Teaching & Training

There are a wide range of causes and treatments for brain dysfunction and damage, and the processes by which the brain recovers are intricate and varied. Consequently, teaching and training offered in Calgary has a strong cross-disciplinary focus.

One of the primary objectives of the Calgary Comprehensive Epilepsy Program is the provision of co-ordinated training for both medically qualified and non-medical graduates interested in epilepsy. The Program brings together adult and paediatric epilepsy groups through weekly seizure conferences, EEG rounds, and a monthly journal club - with specific teaching for neurology residents, clinical physician assistants, epilepsy fellows, nurses,  EEG technologists, and graduate students.

Recent highlights

• Dr. Fatema Abdulla from Bahrain is currently doing a one-year fellowship in epilepsy and EEG, 2009-2010.
• Dr. Ramez Malak, a Canadian graduate, is doing a one-year neurosurgical epilepsy fellowship with us, 2009-2010.
• Dr. Bandar Al-Jafen from Saudi Arabia started in January 2010 for a two-year fellowship in epilepsy and EEG.
• Dr. Adnan Al-Sarawi from Saudi Arabia completed a one-year fellowship in epilepsy and transferred to EMG fellowship in Toronto.
• Dr. Abdel Hamid Seiam from Egypt completed his two-year epilepsy fellowship in March 2009.
• Dr. Ayataka Fujimoto, epilepsy surgeon from Japan, completed a one-year neurosurgery epilepsy fellowship in July 2009. 

 

Since 2006 the epilepsy program has recruited eight Clinical Assistants (foreign graduates).  This has proved to be a very successful adjunct to our program.  The current Clinical Assistants are Dr Harinder Dhaliwal (a graduate from the Armed Forces Medical College in India) and Dr Reynaldo Avendano (a graduate from University of Santo Tomas, Philippines).

 

 

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Date Updated: 2010-01-15