Seizure Action Plan Awareness Week is February 13 to 20, 2023. This awareness campaign was developed and is managed by the Seizure Action Plan Coalition.
What is a Seizure Action Plan
A Seizure Action Plan (SAP) contains tailored guidelines on how to respond during a seizure, based on the patient’s medical history. It includes health and medical information specific to the patient and helps others recognize seizures and the appropriate steps to take to keep him or her safe from injury or damage caused by prolonged seizures.
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Spread Awareness of Seizure Action Plans
As many of us know it is important to educate peers, co-workers, healthcare providers, and the general public about the importance of Seizure Action Plans (SAPs). To put a focus on SAPs, the SAP Coalition hosts an annual Seizure Action Plan Awareness Week each February, in concert with International Epilepsy Awareness Day.
Share Your Seizure Action Plan Story
Take a moment to spread a little awareness this year. Share your Seizure Action Plan Story! Be sure to include “Seizure Action Plan” in the title so we know!!SHARE YOUR SEIZURE ACTION PLAN STORY
Jessica Keenan Smith is a patient advocate and epilepsy community leader with more than 15 years of experience. As Founder and CEO of Living Well With Epilepsy and Executive Director of ASENT she bridges the gap between the scientific and patient communities, with a particular focus on the needs of the epilepsies. Jessica Keenan Smith is Founder and CEO of Living Well With Epilepsy, an award winning online resource for people affected by epilepsy to share stories and access in-depth information on the disease. Since 2009, Living Well With Epilepsy (https://livingwellwithepilepsy.com) has been featured in Forbes, Wired, NBC, NPR and the cover story of Epilepsy Advocate Magazine and has partnered with companies such as UCB, Lundbeck, Sunovion, Eisai, and more. Ms. Smith is also the Executive Director of the American Society for Experimental Neurotherapeutics (ASENT) (https://asent.org), an organization that brings together leaders from industry, academia, government and advocacy who are engaged in bringing drugs and devices to market across all neurologic disease states. In this role she is responsible for leading a successful scientific journal and annual scientific conference with speakers from all over the world.
Seizure Action Plan Awareness Week is February 13 to 20, 2023. This awareness campaign was developed and is managed by the Seizure Action Plan Coalition.
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