The VA Epilepsy Centers of Excellence (ECoE) has released its fifth video in the “Veterans and Epilepsy: Basic Training” series. This new video focuses on seizure first aid.

“Teaching others about seizure first aid can save a life,” says Lisa Humphrey, RN, a nurse educator at the North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System.

“We need to increase public and professional awareness of epilepsy as a universal and treatable neurological disorder. We further need to raise epilepsy to a new plane of acceptability in the public domain,” adds Denise Riley, ANP-BC, CNRN, a nurse practitioner with the Epilepsy Center of Excellence at North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System.

About the “Veterans and Epilepsy: Basic Training” Video Series

Each video in the series features a veteran sharing his or her personal experiences and unique challenges balancing the medical, personal, and social aspects associated with having recurring seizures. The goal of the video series is to promote public awareness of the impact of epilepsy in the lives of veterans and to convey that these people are able to live full, productive, and successful lives. Subsequent videos will be released every few months over the next year and include topics such as seizure first aid. Check the YouTube playlist to see all of the videos in this series.

To meet the needs of veterans suffering from epilepsy and related medication issues, the VA created the Epilepsy Centers of Excellence (ECoE), located at 16 sites across the VA health care system that are organized into four regional centers. The ECoE’s mission is to improve the health and well-being of veterans with epilepsy and other seizure disorders through the integration of clinical care, outreach, research, and education.

For more information, please email ECoE@va.gov or visit the VA epilepsy website.