Neurology resident EEG training in Europe.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To detail current European EEG education practices and compare European and U.S. EEG teaching systems.

Methods

A 19-question online survey focused on EEG clinical practices and residency training was emailed to all 47 European Academy of Neurology Societies.

Results

Thirty-two (68 %) out of the 47 Societies completed the survey. In half of countries, general neurologists are either among the providers or the only providers who typically read EEGs. The number of weeks devoted to EEG learning required to graduate ranged from none to 26, and it was expected to be continuous in one country. In most countries (n = 17/32), trainees read >40 EEGs per EEG rotation, and the most commonly interpreted studies are routine and prolonged routine EEGs. Rotations involve cl

SUBMITTER: Nascimento FA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9483746 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature