Chapter Name: Ligue Française contre l’épilepsie – ILAE French chapter
Report By: Stéphane Auvin for the Executive comittee and the President

Publications:

Involvement for new French guidelines on epilepsy management with governmental agency (HAS) https://www.has-sante.fr/jcms/p_3214468/fr/epilepsies-prise-en-charge-des-enfants-et-des-adultes

Common statement with the French child neurology society on the use of generic antiseizure medications (bibliographic work, consensus discussion, writing of statements), https://www.epilepsie-info.fr/

Summary of Activities:

Current Board of Directors: AUVIN Stéphane; NAVARRO Vincent; SZURHAJ William; MARTIN Benoit; DINKELACKER Vera;LE CRENN Séverine Toulouse; BRISSART Helène; JUNG Julien; DE SAINT MARTIN Anne; BULTEAU-PEYRIE Christine; LE GUERN Eric; NABBOUT Rima; CHASSAGNON Serge; DUPONT Sophie; RHEIMS Sylvain; TYVAERT Louise; PERRIOL Marie-Pierre; MRABET KHIARI Hela

• Involvement for new French guidelines on epilepsy management with governmental agency (HAS) https://www.has-sante.fr/jcms/p_3214468/fr/epilepsies-prise-en-charge-des-enfants-et-des-adultes
• Common statement with the French child neurology society on the use of generic antiseizure medications (bibliographic work, consensus discussion, writing of statements), https://www.epilepsie-info.fr
• Research support: 3 grants for research fellowship have been offered. Bourses LFCE - L’appel à candidatures
• Communication: new website https://www.epilepsie-info.fr/ work to provide general information on epilepsies (2270 users in September 2020). Pages dedicated to Covid19. Start of a newsletter from the website. Ongoing work for increase of the use of the private section by the member of the chapter
• Education: modification of the content of the French epilepsy diploma taking into an account the ILAE curriculum and introducing a part of the teaching by e-teaching
• Task Forces: active work of transition TF, nursing TF, neuropsychologist TF, psychiatric comorbidities TF, SUDEP TF, Young epileptologist TF (including involvement with YES)

Challenges:

• The annual meeting has been postponded due to Covid19 situation
• Increase communication with the website and the newsletter
• Improve indexation in the search engine (not yet in the first 10 French pages)

Future Plans:

• Research Support: 2 fellowship grants in 2021
• Communication about the new French guidelines
• Maintain and improve communication with website
• Facing the Covid19 issue for the national meeting

Officer Election Date: May 2021