A Century to Remember

It’s been 100 years since Hans Berger, a German psychiatrist invented the Electroencephalogram! That’s quite the milestone.

Last week was all about celebrating those in the Neurodiagnostic field with a special focus on Advocacy.

Even though the week has passed – let’s keep the momentum going:

How can we help?

• Become an ASET Ambassador. This volunteer network of industry professionals promote careers in Neurodiagnostic technology in their communities.   You can also earn a Free CEU!
• Mentor to new staff preparing for their boards or if you haven’t taken your boards start that preparation process.  Promoting board registry will make our field stronger.
• Advocate for Neurodiagnostics in your hospital or clinic.  Maybe you already work for an employer that values the Neurodiagnostic staff’s contribution to patient care.  If not, if you work in some of the clinics or hospitals that think a cardiology technician can just as easily but leads on a patient’s head as they can their chest – Stand up for the field. Communicate the inadequacy of this.
• Advocate for competitive pay for the field.  If it’s you that is being under paid for your skill set – remember you have choices.  Communicate to your employer market value for this field along with your strengths; also, a quick search on indeed.com will help.
• Advocate for your patients.  The technical staff is often the first point of contact patients have in their treatment journey.  We spend a lot of time with our patients and another work day for us is perhaps one of the worst days for them.  Meet them where they are.  Help make the test experience just a little easier for them. 

Even though we have come a long way in the 100 years since Hans Berger recorded the first EEG….we still have a long way to go. : )

Let’s Stay Curious and Grow What We Know

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