Table 7.

Qualitative data quotes from providers in Egypt.

What changes have you made in your practice from what you have learned? (Please specify. E.g., Is there a specific skill you gained?)

“I have better confidence at epilepsy practice”

“The whole way I dealt with EEG has change…it moved from being a diagnostic test into a complementary test for epilepsy patients”

“I became more skillful in EEG interpretation”

“Updated my knowledge of various epilepsy syndromes”

“Thorough understanding of the importance of data concordance in decision making in resective epilepsy surgery”

Why did you participate in the activities?

“Improve my skills, gain more experience and better practice”

“It is extremely helpful at practical and research levels”

“Because it was a rare opportunity to get such lectures from someone such as Dr. Ahmed”

What are you doing today in your practice that you didn't do prior? Please specify:

“Evaluation of drug resistant epilepsy patients”

“I look at epilepsy as a curable disease”

“Misdiagnosed typical absence as atypical”

“Improved EEG reading skills”

“Improved our battery for presurgical evaluation”

“Start to apply VNS and keto diet as treatment options for patients with DRE”

Examples of direct quotes from the qualitative data section of the survey.