Request Training
If you would like to schedule a seizure recognition and first aid training for your school/family/organization/business, please contact us at [email protected] and/or 215-629-5003. Please note, all training programs are NOT recorded for later viewing. All our school personnel trainings, educational conferences, and educational webinars provide Act 48 credits.
Summer Trainings & Webinars
Epilepsy in School: Training for School Nurses
Date & Time: Tuesday, August 13, 2024 from 5:30-7pm
Registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_DUfXCbEGQXS0k_hylzujDA
Description: This training will acquaint school nurses with new seizure classifications, seizure first-aid, and latest treatments and devices to allow them a better understanding of epilepsy and implications for care. The training will also present the social, psychological, and cognitive impacts that epilepsy may have for a student. There will be time at the end for an interactive Q&A. A certificate of completion and epilepsy resources will be emailed after the training. Act 48 credits given.
For questions about the training please contact Ellen Baca at [email protected].
Epilepsy in School: Training for Teachers and School Personnel
Date & Time: Thursday, August 15, 2024 from 5:30-6:30pm
Registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Vqy9sVg8Q_KAJ-Cj4Srl6Q
Description: The training will acquaint school staff with new seizure classifications, seizure first-aid, and latest treatments and devices to allow them a better understanding of epilepsy and implications for care. The training will also present the social, psychological, and cognitive impacts that epilepsy may have for a student. There will be time at the end for an interactive Q&A. A certificate of completion and epilepsy resources will be emailed after the training. Act 48 credits given.
For questions about the training please contact Kerri Michnya at [email protected].
Seizure Recognition and Management for Law Enforcement Training
Date & Time: Thursday, August 22, 2024 from 5:30-7 pm
Registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_IhzuEHfCR5mAmasKZMBXBg
Description: The Epilepsy Foundation Eastern Pennsylvania recognizes how important law enforcement response can be to the health and safety of people experiencing seizures. Proper training responding to a seizure is particularly important considering the likelihood of law enforcement personnel encountering such a medical event. This training will teach law enforcement personnel how to recognize the signs and symptoms of various seizure types, the administration of proper seizure first aid, ways in which to handle epilepsy-related events, latest treatments and devices, and the unique needs of people living with epilepsy. There will be time at the end for an interactive Q&A.
CLEE Certificate provided.
For questions about the training please contact Janette Locke at [email protected].
Past Webinars
To view past educational webinars, please visit our YouTube channel at: www.youtube.com/@EpilepsyFoundationPA.