SUDEP Counseling: Risk Management for Clinicians Webinars –
February 10 & 24, 2014
Release Date: February 10, 2014
Expiration Date: February 24, 2015
NEEDS STATEMENT
Studies have shown patients and families overwhelmingly want to know more
about SUDEP. We have heard many health care providers want to have the
conversation, but don’t know how. Discussing SUDEP with patients and families
requires both knowledge regarding relative risks and comfort with counseling
patients and families on a difficult topic.
These webinars are designed to provide knowledge and understanding of the
risks that patients face and will provide examples of strategies for disclosing the
risk for SUDEP. The two webinars will both instruct and provide video examples
of counseling patients with differing demographics.
TARGET AUDIENCE
This program is appropriate for all who provide care for persons with epilepsy,
with all levels of experience (basic, intermediate and advanced). In particular, it is
appropriate for physicians including general neurologists, epileptologists,
pediatric neurologists and neurosurgeons as well as trainees; for advance
practice nurses and NP/PAs; and for mental health professionals.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
 Counsel patients and families regarding SUDEP as appropriate for the level of
risk related to the individual patient's epilepsy, increasing patient and family
understanding of the disorder and improving adherence to treatment
recommendations.
 Incorporate established techniques for counseling patients and families in
discussions of epilepsy and its potential consequences, providing opportunities for
improved communications and patient / family understanding of risks associated
with epilepsy.
ACCREDITATION
Physicians: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with
the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing
Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint sponsorship of the American
Epilepsy Society and the Epilepsy Foundation SUDEP Institute. The American
Epilepsy Society is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical
education for physicians.
CREDIT DESIGNATION
The American Epilepsy Society designates this enduring activity for a maximum
of 3.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit
commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nurses:
ACCREDITATION STATEMENT
This activity is co-provided by EduPro Resources and American Epilepsy
Society.
EduPro Resources LLC (EDUPRO) is an approved provider of continuing nursing
education by PSNA an accredited approver by the American Nurses
Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
EDUPRO is also an approved provider by the California Board of Registered
Nursing, Provider Number CEP-14387. Licensee should retain the document for
a period of 4 years after the course concludes.
This activity (module 1) is awarded 1.5 CHs if completed in its entirety. Please
note, there is a Module 2 which awards an additional 1.5 CHs.
HARDWARE/SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS
To access this activity, users will need:
 A computer with an Internet connection
 Internet Explorer 7.x or higher, Firefox 4.x or higher, Safari 2.x or higher,
or any other W3C standards compliant browser.
 Adobe Flash Player and/or an HTML5 capable browser may be required
for video or audio playback.
 Occasionally other additional software may be required such as
PowerPoint or Adobe Acrobat Reader.
POLICY ON COMMERCIAL SUPPORT AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST
The American Epilepsy Society maintains a policy on the use of commercial
support, which ensures that all educational activities sponsored by the AES
provide in-depth presentations that are fair, balanced, independent and
scientifically rigorous. All faculty, planning committee members, editors,
managers and other individuals who are in a position to control content are
required to disclose any relevant relationships with any commercial interests
related to the activity. The existence of these interests or relationships is not
viewed as implying bias or decreasing the value of the presentations. All
educational materials are reviewed for fair balance, scientific objectivity and
levels of evidence. This information will also be made available through syllabus
materials and faculty presentations.
DISCLOSURE OF UNLABELED/UNAPPROVED USES
This educational program may include references to the use of products for
indications not approved by the FDA. These discussions are noted on the
faculty’s disclosure forms as well as during their presentations. Opinions
expressed with regard to unapproved uses of products are solely those of the
faculty and are not endorsed by the American Epilepsy Society or any other
manufacturers of pharmaceuticals.
DISCLAIMER
This material is prepared based upon a review of multiple sources of information,
but is not exhaustive of the subject matter. Therefore, health care professionals
and other individuals should review and consider other publications and materials
on the subject matter before relying solely upon the information contained within
this educational activity.
FACULTY, PLANNING COMMITTEE, REVIEWERS’ DISCLOSURES OF
FINANCIAL RELATIONSHIPS
In accordance with the ACCME Standards for Commercial Support, the AES
requires that any person who is in a position to control content of a CME activity
must disclose all relevant financial relationships that they have with a commercial
interest. The following individuals contributed to this activity’s content.
Faculty
Jeffrey Buchhalter, M.D., Ph.D., Alberta Children's Hospital, Calgary, Canada
Disclosure: Consultant and contracted research: Lundbeck Inc.
Orrin Devinsky, M.D.,
Elson So., M.D., Moderator
Planning Committee Members
Jeffrey Buchhalter, M.D., Ph.D., Alberta Children's Hospital, Calgary, Canada
Disclosure: Consultant and contracted research: Lundbeck Inc.
Orrin Devinsky, M.D.
Elizabeth Donner, M.D.
Jeffrey Melin, Ed.D.
Patricia O. Shafer, R.N.,
Cyndi Wright
CME Reviewer
Kevin Graber, M.D., Stanford University, Stanford, CA
Disclosure: Dr. Graber has nothing to disclose.
AES Medical Content Specialist
Paul M. Levisohn, M.D., Children’s Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO
Disclosure: Dr. Levisohn has disclosed that he is a contracted researcher for
Eisai Inc.
EVALUATION AND CERTIFICATES
In order to receive your CME certificate you must complete an evaluation. Click
here to access AES’ Medical Education Evaluator.
The Medical Education Evaluator® is an online system that allows attendees to
self-manage the process of completing course evaluations, tracking credits and
printing out the appropriate certificate for AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM,
Once you have accessed the Medical Education Evaluator® via the AES
Website, you will be asked to enter your “myAES number” and password. The
certificate(s) are saved to your personal account page, which is cumulative. You
may print the certificate(s) in PDF format at any time.
The online Evaluator will be left open through May 31, 2014, so you must
complete the evaluations and credit tracking by that date.
CONTACT INFORMATION
For further information on this activity contact the American Epilepsy Society at
info@aesnet.org or call 860-586-7505.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
This activity is supported by an educational grant from Eisai, Inc. and Lundbeck,
Inc.