Epilepsy Update for Pharmacists - Live Webinar

About the event

Due to unforseen circumstances we have had reschedule this webinar - new confirmed date is 26 June 2017, enrolments open.

This course is provided by College Education and Training, a business unit of Pharmaceutical Society of New Zealand Inc.

Presented by:

Associate Professor Lynette Sadleir

Associate Professor Lynette Sadleir joined the Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Otago, Wellington in 1999 following the completion of an Epilepsy Fellowship at British Columbia’s Children’s Hospital. In 2000 she commenced the clinical part of her joint clinical-academic appointment as a paediatric neurologist with Capital Coast District Health Board. In her clinical role as a paediatric epileptologist, she diagnoses and manages children with epilepsy and reports paediatric electroencephalograms for the Wellington Region. She has an active teaching role and is passionate about increasing the epilepsy knowledge.

Associate Professor Sadleir is a physician scientist with expertise in epilepsy phenotyping. She is the Director of the Epilepsy Research Group. The Epilepsy Research Group is committed to improving the quality of life for individuals with epilepsy and their families.

Course Information:

On completion of this course on Epilepsy, pharmacists will be able to:

• Describe the new International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) seizure and epilepsy classification
• Explain the concept of epileptic encephalopathy
• Recognise the importance of a genetic diagnosis for children with epileptic encephalopathies
• Recognise therapy options for the epileptic encephalopathies including the ketogenic diet.

Assessment:

Pharmacists must achieve an 80% pass mark in order to complete the course.

One learning package must be purchased for each individual to complete the course.

Group 1: TWO points – for listening to the webinar but not doing the assessment, or

Group 2: FOUR points – for completion and submission of assessment questions (80% pass mark required).

Pre reading is not assessed. Allocate Group 1 points based on one point per hour.

Non Member Registration

Non PSNZ members can register for this event. Please note you will need to register as a user on the PSNZ website before you can register to attend the event. Look for the "New user? Register now" option at the bottom of the Login screen.

Cancellation and Refund Policy:

Payment must be received before your course materials will be sent to you. Confirmation and course materials will be forwarded to your preferred postal address once your registration has been processed.

Registrations are subject to our terms of trade and privacy policy available at www.psnz.org.nz.

Cancellation more than seven days before the webinar:

• A full refund is available. This amount may be refunded, or transferred to another course or another person.

Cancellation between two and seven days before the webinar:

• A 50% refund is available. This amount may be refunded, or transferred to another course or another person.

Cancellation the day before, the day of, or after the webinar:

• No refund available.

By submitting this application you agree to these terms and conditions.

Declaration:

By enrolling in this training, you are confirming that all work undertaken within this training programme and assessment answers are your own. If there are grounds to believe that cheating or plagiarism has occurred, we will investigate and your work may be disallowed and you will be unable to complete the training.