Evidence-based Clinical Care: Status Epilepticus

An estimated 150,000 adults present annually with an unprovoked first seizure in the United States. Even one seizure is a traumatic physical and psychological event that poses difficult diagnostic and treatment questions and has major social consequences. This education will review some of the seizure pathways at Baptist Health.

Note to Physicians: Be sure to bookmark this course to access all protocols, pathways, policies and procedures at your convenience via your CME Portal account. All power plans are available in Cerner. All EBCC deliverables will be available on the EBCC website. 

Target Audience

Emergency Medicine Physicians, Hospitalists, Family Medicine Physicians, Internal Medicine Physicians, Neurologists, Intensivists, Nurse Practitioners, Advanced Practice Registered Nurses, Physician Assistants/Physician Associates, and all other interested healthcare providers.
 

Learning Objectives

  • Assess the need for Baptist Health’s standardization of treatment for the seizure patient based on current, evidence-based practices.
  • Implement seizure protocols and power plans consistently in the emergency department and acute care settings. 
     
Additional information
Bibliography: 
  • Wylie, T., Sandhu, D. S., & Murr, N. I. (2023). Status Epilepticus. In StatPearls. StatPearls Publishing.
  • Lee, S. K. (2020). Diagnosis and treatment of status epilepticus. Journal of Epilepsy Research, 10(2), 45–54. 
  • Pinto, L. F., De Oliveira, J. P. S., & Midon, A. M. (2022). Status epilepticus: review on diagnosis, monitoring and treatment. Arquivos De Neuro-Psiquiatria, 80(5 suppl 1), 193–203. 
  • Besha, A., Adamu, Y., Mulugeta, H., Zemedkun, A., & Destaw, B. (2023). Evidence-based guideline on management of status epilepticus in adult intensive care unit in resource-limited settings: a review article. Annals of Medicine and Surgery, 85(6), 2714–2720. 
     
Resources: 

How to save PowerPlans (EBCC order sets) to your favorites on CERNER (Video)

Course Summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.25 General certificate of attendance
  • 1.00 Nurse Practitioners
  • 1.00 Florida Board of Nursing
Course opens: 
08/15/2024
Course expires: 
08/14/2027

Faculty

Pooja Sureja Patel, M.D.
Epilepsy Director
Marcus Neuroscience Institute
Boca Raton Regional Hospital
Baptist Health
Boca Raton, Fl

Kyra Khayat, BSN, CCRN, SCRN
Neuroscience Supervisor
Marcus Neuroscience Institute


Pooja Sureja Patel, M.D. and Kyra Khayat, BSN, CCRN, SCRN​​​​, faculty of this educational activity, have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies* to disclose, and have indicated that the presentation or discussion will not include off-label or unapproved product usage.

Non-faculty contributors and others involved in the planning, development and editing/review of the content have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies* to disclose.  

*Ineligible companies ― Companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

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Baptist Health South Florida is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Baptist Health has been re-surveyed by the ACCME and awarded Commendation for 6 years as a provider of CME for physicians.
              
Baptist Health South Florida designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Available Credit

  • 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.25 General certificate of attendance
  • 1.00 Nurse Practitioners
  • 1.00 Florida Board of Nursing
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