Monday, September 10, 2018

An opportunity to add skills to prepare for the new ABRET Advanced Neurodiagnostic Credential


Did you know that ABRET is working on a new micro-credential for advanced data analysis?  This exam will be offered only to those who hold a CLTM credential and will be a “Reader Analyst” qualification.  The first exam will take place some time in 2019, and will include assessment of advanced pattern recognition skills, appropriate for technologists who review and edit continuous EEG files.

ASET is bringing our Fall Seminar Courses to Aurora, Colorado on Oct. 13 & 14th, and in addition to the EEG Boot Camp course we will offer an “Advanced EEG and LTM” course.  I have designed this course to include a day full of advanced EEG pattern recognition and related skills such as technical report writing. 

The Sunday Advanced EEG & LTM program will focus on advanced skills for LTM and continuous EEG in the ICU.    This course day will be helpful for technologists who have an interest in building advanced pattern recognition skills and  obtaining the upcoming the new ABRET microcredential “ Reader Analyst”.  The advanced course is also appropriate for those who are seeking interesting educational opportunities while obtaining CEUs for recertification of the R.EEG T, and CLTM credentials.  The faculty for the day are all from the Cleveland Clinic Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, and the University Hospital of Cleveland, and they will use a workshop format to allow for maximum interaction with course participants, with case studies incorporated into the sessions.  The faculty on Sunday will be: Sherry Nehamkin, R. EEG/EP T, CNIM, CLTM, FASET, Ellen Peters, R. EEG T, CLTM and Naiara Garcia Losarcos, M.D.

Here is the Sunday, Day 2 Schedule for the Advanced Course showing the workshop format:

7:30-  8:30 a.m.                 Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:30 – 9:30 a.m.             ACNS Guidelines and Terminology for LTM  and ICU

9:30-9:45 a.m.                   Break

9:45 – noon                   Workshop: Advanced Pattern Recognition and Editing*

12:00 – 12:45                     Lunch   

12:45 – 2:00                        Workshop: History Taking and Annotating for LTM

2:00- 3:00                           Workshop: Writing a Technical Description

3:00-3:15                              Break   

3:15 – 4:30                          The Best of the Rest: Archiving, Data Storage, Staffing for LTM





Day one of the advanced course will offer diverse topics related to LTM and EEG: 

8:30-9:30                       CLTM Board Prep – Taylor Kaufman, R. EEG/EP T, CNIM, CLTM

9:30-10:30                       New Seizure classifications  - Charuta Joshi, M.D.

10:30-10:45                      Break

10:45-noon         The Pre-surgical LTM Work-up: Localization and Imaging – Kimberly Horiuchi, M.D.

12:00 – 12:45                     Lunch

12:45 – 2:00 p.m.             A Case Study – A Patient’s Journey from First Work-up to Epilepsy Surgery
                                           Camilia Drees, M.D. 

2:00 – 3: 15 p.m.              Continuous EEG in the Intensive Care Unit – Kevin Chapman, M.D.

315 – 3: 30                          Break   

3:30 – 4:15                         Pediatric LTM Case Studies Krista Eschbach, M.D., 

 4:15- 5:15           Skin Safety and Electrodes and Application Techniques



You can register to attend the ASET Fall Seminar at this link: ASE Seminar Registration


Please note that early bird registration ends today!!  Our hotel room block is on the Children’s Hospital of Colorado Campus, and we are using their conference center for our classes.  The room rate is $144 per night and our room block expires on September 20th.  Here is a link to the hotel information:ASET hotel room block