Pharmacists’ contributions to epilepsy care in emergency situations

Emergency situations increase the risk of seizures and presents challenges for the treatment of epilepsy. Medications are the mainstay of treating seizures and epilepsy, so pharmacists are key to ensuring access and appropriate use of medications in emergencies. This Webinar will help pharmacists engaged in emergency response understand the management of seizures and epilepsy.

Moderator:

- Nadia Al Mazrouei, Associate Professor and head of Experiential training, University of Sharjah, pharmacy practice and pharmacotherapeutics department, clinical pharmacist and chairman of experiential training committee University of Sharjah, UAE

Panellists:

- Maralena Taube Kuroski, Clinical Pharmacist Practitioner, William S. Middleton VA Hospital, USA

- Timothy Welty, Neurology Medication Management Pharmacist and Professor Emeritus, UnityPoint Health and College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Drake University, USA

- Janet Mifsud, Head of Department, Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of Malta, Malta - Sven Normann, Clinical Pharmacist, Orlando Health - Orlando Regional Medical Center, USA

- Robert Kotloski, Assistant Professor, William S Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Dept of Neurology, USA

- Cecilie Johannessen Landmark, Professor and Medical advisor, Oslo Metropolitan University and The National Center for Epilepsy and Dept of Pharmacology, Oslo University Hospital, Norway