ENMG and Electrodiagnostic Medicine Teaching Course

August 3, 2015
Calendar
When:
October 22, 2015 – October 23, 2015 all-day
2015-10-22T00:00:00+02:00
2015-10-24T00:00:00+02:00
Where:
Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc - Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)
Avenue Hippocrate 10
1200 Zaventem
Belgium
Contact:
Prof. Dr. Peter Van den Bergh
Email
Event website

TEACHING COURSE
PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY

Objectives of the course

  • Learn how to evaluate the patient with suspected peripheral nervous system disease
  • Anatomy and physiology of the peripheral nervous system
  • Disordersof the peripheral nervous system (e.g., muscular dystrophy, inflammation of muscle or nerve, entrapment of nerves, ALS, myasthenia gravis, neuropathies)
  • Learn the physical principles of biomedical instrumentation
  • Acquire the skills to conduct nerve conduction studies and electromyography: Appropriate use of equipment and study protocols; Correct application of recording electrodes and nerve stimulation electrodes; Recognize waveforms associated with clinical findings

This course is endorsed by the EAN.

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