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Epilepsy for primary health care: a cost-effective Latin American E-learning initiative. A report from the Education Commission of the International League Against Epilepsy Volume 20, numéro 5, October 2018

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Auteurs
Elza M. Yacubian on behalf of the Working Group EVELA (Epilepsy Virtual Education in Latin America), and the ILAE Education Commission 8 b
1 Pediatric Department Child Neurology Service, University of Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia
2 Education Commission 2013-2017, International League Against Epilepsy
3 Instituto de Neurología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de la República, Uruguay
4 Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Escola Paulista de Medicina (UNIFESP/EPM), São Paulo, Brazil
5 Epilepsy Program, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, Canada
6 Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, Brazil
7 Unidad de Epilepsia, Centro Médico Docente la Trinidad, Caracas, Venezuela
8 Unidade de Pesquisa e Tratamento das Epilepsias, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo, Brazil
9 Pediatric Department, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia
10 Epilepsy Program, Hospital Pablo Tobón Uribe, University of Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia
11 Serviço de Neurologia, Hospital Universitário, Universidade de Santa Catarina (HU/UFSC), Florianópolis, Brazil
12 Hospital das Clinicas, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (HCFM USP), São Paulo, Brazil
13 Centro Internacional de Restauración Neurológica, La Habana, Cuba
14 Centro Avanzado de Epilepsia, Clínica Las Condes. Santiago, Chile
15 Instituto de Neurocirugía Asenjo, Clínica Alemana, Universidad del Desarrollo, Santiago, Chile
* Correspondence: Jaime Carrizosa Calle 18B Sur No. 38-51 Apto 304, Medellín, Colombia Patricia Braga Verdi 4269, CP 11400 Montevideo, Uruguay
a Responsible authors and co-directors of the course
b All co-authors contributed equally to the course development and present communication (listed in alphabetical order).

Aims

A lack of neurologists in Latin America forces primary health care providers to manage epilepsy. With the main goal of improving diagnostic and therapeutic management of patients with epilepsy through training of physicians in the primary health care level, the International League Against Epilepsy Education Commission (2013-2017) created a low-cost, regional, virtual course.