Toolkit for Providers Serving Children with Epilepsy Partner
with Families in Preparing the Seizure Action Plan What We
Learned • Families want information from the very beginning
about what to do when their child has a seizure. • Families need
a tool that they can share with other family members, caregivers
and schools about what to do when a seizure occurs. • Knowing
what to do increases caregiver confidence when children with
epilepsy are in their care. • Families want to partner with
their providers in completing the seizure action plan to ensure
that the plan is practical for them. What We Did • Developed
systems so that families started receiving Seizure Action Plans
the same day of their visit to their PCP or specialist or
shortly after. • Ensure the family left the visit with their own
copy of the Seizure Action Plan. • We placed copies into the
electronic medical record. • We developed ways to have the
seizure action plan in a drop down menu in the electronic
medical record. • Providers worked to fin