Workforce Development - HCC Adult Services

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EPILEPSY - ADMINISTRATION OF RESCUE MEDICATION -REFRESHER (HCC only)

This is a half day course providing an update on Adult Services Epilepsy guidelines and the administration of Rescue Medication. (Rectal Diazepam and Buccal Midazolam).

Other details

Course code: AD273
Provided by Workforce Development - HCC Adult Services

A half day course for

Staff working in the Learning Disability service who have attend the Epilepsy Awareness - Rescue Medication course and require Bi-annual refresher training for the administration of rescue medication.

Presented by

Margaret Stewart.

Course pre-requisites

This course is a requirement for all those who administer rescue medication for epilepsy.
Those attending must have completed the Adult Services Safe use of Medicines and the one day Epilepsy Awareness and Rescue medication training courses.

Participants will learn how to

Understand how epilepsy is managed and to think about their role in joint managing epilepsy with the individual, their families/carers and relevant services.
Understand what status epilepticus is, when it occurs, how to manage it and the implications.
Administer Rectal Diazepam, Buccal Midazolam as a rescue medication and to understand when it is appropriate to do so.
Have a basic knowledge of first aid for epilepsy.
Have a sound knowledge of the rescue medications and the implications of having them available.
Have a knowledge of the information that should be contained on a rescue medication care plan and a general epilepsy care plan.
Understand how to feed into the information gathering process, write the care plan (where appropriate) and record seizures.
Have knowledge of the National and local epilepsy support groups.