53 EPILEPSY - Aged Care Training Online for Aged Care Workers and Staff

Epilepsy in Aged Care

AU$49.00

Course Duration: 50 mins
Accessible for: 31 days

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In this course, you will learn about epilepsy and its impact on ageing individuals, including common seizure types and how they present.
You will explore how epilepsy affects ageing individuals, focusing on physical and psychosocial challenges, and discover how aged care workers can provide person-centred support.
Lastly, you will develop skills in safe epilepsy management, including managing triggers, seizure safety, injury prevention, and sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP), ensuring better care and an improved quality of life for ageing individuals with epilepsy.

After this lesson, you’ll be able to:

  1. Explain what epilepsy is, and how it affects ageing individuals.
  2. Identify common seizure types and their presentations in ageing individuals.
  3. Describe the physical and psychosocial impacts of epilepsy on ageing individuals and apply person-centred care strategies.
  4. Implement safe epilepsy management.
  • E-learn (50 min)
  • 4 Resources
    • The Brain Function Differences in Seizures: Ageing Individuals vs. Younger Individuals
    • Guidelines to reduce SUDEP risk in individuals over 65
    • Classification of Seizures in Individuals over 65
    • Focal Aware vs Focal Impaired awareness Seizures
  • Certificate of completion

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