Bialer , Israel
meirb@ekmd.huji.ac.il
Secretary:
Alla Guekht, Russia
1575.g23@g23.relcom.ru
Alexis Arzimanoglou, France
Michel Baulac, France
Athanasios Covanis, Greece
Helen Cross, UK
Reetta Kalviainen, Finland
Asla Pitkanen, Finland
Torbjorn Tomson, Sweden
Eugen Trinka, Austria
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CEA Action Plan
Aim 6- To help ensuring that ILAE’s
organizational structure is efficiently &
effectively dedicated to fulfilling ILA mission
Action:
a) Continuous update of European chapters' chairs &
secretaries (update Gus Eagen)
b) Establish ILAE chapters in the 3 remaining European
countries
c) Update CEA rules in accordance with the ILAE-EC
proposed constitutional amendment
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE AGAINST EPILEPSY (ILAE)
Commission on European Affairs (CEA)
Chair:
Meir Bialer , Israel
meirb@ekmd.huji.ac.il
Secretary:
Alla Guekht, Russia
1575.g23@g23.relcom.ru
Alexis Arzimanoglou, France
Michel Baulac, France
Athanasios Covanis, Greece
Helen Cross, UK
Reetta Kalviainen, Finland
Asla Pitkanen, Finland
Torbjorn Tomson, Sweden
Eugen Trinka, Austria
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How ILAE Constitution Changes will affect
the next CEA Election?
a) Europe will have up to 2 representatives (out of 5) in
the ILAE Management Committee
b) The next (2013) CEA chair will be elected by the
European chapters in a non-weighted vote
c) The next CEA chair will also be the European regional
VP on the ILAE-EC
d) All current & previous CEA members (including
chairs) are eligible candidates
e) The Election of the (2013-2017) CEA will run as before
& will take place after the ILAE-EC election
f) A CEA member can serve only 2 terms unless he
becomes a CEA-chair