UNA-SUS / UFMA opens registration for a course on seizures and epilepsy

Caring for people with epilepsy is common practice in primary health care (PHC). For this reason, professionals working in this type of care must know the definitions, classifications and correct management of these conditions, being necessary to distinguish, for example, epilepsy from epileptic seizures in order to better assist the user.

In order to contribute to the quality of care and workflow, UNA-SUS/UFMA has launched the free online course Caution in epileptic seizures and epilepsy.

The fruit of the partnership between the Ministry of Health and the Federal University of Maranhão, through the Directorate of Technologies in Education (DTED/UFMA), the Open University of SUS (UNA-SUS/UFMA) and the SAITE Group (CNPq/UFMA), the training targets health professionals and managers working in the field of care Primary health care, but it’s also free for technicians and undergraduates, as well as others interested in the subject.

Registration can be done until October 31, 2022 through the link. The start is immediate.

In the course, the student will have access to resources for assessing risks and vulnerabilities related to spontaneous demands in primary health care, as well as guidelines for organizing the work process of care teams, as well as reviewing seizure management and epilepsy in primary health care.

With a workload of 30 hours, the presentation features the following contents: Risk and Vulnerability Assessment. General Classification of Auto-Demand Cases in Primary Health Care (PHC); Organizing the workflow of primary health care teams; definition and classification of epileptic seizures; Causes and diagnosis of epileptic seizures. Treatment of epileptic seizures and epilepsy. Flow of care with risk/vulnerability classification in epileptic seizures and epilepsy.

During the learning journey, the student will have access to various teaching aids and assessment strategies, such as: e-book, infographics, PDF materials, podcasts and questionnaire. Developed in an innovative virtual environment with accessibility features (such as audio description and translation to Libras), the show also has a mobile version.