Created Just for You: The ILAE Epilepsy Nursing Curriculum

08:00 - 09:00 EDT / 12:00-13:00 UTC / 13:00 - 14:00 BST

To strengthen nurses’ capabilities in caring for people with epilepsy global, the Nursing Section of ILAE has developed a competency-based curriculum. A tiered approach offers a core level for all nurses while a proficient level is for nurses who care for people with epilepsy regularly. A needs assessment of nurses in 2022 informed the Section that the lack of education and training in epilepsy was their largest barrier in caring for people with epilepsy. This curriculum can be used to address specific gaps and enhance the care of people with epilepsy worldwide. This webinar describes the development and components of the curriculum. Panelists will share how it can be implemented and tailored to different areas of the world and practice settings.

Objectives:

1. Inform nurses of the 2026 ILAE global nursing competencies and their role in curriculum development.
2. Identify how the curriculum can be adapted to needs of different types of nurses, practice settings, or countries.

Speakers:

• Patricia Osborne Shafer, RN, MN, FAES, Chair of Nursing Section of ILAE, United States
• Tammy Gravel, EdD, MS, RN, Dean School of Nursing, Massachusetts School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, United States
• Ludivine Rohrer, RN, APN, University Hospital of Nancy, Reference Center for Rare Epilepsies, France
• Katherinne Moreno Duran, RN, BS, MBA, Clinical and Research, Epilepsy Chilean League, Chile
• Monica Koech Murrey, RN, BSN, Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital, Kenya
• Debbie Mak, China Association Against Epilepsy (CAAE) Nursing Section Committee Member, Honorary Clinical Assistant, Division of Neurology, Chinese University of Hong Kong
• Brialie Forster RN, MN, Austin Health, Melbourne Brain Centre, Australia

Organizer: ILAE Nursing Section