• Role and Responsibilities of a Trainer – Understanding the trainer’s duties, legal obligations, and professional standards 
• Teaching and Learning Approaches – How people learn, learning styles and cycles, and effective communication methods
• Course Planning and Delivery – Structuring lessons, setting aims and objectives and using teaching resources confidently
• Assessment and Feedback – Evaluating learner understanding, providing constructive feedback, and ensuring clinical competence
• Practical Training Delivery – Designing and delivering a mini-lesson and mentoring others in safe practice
• Define epilepsy, causes, categories, and seizure thresholds
• Recognise seizure types, signs, triggers, auras, and how to describe them
• Distinguish epilepsy-related seizures from other conditions
• Explain epilepsy syndromes, diagnostic methods, and common tests
• Describe treatment options, including anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs)
• Provide basic seizure first aid, manage status epilepticus, and know when to call an ambulance
• Recognise the social impact of epilepsy, daily life challenges, and SUDEP
• Understand the process of care planning and risk prevention strategies
• Identify available support and resources
• Explain the role of buccal midazolam as a rescue medication
• Demonstrate safe buccal midazolam administration, dosing, storage, disposal, and use of individual care plans

Trainer Development

• Role and responsibilities of a trainer 
• Understanding how people learn – learning styles and cycles 
• Effective communication and use of training resources 
• Developing a training strategy and using your training pack 
• Course structure, lesson planning, and setting aims and objectives 
• Risk awareness, insurance, and compliance requirements 
• Assessment methods, feedback, and mentoring techniques 
• Designing and delivering a mini lesson based on medication administration 
• Definition of epilepsy
• Causes and triggers
• Types of seizures
• Signs and symptoms
• Impact on daily life and wellbeing
• SUDEP (Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy)
• Diagnostic investigations
• Treatment + Medication
• Care planning and recording
• Risk assessment and safety measures
• First aid during seizures
• Management of status epilepticus
• Prevention strategies
• Support and Resources

Buccal Midazolam Overview:

• Indications and importance as rescue medication
• Dosing for buccal administration
• Benefits of buccal route
• Recognising respiratory depression
• Difficulties in administration (e.g., salivation)
• Side effects and adverse effects
• Actions if ineffective
• Use of individual care plans
• Storage, safe disposal, duty of care, accountability
• When to seek further medical help

• Delegates will receive an editable PowerPoint presentation (copyright form to be signed)