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EPILEPSY AWARENESS AND ACTIVATING A VAGAL NERVE STIMULATION DEVICE DURING A SEIZURE

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Course Overview

A face-to-face workshop teaching how to manage and treat a seizure and person with a vagal nerve stimulator. Learners have the course delivered by an experienced pharmacist or
nurse. Theory is studied using video, case studies, discussion and a comprehensive workbook provided on the day.

Aimed at

Anyone who supports someone with a Vagal Nerve Stimulator (VNS).

Format

Face-to-face (in person) practical workshop.

Duration

2 hours

Certification

Two years (click here for details)

Course Mapping

Provides the learning outcomes of best practice in activating and understanding vagal nerve stimulators

Course Content

See below (click to expand). Call us if you wish to discuss tailoring content to you.

Course content (click to expand)

Theory (click to expand)
  • What causes seizures?
  • Different types of seizure
  • Individual healthcare plans for epilepsy
  • What are auras?
  • Risks from seizures
  • Risk assessing for people with epilepsy
  • The psychological, social, and effects on learning epilepsy can have
  • Learning disabilities and epilepsy
  • Seizure triggers
  • Photosensitive epilepsy
  • Exercise and physical activity in epilepsy
  • Treating complex epilepsy
  • Activating a vagal nerve stimulator (VNS)
  • Safe practices when supporting a person with a VNS
  • Side effects of a VNS
  • How quickly does rescue medication take to work?
  • Post seizure management
  • What to do if the seizure still doesn’t stop
  • When to call an ambulance?
  • When the seizure ends – record keeping
Practical Workshop (click to expand)
  • Understand types of seizure (video clips)
  • Individual care plans and seizure record diaries
  • Demonstrate how to provide first aid during a seizure
  • Demonstrate how to prepare to activate a VNS
  • Demonstrate when to activate the VNS
  • Demonstrate how to activate the VNS
  • Explain what to check after activating the VNS  and what side effects to look for
  • Demonstrate how to place an individual in the recovery position (if required)
  • Demonstrate how to monitor after activating the VNS
  • Demonstrate how to record the activation of the VNS
VNS session only (click to expand)
  •  What is a Vagal Nerve Stimulator
  • Activating a vagal nerve stimulator (VNS)
  • Safe practices when supporting a person with a VNS
  • Side effects of a VNS
  • How quickly does rescue medication take to work?
  • Post seizure management

Price

(excluding VAT)

£675 per workshop at your venue with epilepsy awareness 2 hour course. See add-on modules for this course below. (excluding VAT)