“Epilympics”

Phil SmithPresident UK Chapter of ILAE

“Hand-over-Hand”

“Inspire” project

“...to reach new audiences, forge new partnerships and inspire change in sport, culture, education, sustainability, volunteering and enterprise.”

Project partnership

•Morris-Coole Trust

•ILAE UK Chapter

•IBE UK Chapter

Project aims

•Represent Olympic athletes as role models...

•Encourage sport participation...

•Break down barriers to equal sporting opportunities...

...for people with epilepsy

Project structure

•202 Olympic-competing countries

✴ each identifies an athlete

•102 ILAE/IBE Chapters

✴ each identifies a person with epilepsy

•UK ILAE/IBE Chapter

✴ identifies athletes from each of 26 sports

Use of images

Difficult issues•Bona fide patient

✴ medical certification

•No payments...

✴ ...except travel

✴ not for camera crew, athlete honoraria, etc.

•Permissions and consent

✴ copyright

✴ child protection

Spin-offs•Official link with Olympic Games

•Invitation to prominent athlete to ECE 2012

•Delegates walk in Olympic Park, swim, run etc.

•Film, documentary, or book of the project

•High profile and positive image for epilepsy