Emergency Medication

Full day: 9am – 5pm

A one-day course for aimed at professionals working with children and young people, as well as parents who may be required to administer emergency medication. It will be suitable for professionals from a wide range of disciplines such as school nurses, teachers, support workers, carers and many more.

This course has been endorsed by Professor Helen Cross, The Prince of Wales’s Chair of Childhood Epilepsy and the Joint Epilepsy Council.

Morning session

basic facts about epilepsy
causes of epilepsy; diagnosis
seizure types
treatment of epilepsy
psychosocial issues for people with epilepsy.

Afternoon session

advantages and disadvantages of each drug
drug usage
record keeping
health and safety

There is also a practical session on the administration of emergency medications and a written assessment.

Afternoon only option: 12.45 – 5pm

The afternoon session is also available to anyone who has previously attended one of our childhood epilepsy study days and would like to learn more about emergency medication for epilepsy. Only available at Young Epilepsy, Lingfield events.

Price

Please see individual events for prices.

Please note: While our Emergency Medication courses include a written assessment and certification of attendance and learning, we cannot provide a certificate of competence.

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For further details please call 01342 832243 ext 296 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .