Its designed to help teachers, sencos and school support staff learn more. Download booklet raising a child is a big job and if your child has epilepsy or seizures, you probably have special concerns. Also included is a discussion on the impact seizures and epilepsy can have on students academically, and the importance of implementing a seizure action plan in the. People with epilepsy will often experience more adverse effects than just seizures. Its important to update your plan at least once a year, or earlier if anything related to your epilepsy and treatment changes. Seizure training for school personnel epilepsy foundation. This training course will help support staff to accurately identify key issues and take appropriate action.
Sinai health care foundation and kaiser permanente. In addition, participants on this course will learn the importance of epilepsy care plans and undertake risk assessments for service users. Find out more this course covers taking medicines, seizure triggers, stress, memory and how epilepsy can affect your wellbeing. Epilepsy is the tendency to have repeated seizures that originate in the brain. Epilepsy awareness and rescue medication training courses. Part of their project involved creating a series of resources and training videos.
The nice audit of epilepsy related deaths revealed that 1200 epilepsy deaths occur every year in the uk, with 42% potentially avoidable. The epilepsy centre provides professional information and education services to community organisations, health and welfare groups, businesses, education providers, students and any other group where a need is identified in south australia and the northern territory. This epilepsy awareness certificate with a purple ribbon recognizes individuals and businesses that have donated toward or otherwise supported research into. The seizure training for school personnel program is available free of charge facetoface and online.
Our community resource officers are trained to support you in managing your epilepsy and will work with you to complete the toolkit. Use our downloadable toolkit below to help you support pupils with epilepsy. Watch the promotional trailer below or watch the about epilepsy. Epilepsy action is a charity that improves the lives of everyone affected by epilepsy.
Epilepsy action has developed a number of educational resources to help increase knowledge about epilepsy and how to improve seizure control and quality of life. Bengali, turkish, hindi, somali, urdu and cantonese. The course covers different types of epilepsy and seizures and the medication using buccal midazolam. We give advice, improve healthcare, fund research and campaign for change. First aid poster seizure smart education initiative children and. New anstey house, gate way drive, yeadon, leeds ls19 7xy, united kingdom.
We have established the australian epilepsy research fund to be australias central point of epilepsy research. There are several types of possible seizures that range from losing consciousness and massive muscles jerks to blank stares. It provides freephone and email helplines and a wide range of information booklets, web pages and elearning courses. The new course is designed to help teachers, sencos and. This often means involving the person in the development of their plan as much as possible. Epilepsy awareness training should include the following components. Emps can help others best understand and respond to your needs. Understanding and assisting students with epilepsy. They cover focal, tonicclonic, absence, myoclonic, tonic, and atonic seizures.
Download a template buccal midazolam care plan or contact the. Mental health first aid training external this evidencebased program can help people recognize mental health crises and learn how to connect a person to mental health care. The training covers seizure recognition, first aid, and treatment options. We are making a difference we exist to end epilepsy. Each session can be individualised according to the needs of the organisation.
We have a range of training resources for people working in schools, to help you learn how to best support pupils with epilepsy. Search epilepsy action website for first aid for tonicclonic seizures poster. Epilepsyseizure disorder job accommodation network. Learn about training that helps school personnel recognize seizures, know what to do, and make a. A key priority for epilepsy action australia is delivering the very best education and training nationwide to those individuals with epilepsy, their families and the wide network of people such as community workers and healthcare professionals who care for them. This program provides an overview of seizures and epilepsy, seizure first aid, seizure action plans, rescue therapies, seizure emergencies and how to support students in school settings.
A selection of the most commonly requested forms are below. If you would like this information emailing to you, please send the epilepsy action helpline a message. If the plan is for your child or another person, its a great idea to take a personcentred approach. Project school alert is one of the foundations signature programs funded by the pennsylvania department of health and uniquely designed to increase epilepsy awareness by educating classrooms on the signs and symptoms of seizures as well as first aid. Epilepsy awareness training is essential for anyone working in the care sector, but is especially suited to staff who are new to working with those suffering from epilepsy. Our training courses can be run at our centre or at your location for group bookings. Find forms to help you observe, record and keep track of seizures, as well as create action and response plans for adults, school children and camp.
Watch our short films showing what you need to do if a pupil has a seizure in schools. Download and print a letter to take into school pdf first aid for seizures in schools. Seizure training for school personnel the seizure training for school personnel program is available free of charge facetoface and online. That means increasing awareness and changing the conversation around epilepsy, improving and saving lives through care, advocacy, research and new therapies, and education and mobilizing everyone to take action to end epilepsy and the challenges that surround epilepsy. Many of these resources are for a general audience while others are targeted at a more specific audience, e. Training for school personnel is designed for people who work with children and youth in school settings. This epilepsy awareness and administration of buccal midazolam course. Epilepsy and buccal midazolam course classroom training. Educational material epilepsy foundation of kentuckiana. The latest epilepsy and seizure news from the epilepsy foundation.
This report is a call for sustained and coordinated action to ensure that every. We provide professional training services to schools, daycare, disability organisations and workplaces catering to. Through our cutting edge research, awareness campaigns, information resources and expert care, we work for everyone affected by epilepsy in the uk. Awareness materials all posters and paraphernalia are available for you to order. We provide hundreds of page of epilepsy information on our main website. Epilepsy ontario is the voice of epilepsy in the province. Epilepsy id card for individuals epilepsy action shop.
A free powerpoint ppt presentation displayed as a flash slide show on id. The epilepsy foundation recommends the use of epilepsy management plans emps. Living well with epilepsy toolkit epilepsy ireland. Epilepsy awareness ribbon printable certificate, free to download and print. Find steps and forms for building your individualized plan for managing your epilepsy and responding to seizure emergencies. Use our downloadable toolkit to help you support pupils with epilepsy.
We provide a range of courses for professional and family use. Ppt epilepsy powerpoint presentation free to download. The programme has also been translated into six different languages. Following the death of charlie burns aged 10 from sudden unexpected death in epilepsy sudep in october 2011, south western ambulance service nhs foundation trust swasft has been working closely with the charlies family and the charity sudep action to create a training package for health professionals about sudep. Epilepsy action is the working name of british epilepsy association. Much of our informations is downloadable for you to read and print off. In the united states, more than 470,000 children under age 18 live with epilepsy and seizures. Epidemiology of epilepsy 5% 7% will have a seizure at sometime during their life 1% 2% of the population suffers from epilepsy peak age incidence. Also included is a discussion on the impact seizures and epilepsy can have on students academically, and the importance of implementing a seizure action plan. Uk charity epilepsy action has launched a free online learning course for schools.
The epilepsy association, in partnership with the cleveland metropolitan school district and the epilepsy associations professional advisory board nurse advisory committee, developed this manual through grants provided by the mt. British epilepsy association is a registered charity registered in england no. Complete our online course to find out how to use the resources. Epilepsy emergency rescue training bmj open quality. Epilepsy action australias highly experienced epilepsy nurse educators conducts onsite training and webinars on epilepsy awareness and seizure first aid to groups across australia. The is a 3hour course, and certificates last 2 years as per recommendation by the joint epilepsy council. Since 1956, we have been serving the province as a registered health charity incorporated under the statutes of ontario as a nonprofit and nongovernmental organization. All about epilepsy is a programme that explains epilepsy, how it is diagnosed, what seizures look like and how you can help someone who is having a seizure.