Do Finland introduces a brand new care pathway for epilepsy – The Finnish epilepsy care pathway has been revealed in Epilepsia Open. This Finnish mannequin for epilepsy care offers a streamlined, multidisciplinary method to the prognosis and remedy of epilepsy, and combines fashionable digital instruments, information sharing and peer help. The Finnish epilepsy care pathway can serve to mannequin how built-in healthcare methods can successfully handle complicated circumstances.
“The Finnish mannequin might function a template for different healthcare methods in search of a benchmark to enhance their epilepsy care,” says Professor Reetta Kälviäinen of the College of Jap Finland, who chaired the nationwide work group.
Built-in care pathways are important for constant, efficient epilepsy care, providing equal entry and high quality no matter socioeconomic standing. They need to align with the WHO World Motion Plan on Epilepsy and different Neurological Ailments, making certain finest practices and cost-effective administration. The Finnish nationwide epilepsy care pathway consists of a number of ranges of care, from preliminary prognosis to long-term care for all sorts of epilepsy, with a selected give attention to uncommon and complicated instances built-in with the European Reference Community (ERN) for Uncommon and Advanced Epilepsies, ERN EpiCARE.
In 2017, the Finnish authorities nominated Kuopio College Hospital to coordinate diagnostics and look after extreme epilepsy in Finland. A nationwide multidisciplinary consensus panel, together with specialists from each grownup and paediatric neurology departments throughout all 5 Finnish college hospitals, in addition to affected person representatives from the Finnish Epilepsy Affiliation, was established. The ensuing pathway was adopted into the Finnish evidence-based present care pointers for epilepsy.
The Finnish epilepsy care pathway focuses on well timed referrals, continuity of care and enhanced communication between healthcare suppliers at completely different ranges of care. Affected person involvement is assured with an individualised digital software providing safe on-line messaging, a seizure calendar and distant visits. The pathway enhances digital consultations and consists of common nationwide diagnostic multidisciplinary conferences for extreme epilepsies earlier than chosen instances are consulted in ERN EpiCARE conferences.
Publication:
Kälviäinen R, Hadj-Allal Z, Kirjavainen J, Roivainen R, Linnankivi T, Peltola J, et al. Epilepsy care pathway: The Finnish mannequin. Epilepsia Open. 2024; 00: 1–9. https://doi.org/10.1002/epi4.13093
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