Welcome to 2022! Our first interview of the year is with Julie Nys, Ph.D.; who tells us why she is working to improve the lives of people with epilepsy - through developing the seizure detection device: EpiCare@Home. For many, this shall play a part in diagnoses, effective treatments, patient and family, empowerment, and much, much more.Topics Julie and I chat about include: • Explaining the device• Product development• My experience in testing the device• Brain monitoring and insights• Personal evolution of epilepsy• How the EpiCare@Home compares to a "regular" EEG (quality, price, privacy)• Extending the monitoring period outside of the hospital• Brain activity patterns in the home environment• Reductions in cost to health providers• Speeding up precision medicine• Data quality• Patient involvement• Empowering users - adults, children, and carers• Working with (and not against) other software and device companies, neurologists, epilepsy care centres, etc.• Examples, and benefits of use• The shift from research to clinical practice• Improving communications between patient and clinicians**TERMS USED - FIND IN THE GLOSSARY:  https://www.epilepsysparks.com/glossary**EEG, video telemetry, ambulatory EEG, neurophysiologists, ASMs, comorbidities, data quality, precision medicinePeople mentioned: Prof. Rohit Shankar**CONNECT WITH TORIE**• Website: https://www.torierobinson.com• Twitter: https://twitter.com/torierobinson10• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/torierobinson• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TorieRobinsonSpeaker **HIRE TORIE AS A SPEAKER ON EPILEPSY, MENTAL HEALTH, DISABILITY, & DIVERSITY**https://www.torierobinson.com/contact**CHECK OUT JULIE, BYTEFLIES & Epicare@Home**• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/julie-nys-phd-884b1876• Twitter: https://twitter.com/JNys86 • epicare@home: https://www.epicareathome.com • Byteflies: https://www.byteflies.com/our-team **CHECK OUT THE VIDEO WITH JULIE**https://youtu.be/0BgrQ_sHJDU