This program is designed to provide you with the latest advances and developments in treatment and nursing care in one of the most common neurological diseases: Epilepsy"  

This program delves into the management of one of the most common neurological diseases: epilepsy. About 50 million people suffer from this disease around the world. Therefore, it is necessary to establish the classification, symptomatology and possible causes of epilepsy, as well as the classification of epileptic seizures. It is a disease that, if not controlled, causes a great loss of autonomy. 

On the other hand, in recent years new antiepileptic drugs have appeared that have the same ability to control seizures, but with fewer side effects. These treatments will be described in the postgraduate certificate, as well as other different surgical procedures in drug resistant patients, which greatly reduce the percentage of crises. For this we will see how the use of EEG video diagnosis influences, which in some cases makes it possible to locate the epileptogenic focus and suppress it with surgery, reducing seizures by 80%.

Finally, specific nursing care in Epilepsy is defined, in such a way that this knowledge is integrated to be able to perform a specific assessment by functional patterns and diagnose according to NANDA taxonomy, planning outcome criteria based on NOC taxonomy and nursing interventions in accordance with NIC taxonomy.

In addition, as it is a 100% online diploma, it provides the student with the ease of being able to take it comfortably, wherever and whenever they want. All you need is a device with internet access to take your career one step further. A modality according to the current times with all the guarantees to position the nurse in a highly demanded area. 

You will learn the influence of the use of video EEG diagnosis, which in some cases allows locating the epileptogenic focus and suppressing it with surgery, reducing seizures by 80%"

This postgraduate certificate in Epilepsy for Nursing contains the most complete and up to date curriculum on the market. The most important features of the program include: 

• Development of more than 100 case studies presented by experts in neurological nursing
• Its graphic, schematic and eminently practical contents, which are designed to provide essential scientific and assistance information for professional practice
• Latest developments in neurological nursing
• Contains practical exercises
• Theoretical lessons, questions to the expert and clinical cases for individual reflection
• Availability of content from any fixed or portable device with internet connection
• Multimedia content developed with the latest educational technology, which will allow the professional a situated and contextual learning, i.e. a simulated environment that will provide an immersive learning programmed to train in real situations

What are the causes of Epilepsy and how is it treated? This postgraduate certificate gives you the answers and the latest advances in the healthcare sector focused on this neurological disease"

The program’s teaching staff includes professionals from the sector who contribute their work experience to this training program, as well as renowned specialists from leading societies and prestigious universities. 

The multimedia content, developed with the latest educational technology, will provide the professional with situated and contextual learning, i.e., a simulated environment that will provide immersive training programmed to train in real situations. 

This program is designed around Problem Based Learning, whereby the professional must try to solve the different professional practice situations that arise during the academic year. For this purpose, the professional will be assisted by an innovative interactive video system created by renowned and experienced experts. 

You will deepen in the pharmacological treatment of Epilepsy, knowing its indications according to the type of Epilepsy and acting with rigor and knowledge of the cause"

Specialize with this program and learn to differentiate syncope and non epileptic events of psychogenic origin in the differential diagnosis of epileptic seizures"

The postgraduate certificate in Epilepsy for Nursing is aimed at facilitating the performance of nurses dedicated to the treatment and care of patients with this neurological disease. This requires a high level of competence and training to avoid possible complications and improve the level of self care, as well as a thorough knowledge of how to deal with an epileptic seizure. With this postgraduate certificate, the nurse will be trained in the treatment required by patients in this area, with rigor and professionalism, in order to achieve the following proposed objectives, distributed in general and specific, for greater satisfaction of the future graduate on the way to his or her professional goal. 

If you need to know and expand your knowledge about the classification and etiopathogenesis of epilepsy, this program is for you"

General Objectives

• Learn and integrate general nursing care in the main neurological pathologies
• Perform standardized care plans, acquiring knowledge on how to perform nursing assessments according to functional patterns and use NANDA-NIC-NOC nursing taxonomy for care planning and evaluation
• Acquire knowledge and fundamentals of the pathophysiology of cerebrovascular diseases, epilepsy, movement disorders, multiple sclerosis, dementia, headache, neuromuscular diseases, neurological oncology and CNS infectious diseases and integrate them into nursing practice
• Understand the Necessary Knowledge in Physiopathology of Neurological Diseases
• To have an in depth knowledge of the most up to date basic medical surgical treatments the most up to date 
• In depth knowledge of diagnostic taxonomy to formulate nursing diagnoses, outcome criteria and nursing interventions

Specific Objectives

• Know and expand knowledge about the classification and etiopathogenesis of epilepsy
• Provide and expand knowledge in diagnostic tests
• Know in depth the specific nursing care in epilepsy
• Integrate nursing care into daily practice by following standardized care plans according to nursing taxonomies

Learn in depth the specific nursing care in Epilepsy and stand out professionally in this health sector"