• "I enjoyed the course."

  "Absolutely brilliant course."

  "Thoroughly enjoyed the course and have been enlightened."

  "This course would benefit the parents of the people that we support."

  "I have received very positive feedback from the staff who attended. It has certainly changed attitudes especially towards students who have epilepsy but do not have seizures at college. It has raised awareness about the different types of seizures and how it may impact on the students and their lives. The delivery and pace were just right."

  "Sally’s experience of living with uncontrolled seizures has helped me to understand the condition."

  "Very helpful should be made compulsory for all employees."

  "The course has been great and gave me more insight and awareness of epilepsy."

  "Very informative"

  "Very well delivered"

  "Very comprehensive training"

  "Overall the course was enlightening and confidence building."

  "I learned so much more than I expected to and changed many of my previous thoughts and ideas on the subject."

  "Plenty of discussion and interacting"

  "It was helpful to have a trainer who has personal experience of the condition."

  "Very educational"

  "Good to have someone present the course that has been through the subject in every way."

  "More interesting that I could have imagined."

  "Extremely informative, covered all areas of definition causes and tests available; the effects it has on the individual psychologically, emotionally and socially. Sally’s willingness to share her personal experiences made the course real."

  "Valuable addition to my knowledge base and will be more authoritative in my future dealings with my client group and be able to offer guidance, support and undertake risk assessment"

  "The overall content of the course was extremely relevant, informative and interesting."

  "The course has helped me to understand more about epilepsy and how it can be managed."

  "It was generally informative and has enhanced my confidence in my job."

  "A very good chance to re-fresh and update knowledge."

  "An interesting and informative course"

  "Sally Gomersall is a proficient facilitator, incredibly knowledgeable and keen to impact that knowledge."

  "An excellent course, and useful in my work as a support worker. I certainly know more about certain types of epilepsy today than I did yesterday. Sally gave a very positive approach to epilepsy, perhaps due to the fact that she herself has had the condition."

  "Very helpful and will assist me in areas of my role in supporting and caring for the service users in my work place."

  "The course updated my knowledge and understanding of the epilepsies."

• Primary Care Guidelines for the Management of Females with Epilepsy

  These guidelines, based on a round table discussion held in London in December 2003 and sponsored by Sanofi-Synthelabo, have been written to help the non-specialist address the specific needs of women with epilepsy presenting in the course of their normal work, and are intended to help in determining those who need referral to an appropriate specialist – they are not meant as a definitive guide for the treatment of women with epilepsy.

  Sally's role was that of the Patient Representative, Board of Governors, National Society for Epilepsy.

  Go to the Royal Society of Medicine website from where you can download a FREE copy of the guidelines.

  

  Learning disability resource: About Epilepsy

  Buy online from the National Society for Epilepsy: About Epilepsy is a pack designed with and for people with mild to moderate learning disabilities. The pack contains nine leaflets about different aspects of the condition: epilepsy, seizures, safety, medication, EEG, MRI, blood tests, going to see your doctor and living with epilepsy. The resource uses words, symbols and photos and was highly commended in the Charity Awards 2003.

  

  Focus On Your Health for people with epilepsy

  Focus On Your Health is a Dept of Health publication. This booklet supports individuals with epilepsy to seek an annual review of their treatment and information needs with their GP.

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