The purpose of CERI is to organize and connect epilepsy researchers across Canada into an organization which can promote epilepsy research to the Canadian Institutes for Health Research, lay funding organizations, industry, and to the general public in order to improve diagnostic, treatment and prevention of epilepsy.

The network comprises over 170 members of all disciplines involved in epilepsy research:

• neuroscientists
• clinicians
• epidemiologists
• nurses
• psychologists
• social workers
• sociologists
• experts in medical informatics
• medical historians

as a "live model of Knowledge Translation Research" in Canada.

Principal objectives

• Advancement of the epilepsy network
• Facilitation of knowledge exchange amongst its members and public practiced as
• Annual Meeting - Retreat
• Advocacy activities
• Development of a comprehensive multidisciplinary research program (Themes & Teams; see the list)
• Exploration of funding opportunities (CIHR RFAs, Group grants, Training Grants, Matching funding, etc.)
• Development of a Virtual Laboratory
• Initiation of a National Strategy for Epilepsy Research - identifying players and interrelationships

Themes & Teams

• Brain Development & Epilepsy
• Consciousness
• Dual Diagnosis / Comorbidity
• Fits and Fitness To Drive
• Health Care - Aboriginal Health
• Initiation, Spread of Epilepsy
• Intractable Epilepsy
• Knowledge Translation in Epilepsy
• Neurogenetics
• New Targets & Therapies

If you wish to join CERI please go to Join us on the main menu of Home page.  The CERI members are automatically members of CLAE where the membership fees are collected using on-line payment.

For help please use Contact Us on the home page.