Prof. Janet Mifsud from the Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics has been awarded the International Epilepsy Ambassador Award, by the International Bureau for Epilepsy (IBE) and International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE), during the recent International Epilepsy Congress, held in Bangkok Thailand.
This prestigious award was given to Prof. Mifsud for her advocacy and research work in epilepsy on an international and local level. She set up the Caritas Malta Epilepsy Association (IBE) in 1996 and Epilepsy Society of Malta (ILAE) in 1997. She has led several epilepsy-related activities in Malta, including the introduction of the understanding of epilepsy in the curriculum of several health care degrees.
Prof Mifsud has worked in the epilepsy field extensively at European and international levels. She is involved in several European epilepsy research projects and served as IBE Vice President (Europe) for two terms. She is presently a member of the IBE Education Commission and the IBE/ILAE Epilepsy Advocacy European Task Force.
Photo: (Left to right):
Professor Martin Brodie, President International Bureau for Epilepsy; Prof Janet Mifsud; Prof Sam Wiebe, President International League Against Epilepsy.