FOR PROFESSIONALS - USEFUL RESOURCES

Please note that the following links & guidelines do not replace other teaching resources and those professionals using these guidelines are encouraged to attend the Paediatric Epilepsy Training (PET) courses run through the BPNA (British Paediatric Neurology Association).

USEFUL LINKS:

• NICE Guidelines – Epilepsies: Diagnosis & Management

• UK Infantile Spasms Trust (UKIST)

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EPILEPSY12 ROUND 3:

• The RCPCH Epilepsy12 Audit

• DATA ENTRY & AUDIT PLATFORM

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CBD & EPILEPSY:

• BPNA Guidance on the use of cannabis‐based products in children with epilepsy

SODIUM VALPROATE PRESCRIPTION FOR FEMALES:

• Prescribing valproate to female patients under 18 years of age (BPNA)

• Guidance Document on Valproate Use in Women and Girls of Childbearing Years

• Valproate Annual Risk Acknowledgement Form

OTHER USEFUL INFORMATION:

• Best Practice Tariff Guide 2020

• Best Practice Tariff  Prices 2020

• Genetic Testing Proforma

• Incorporating epilepsy genetics into clinical practice

• SCN1A Single Gene Test Request

• Ketogenic diet medicines

• A guide for Paediatricians: Children’s Epilepsy Surgery Service

• When to prescribe Midazolam guidelines 2016

• Checklists/Protocols for professionals

• Teaching & Training

OTHER REGIONAL NETWORKS:

• OPEN UK (Organisation of Paediatric Epilepsy Networks in the UK)

• Children’s Epilepsy Workstream in Trent

• Eastern Paediatric Epilepsy Network

• Mersey Region Epilepsy Association

• North Thames Paediatric Epilepsy Network

• Scottish Paediatric Epilepsy Network

• South West Interest Group Paediatric Epilepsy

• Epilepsy Scotland

• Brainwave – The Irish Epilepsy Association

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