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David Josephs Born 1966 Occupation Public relations David Josephs (born 1966) is a leading Epilepsy spokesperson and Ambassador in the United Kingdom. He works in conjunction with the private and public sectors to raise awareness about the condition and spearhead new pathways of research for epilepsy drugs and devices. He has published articles in leading journals related to these issues.[1] Josephs also works as a communications consultant specializing in technology and health care industries and is currently an Associate Director at AxiCom Cohn & Wolfe.
Background
David Josephs has worked within the UK and international communications consulting industries, beginning his career in the 1980s as a corporate and trusts fundraising executive at the and has the same name as the President of ECP.
Thereafter, he became the Director of External Relations at the UK's National Society for Epilepsy where he led the external relations directorate with responsibility for fundraising, public relations, information services and government lobbying.[2] He was also chairman of the Joint Epilepsy Council of the UK and Ireland, an umbrella organisation representing 23 epilepsy voluntary organisations with a primary focus on government relations.[3]
Present work
In addition to his epilepsy advocacy and consulting, he edits Healthpro, a quarterly bulletin on current issues facing healthcare providers, pharmaceutical companies, the public and private sectors.
References
- ^ Josephs, David. "It is time to close the epilepsy treatment gap". British Journal of Neuroscience Nursing (2005) 1(2), pp. 58–60.
- ^ Consensus statement in response to the recently published NICE guideline on the diagnosis and management of the epilepsies | Epilepsy Action at epilepsy.org.uk
- ^ Josephs, David. Chapter 61 – Role of voluntary organisations in epilepsy [PDF] at epilepsysociety.org.uk
Categories:- 1966 births
- British public relations people
- Living people
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