Epilepsy Stigma - Eradicating It In Latin America - Gabriela Reyes Valenzuela, Hospital de Pediatría Juan P. Garrahan, Argentina

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Stigma is to be challenged through education. Gabriela Reyes Valenzuela, a peadiatric epileptologist based in Argentina explains her invaluable training regarding epilepsy provided to influential community leaders.

• Episode chapters

  • Meet Gabriela

  • Communication with parents/caregivers

  • Stigma & Gabriela’s sister in community/work

  • Education is key for challenging stigma

  • Areas to learn about in epilepsy

  • Epilepsy isn’t just seizures

  • Challenging the stigma by educating societal influencers!

  • How trainees react to training, plus content!

  • Training about epilepsy morbidities other than seizures!

  • Educating teachers - impacts upon cognition & education

  • Learn more about Gabriela & her work

• About Gabriela

  Gabriela is a child neurologist with a specialisation in epileptology working at Hospital Nacional de Pediatria Juan P Garrahan in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

  Gabriela is also the:

  • Codirector of the hospital's epilepsy fellowship program and a member of the Interdisciplinary Team of Difficult-to-Control Epilepsies, and

  • Representative of YES Argentina

  Currently, Gabriela is working on her Ph.D. which studies the topic "Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Cannabidiol for Epileptic Encephalopathies."

• Links to Gabriela

  Twitter: gaby_reva2

  LinkedIn: gabriela-reyes-valenzuela

  Hospital: Hospital de Pediatría Garrahan

  ResearchGate: Gabriela-Reyes-15

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