Paediatric Epilepsy Training (PET1) Virtual Course (Sep 10, 2021)

Paediatric Epilepsy Training (PET1) Virtual Course is organized by British Paediatric Neurology Association (BPNA) and will be held on Sep 10, 2021.

Who Is This Course for?
PET1 has been developed to improve practice within childhood epilepsies. It is suitable for all health professionals providing primary or secondary level care for children with paroxysmal episodes including:
• Consultant Paediatricians and trainees
• Consultants in Neurodisability and trainees
• Consultant Community Paediatricians
• Consultants in Emergency Medicine and trainees
• Nurses in paediatrics and emergency medicine
• Neurophysiologists and EEG technicians

Objectives:
By the end of the of PET1, attendees will be able to:
• Define: seizure, epilepsy, epilepsy syndrome and be able to provide a simple classification of epilepsy
• Describe the different seizure types eg absence, myoclonic, tonic clonic, tonic, atonic, focal motor and focal sensory
• Give differential diagnosis for seizures, and how to distinguish epilepsy from syncopes (simple faints, reflex anoxic seizure, breath holding) and inattention (day-dreaming, pre-occupation)
• Manage the first seizure event (not status epilepticus management)
• Appreciate the contribution made by EEG and neuro-imaging
• Describe the principles of treatment, the indication for anti-convulsants and the well-known side effects of these drugs
• Offer practical advice for parents and children with epilepsy

Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.