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ASET Core EEG Curriculum™ for Hospital Staff Development EEG Didactics for Individual or Group Staff Development

Grow a Qualified Workforce

Ensure a minimum education standard for all neurodiagnostic technologists. ASET recommends completion of the ASET 13-course online Core EEG Curriculum as a minimum for those entering the field through on-the-job training.

Adding this curriculum to clinical experience is a proven onboarding tool that provides a solution to short staffing and equips staff members with the skills and knowledge outlined in the ASET National Competency Skill Standards for Performing an Electroencephalography.

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ASET offers group discounts for staff development

Staff Development

In a hospital setting, the Core EEG Curriculum can be used for staff development by individuals in a self-paced format or in a group setting facilitated by a lead tech or neurodiagnostic educator, with established timelines.

This model is successful for onboarding new employees and forging progress toward earning professional credentials.

Why Choose Our Core EEG Curriculum?

Comprehensive EEG Education

Includes 13 expertly curated courses covering all essential EEG topics.
Automatically Graded Quizzes and Exams

Assessments demonstrate material comprehension and progress.
Exam Preparation

The broad curriculum helps candidates prepare for the EEG board exam.
Flexibility

The Core Curriculum is a flexible online program, granting access to course materials for one year, allowing participants to learn at their own pace, or at a schedule of your choosing.

Staff Development Model

Months 1-3
EEG 200: Fundamentals of Neuroanatomy

EEG 201: Testing Procedures & Terminology

EEG 202: Electrodes, Electrode Placement, & Application Methods
Months 4-6
EEG 203: Fundamentals of EEG & Patient Care

EEG 204: Digital EEG Concepts & Electrical Safety

EEG 205: Normal Adult EEG, Normal Variants, & Drug Effects
Month 7
EEG 206: Instrumentation Part I: Differential Amplifier, Montage Design & Filters
Month 8
EEG 207: Instrumentation Part 2: Waveform Analysis & Polarity
Month 9
EEG 208: Artifact Identification and Troubleshooting
Month 10
EEG 209: EEG in Epilepsy
Month 11
EEG 210: EEG in Neurological Disorders
Month 12
EEG 211: EEG in Pediatric Patients and Neonates

EEG 212: Final Review and Practice Exam

EEG 213: (optional)

Our aim is to promote patient safety by providing affordable, accessible online coursework that allows individuals standardized training in order to achieve professional competence in the field of neurodiagnostic technology.

– ASET Board of Trustees

What does the Core EEG Curriculum include?

EEG 200-211 courses plus EEG 212 Final Review and Practice Exam

EEG 200: Fundamentals of Neuroanatomy

This course is an introduction to the structures and functions of the nervous system.

Course Description: Course content includes basic terms related to anatomical position, direction, body region, and body plane. The bony structures of the skull are presented as well as specific structures and functions of the Nervous System, such as the brain, brainstem, spinal cord, cranial nerves, and blood supply.

An introduction to the neurological exam is also included. Topics are meant to provide basic knowledge needed to carry out EEG procedures and will create a solid foundation for advancing to more in-depth neuroanatomy courses.

ASET CEUs: 20

Faculty: Maureen Carroll, BS, R. EEG/EP T., RPSGT, CNIM, FASET

Required Text: Learners will have access to a free e-book anatomy text.
EEG 201: Testing Procedures & Terminology

The terminology presented in this course is meant to provide a solid foundation for building a medical vocabulary. Specific terms used to describe EEG waveforms and patterns will also be a major focus.

Course Description: This course introduces learners to the field of neurodiagnostic technology by providing descriptions of neurodiagnostic testing procedures and describing the profession’s Scope of Practice. The Scope of Practice specifies the role of ND technologists as members of the healthcare team and outlines core responsibilities.

The terminology presented in this course is meant to provide a solid foundation for building a medical vocabulary and includes assignments and handouts for general terms plus those related to patient charting, signs, symptoms, accepted abbreviations, infection control, neurological diseases, and other types of diagnostic testing. Specific terms used to describe EEG waveforms and patterns will also be a major focus.

ASET CEUs: 20

Faculty: Maureen Carroll, BS, R. EEG/EP T., RPSGT, CNIM, FASET

Required Text (not included with this course purchase): Nath, J.L. (2019) Programmed Learning Approach to Medical Terminology, 3rd Ed.: Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer
EEG 202: Electrodes, Electrode Placement, & Application Methods

This course provides information on how to accurately measure and apply electrodes according to The International 10-20 System of Electrode Placement. It introduces learners to electrode nomenclature and electrode types.

Course Description: This course provides information on how to accurately measure and apply electrodes according to The International 10-20 System of Electrode Placement. It introduces learners to electrode nomenclature, electrode types and their composition as well as appropriate electrode disinfection methods.

Steps are described and illustrated with consideration to skin prep, impedances, skin safety and placement modification needs. Proven techniques to achieve secure and accurate electrode placement are presented, using collodion and paste application methods. Pointers on how to avoid common errors are addressed along with steps to achieve success with pediatric and neonatal populations.

ASET CEUs: 20

Faculty: Maureen Carroll, BS, R. EEG/EP T., RPSGT, CNIM, FASET

No Required Text
EEG 203: Fundamentals of EEG & Patient Care

This course explores the important discoveries and historical contributions that led to the development and use of EEG. Other topics relate to patient care for the purpose of promoting patient safety.

Course Description: This course explores the important discoveries and historical contributions that led to the development and use of EEG as an important diagnostic tool. Other topics relate to fundamental patient care for the purpose of promoting patient safety and professional competence.

Professional competence is addressed using the ASET National Competency Skill Standards for Performing Electroencephalography. Learners are also presented with ways to establish professional rapport, maintain patient privacy standards, and use appropriate steps to identify and address the physical needs of the patient. This patient-centered focus includes understanding the neurodiagnostic professional’s role in the healthcare delivery system, as well as responsibilities relating to patient safety practices, such as like infection prevention, seizure precautions, /first aid, and emergency preparedness. Vital signs are discussed in order to aid the learner in identifying a patient in distress or in need of medical attention.

ASET CEUs: 20

Faculty: Maureen Carroll, BS, R. EEG/EP T., RPSGT, CNIM, FASET

Required Text: Literature is provided. No additional books or materials required.
EEG 204: Digital EEG Concepts & Electrical Safety

The primary purpose of this course is to familiarize Neurodiagnostic professionals with the basic principles of electricity and electrical safety.

Course Description: Information is presented with an emphasis on profession-specific risks related to current flow, grounding, and factors contributing to electrical injury. This course will also introduce the learner to key concepts of digital technology and how digital EEG instruments record and display EEG and other physiological signals. The learner will become familiar with common computer terminology, as well as features and settings specific to neurodiagnostic equipment.

ASET CEUs: 20

Faculty: Maureen Carroll, BS, R. EEG/EP T., RPSGT, CNIM, FASET

Required Text: Literature is provided. No additional books or materials required.
EEG 205: Normal Adult EEG, Normal Variants, & Drug Effects

Learners are presented with information about Normal EEG patterns and normal variants found in adults in the waking and sleep states.

Course Description: This course explores the neurophysiological basis of the EEG. Learners are presented with information about neurons and how these specialized cells generate brain waves. Normal EEG patterns found in the waking and sleep states are identified. Assignments focus on descriptive EEG terms, waveform descriptions, and features that promote the visual analysis of EEG. Information related to medication effects on the EEG is also provided. Normal EEG variants are a key component to this course, such as POSTS, Mu, Lambda, Phantom Spike & Wave, etc. Learners will be assigned work that will enhance their pattern recognition skills.

ASET CEUs: 20

Faculty: Maureen Carroll, BS, R. EEG/EP T., RPSGT, CNIM, FASET

Required Text (not included with this course purchase): Libenson, M.H. (2010) Practical Approach to Electroencephalography. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier, Inc.
ISBN-13: 978-0750674782; ISBN-10: 0750674784.
This text is also used in other ASET EEG online courses.
EEG 206: Instrumentation Part I: Differential Amplifier, Montage Design & Filters

Learners will gain an understanding about the appropriate use of amplifier settings, such as filters, sensitivity, and chart speeds, to refine the EEG recording.

Course Description: This course provides a comprehensive foundation in subjects related to the EEG instrument. Lessons include topics on basic electronic components of the electroencephalograph. Learners will gain an understanding about the appropriate use of amplifier settings, such as filters, sensitivity, and chart speeds, to refine the EEG recording. Various types of montages are described, as well as calibration methods, system and other reference selections, and permissible post-acquisition setting changes. A brief introduction to polarity is provided.

ASET CEUs: 20

Faculty: Maureen Carroll, BS, R. EEG/EP T., RPSGT, CNIM, FASET

Required Text (not included with this course purchase): Libenson, M.H. (2010) Practical Approach to Electroencephalography. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier, Inc.
ISBN-13: 978-0750674782; ISBN-10: 0750674784.
This text is also used in other ASET EEG online courses.
EEG 207: Instrumentation Part 2: Waveform Analysis & Polarity

This course will familiarize the technologist with technical skills related to waveform analysis and polarity.

Course Description: This course will familiarize the technologist with technical skills related to waveform analysis and polarity. Instrumentation topics will be further explored to include techniques related to improving recording quality, such as recording annotations, considerations for performing activation procedures (hyperventilation & photic stimulation), as well as challenges to bedside and Electrocerebral inactivity (ECI) recordings.

ASET CEUs: 20

Faculty: Maureen Carroll, BS, R. EEG/EP T., RPSGT, CNIM, FASET

Required Text (not included with this course purchase): Libenson, M.H. (2010) Practical Approach to Electroencephalography. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier, Inc.
ISBN-13: 978-0750674782; ISBN-10: 0750674784.
This text is also used in other ASET EEG online courses.
EEG 208: Artifact Identification and Troubleshooting

This course is designed to provide skills in recognizing physiological and non-physiological artifacts. Samples of both common and unusual artifacts seen in EEG recordings are provided.

Course Description: This course is designed to provide skills in recognizing physiological and non-physiological artifacts. Samples of both common and unusual artifacts seen in EEG recordings are provided. There is a focus on troubleshooting ways to eliminate the source artifact or place monitors to help decipher artifacts from cerebral activity. A brief review on impedance and common mode rejection (CMR) is provided, as well as on the role of these factors in the presence and elimination of artifacts is included.

ASET CEUs: 20

Faculty: Maureen Carroll, BS, R. EEG/EP T., RPSGT, CNIM, FASET

Required Text (not included with this course purchase): Libenson, M.H. (2010) Practical Approach to Electroencephalography. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier, Inc.
ISBN-13: 978-0750674782; ISBN-10: 0750674784.
This text is also used in other ASET EEG online courses.
EEG 209: EEG in Epilepsy

This course is designed to provide the skills in recognizing epileptiform EEG patterns associated with clinical and subclinical seizures.

Course Description: This course is designed to provide the skills in recognizing epileptiform EEG patterns associated with clinical and subclinical seizures. The resources will provide learners with a thorough understanding of the International Classification of Seizures and information about clinical manifestations and drug and other treatments.

ASET CEUs: 20

Faculty: Maureen Carroll, BS, R. EEG/EP T., RPSGT, CNIM, FASET

Required Text (not included with this course purchase): Libenson, MH. (2010) Practical Approach to Electroencephalography. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier, Inc.
ISBN-13: 978-0750674782 ISBN-10: 0750674784.
This text is also used in other ASET EEG online courses.
EEG 210: EEG in Neurological Disorders

The goal of this course is to familiarize Neurodiagnostic professionals with the diagnostic process that physicians use to evaluate patients with neurological disorders.

Course Description: The goal of this course is to familiarize Neurodiagnostic professionals with the diagnostic process that physicians use to evaluate patients with neurological disorders, diagnostic procedures other than EEG, common neurological disorders and associated signs and symptoms, as well as EEG patterns commonly associated with those neurological disorders and injuries.

ASET CEUs: 20

Faculty: Maureen Carroll, BS, R. EEG/EP T., RPSGT, CNIM, FASET

Required Text (not included with this course purchase): Libenson, M.H. (2010) Practical Approach to Electroencephalography. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier, Inc.
ISBN-13: 978-0750674782; ISBN-10: 0750674784.
This text is also used in other ASET EEG online courses.

Optional Text (not included with this course purchase): Willis, M.C. (2006) Medical terminology: the language of health care, 2nd Ed. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins.
ISBN13: 978-1451176766; ISBN10: 1451176767
EEG 211: EEG in Pediatric Patients and Neonates

The goal of this course is to familiarize the Neurodiagnostic technologist with the best methods to perform neonatal and pediatric EEG procedures.

Course Description: The goal of this course is to familiarize the Neurodiagnostic technologist with the best methods to perform neonatal and pediatric EEG procedures. There are special considerations related to patient rapport, electrode placement methods and the testing environment for these age groups. Terms used to describe the EEG of neonates and pediatric patients, as well as ways to recognize age-specific EEG patterns, is a major focus. Topics also include recording parameters for EEG, and other physiological variables that are necessary to identify patterns in these unique patient populations.

ASET CEUs: 20

Faculty: Maureen Carroll, BS, R. EEG/EP T., RPSGT, CNIM, FASET

Required Text (not included with this course purchase): Libenson, M.H. (2010) Practical Approach to Electroencephalography. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier, Inc.
ISBN-13: 978-0750674782; ISBN-10: 0750674784.
This text is also used in other ASET EEG online courses.
EEG 212: Final Review and Practice Exam

This course is intended to help the learner prepare to take the credentialing exam and also as a capstone for material covered in the ASET EEG Core Curriculum courses (EEG 200-211).

Course Description: This course is intended to help the learner prepare to take the credentialing exam and also as a capstone for material covered in the ASET EEG Core Curriculum courses (EEG 200-211). Completion of this course does not guarantee the learner will pass the credentialing exam but rather provides a means to practice computer-based testing on profession-specific topics. Extensive study is required for exam preparation along with the clinical experience detailed on the exam eligibility pathway. Committing several hours a week for six months to one year will help adequately prepare for the credentialing exam.

The questions (500 study questions with the answer sheet and 1500+ in a database for practice exams) are included and fall under the general topic outline of subjects covered in the credentialing exam. The practice exams will help guide the learner in the appropriate areas of study and allow for simulating both open-ended and timed exams. Also included are study aids and guides to help study and prepare for the credentialing exam. This is a board preparation review tool, and practice exam.

ASET CEUs: 0

Faculty: Maureen Carroll, BS, R. EEG/EP T., RPSGT, CNIM, FASET

No Required Text

ASET Core EEG Curriculum™ for Hospital Staff Development EEG Didactics for Individual or Group Staff Development

Grow a Qualified Workforce

Get Started Today!

ASET offers group discounts for staff development

Staff Development

Why Choose Our Core EEG Curriculum?

Comprehensive EEG Education

Automatically Graded Quizzes and Exams

Exam Preparation

Flexibility

Staff Development Model

Our aim is to promote patient safety by providing affordable, accessible online coursework that allows individuals standardized training in order to achieve professional competence in the field of neurodiagnostic technology.

What does the Core EEG Curriculum include?

EEG 200-211 courses plus EEG 212 Final Review and Practice Exam

Participants earn up to

ASET CEUs

Other Educational Offerings Include:

Online courses in Evoked Potentials (EP), Nerve Conduction Studies (NCS), Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring (IONM) and Long Term EEG Monitoring (LTM)