Collaborative Efforts
Epilepsy Foundation of Michigan is increasingly aware of the value of collaboration in both fulfilling our mission and making our dollars go farther. We are proud to work with several collaborative partners on important efforts to improve outcomes for people with epilepsy. The following are just a few examples:
PROGRESS Toward Wellness – In collaboration with Henry Ford Comprehensive Epilepsy Program, the Foundation is pleased to offer a six-month epilepsy self-management program for adults with epilepsy. Through a series of supportive coaching calls, the program helps participants identify problem areas, set goals, and develop and follow plans to reach those goals. The initiative also includes an online peer support network, quarterly supportive conference calls, and a stress management workshop series.
Pediatric Epilepsy Telemedicine Initiative – In collaboration with Children’s Special Healthcare Services and numerous health systems, the Foundation is using telemedicine to increase access to specialty care for families of children with epilepsy in medically underserved and rural areas. The initiative also offers a variety of educational components to help parents and their children better manage epilepsy.
FOCUS on Epilepsy – In collaboration with the University of Michigan’s Center for Managing Chronic Disease and the CDC’s Managing Epilepsy Well Network, the Foundation helped to develop and pilot test an epilepsy self-management program for adults with intractable epilepsy. We have also assisted in additional self-management research through this collaboration and hope to study the FOCUS on Epilepsy program on a larger scale.
Michigan Epilepsy Strategic Planning Initiative - Multiple stakeholder groups from various communities across Michigan, including physicians, neurologists, schools, universities, public and mental health systems, and people experiencing epilepsy, were assembled to collaborate on the development of a state strategic plan. This Taskforce was charged with developing a broad public health agenda for addressing epilepsy in Michigan.
If you know of an organization that would like to work with Epilepsy Foundation of Michigan, please contact Russ Derry (ext. 1302).
PROGRESS Toward Wellness – In collaboration with Henry Ford Comprehensive Epilepsy Program, the Foundation is pleased to offer a six-month epilepsy self-management program for adults with epilepsy. Through a series of supportive coaching calls, the program helps participants identify problem areas, set goals, and develop and follow plans to reach those goals. The initiative also includes an online peer support network, quarterly supportive conference calls, and a stress management workshop series.
Pediatric Epilepsy Telemedicine Initiative – In collaboration with Children’s Special Healthcare Services and numerous health systems, the Foundation is using telemedicine to increase access to specialty care for families of children with epilepsy in medically underserved and rural areas. The initiative also offers a variety of educational components to help parents and their children better manage epilepsy.
FOCUS on Epilepsy – In collaboration with the University of Michigan’s Center for Managing Chronic Disease and the CDC’s Managing Epilepsy Well Network, the Foundation helped to develop and pilot test an epilepsy self-management program for adults with intractable epilepsy. We have also assisted in additional self-management research through this collaboration and hope to study the FOCUS on Epilepsy program on a larger scale.
Michigan Epilepsy Strategic Planning Initiative - Multiple stakeholder groups from various communities across Michigan, including physicians, neurologists, schools, universities, public and mental health systems, and people experiencing epilepsy, were assembled to collaborate on the development of a state strategic plan. This Taskforce was charged with developing a broad public health agenda for addressing epilepsy in Michigan.
If you know of an organization that would like to work with Epilepsy Foundation of Michigan, please contact Russ Derry (ext. 1302).
