Curriculum and training
Syllabus and Subjects
The exact syllabus varies, but programmes usually combine medical foundations, neuroscience, instrumentation, patient care and clinical practice.
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Major subjects and learning areas
The exact syllabus varies, but programmes usually combine medical foundations, neuroscience, instrumentation, patient care and clinical practice.
Foundation subjects may include:
Professional subjects may cover:
Students may learn pattern recognition for technical quality and escalation, but formal diagnostic interpretation must remain within the authorised clinician's role.
- human anatomy and physiology;
- biochemistry, pathology, microbiology and pharmacology basics;
- medical terminology and communication;
- patient care, infection prevention and biomedical-waste management;
- basic life support and emergency response; and
- research methods, biostatistics and ethics.
- neuroanatomy and neurophysiology;
- common neurological and neuromuscular disorders;
- bioelectric signals, electrodes, amplifiers and artefacts;
- EEG recording and activation procedures;
- nerve conduction studies;
- EMG principles and technical assistance;
- visual, auditory and somatosensory evoked potentials;
- sleep physiology and polysomnography;
- epilepsy and long-term video-EEG monitoring;
- intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring;
- equipment care, electrical safety and quality assurance; and
- clinical documentation and supervised practice.
Official verification
Sources to check before acting
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