Epilepsy & Medication Trainer Pack

Epilepsy and Medication trainer pack is well suited to staff competent in this skill and have experience facilitating in- house training. For staff with little or no experience in training why not have a look at our range of Train the Trainer Courses we provide. Our diabetes awareness train the trainer pack is well researched and developed for ease of use.
Our Epilepsy and Medication trainer pack is not for resale or commercial use.Our pack is flexible in that you can have additional slides added for example your areas policies and procedures and/or documentation as well as your company logo. Once altered we are unable to accept responsibility for content added. In order to purchase this pack for in-house training you must be a CQC registered organisation. Any questions please get in touch with the team before purchase as we can not issue refunds once products have been sent electronically or by post.

Epilepsy & Medication Trainer Pack Materials – Electronic Version

• Epilepsy & Medication Powerpoint presentation
• Course Handouts
• Course Assessment Paper
• Student Evaluation Form
• Course Certificate Template
• Lesson Plan Template
• Trainer Support Information
• Course Register Template
• Video on Epilepsy & Medication
• Epilepsy & Medication Workshop

This course covers epilepsy awareness and practical seizure management and the administration of both rectal diazepam and buccal midazolam. This course is suitable for anyone who is authorised to administer buccal midazolam or rectal diazepam as prescribed by a medical practitioner or nurse prescriber and as specified in the individual care plan.As this course covers two different emergency medications it is most suitable for those with some existing knowledge and experience of epilepsy and emergency medication procedures.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

• What is epilepsy?
• Causes of epilepsy
• Diagnosis
• Seizure types (classification) – video footage
• Treatment
• Psychosocial/cultural issues
• The Administration of Rectal Diazepam covering:-
• Diazepam and its uses, storage, disposal
• Indications for use in epilepsy
• Possible difficulties in administration
• Side Effects and action in case of overdose
• When to call ambulance
• Midazolam and its uses, Storage and disposal
• Indications for use in epilepsy
• DVD presentation
• Possible Difficulties and what to do
• Side effects, consequences of overdose and action to take
• Actions if administration Ineffective
• Discussion/Questions and Answers
• Health and Safety Issues covering:
• Risk Assessment
• Individual Care Plans
• Organisation Protocols
• Duty of Care/legal responsibilities
• Competency framework and theory test