Eastern Paediatric Epilepsy Network
The Eastern Paediatric Epilepsy Network is a support network for clinicians with an interest in childhood epilepsy from across the Eastern Region.
The network aims to encourage and support children's epilepsy teams with a view to inproving and sustaining quality epilepsy care across the region. Membership includes consultant paediatricians (hospital and community based), paediatric neurologists, specialist nurses, neurophysiologists, adult neurologists and trainees from various specialities.
The Network meets three times per year - usually at Wolfson College, Cambridge. There are peer review case discussions and guideline development meetings. Details of upcoming meetings and agreed guidelines will be added to this website.
April 2009 – Message to members.
MRHA Drug Safety update:
The April edition of the drug safety update makes recommendations on the use of certain AEDs in immobile patients. You can view this here by opening the April 09 update.
Dates of meetings - 2009
Please note: Meetings of the network are open to members only. Members are notified by email. If you would like to attend but are not on the mailing list please contact Richard Beach on richard.beach@nnuh.nhs.uk.
2009
All at Wolfson College, Cambridge.
2010
- 4th Feb (first Thursday)
- 10th June (second Thursday)
- 21st October (Third Thursday)
Clinical Guidelines
Please note. These guidelineshave been written and reviewed by members of the Eastern Paediatric Epilepsy Network and are believed to be accurate at the time of writing. They are intended to form the basis of guidelines specific to the various trusts and PCTs across the eastern region. Before local adoption these guidelines should be assessed and approved by the guideline development apparatus of each organisation.
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How and when to stop anti-epilepsy drugs (Word, 72KB)
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Guideline for post seizure management (Word, 163KB)
Information leaflets
Please note. These information leaflets have been written and reviewed by members of the Eastern Paediatric Epilepsy Network and are believed to be accurate at the time of writing. If having reviewed them you wish to order printed copies you should contact Richard Beach in the first instance.
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Advice sheet for first seizure (Word, 42KB)
Documentation
In this section you will find documentation which you may find useful in your epilepsy practice. This documentation has been developed in various centres across the region or by a regional grouping. They are believed to be accurate at the time of writing. If you wish to use this documentation you should review it carefully locally. You may need to get it approved for local use in medical records.
- My child has had a febrile seizure, What is it and what do I need to know? (Word, 103KB)
- Care Plans (Word, 680KB)
- Managing transition (Word, 319KB)
Network contact: Dr Stephen Nirmal, stephen.nirmal@jpaget.nhs.uk