For the first time ever, ASET – The Neurodiagnostic Society
will be hosting a one-day course at the 2013 American Epilepsy Society meeting
in Washington D.C. The date of the
course is Sunday, December 8th. The course title is: "Making an LTM/ICU Monitoring Program Work: Technical Aspects"
This course is designed to be of interest to anyone who is
involved in the planning and operation of a comprehensive epilepsy program, long
term monitoring program, or an ICU continuous EEG program. Physicians, fellows, residents, nurses and
technologists are invited to attend.
When designing this course, I felt that there are some skills that we
have built upon over the years, that have become our niche within the epilepsy
care team, and we now have the opportunity to share this information with other
caregivers. Subjects we will be
covering include:
·
How to configure a LTME unit, including
equipment, networking for remote access and other design details to
optimize the function of the unit, and ensure that files can be accessed by
staff 24 hours a day, to allow for rapid interpretation and intervention when
needed.
·
How to build quality improvement and daily
communication into your patient care model to ensure patient safety and a
customized LTME admission for each patient.
This will enhance your chances of capturing essential data as quickly as
possible, to reduce prolonged admissions, which are difficult for the patient
to endure and costly. We will also
discuss how to address the patient’s comfort, support and cultural needs throughout
the admission.
·
Addressing concerns about skin breakdown during
prolonged recording, selecting the optimal electrodes and application methods,
determining how to edit files for review and archiving.
·
How to conduct a seizure assessment that will
reveal essential information and assess loss of specific functions during an
event, taking into consideration unique factors for each patient: cognitive
ability, disabilities, language and cultural issues.
·
How to build a continuous EEG monitoring program
for an ICU – equipment, staffing, enabling a variety of caregivers to assess
the ongoing recording to determine the need for urgent intervention using
innovative staffing models, trending software, and remote access to data.
We are able to offer this course for a flat rate
registration fee of $120. You do not
have to register for the entire AES conference to attend this course. We will accept registrations throughout the
next month and even on-site. You may read about this course complete the registration process via the ASET website, at this link: ASET AES Course registration
There is no hotel room block associated with this
course. I suggest that you visit travel
websites to seek the best price on a room, and keep in mind that this course is
being held at the Washington D.C. Convention Center, with easy access to the
Metro transit system, so you may be able to find reasonably priced accommodations
a bit further away from the convention center.
I am really excited about this course. I hope to see you there!
