Treatment access intervention: The Epilepsy Manager Program of the Philippine League Against Epilepsy
- Author:
Maria Felicidad Soto
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- From:Neurology Asia
2013;18(s1):61-65
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
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Abstract:
The Philippine League Against Epilepsy has a community project which has been named, The Epilepsy
Manager Program. It was created to address the needs of patients with epilepsy in the rural areas. An
Epilepsy Manager is defi ned as a non-Neurologist who will render care to persons with epilepsy in the
primary care level, in areas of the country where access to Neurologist service is not readily available.
The program focuses on training of the Epilepsy Managers. It uses a preceptorship-guided, hands-on
strategy. Government doctors or Municipal Health Offi cers in different provinces volunteer for the
program, after it has been fully explained to them. This paper describes the process involved for the
training of Epilepsy Managers, and the results of the program after 9 years of implementation.
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