A better path: Improving outcomes for people with new-onset seizures and epilepsy
Dr Emma Foster is an early career academic neurologist at The Alfred and Monash University in Melbourne, Australia.
She completed her PhD on Optimisation of First Seizure and Epilepsy Management in May 2021. She designed and is currently leading multicentre prospective clinical studies to improve the ways in which we deliver healthcare. She is a committee member for the Epilepsy Society of Australia, as well as the Australian and New Zealand Headache Society. She is the recipient of several prestigious awards, including the 2023 Monash Partners STAR clinician fellowship.
About UQCCR and RBWH Brain, Neurology and Mental Health Seminar Series
UQCCR and RBWH Brain, Neurology and Mental Health Seminar Series
The UQ Centre of Clinical Research (UQCCR) and Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital Neurology department have partnered to present a monthly seminar series with the aim to facilitate greater links between neurologists and basic neuroscientists; encouraging collaborations as well as synergy within our brain, neurology and mental health group. The series is hybrid held in person and via Teams.
Each Month on Thursdays we showcase different research topics:
- First Thursday - Stroke
- Second Thursday - Motor neurone disease
- Third Thursday - Epilepsy
- Fourth Thursday - Movement disorders
- Fifth Thursday - Multiple sclerosis