Epilepsy NZ Appoints National Pacific Health Manager

Epilepsy NZ Appoints National Pacific Health Manager

Epilepsy New Zealand, the country’s largest epilepsy service provider, is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Susan Ravelich, as national Pacific Health Manager.

Dr Ravelich joins Epilepsy New Zealand in this role with the support of the International Bureau for Epilepsy (IBE), the world governing body for epilepsy. The IBE has recently provided Epilepsy New Zealand with funding for the project that Dr Ravelich will be undertaking. This project will involve research to be conducted in the Pacific Island region to ascertain the services available to people with epilepsy in the Islands and the treatment, if any, they are currently receiving.

Dr Ravelich comes from an extensive background in research and development. Most recently Dr Ravelich has been involved in using cutting-edge technology to enable early detection of prostate cancer, the most common cancer amongst men in Western societies.

“I am really excited about this position. The organisation is going through some exciting changes and being part of that will benefit the Pacific Island community. I look forward to working with people with epilepsy and developing and understanding how we can best provide services for Pacific people”, said Dr Ravelich.

Nationally, the long term goal of this project is to allow Epilepsy New Zealand to work closely with the Pacific Island communities here in New Zealand, encouraging them to utilise, and benefit from, Epilepsy New Zealand’s already established services nationwide. Internationally, Epilepsy New Zealand’s long term goal includes the establishment of epilepsy specific services in Fiji, Tonga, Samoa and the Cook Islands.

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