Learning Objectives:
1. On completion of this session, participants should be able to describe the study design to be undertaken.
2. On completion of this session, participants should be able to identify how patient-oriented research was applied.

Context: People with epilepsy (PWE) require regular follow-up care. In Canada, patients who are geographically distant from an Epilepsy Care Center struggle with many transport barriers and challenges that impede access to care. Tele-health can offer the best chance to overcome geographic constraints, as well as a lack of mobility or affordability, in providing the necessary care for epilepsy patients. Research question: How do individuals/patients diagnosed with epilepsy feel about receiving care via tele-health rather than in a traditional face-to-face clinic visit? Study Design: This study will be undertaken using community-based participatory research within an explanatory sequential mixed method design commencing with the collection of quantitative data followed by the collection of qualitative data. Setting: Individuals/patients diagnosed with epilepsy living in Saskatchewan, Canada. Population Studied: Inclusion criteria are: eighteen years of age or older; a diagnosis of epilepsy; have attended at least one appointment by tele-health; be able to provide informed consent; and live in Saskatchewan, Canada. Instrument: The Tele-Health Patient Satisfaction Survey will be adapted with a Community Advisory Committee so that it meets the needs of the community but can also be compared/contrasted to data collected in similar situations. Anticipated Results: Tele-health could be effective at delivering healthcare services to the patients with epilepsy. Moreover, patients ‘acceptance and satisfaction in using tele-health’ will be acceptable. Conclusions: Tele-health will see wider applications within the treatment of epilepsy especially those needing regular follow-up care. It also has the potential for improving individual/patient satisfaction.