ANZSOM webinars
Upcoming webinar
Epilepsy at work: From seizure control to fitness for duty
Presenter: Dr Athanasios Gaitazis, Consultant Neurologist
Date: Wednesday 30 September 2026
Time: 6pm (AWST) / 8pm (AEST)
Cost: Free for ANZSOM/AFOEM members, $25 non-members
Session overview
Join Consultant Neurologist Dr Athanasios Gaitazis for a practical overview of epilepsy and its implications for occupational fitness.
The webinar will explore seizure diagnosis, treatment and recurrence risk, workplace safety considerations, and key Australian occupational and licensing frameworks.
Learn how to integrate neurological information with the requirements of a worker’s role to support informed and defensible fitness-for-work decisions.
Learning objectives:
- Understand the fundamental mechanisms and classification of epilepsy
- Understand the contemporary diagnostic assessment of epilepsy
- Understand contemporary treatment and seizure-control strategies
- Identify factors influencing seizure recurrence and sudden-incapacity risk
- Evaluate the functional and safety implications of epilepsy in the workplace
- Understand how epilepsy is approached within major Australian occupational and licensing frameworks
- Integrate the neurologist's opinion into a defensible occupational fitness determination
About the presenter
Dr Gaitatzis is a Consultant Neurologist and Clinical Neurophysiologist subspecialised in epilepsy. He works at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, the Perron Institute for Neurological and Translational Science, and Perth Neurology & Epilepsy. He is the head of clinical neurophysiology at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital and of the Epilepsy Research Group at Perron Institute. Clinical practice is integrated with an active translational research program focused on improving long-term outcomes for people living with epilepsy through a better understanding of multimorbidity, psychiatric comorbidity, women's health, pharmacoepidemiology, genomics, sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) and healthcare delivery.
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