The Department of Medicine presents visiting lecturer, Dr. Samuel Wiebe for the Henry B. Dinsdale Visiting Lectureship. In this lecture, Wiebe will present the topic "Managing the first seizure: Are we doing the right thing?”. This lecture will take place in person with a virtual option on Zoom.

Dr. Samuel Wiebe is currently the Director of the Calgary Comprehensive Epilepsy Programme, Professor of Clinical Neurosciences, and Chair of the Clinical Research Unit at the University of Calgary. Dr. Wiebe was instrumental in developing the recently approved World Health Organization Intersectoral Global Action Plan on Epilepsy and Other Neurological Disorders. His academic interests include epilepsy surgery, health services and outcomes, and data science in epilepsy.

If you would like to join the talk virtually, please join Zoom.

The Henry B. Dinsdale Visiting Lectureship Fund was established by the Department of Medicine along with gifts from family, friends, and colleagues, to honour Dr. Henry B. Dinsdale, Meds'55, to bring prominent speakers on topics related to neurological diseases or medical leadership to the Department of Medicine.