C3 - Clinical EEG: Normal EEG, Normal Variants, and How to Avoid The Common Pitfall of Over-reading
| Event Time: | Saturday May 4, 2019 7:00 am to 9:00 am |
| Topic(s): | Epilepsy/Clinical Neurophysiology (EEG), Foundations in Clinical Neurology for APPs |
| Director(s): | Selim Benbadis MD, FAAN |
| Description: | Faculty will provide an overview of the principles underlying the practice of clinical EEG. The presentations will emphasize aspects that are crucial to reading EEGs in clinical practice. Specific topics will be common normal patterns, normal variants that are commonly over-interpreted, artifacts, and guidance on how to generate meaningful EEG reports. This program complements Clinical EEG: Focal, Diffuse, and Epileptiform Abnormalities in Adults and Clinical EEG: Neonatal and Pediatric, but covers independent topics. |
| Completion Message: | Participants should be able to distinguish normal pattern form abnormalities; avoid common pitfalls, such as misinterpretation of artifacts and normal variants; and generate quality reports. |
| CME Credits: | 2 |
| Core Competencies: | Patient Care, Interpersonal and Communication Skills, Medical Knowledge |
| Start/End Time | Title | Faculty |
|---|---|---|
| 7:00 AM - 7:25 AM | Over-reading EEGs and the Myth of "Phase Reversals" | Selim R. Benbadis MD, FAAN |
| 7:25 AM - 7:50 AM | Artifacts and How to Avoid Overcalling Them | Susan T. Herman MD, FAAN |
| 7:50 AM - 8:15 AM | Normal EEG and the Range of Normal | John M. Stern MD, FAAN |
| 8:15 AM - 8:35 AM | How to Write EEG Reports | Selim R. Benbadis MD, FAAN |
| 8:35 AM - 9:00 AM | Discussion, Questions and Answers, and Show-and-Tell | Faculty |
| Speaker | Disclosure |
|---|---|
| Selim R. Benbadis, MD, FAAN | Dr. Benbadis has received personal compensation for consulting, serving on a scientific advisory board, speaking, or other activities with Livanova, Eisai, Greenwich, Lundbeck, Neuropace, Sunovion. Dr. Benbadis has received personal compensation in an editorial capacity for Medscape/WebMD. |
| Susan T. Herman, MD, FAAN | Dr. Herman has received research support from Sage Therapeutics, UCB Pharma, Accorda Therapeutics, Electrical Geodesic, Inc, Epilepsy Therapy Development Program and Philips, Inc. |
| John M. Stern, MD, FAAN | Dr. Stern has nothing to disclose. |
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