Epilepsy Review and Medication Update
Seizure medications have greatly increased in number over the past decade. This lecture will go over the new categories of medications, the best application of each one, and limitations of use including monitoring parameters. Both emergent, inpatient, and outpatient topics will be covered to allow for better prescribing practices as most medications started in one setting tend to affect the other two settings.
Target Audience
Emergency Department Physicians
Internal Medicine Physicians
Neurologists
Registered Nurses
Learning Objectives
- Identification of all the more recent epilepsy medications
- Correct application of epilepsy medications to their appropriate subset of epilepsy
- Identification of monitoring parameters and limitations of epilepsy medications
Speaker(s)
Abhi Kapuria, M.D.
has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.
Peer Reviewer(s)
Michelle Boudreau, D.O.
has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.
Planner(s)
Caitlyn Boyd, MHA, MSN, RN, CPHQ, CPAHA-TeleStroke
has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.
Theresa Sevilis, D.O.
has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.
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