The PAMs experience : an update

Abstract

PURPOSE: A learning partnership has been set up which aims to mobilise resources and improve competence among the partners for training and education of adults working in the medical field with an interest in epilepsy (PAMs). This project would provide European professionals al-lied to medicine (PAMs) with tools and methods to improve knowledge and expertise for prevention, diagnosis and treatment in epileptology and thus help to improve the quality of care to patients with epilepsy.

METHOD: This project is being realised from two sides: 1) A working group consisting of ILAE and IBE members is working out the con-tent of this curriculum: essential knowledge about epilepsy, diagnostics of epilepsy, and principles of epilepsy treatment, therapy of epilepsy: pharmacological treatment; living with epilepsy; and communication and interaction. 2) Funding has been obtained as an EU Grundtvig 2 project which involves development of pedagogical skills needed for both individual and organised learning and the promotion of strategies for change in this educational sphere of adult learning, which to date has been very fragmented. The partners were from Malta, Hungary, Germany, and Eurepa. The main methods used were e-learning, elements of the moderation method, group work and problem-based learning.

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