Optimal Prehospital Management of Seizure Emergencies

Target Audience This activity was developed for adult and pediatric neurologists, primary care and osteopathic physicians, pediatricians, neurology nurses, school nurses, advance practice providers, and all other healthcare providers who interact with patients who have epilepsy. Program Overview In this program, the faculty will review and provide updates on the guidelines for managing seizure emergencies and address how participants can reduce the barriers to prehospital treatment through the use of Seizure Action Plans. They also will discuss recent clinical trials that may improve caregiver acceptance of rescue medications for status epilepticus. In addition, the faculty will address the similarities and differences in managing seizure emergencies for pediatric and adult patients. Learning Objectives Upon completion of this activity, participants should be better able to: Identify strategies that will improve the prehospital management of seizure emergencies by caregivers. Use current evidence and clinical trial data to select an appropriate treatment to arrest a cluster of repetitive seizures. Engage patients and caregivers to develop an effective Seizure Action Plan (SAP).

Faculty

Gregory D. Cascino, MD
Whitney MacMillan, Jr. Professor of Neuroscience
Mayo Clinic
Alix School of Medicine
Department of Neurology
Rochester, Minnesota

Lucretia Long, C-ANP, FAES
Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurology
Epilepsy Nurse Practitioner
The Ohio State University Medical Center
Columbus, Ohio

Juliann M. Paolicchi, MA, MD, FAES, FANA
Co-Director, Clinical Research Pediatric Epileptologist
Northeast Regional Epilepsy
Professor Pediatrics and Neurology
Hackensack-Meridian Medical School
Seton Hall University Group
Hackensack, New Jersey