President’s Message
President’s Message: Spring 2021
Happy spring 2021 to all of the ASET Neurodiagnostic family! I am happy about the sunshine and warmer weather. There is something about spring that gets me uplifted and ready to take on new things. As you may have noticed, the Newsletter is now more […]
News & Updates
On Point: Technical Tips for an Effective and Informative Patient Interview Experience
Authored by: Scott Mohr, MBA, CNIM Shortly before 0700, Adam, a CNIM-certified intraoperative neuromonitoring technologist, approaches the pre-operative patient holding bay. Stopping at the door to confirm patient identity, he knocks, asking permission to enter. Welcomed inside, he taps a wall-mounted pump, applying hand sanitizer. […]
ASET Celebrated Neurodiagnostic Week
ASET successfully observed the 2021 Neurodiagnostic Week during April 18–24. Our members, partners and the larger Neurodiagnostics community all participated in this week-long event. The Week raised awareness about the neurologic symptoms of COVID-19, celebrated Neurodiagnostic technologists for their contributions during the pandemic and provided […]
Must-Seize Educational Opportunities
The Department of Education is busy planning the 62nd ASET Annual Conference. This year’s conference will be a hybrid event held on August 19-21, with the in-person event in San Diego, CA. Speaking of the Annual Conference, don’t miss an opportunity to attend for free — […]
More CEUs to Help You Recertify on Time
April 30 is ABRET’s recertification deadline. Be it EEG, IONM, LTM, or EP, ASET’s educational resources are here to help you earn CEUs to recertify early. ASET successfully completed the first session of the spring seminar on Wednesday, March 23. You can still register for […]
Briefings from the Board
Board Briefings – Fall 2020
Author: Kevin Helm, ASET President The ASET Board of Directors held their annual meeting in a hybrid format on August 15 in Louisville, KY. Half of the board members participated in person (with physical distancing), while the other members joined via a conference call for […]
Tech Tips
An Inventor’s Guide from Product Conception to Market
As Neurodiagnostic professionals, our work requires us to be innovative, to think critically and to troubleshoot, troubleshoot, troubleshoot. For those of us who can think on our feet and be creative, there are many benefits, both personally and professionally. We are able to meet a […]
Interest Section
Special Interest Section: February 2021
A Simple Change Can Positively Impact Our Mindset Greetings our dedicated readers, I hope this edition finds you safe, healthy and content overall. It’s no doubt life has been rough this year, but we are now into 2021 and that alone feels so much better. […]
Member Highlights
ASET Welcomes 240 New Members
We welcome 249 new members to ASET in the first quarter of 2021. Our new institutional members are MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center from Baltimore, MD, and Wesley Medical Center from Wichita, KS.
Government Advocacy
Multi-Pronged Advocacy Effort
Author & Chair: Kevin McCarthy, BA, CNIM It continues to be a busy time for ASET’s multi-pronged advocacy efforts. Our Governmental Advocacy Committee (GAC) continues to monitor legislation across the country for any bills that may impact our industry. Currently, 14 state legislatures and the […]
Committee Corner
2021 Q1 ASET Committee Update
Standards and Practices The public comment period for national competencies for EEG, IONM, autonomic testing, LTM in Epilepsy, ICU/cEEG, MEG, and neonate ICU/cEEG was held in October of 2020. The S&P are currently reviewing your feedback and recommendations and will submit the updates to the […]