The Certificate Program for the Seizure and Epilepsy Healthcare Professional in a Comprehensive Epilepsy Center is an assessment-based certificate program that uses instructional design principles to deliver an online self-study educational course followed by post-assessments. This core 6 modules will will equip the learner with the tools they need to safely care for patients with Seizures and Epilepsy, while providing the type of quality care demanded by your institution. The 2 additional modules expand on this knowledge and provide information on a nurse's role in a Comprehensive Epilepsy Specialty Clinic and an Epilepsy Monitoring Unit (EMU). 

The primary purpose of this certificate program is to provide foundational knowledge to provide evidence-based care to patients who have seizures and epilepsy, who are admitted to an Epilepsy Monitoring Unit, and who are being evaluated for and/or undergoing surgery for medically refractory epilepsy.

Upon successful completion of the 8-module course and passing the post-assessment with a score of >80% or higher, participants will earn 11 CE contact hours and an American Board of Neuroscience Nursing (ABNN) certificate of added qualification as a "Seizure and Epilepsy Healthcare Professional in a Comprehensive Epilepsy Center" that indicates attainment of knowledge and will meet the NAEC accreditation requirements for nursing expertise in epilepsy.

The content for the 8-modules is outlined below. You can find the full content outline and learning outcomes in the Participant Handbook on the website.

Module I - Anatomy, Physiology, and Etiology of Epilepsy

Module II- Seizures

Module III - Diagnosis and Assessment

Module IV- Treatment

Module V - Education and Self-Management

Module VI - Special Populations with Epilepsy

Module VII - Nursing Care in the Epilepsy Specialty Clinic

Module VIII - Nursing Care in an Epilepsy Monitoring Unit (EMU)