Teaching the three R’s of seizure first aid

Australia East Coast 06:00 | US East Coast 16:00 | US West Coast 13:00 | UK 21:00 | France 22:00 | Kenya 23:00
India 27 June 01:30

Seizure recognition, timely response and promoting/facilitating recovery are the critical three R’s aimed at preventing injury and protecting brain health. Acute seizure responses are dictated by seizure type, the setting and circumstance in which seizures occur, and the individualized action plan. This webinar emphasizes teaching techniques for appropriate seizure intervention and to ensure correct management of acute seizures and safe recovery.

Objectives

1. Highlight common and essential approaches to seizure first aid in the home, community, and hospital
2. Discuss teaching strategies to overcome nursing practice challenges in the hospital setting
3. Explore opportunities and strategies for community-based teaching

Topics & Speakers

• Standardizing, Individualizing, or Both? - Patricia Osborne Shafer, RN, MN, FAES, Epilepsy Nurse Specialist and Consultant (USA)
• Hospital Based Teaching - Grissel Crasto, APNE, Advance Practice Nurse, Professor, University Health Network and Humber College (Canada)
• Strategies for Community Based Teaching - Richard A Mwakanolo RN MSc, St. Francis Regional Referral Hospital, Morogoro Regional-Ifakara (Tanzania)

Moderator: Melissa Bartley, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Comprehensive Epilepsy Service, Western Sydney Local Health District, Westmead Hospital (Australia)

Organizer: Nursing Section