Epilepsy Essentials and Emergency Medication: Midazolam Refresher
Keep your skills up to date with this streamlined refresher course. Emergency Medication: Midazolam begins with a short quiz to check your knowledge in each topic. If you pass, you can move on. If not, you’ll review the topic to refresh your understanding. Epilepsy Essentials is to be completed in full.
Description
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This course bundles together our two most popular courses and provides an overview of epilepsy and seizure first aid as well as how to manage seizure emergencies with midazolam in the home or community setting.
Who is this course for:
This course is designed for anyone needing to administer prescribed midazolam in the event of a seizure emergency who has completed the Emergency Medications previously and is needing a refresher. It is suitable for professionals including carers, teachers and disability workers as well as family members.
Note: Epilepsy Essentials is covered in full, but Emergency Medications course is a refresher and assesses your knowledge at the beginning of each topic: If you pass → the topic is complete. If you do not pass → you review the topic and need to complete the assessments. It is faster, flexible, and focused on what you need
What’s covered:
Epilepsy Essentials:
- Epilepsy Facts
- Types of seizures
- Living with epilepsy
- Seizure safety and first aid
Emergency Medication:
- Seizure emergencies
- Emergency medication
- Emergency medication management plans
- Roles and responsibilities
- Administering midazolam
- Recovery
- Assessment
How do I complete this course?
This course is delivered online and is self-paced. There will be learning checks along the way, and you’ll finish off with our interactive online-based assessments online.
How long do I have to complete the course?
This course is to be completed within 3 months.
How long does it take to complete this course?
Please allow 1-2 hours to complete this course.
Is anything required before I start?
It is recommended participants have a current first aid certificate or CPR competency.
Your employer has the responsibility to authorise that you have met the internal requirements and followed internal processes to be competent to administer the medication.
What happens when I finish the course?
After successfully completing the online learning assessments you will be able to download your certificate of completion.
Note: This course provides you with the knowledge to administer emergency medication for seizures, but it does not replace hands-on practice. We strongly recommend that you practice this skill in a practical setting using the appropriate equipment to build confidence and competence.
How often should I do the course?
We recommend Epilepsy Essentials be completed every 2 years and Emergency Medications annually to maintain your knowledge.