Description: 

Halford, in the opening of the 3rd Edition of the Handbook of EEG Interpretation, states that "interpreting EEG requires both the ability to recognize patterns and an understanding of the underlying physics and engineering principles(and) the number of concepts required to understand how EEG works increases each year. The main reason for this is the digitation of recording digital components have been added in the amplifier, storage, and visualization stages as well as in the rerecording electrodes themselves. Digital signal analysis has also changed interpretation of EEG signals, with digital improvements to filters, digital re-montaging, and the addition of automated detection and artifact removal." Given this high degree of change and digital improvements, clinicians require a mechanism to remain up to date with new and emerging best practices to promote quality assurance in EEG related competencies. Each session of this regularly scheduled series consists of three components. The first is a rotating presentation by neurology physicians and nurse practitioners on a topic related to EEG or epilepsy followed by a question-and-answer period related to the presented topic. The second section is a discussion of issues related to the actual performance and interpretation of EEG’s at ABSMC. The third section is an EEG record review of educational, interesting, or controversial EEGs performed at ABSMC.

Target Audience:

Nurse Practitioner (NP)

Nurse, Registered (RN)

Physicians (MD or DO)

Physician Assistant (PA)

Other Healthcare Professionals

Learning Objectives: 

After Attending This Activity Learners Should Be Able To:

1. Evaluation of new and emerging evidence for EEG best practices.

2. Discussion of issues related to the actual performance and interpretation of EEG’s at ABSMC.

3. Review EEG record of educational, interesting, or controversial EEGs performed at ABSMC.

Providing Culturally Appropriate Care which is Free of Implicit Biases (AB 1195 & 241):

Learners are strongly encouraged to engage in self-directed learning related to the impact of implicit biases in this clinical area via the references provided below:

• • Szaflarski, M. (2020). Social determinants of heath interact with epilepsy. Practical Neurology. https://practicalneurology.com/articles/2020-oct/social-determinants-of-health-interact-with-epilepsy/pdf
  • Rosendale, N. (2022). Social determinants of health in neurology. Neurologic Clinics; 40(1): 231-247. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ncl.2021.08.012
  • Gotlieb, E., Blank, L., Willis, A., Agarwal, P. & Jette, N. (2023). Health equity integrated epilepsy care and research: A narrative review. Epilepsia; 64(11): 2878-2890. https://doi.org/10.1111/epi.17728
  • Ko J, Park U, Kim D, Kang SW, Kang SW. Quantitative electroencephalogram standardization: a sex- and age-differentiated normative database. Frontiers in Neuroscience. 2021;15:766781. doi:10.3389/fnins.2021.766781. https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/neuroscience/articles/10.3389/fnins.2021.766781/full
  • Penner F, Wall KM, Guan KW, et al. Racial disparities in EEG research and their implications for our understanding of the maternal brain. Cognitive, Affective, & Behavioral Neuroscience. 2022;23(1):1-16. doi:10.3758/s13415-022-01040-w. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36414837/
  • Webb EK, Etter JA, Kwasa JA. Addressing racial and phenotypic bias in human neuroscience methods. Nature Neuroscience. 2022;25(4):410-414. doi:10.1038/s41593-022-01046-0. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41593-022-01046-0
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Disclosure of Financial or In-Kind Commercial Support & Conflict of Interest

Aryn Earnhardt, faculty for this presentation, has received speaker fees from Biohaven. As this relationship ended January 2023, mitigation was handled via completion of a Speaker Agreement Form.

No one else involved in the planning or presentation of this educational activity have any relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. No financial or in-kind commercial support was received to produce or promote this educational activity.   

– Provider Designee/Verification:  Kerri Maya, PhD(c), MSL, RN, NPD-BC