StudyEEGOnline 2020 (Videos + PDF + Quizzes)
About EEG Online
EEG Online Programme
- Conveners and Tutors
- Lawrence Tucker MB ChB MSc FCP(SA) PhD
- Director: Undergraduate and Postgraduate Neurology Training, Groote Schuur Hospital, University of Cape Town
- President: Neurological Association of South Africa
- President: College of Neurologists of South Africa
- Roland Eastman MBChB FRCP
- Emeritus Professor and Past Head: Division of Neurology, Groote Schuur Hospital, University of Cape Town
- Past President: Neurological Association of South Africa
- Past President: College of Neurologists of South Africa
- Eddy Lee Pan MB ChB MMed
- Head: Neurophysiology Laboratory, Groote Schuur Hospital, University of Cape Town
- Senior Specialist and Lecturer, Division of Neurology University of Cape Town
- Senate Advisor: Information Technology Committee, University of Cape Town
- Clinical Advisor: Hospital Information Systems Committee, Groote Schuur Hospital
- Melody Asukile BSc MBChB
- Research and Development, Division of Neurology, University of Cape Town
- and other tutors.
About EEG Online
EEG Online Programme
- Director: Undergraduate and Postgraduate Neurology Training, Groote Schuur Hospital, University of Cape Town
- President: Neurological Association of South Africa
- President: College of Neurologists of South Africa
- Roland Eastman MBChB FRCP
- Emeritus Professor and Past Head: Division of Neurology, Groote Schuur Hospital, University of Cape Town
- Past President: Neurological Association of South Africa
- Past President: College of Neurologists of South Africa
- Eddy Lee Pan MB ChB MMed
- Head: Neurophysiology Laboratory, Groote Schuur Hospital, University of Cape Town
- Senior Specialist and Lecturer, Division of Neurology University of Cape Town
- Senate Advisor: Information Technology Committee, University of Cape Town
- Clinical Advisor: Hospital Information Systems Committee, Groote Schuur Hospital
- Melody Asukile BSc MBChB
- Research and Development, Division of Neurology, University of Cape Town
- and other tutors.
Programme Overview
1: Part 1 principles of Electroencephalography
- 5 modules
- 12 weeks
- Part–time
- Approximately 4-6 hours per week depending on baseline knowlege
- Requirements: undergraduate medical or technologist’s degree
- Preference will be given to neurology registrars in training & qualified specialist neurologists
By the end of EEGonline Course 1, you should have a sound understanding of the physiological processes which underlie the generation of electrical potentials within the brain, and how these are transmitted to the surface of the scalp. You will also develop an appreciation of how brain-derived electrical potentials are acquired through scalp electrodes, amplified and filtered by the EEG machine, and displayed on a screen. The principles involved in standard scalp-electrode placement according the 10-20 system will be explained, as will the principles, advantages and disadvantages of using bipolar vs. referential montages. In addition, the principles of basic electricity and electrical safety in the laboratory will be covered. Numerous instructive epochs will be presented to illustrate the wide range of normal electroencephalographic rhythms and other waveforms commonly seen in wakeful and somnolent adult subjects, as well as abnormal epileptiform and non-epileptiform patterns. Thus, when you complete EEGonline Course 1, you should have a firm platform on which to build your further EEG training, being able to identify and interpret most backgrounds and waveforms of interest.
Part 2: Application of Encephalography in Clinical Practice
- 4 modules
- 12 weeks
- Part–time
- Approximately 4-6 hours per week
- Requirements: an undergraduate medical degree and completion of Course 1
- Preference will be given to neurology registrars in training & qualified specialist neurologists