Registration Instructions
This page is for registering and completing the pre-course work for a live online or in-person instructor-led training (ILT). The pre-course work includes a demographic survey, knowledge, and self-confidence assessment, and access to the Zoom session registration link if applicable.
When you click the purple “Register for Live Session” button. You will be directed to create an account on this site. Once your account is set up you will be able to complete your registration and access the pre-course materials.
Please save your login credentials so that you can access the post-course assessment after attending the live session.
Course Description
Seizure Recognition and First Aid Certification course formally educates the public on the Epilepsy Foundation’s approved procedures for recognizing seizures and responding to someone having a seizure.
This course aims to increase the knowledge, skill, and confidence in applying seizure first aid. The first aid procedures in the guide reflects the standard of knowledge and current best practices. This information is presented in a format suited for direct training of the public. Participants who successfully complete the course will receive a two-year certification.
While everyone should know basic seizure first aid, becoming Seizure First Aid Certified takes you further. You will learn how to recognize signs of a seizure and how to use the basic first aid steps in different settings, for different seizure types and when medical help may be needed.
Seizure First Aid Certification is designed for people who:
Register for a LIVE instructor-led training session by clicking the purple “Register for Live Session” button above. (If you are taking the training with others, each person needs to enroll separately.)
You will be prompted to create an account on Epilepsy Learning Portal or sign in to your account. Save your login credentials for the post-assessment.
BEFORE attending a LIVE instructor-led training:
Complete the pre-course assessment, which includes a demographic survey, knowledge, and self-confidence assessment here on the Epilepsy Learning Portal (ELP).
If attending a LIVE webinar session, please get in touch with the sponsoring organization directly if you don’t have the LIVE webinar session link for the session you plan to attend.
Day of the LIVE instructor-led training:
Please arrive on time and stay until the end of the LIVE session to receive instructions and a link to access the post-course assessments and evaluation.
AFTER attending the LIVE instructor-led training:
Use the link or QR code provided at the end of the LIVE instructor-led training to complete the post-course assessment and evaluation on the Epilepsy Learning Portal (ELP).
Upon successfully passing the knowledge portion of the post-course assessment you will become Seizure First Aid Certified.
You will be able to access your certificate on the portal.
If you are a certified health education specialist (CHES™/MCHES™), you will be eligible for continuing education credits after completing the course and passing the post-assessment, and completing the course evaluation.
This program is designated for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES™) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES™) to receive up to 1.5 total Category I contact education contact hours. Maximum advanced-level continuing education contact hours available are 0. Provider ID#: 121739
Please check with the sponsoring organization that invited you to participate in this training whether additional continuing education credits are approved for the live session you are attending.
The Epilepsy Foundation is committed to providing resources that are accessible to people of all abilities. For questions about accessibility or to request accommodations in order to fully participate in this activity, please contact the Epilepsy Learning Portal Support Team Team: [email protected]. Requests should be made as soon as possible but at least two weeks prior to the scheduled meeting. You will be contacted by someone from our staff to discuss your specific needs.
This program is supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of a financial assistance award under cooperative agreement number 1U58DP0026256-02-00, CFDA 93.850, funded by CDC/HHS. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by CDC/HHS, or the U.S. Government.
Instructors must divulge at the beginning of the course any vested interest in any product, instrument, device or materials that may be used in the learning event.
The Epilepsy Foundation is committed to providing equal opportunities for all persons and does not discriminate or retaliate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, age, disability, citizenship or legal immigration status, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state and local laws (“protected status”). The following individuals have been designated to receive inquiries or complaints regarding the Foundation’s anti-discrimination policy:
Employees contact:
Name: Danielle Solomon
Title: Vice President, Human Resources
e-mail: [email protected]
Students, prospective students and third parties contact:
Name: LaQueisa Haynes-Smith
Title: Director, Training & Education
e-mail: [email protected]
You can find additional FAQ's about this learning portal on the Frequently Asked Questions page