Course Information
Objectives
Training is focused from the beginner to the advanced level technician. Attendees will gain a basic understanding of:
- Measurement and application of electrodes in accordance with the International 10-20 system of electrode placement
- EEG technology including A-D conversion, impedance, common mode rejection, filters and sensitivity settings and montages
- Acquiring technically satisfactory EEG recordings, with hyperventilation and photic stimulation techniques
- Normal and abnormal EEG patterns, neuroanatomy and physiology associated with EEG will be gained
Course Outline
- Anatomy and physiology related to the EEG recording
- Electrode placement
- Analog to digital conversion
- Filter and sensitivity settings Montages
- EEG Recording Guidelines
- Activation Procedures
Day 2:
- Practice measurement and application of electrodes
- Practice EEG recordings including best practices for impedance check, annotations and patient activations
- Normal and abnormal EEG patterns
- Artifacts and troubleshooting
- Understanding seizures
- Quantitative EEG (qEEG) and trending
- Clinical applications of cEEG Neuro ICU
- Clinical applications of the Neonatal and Cardiac ICU
- Data and workflow analysis
- Technical aspects of recording in Critical Care areas
- Management of a cEEG program
Instructor Biography:
Christian Libres, R. EEG T., Neurocritical Care Clinical Specialist
Christian has spent the past 26 years in the field of Neurodiagnostics. He has a wide range of experience in all aspects of the field,including Neurodiagnostics management, Intra-operative monitoring and extensive ICU and EMU continuous care EEG monitoring. Christian assisted in developing national competency standards for the performance of EEG within his past hospital environment. Having trained numerous technologists in hospital based programs, his practical method of teaching basic EEG skills has prepared these students to become qualified Neurodiagnostic technologists. The limited number of students in this course will allow individual training needs to be met. Whether the need is to learn the very basics of EEG, or to develop a long term EEG monitoring program, skills developed during this course will enhance the success of either.