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  • Neurology
  • Public Health
  • Medical Education

Background:

  • Epilepsy causes 1200 UK deaths annually, 42% potentially avoidable.
  • Status epilepticus (SE) has a >20% mortality rate, often linked to delayed treatment.
  • Emergency departments see 10% of UK admissions for epilepsy, frequently SE cases.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To address deficiencies in current epilepsy training guidelines.
  • To improve the safe administration of emergency rescue medication, like buccal midazolam.
  • To reduce avoidable deaths and complications from prolonged seizures and SE.

Main Methods:

  • A quality improvement methodology was employed.
  • A web-based resource was developed and piloted for epilepsy education and training.
  • The resource focused on safe administration of rescue medication for prolonged seizures.

Main Results:

  • The web-based training resource was successfully piloted, tested, and applied.
  • The intervention aimed to enhance the competency of epilepsy professionals in managing prolonged seizures.
  • The study addressed complexities in ensuring safe care for people with epilepsy (PWE).

Conclusions:

  • Current Joint Epilepsy Council (JEC) guidelines may not sufficiently ensure safe care.
  • A web-based resource offers a viable solution to improve epilepsy training and patient safety.
  • Enhanced training can mitigate risks of brain damage and death associated with SE.