Managing Students with Seizures

Managing Students with Seizures – “Train the Trainer” for School Nurses

REGISTER NOW – space is limited!

Participants will learn:

• The impact of seizures on learning and behavior
• Current treatment options and their side effects
• Simple strategies for creating a more positive and supportive environment for students with seizures
• Critical issues related to medication administration and delegation
• Key components of a seizure action plan
• Seizure recognition and appropriate first aid for all seizure types
• Overview and practical knowledge pertaining to the following topics: IEPS, P/NES, Rescue Medications, and newly anticipated FDA-approved medications
• The essential elements of a seizure training for school personnel
• Steps you can take now to help maximize educational and developmental opportunities for students with seizures

Continuing Education Credit is available*  |  Lunch will be provided

To register, please contact Wendy Kogel at 303-377-9774 or caremanager@epilepsycolorado.org

*The National Association of School Nurses is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation

This training is made possible through a grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Grant #1NU58DP0006256-03). Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the CDC.