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Epilepsy courses
Our training is well researched and up to date and is provided by certified key trainers who continuously update their qualifications, professional knowledge and skills.
To find out more about any of the courses, please contact us online or call 01494 601 305.
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External courses
- (Our trainers will come to your organisation.)
- Epilepsy awareness
- Epilepsy awareness and the administration of Buccal Midazolam
- Epilepsy awareness and the administration of Rectal Diazepam
- Epilepsy awareness, the administration of Rectal Diazepam and Buccal Midazolam
- Certificate in the care of people with epilepsy
Epilepsy awareness
This three-hour course for nurses and carers will enable delegates to deliver patient focused care. The course programme includes:
- international classification of seizures and their management
- status epilepticus
- sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP)
- non-epileptic attack disorder (NEAD)
The information about epilepsy with its link to learning disability, behaviour and mortality will enable delegates to appreciate the complexity of this condition. A psychosocial workshop is an integral part of this course. The level of knowledge and information provided will depend on delegates’ exposure to complex client groups.
Maximum delegates: 20
More information on application - please contact us online or call 01494 601 305
Epilepsy awareness and the administration of Buccal Midazolam
This six-hour course for nurses and carers helps develop an understanding of the issues involved in caring for people with epilepsy as outlined in ‘epilepsy awareness’. The course continues with the theoretical and practical administration of Buccal Midazolam in accordance with the JEC guidelines. It enables a greater understanding of risk assessment and the health and safety issues associated with this method of drug administration.
The trainer practically demonstrates the procedure and the delegates will have an opportunity to practise this skill in a simulated environment.
Maximum delegates: 12
More information on application - please contact us online or call 01494 601 305
Epilepsy awareness and the administration of Rectal Diazepam
This six-hour course for nurses and carers helps develop an understanding of the issues involved in caring for people with epilepsy as outlined in ‘epilepsy awareness’. The course continues with the theoretical and practical administration of Rectal Diazepam in accordance with the JEC guidelines. It enables a greater understanding of risk assessment and the health and safety issues associated with this method of drug administration.
The trainer practically demonstrates the procedure and the delegates will have an opportunity to practise this skill in a simulated environment.
Maximum delegates: 12
More information on application - please contact us online or call 01494 601 305
Epilepsy awareness, the administration of Rectal Diazepam and the administration of Buccal Midazolam
This nine-hour course is delivered over a day and a half and covers the issues involved in caring for people with epilepsy as outlined in ‘epilepsy awareness’. The course continues with the theoretical and practical administration of Rectal Diazepam and Buccal Midazolam in accordance with the JEC guidelines. It enables a greater understanding of risk assessment and the health and safety issues associated with these methods of drug administration.
The trainer practically demonstrates the procedure and the delegates will have an opportunity to practise this skill in a simulated environment.
Maximum delegates: 12
More information on application - please contact us online or call 01494 601 305
Certificate in the care of people with epilepsy
Dates: 9, 10, 23 and 24 May and 14 June Test and portfolio: £500 + VAT per person
This course is designed for non-graduate staff, working with service users who have epilepsy, and who wish to expand their knowledge in this field.
The course is divided into 4 modules:
Module 1: Educate those with epilepsy and others significant to them to manage the condition
Module 2: Managing seizures
Module 3: Investigations for epilepsy
Module 4: Treatment for epilepsy
The course is led by one of our tutors, and includes input from a variety of experts in the areas studied. A visit to the MRI scanner is included in the course. This MRI scanner is solely for research into, and investigation of, epilepsy.
The course is assessed by the submission of a portfolio and a summary knowledge test two months later.
The course is accredited and certified by Epilepsy Society and Professor John Duncan
More information on application - please contact us online or call 01494 601 372
* Individual places offered on public courses at Chalfont St Peter.
Open courses
(These are held at Epilepsy Society's Chalfont Centre in Buckinghamshire and are open to anyone who would like to attend.)
Epilepsy awareness and seizure management
Dates: 26 March and 23 April 2012: (half day) £40 + VAT per person
Epilepsy awareness and seizure management and emergency medication
Dates: 26 March and 23 April 2012: (one day) £70 + VAT per person
More information on application - please contact us online or call 01494 601 372
