Epilepsy & Advanced Seizure Management Workshop

In this advanced course, you will explore the complexities of epilepsy, including how it affects people living with disability. You’ll learn to identify the various types of seizures and understand how they present, along with their physical, emotional, and social impacts. The course also covers how to minimise risk, promote safety, and respond with appropriate first aid measures.

A key component of this training focuses on the use of Midazolam, now recognised as the first-line emergency treatment for prolonged or cluster seizures. You will learn how to safely administer Midazolam via buccal and intranasal routes, understand when it is appropriate to use, and become familiar with potential side effects and complications.

This course builds on foundational knowledge of Seizure Management and advances your competence in emergency response, seizure documentation, and interpreting Epilepsy Management Plans (EMP). Through interactive learning, practical scenarios, and real-world guidance, you will gain the confidence to take timely, informed action during seizure events.

Topics Covered

1. Recognising different seizures – impact on the person
2. Common patterns and clusters of seizures, Febrile and infantile seizures and management
3. Identify and minimise exposure to seizure risk factors
4. Support and monitoring, unconscious position
5. Complications – risk of related health complications associated with epilepsy
6. Care plans – follow procedure and exercise judgement on when to call an Ambulance
7. Demonstrate application of seizure First Aid
8. Common methods of emergency management and potential side effects
9. Parameters to guide decisions on PRN medication to administer
10. Administration of Buccal / Intranasal Midazolam in emergency (If prescribed by a medical practitioner and written on a care plan) – use, complications and side effects

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

• Explain what epilepsy is and how it uniquely affects individuals with disabilities.
• Identify and differentiate between common seizure types and presentations.
• Recognise seizure warning signs and patterns, including febrile and infantile seizures.
• Understand and implement an Epilepsy Management Plan (EMP).
• Respond effectively to seizures with appropriate first aid and emergency protocols.
• Administer seizure medication safely, including Midazolam (buccal/intranasal), as prescribed.
• Minimise exposure to seizure triggers and promote safety and injury prevention.
• Record and observe seizures accurately for clinical documentation.
• Support individuals with dignity, empathy, and professionalism.