Our Funding Supporters
Epilepsy Action Australia would like to thank the following trusts, foundations, business and Government departments for their funding support in assisting us with our ongoing mission to optimise life outcomes for people with epilepsy.
Australian Government Department of Health: Provided funds to establish the National Epilepsy Line, a telehealth service supporting people with epilepsy, their families and health care professionals.
NSW Health – Sydney West Area Health Service– Under its Non Government Organisation Grant Program, NSW Health – Sydney West Health Service provides funding to support our community-based health education services delivered by our epilepsy specialist nurses.
The Stan Perron Charitable Foundation is generously supporting EAA’s Strong Foundations Program – an innovative, patient-centered program for children with epilepsy and their families in WA.
Strong Foundations is an intensive and lifesaving support service for children with epilepsy and their families. The service leads to improved learning and independence outcomes for children with epilepsy.
LivaNova is a global medical technology company built on decades of experience and a relentless commitment to patients. They focus is transforming lives with products and therapies for the head and heart, including Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS) for people with medication resistant epilepsy. LivaNova have very generously supported Epilepsy Action Australia with many events and projects including the Ask an Expert series.
UCB Australia is an affiliate of UCB – a global biopharmaceutical company with a focus on neurology and immunology. The company was instrumental in supporting the launch of the ‘MyEpilepsyKey’ online information and resource hub. UCB Australia sees great alignment with the vision and values of Epilepsy Action Australia as they both strive for positive impact through innovation and collaboration.
Thank you to our community funding partners for helping provide people with epilepsy and their families with essential support services, information and education.
Our Partnerships
Epilepsy Action Australia wishes to thank the following partners for helping us with our ongoing mission to optimise life outcomes for people with epilepsy.
EAA’s partnership with SUDEP Action in the UK enables the organisations to work together to make resources such as the award winning SUDEP and Seizure Safety Checklist available in Australia. Together the organisations are committed to reducing risks associated with epilepsy, particularly Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy.
HealthShare is a digital health platform providing evidence-based health information for consumers and health care professionals. EAA’s partnership with HealthShare enables us to directly reach people with epilepsy as well as their doctors via integration of resources into the clinical software of 90% of Australian GPs.
Epilepsy Action Australia partners with HealthMatch to assist people living with epilepsy to gain quick and easy access to clinical trials from a network of care teams around the world and to reduce the time you spend searching. HealthMatch is a clinical trial matching platform, designed to make accessing clinical trials much easier for patients.
Epilepsy Action Australia partners with MEMO Memory Rehabilitation Pty Ltd. This company has created an evidence-based, online memory training program called MEMORehab. This program is well suited to adults with epilepsy. It provides six clinician-led sessions (one hour each), pre-session educational videos as well as computer-based exercises to practice strategy use. You can find an experienced clinician who is offering the program here.
Epilepsy Action Australia partners with healthdirect , a federal government funded organisation that provides easy access to trusted, quality health information and advice online and over the phone (1800 022 222). The service is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to help you make informed choices anywhere, anytime.
In 2007, our partnership with The George Institute for Global Health lead to the Sydney Epilepsy Incidence Study to Measure Illness Consequences (SEISMIC) – a major research project exploring the incidence, psychosocial impact and household economic burden of epilepsy in a large population.
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Epilepsy Action Australia relies on community and corporate support to assist us in our work of supporting people with epilepsy and those who care for them. If you are interested in exploring ways your organisation can partner with us to further expand and enhance our services, please get in touch with us now.
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