Seizure and Epilepsy Awareness Training

Seizure and Epilepsy Awareness Training - Course Details

Mainstream, Integration and Special Education

 Course:

This course was designed to bring greater awareness to all teaching and support staff around Seizures and Epilepsy. When introducing epilepsy, we must first recognise that there are around 40 different types of seizures. We need all our teaching and support faculty to be able to respond in an emergency. The course in very informative and interactive.

At no stage can we interpret or give advise on any medical action for children and adults. This information must be received in conjunction with their medical team and guardians. The course is for awareness purposes.

Legislation specific to Medication management includes ,SI No. 449 of 2015 Medicinal Products (Prescription and Control of Supply) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2015 and PHECC clinical practice guidelines (CPGs). Additional training required to use, store and manage medication on site.

We first as staff must ensure we adhere to emergency care plans developed and approved by the board of management in conjunction with parents or family. We need to adhere to this plans in times of emergency.

Course content

• Introduction & Course Objectives
• Legal Requirement incl Local Policy incl Medication Management
• Epilepsy Ireland guidance and best practice (Time, Safe, Stay)
• What is epilepsy and causes?
• Causes of epilepsy
• Child Emergency plan review
• Types of Medication and what you can do
• What is Midazolam?
• How Buccal Midazolam works?
• Convulsive and non-convulsive status
• Minor and Major Seizures
• Learning outcome review

Tines and dates to be confirmed by the school

Who is the course intended for:

All school teaching and support staff who wish to increase their awareness around Seizures and Epilepsy