Epilepsy Awareness
Course Aims:
This eLearning course is designed to enable you to increase your awareness of the health condition, epilepsy.
The course begins by exploring the meaning of the term epilepsy, including defining the term, the prevalence rates and the causes of epilepsy.
The course then explains the different types of seizures an individual may experience, including generalised, simple and complex focal seizures, absences and tonic seizures, atonic and myoclonic seizures.
In Stage Three, you will learn how seizures can be triggered and the common risk factors associated with epilepsy.
In the final stage, the course describes the different treatment options for epilepsy. This includes medication and other treatment options, how to apply first aid for an individual experiencing an epileptic seizure, the role of other professionals and the importance of an epilepsy care or support plan.
Course Price:
£18.00 Inc VAT
Learning Outcomes:
Define the meaning of epilepsy
Outline the causes of epilepsy
Recall treatment options for epilepsy
Recall the different types of seizures
Know common seizure triggers
Identify risks associated with epilepsy
Provide First Aid for an individual experiencing a seizure
Understand what to consider when supporting an individual with epilepsy including liaison with other professionals and an epilepsy care plan
FAQs
Courses are fully certified. Once a learner successfully completes a course you are able to contact us directly to receive your Certification.
Courses are delivered online and work on any internet enabled device. As long as you have access to an internet connection you can complete courses when and where you like 24 hours a day.
Yes, our Courses are CPD Certified.
Some of our shorter courses will typically take between 30 minutes and an hour to complete. Some of the bigger ones will take longer and depends largely on each individual’s learning speed.
Course Price:
£18.00 Inc VAT
Level:
2 & 3
Course Syllabus Includes:
What is epilepsy?
Prevalence rates
Difficulties in diagnosis
Role of the neurologist
Link with learning disabilities
The causes of epilepsy
Idiopathic and symptomatic epilepsy
Seizure thresholds
Age of diagnosis
Seizures in different parts of the brain
Generalised and focal seizures
Simple and complex focal seizures
Absences
Tonic, clonic, atonic and myoclonic seizures
Auras
Todd’s Paresis
Status epilepticus
Triggers
Risk Factors
Seizure diaries
Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP)
Treatment options
First aid
The role of professionals
Care/support planning
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