%0 Journal Article
%T Relat¨®rio do IX Encontro Nacional de Associa£¿£¿es e Grupos de Pacientes com Epilepsia
%A Fernandes
%A Paula T.
%A Kanashiro
%A Ana L¨²cia A. Noronha
%A Gimenez
%A Pablo
%A Ling
%A Li Hui
%A Coan
%A Ana Carolina
%A Li
%A Li M.
%J Journal of Epilepsy and Clinical Neurophysiology
%D 2011
%I Liga Brasileira de Epilepsia
%R 10.1590/S1676-26492011000100007
%X epi-brazil performed some activities as a part of national movement of epilepsy in our country. the ix national meeting of associations and support group of people with epilepsy was held in march 18-19th, 2011, in ipatinga, mg, with the participation of over 250 people and 10 entities. the event was performed in two principal moments: 1. a board of specialists on epilepsy discussed important themes about epilepsy and 2. the epilepsy' associations presented their activities, difficulties and successes. the major resolutions of the general assembly were: 1) "we want public policy for epilepsy" was chosen as the central theme of the 2011 campaign; 2) x national meeting of associations and support group of people with epilepsy will take place in march 16-17th of 2012, in goiania-go. 3) reinforcement of involvement of associations in the epi-brazil, especially through better exchange of information. 4) continuity in the conselho nacional da sa¨²de and f¨®rum nacional de patologias cr£¿nicas. 5) staying in the discussion with the ministry of health to pass a law that establishes a national program for epilepsy in primary care.
%K epilepsy
%K associations
%K national movement
%K stigma..
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