New program helps epilepsy patients better manage rescue meds

Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria: Phase 1 Patient with epilepsy inclusion criteria: * Have epilepsy * Have experience with RM * Be 18 years or older * Be able to speak and understand English * Be able to provide written, informed consent to study participation Phase 1 Caregiver inclusion criteria * Provide care support to an individual with epilepsy * Be 18 years or older * Be able to speak and understand English * Be able to provide written, informed consent to study participation Phase 1 Provider inclusion criteria * Provide care for individuals with epilepsy - this may include (not limited to) physician, nurse practitioner, physician assistant, nurse, social worker, psychologist * Be 18 years or older * Be able to speak and understand English * Be able to provide written, informed consent to study participation Inclusion criteria for PEs: * Have epilepsy * Have experience with RM * Be 18 years or older * Be able to speak and understand English * Be able to provide written, informed consent to study participation Inclusion criteria for participants who will receive SMART-RM: * Have received a previous diagnosis of epilepsy * Be adults ≥ age 18, * While on a regimen of anti-epileptic medication, still be experiencing bouts of seizures (e.g. frequent break through or acute repetitive seizures) distinct from their usual seizure pattern , and, in the opinion of the study epilepsy clinician, may need benzodiazepine intervention for seizure control * Have experienced at least 3 seizures but not more than 100 seizures in the previous 6 months. If there have only been 3 seizures in the last 6 months, two of the seizures should be within approximately 24 hours of each other (not more than 48 hours apart) * Be able to speak and understand English * Be able to provide written, informed consent to study participation Exclusion Criteria: Exclusion criteria for participants who will receive SMART-RM: * Individuals who have had allergic reaction to diazepam or who have medical/psychiatric that are contraindications to the use of diazepam * Individuals prescribed opioid medications * Individuals with acute narrow angle glaucoma * Individuals with known dependence on benzodiazepines or current benzodiazepine abuse. * Actively suicidal/homicidal * Individuals with a diagnosis of dementia * Individuals who are unable to provide written informed consent to participate in study and who do not have a legally authorized representative or individuals who are unable to participate in study procedures. * Pregnant women