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BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Newcastle Hospitals Clinical Skills Academy - ECPv6.16.4.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://staging.skillsacademy.newcastle-hospitals.mixd.co.uk X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Newcastle Hospitals Clinical Skills Academy REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20230326T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20231029T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20240331T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20241027T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20250330T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20251026T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20260329T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20261025T010000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250428T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250428T170000 DTSTAMP:20240507T085438Z CREATED:20240507T085100Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240507T085438Z UID:3625-1745830800-1745859600@staging.skillsacademy.newcastle-hospitals.mixd.co.uk SUMMARY:Intraoperative Neuromonitoring (IONM) - April 2025 DESCRIPTION:The skills required to perform IONM are highly specialised and rare. However\, trained people are in short supply forcing many NHS organisations to rely on expensive outsourced neuromonitoring services. We wish to help NHS colleagues address these issues by providing a means to train their own staff and therefore reduce outsourcing cost. \nThe Newcastle Clinical Skills Academy is delighted to offer this unique to the UK course in the theory\, methodology and delivery of Intraoperative Neuromonitoring (IONM) in collaboration with specialists from the Center for Electro Neurodiagnostics (CEN) – a US-based education and training organisation. \nA cross Atlantic collaborative\, this programme offers a rare opportunity to acquire the requisite knowledge\, skills and experience to succeed in a rapidly growing\, life-changing clinical specialty with a focus on neurophysiological monitoring during corrective spinal surgery. \nOur IONM course – totalling up to 9 months – involves seven weeks of didactic teaching\, including one day of simulation training\, two weeks of hands-on experience involving between four and six spinal deformity cases hosted at Newcastle Hospitals followed by a number of months of continued training through assessments in your work-based operating theatres. \nThe typical duration to complete all requirements of this comprehensive programme is approximately six to nine months culminating in a Certificate of Intraoperative Neurophysiologic Monitoring with a focus on Spinal Deformity. \nInternational expertise\nNewcastle Hospitals is home to one of the UK’s leading centres of excellence for neurosciences with a global reputation for specialising in the diagnosis and treatment of conditions affecting the brain\, spine\, nervous system and neuro-genetics. \nAs well as neurosurgery\, neurology and neuroradiology\, neurosciences encompasses neurophysiology – a rapidly evolving field that uses diagnostic and monitoring modalities for the brain\, spinal cord and nerves. \nIntraoperative neurophysiological monitoring (IONM) allow highly skilled members of the healthcare science workforce to assess the function of vital neural structures during surgical procedures which present risk to the peripheral nervous system and spinal cord\, ensuring they are conducted as safely and complication-free as possible. \nValued members of the operating theatre team\, they interpret repeated electrophysiological measurements\, sharing their findings in real-time with the surgical and anaesthetic teams to support their complex decision-making\, which can significantly influence the outcome of surgery. \nAs Newcastle’s spinal specialists have years of experience using IONM during scoliosis corrective surgery\, we are proud to offer this unique six to nine month programme in collaboration with US experts from the Center for Electro Neurodiagnostics. \nUpskilling your staff\nThis course supports a key priority in the NHS to upskill staff\, reducing the need to rely on outsourcing expertise from third parties and the considerable associated spend\, and more importantly\, optimising safer surgery for patients. \nIt provides delegates with the high quality\, cutting edge knowledge and tools necessary to ensure a successful and satisfying\, professionally recognised career in IONM. \nCourse lead\nDr James Blake\, Clinical Scientist and Head of Clinical Measurement for Northern Medical Physics and Clinical Engineering at the Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust leads the programme in partnership with the Center for Electro Neurodiagnostics. \nIt is facilitated by a leading team of highly qualified surgical neurophysiologists who have extensive experience monitoring thousands of routine and complex surgeries. \nCourse description\nThis exclusive programme provides students with a deep and broad knowledge base of IONM using a unique blend of virtual learning\, and hands on practical training in one of Newcastle’s state-of-the-art simulation centres. \nThe online teaching is followed up by first-hand experience of live cases under the supervision of a highly qualified clinical scientist in a spinal operating theatre at Newcastle city centre’s Royal Victoria Infirmary. \nThe programme focuses on the following key components: \n\nOverview of IONM and required knowledge base\nAnatomy and physiology\nMonitoring basics and skills in the use of modalities and equipment\nSurgical techniques and their application\nTechnical aspects of roles and behaviours such as critical thinking\, teamwork\, and communication.\n\nThe implementation of performance standards adjusted to the work environment\, clinical setting and patient will also be covered in this course. \nLearning outcomes\nAfter successfully completing this course\, delegates will: \n\nHave gained experience participating in various clinical situations involving complex decision making\nObtained the skills and knowledge required to obtain employment in the field of IONM\nHave secured experience setting up neuromonitoring equipment and preparing patients for IONM\nBe able to recognize the differences between surgery and modality types\, understand their applications\, and have experience utilising them during both simulated scenarios and live surgical procedures\nUnderstand how to read and communicate neurophysiologic data to a remote supervising physician and surgical team.\n\nAudience\nThis course is ideal for: \n\nAspirational university graduates in a healthcare related specialty\nAmbitious employees of neurophysiology or similar departments who would like to explore a career practicing IONM or wish to hone their skills and gain an internationally recognised credential.\n\nEligibility\n\nHighly recommended: Bachelor’s degree in biology\, neuroscience\, electrical/electronic engineering\, biomedical engineering\, and/or a related area\nAcceptable: An degree in a related area\, eg. physiotherapy. Please note that an additional formal examination and certification is required\nWorkplace mentor with IONM expertise (workplace assessor)\nPrior experience or familiarity with operating theatres or IONM\nAbility to work as a team member in a high-pressure\, challenging but endlessly rewarding environment.\n\nFinancial support\nWe can provide advice as to how you can seek funding support for this course and put you in touch with the most appropriate Healthcare Science Commissioner according to where you are located. \nRequired materials\nTo successfully complete this course\, you will access online course materials including the course itinerary\, handouts\, PowerPoint slides\, and other resources that will be made available to you. \nDelivery\n28 April 2025 –  30 May 2025 – via CEN virtual learning environment \n20 June 2025 – Simulation Suite in the Freeman Hospital’s Education Centre \nThe two weeks of hands-on experience hosted at Newcastle Hospitals will be arranged on the Simulation Study Day. \nApplication Process\nPlease complete the form below and return it to nuth.ncsa@nhs.net\, once approved you will be provided with an approval reference number which is to be provided when making your booking. \nIONM Student Form \nFinancial Information\nIf you are employed by Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust\, you can use the coupon code NUTH at the checkout to make a provisional booking and you will need to arrange access to in-house development funding. Your booking will remain provisional until your request has been validated with a funding/study leave reference. \nAt the point of booking an online card payment is required.  If you are to be funded by your employer an invoice can be requested by using the coupon code Invoice. \nPlease see Coupons for further information relating to coupon codes and how to use them at checkout. URL:https://staging.skillsacademy.newcastle-hospitals.mixd.co.uk/course/intraoperative-neuromonitoring-ionm-april-2025/ LOCATION:Virtual (CEN Virtual Learning Environment) + On site at Newcastle CATEGORIES:Intraoperative Neuromonitoring (IONM) ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://staging.skillsacademy.newcastle-hospitals.mixd.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Scoliosis-IONM-Image-5.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Newcastle Clinical Skills Academy":MAILTO:nuth.ncsa@nhs.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250113T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250113T170000 DTSTAMP:20240509T081838Z CREATED:20240507T084243Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240509T081838Z UID:3621-1736758800-1736787600@staging.skillsacademy.newcastle-hospitals.mixd.co.uk SUMMARY:Intraoperative Neuromonitoring (IONM) - January 2025 DESCRIPTION:The skills required to perform IONM are highly specialised and rare. However\, trained people are in short supply forcing many NHS organisations to rely on expensive outsourced neuromonitoring services. We wish to help NHS colleagues address these issues by providing a means to train their own staff and therefore reduce outsourcing cost. \nThe Newcastle Clinical Skills Academy is delighted to offer this unique to the UK course in the theory\, methodology and delivery of Intraoperative Neuromonitoring (IONM) in collaboration with specialists from the Center for Electro Neurodiagnostics (CEN) – a US-based education and training organisation. \nA cross Atlantic collaborative\, this programme offers a rare opportunity to acquire the requisite knowledge\, skills and experience to succeed in a rapidly growing\, life-changing clinical specialty with a focus on neurophysiological monitoring during corrective spinal surgery. \nOur IONM course – totalling up to 9 months – involves seven weeks of didactic teaching\, including one day of simulation training\, two weeks of hands-on experience involving between four and six spinal deformity cases hosted at Newcastle Hospitals followed by a number of months of continued training through assessments in your work-based operating theatres. \nThe typical duration to complete all requirements of this comprehensive programme is approximately six to nine months culminating in a Certificate of Intraoperative Neurophysiologic Monitoring with a focus on Spinal Deformity. \nInternational expertise\nNewcastle Hospitals is home to one of the UK’s leading centres of excellence for neurosciences with a global reputation for specialising in the diagnosis and treatment of conditions affecting the brain\, spine\, nervous system and neuro-genetics. \nAs well as neurosurgery\, neurology and neuroradiology\, neurosciences encompasses neurophysiology – a rapidly evolving field that uses diagnostic and monitoring modalities for the brain\, spinal cord and nerves. \nIntraoperative neurophysiological monitoring (IONM) allow highly skilled members of the healthcare science workforce to assess the function of vital neural structures during surgical procedures which present risk to the peripheral nervous system and spinal cord\, ensuring they are conducted as safely and complication-free as possible. \nValued members of the operating theatre team\, they interpret repeated electrophysiological measurements\, sharing their findings in real-time with the surgical and anaesthetic teams to support their complex decision-making\, which can significantly influence the outcome of surgery. \nAs Newcastle’s spinal specialists have years of experience using IONM during scoliosis corrective surgery\, we are proud to offer this unique six to nine month programme in collaboration with US experts from the Center for Electro Neurodiagnostics. \nUpskilling your staff\nThis course supports a key priority in the NHS to upskill staff\, reducing the need to rely on outsourcing expertise from third parties and the considerable associated spend\, and more importantly\, optimising safer surgery for patients. \nIt provides delegates with the high quality\, cutting edge knowledge and tools necessary to ensure a successful and satisfying\, professionally recognised career in IONM. \nCourse lead\nDr James Blake\, Clinical Scientist and Head of Clinical Measurement for Northern Medical Physics and Clinical Engineering at the Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust leads the programme in partnership with the Center for Electro Neurodiagnostics. \nIt is facilitated by a leading team of highly qualified surgical neurophysiologists who have extensive experience monitoring thousands of routine and complex surgeries. \nCourse description\nThis exclusive programme provides students with a deep and broad knowledge base of IONM using a unique blend of virtual learning\, and hands on practical training in one of Newcastle’s state-of-the-art simulation centres. \nThe online teaching is followed up by first-hand experience of live cases under the supervision of a highly qualified clinical scientist in a spinal operating theatre at Newcastle city centre’s Royal Victoria Infirmary. \nThe programme focuses on the following key components: \n\nOverview of IONM and required knowledge base\nAnatomy and physiology\nMonitoring basics and skills in the use of modalities and equipment\nSurgical techniques and their application\nTechnical aspects of roles and behaviours such as critical thinking\, teamwork\, and communication.\n\nThe implementation of performance standards adjusted to the work environment\, clinical setting and patient will also be covered in this course. \nLearning outcomes\nAfter successfully completing this course\, delegates will: \n\nHave gained experience participating in various clinical situations involving complex decision making\nObtained the skills and knowledge required to obtain employment in the field of IONM\nHave secured experience setting up neuromonitoring equipment and preparing patients for IONM\nBe able to recognize the differences between surgery and modality types\, understand their applications\, and have experience utilising them during both simulated scenarios and live surgical procedures\nUnderstand how to read and communicate neurophysiologic data to a remote supervising physician and surgical team.\n\nAudience\nThis course is ideal for: \n\nAspirational university graduates in a healthcare related specialty\nAmbitious employees of neurophysiology or similar departments who would like to explore a career practicing IONM or wish to hone their skills and gain an internationally recognised credential.\n\nEligibility\n\nHighly recommended: Bachelor’s degree in biology\, neuroscience\, electrical/electronic engineering\, biomedical engineering\, and/or a related area\nAcceptable: An degree in a related area\, eg. physiotherapy. Please note that an additional formal examination and certification is required\nWorkplace mentor with IONM expertise (workplace assessor)\nPrior experience or familiarity with operating theatres or IONM\nAbility to work as a team member in a high-pressure\, challenging but endlessly rewarding environment.\n\nFinancial support\nWe can provide advice as to how you can seek funding support for this course and put you in touch with the most appropriate Healthcare Science Commissioner according to where you are located. \nRequired materials\nTo successfully complete this course\, you will access online course materials including the course itinerary\, handouts\, PowerPoint slides\, and other resources that will be made available to you. \nDelivery\n13 January 2025 – 14 February 2025 – via CEN virtual learning environment \n07 March 2025 – Simulation Suite in the Freeman Hospital’s Education Centre \nThe two weeks of hands-on experience hosted at Newcastle Hospitals will be arranged on the Simulation Study Day. \nApplication Process\nPlease complete the form below and return it to nuth.ncsa@nhs.net\, once approved you will be provided with an approval reference number which is to be provided when making your booking. \nIONM Student Form \nFinancial Information\nIf you are employed by Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust\, you can use the coupon code NUTH at the checkout to make a provisional booking and you will need to arrange access to in-house development funding. Your booking will remain provisional until your request has been validated with a funding/study leave reference. \nAt the point of booking an online card payment is required.  If you are to be funded by your employer an invoice can be requested by using the coupon code Invoice. \nPlease see Coupons for further information relating to coupon codes and how to use them at checkout. URL:https://staging.skillsacademy.newcastle-hospitals.mixd.co.uk/course/intraoperative-neuromonitoring-ionm-january-2025/ LOCATION:Virtual (CEN Virtual Learning Environment) + On site at Newcastle CATEGORIES:Intraoperative Neuromonitoring (IONM) ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://staging.skillsacademy.newcastle-hospitals.mixd.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Scoliosis-IONM-Image-5.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Newcastle Clinical Skills Academy":MAILTO:nuth.ncsa@nhs.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240909T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240909T170000 DTSTAMP:20240507T085621Z CREATED:20240507T084509Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240507T085621Z UID:3616-1725872400-1725901200@staging.skillsacademy.newcastle-hospitals.mixd.co.uk SUMMARY:Intraoperative Neuromonitoring (IONM) - September 2024 DESCRIPTION:The skills required to perform IONM are highly specialised and rare. However\, trained people are in short supply forcing many NHS organisations to rely on expensive outsourced neuromonitoring services. We wish to help NHS colleagues address these issues by providing a means to train their own staff and therefore reduce outsourcing cost. \nThe Newcastle Clinical Skills Academy is delighted to offer this unique to the UK course in the theory\, methodology and delivery of Intraoperative Neuromonitoring (IONM) in collaboration with specialists from the Center for Electro Neurodiagnostics (CEN) – a US-based education and training organisation. \nA cross Atlantic collaborative\, this programme offers a rare opportunity to acquire the requisite knowledge\, skills and experience to succeed in a rapidly growing\, life-changing clinical specialty with a focus on neurophysiological monitoring during corrective spinal surgery. \nOur IONM course – totalling up to 9 months – involves seven weeks of didactic teaching\, including one day of simulation training\, two weeks of hands-on experience involving between four and six spinal deformity cases hosted at Newcastle Hospitals followed by a number of months of continued training through assessments in your work-based operating theatres. \nThe typical duration to complete all requirements of this comprehensive programme is approximately six to nine months culminating in a Certificate of Intraoperative Neurophysiologic Monitoring with a focus on Spinal Deformity. \nInternational expertise\nNewcastle Hospitals is home to one of the UK’s leading centres of excellence for neurosciences with a global reputation for specialising in the diagnosis and treatment of conditions affecting the brain\, spine\, nervous system and neuro-genetics. \nAs well as neurosurgery\, neurology and neuroradiology\, neurosciences encompasses neurophysiology – a rapidly evolving field that uses diagnostic and monitoring modalities for the brain\, spinal cord and nerves. \nIntraoperative neurophysiological monitoring (IONM) allow highly skilled members of the healthcare science workforce to assess the function of vital neural structures during surgical procedures which present risk to the peripheral nervous system and spinal cord\, ensuring they are conducted as safely and complication-free as possible. \nValued members of the operating theatre team\, they interpret repeated electrophysiological measurements\, sharing their findings in real-time with the surgical and anaesthetic teams to support their complex decision-making\, which can significantly influence the outcome of surgery. \nAs Newcastle’s spinal specialists have years of experience using IONM during scoliosis corrective surgery\, we are proud to offer this unique six to nine month programme in collaboration with US experts from the Center for Electro Neurodiagnostics. \nUpskilling your staff\nThis course supports a key priority in the NHS to upskill staff\, reducing the need to rely on outsourcing expertise from third parties and the considerable associated spend\, and more importantly\, optimising safer surgery for patients. \nIt provides delegates with the high quality\, cutting edge knowledge and tools necessary to ensure a successful and satisfying\, professionally recognised career in IONM. \nCourse lead\nDr James Blake\, Clinical Scientist and Head of Clinical Measurement for Northern Medical Physics and Clinical Engineering at the Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust leads the programme in partnership with the Center for Electro Neurodiagnostics. \nIt is facilitated by a leading team of highly qualified surgical neurophysiologists who have extensive experience monitoring thousands of routine and complex surgeries. \nCourse description\nThis exclusive programme provides students with a deep and broad knowledge base of IONM using a unique blend of virtual learning\, and hands on practical training in one of Newcastle’s state-of-the-art simulation centres. \nThe online teaching is followed up by first-hand experience of live cases under the supervision of a highly qualified clinical scientist in a spinal operating theatre at Newcastle city centre’s Royal Victoria Infirmary. \nThe programme focuses on the following key components: \n\nOverview of IONM and required knowledge base\nAnatomy and physiology\nMonitoring basics and skills in the use of modalities and equipment\nSurgical techniques and their application\nTechnical aspects of roles and behaviours such as critical thinking\, teamwork\, and communication.\n\nThe implementation of performance standards adjusted to the work environment\, clinical setting and patient will also be covered in this course. \nLearning outcomes\nAfter successfully completing this course\, delegates will: \n\nHave gained experience participating in various clinical situations involving complex decision making\nObtained the skills and knowledge required to obtain employment in the field of IONM\nHave secured experience setting up neuromonitoring equipment and preparing patients for IONM\nBe able to recognize the differences between surgery and modality types\, understand their applications\, and have experience utilising them during both simulated scenarios and live surgical procedures\nUnderstand how to read and communicate neurophysiologic data to a remote supervising physician and surgical team.\n\nAudience\nThis course is ideal for: \n\nAspirational university graduates in a healthcare related specialty\nAmbitious employees of neurophysiology or similar departments who would like to explore a career practicing IONM or wish to hone their skills and gain an internationally recognised credential.\n\nEligibility\n\nHighly recommended: Bachelor’s degree in biology\, neuroscience\, electrical/electronic engineering\, biomedical engineering\, and/or a related area\nAcceptable: An degree in a related area\, eg. physiotherapy. Please note that an additional formal examination and certification is required\nWorkplace mentor with IONM expertise (workplace assessor)\nPrior experience or familiarity with operating theatres or IONM\nAbility to work as a team member in a high-pressure\, challenging but endlessly rewarding environment.\n\nFinancial support\nWe can provide advice as to how you can seek funding support for this course and put you in touch with the most appropriate Healthcare Science Commissioner according to where you are located. \nRequired materials\nTo successfully complete this course\, you will access online course materials including the course itinerary\, handouts\, PowerPoint slides\, and other resources that will be made available to you. \nDelivery\n09 September 2024 – 11 October 2024 – via CEN virtual learning environment \n08 November 2024 – Simulation Suite in the Freeman Hospital’s Education Centre \nThe two weeks of hands-on experience hosted at Newcastle Hospitals will be arranged on the Simulation Study Day. \nApplication Process\nPlease complete the form below and return it to nuth.ncsa@nhs.net\, once approved you will be provided with an approval reference number which is to be provided when making your booking. \nIONM Student Form \nFinancial Information\nIf you are employed by Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust\, you can use the coupon code NUTH at the checkout to make a provisional booking and you will need to arrange access to in-house development funding. Your booking will remain provisional until your request has been validated with a funding/study leave reference. \nAt the point of booking an online card payment is required.  If you are to be funded by your employer an invoice can be requested by using the coupon code Invoice. \nPlease see Coupons for further information relating to coupon codes and how to use them at checkout. URL:https://staging.skillsacademy.newcastle-hospitals.mixd.co.uk/course/intraoperative-neuromonitoring-ionm-september-2024/ LOCATION:Virtual (CEN Virtual Learning Environment) + On site at Newcastle CATEGORIES:Intraoperative Neuromonitoring (IONM) ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://staging.skillsacademy.newcastle-hospitals.mixd.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Scoliosis-IONM-Image-5.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Newcastle Clinical Skills Academy":MAILTO:nuth.ncsa@nhs.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240415T080000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240415T170000 DTSTAMP:20240119T154458Z CREATED:20231212T162801Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240119T154458Z UID:2949-1713168000-1713200400@staging.skillsacademy.newcastle-hospitals.mixd.co.uk SUMMARY:Intraoperative Neuromonitoring (IONM) - April 2024 DESCRIPTION:The skills required to perform IONM are highly specialised and rare. However\, trained people are in short supply forcing many NHS organisations to rely on expensive outsourced neuromonitoring services. We wish to help NHS colleagues address these issues by providing a means to train their own staff and therefore reduce outsourcing cost. \nThe Newcastle Clinical Skills Academy is delighted to offer this unique to the UK course in the theory\, methodology and delivery of Intraoperative Neuromonitoring (IONM) in collaboration with specialists from the Center for Electro Neurodiagnostics (CEN) – a US-based education and training organisation. \nA cross Atlantic collaborative\, this programme offers a rare opportunity to acquire the requisite knowledge\, skills and experience to succeed in a rapidly growing\, life-changing clinical specialty with a focus on neurophysiological monitoring during corrective spinal surgery. \nOur IONM course – totalling up to 9 months – involves seven weeks of didactic teaching\, including one day of simulation training\, two weeks of hands-on experience involving between four and six spinal deformity cases hosted at Newcastle Hospitals followed by a number of months of continued training through assessments in your work-based operating theatres. \nThe typical duration to complete all requirements of this comprehensive programme is approximately six to nine months culminating in a Certificate of Intraoperative Neurophysiologic Monitoring with a focus on Spinal Deformity. \nInternational expertise\nNewcastle Hospitals is home to one of the UK’s leading centres of excellence for neurosciences with a global reputation for specialising in the diagnosis and treatment of conditions affecting the brain\, spine\, nervous system and neuro-genetics. \nAs well as neurosurgery\, neurology and neuroradiology\, neurosciences encompasses neurophysiology – a rapidly evolving field that uses diagnostic and monitoring modalities for the brain\, spinal cord and nerves. \nIntraoperative neurophysiological monitoring (IONM) allow highly skilled members of the healthcare science workforce to assess the function of vital neural structures during surgical procedures which present risk to the peripheral nervous system and spinal cord\, ensuring they are conducted as safely and complication-free as possible. \nValued members of the operating theatre team\, they interpret repeated electrophysiological measurements\, sharing their findings in real-time with the surgical and anaesthetic teams to support their complex decision-making\, which can significantly influence the outcome of surgery. \nAs Newcastle’s spinal specialists have years of experience using IONM during scoliosis corrective surgery\, we are proud to offer this unique six to nine month programme in collaboration with US experts from the Center for Electro Neurodiagnostics. \nUpskilling your staff\nThis course supports a key priority in the NHS to upskill staff\, reducing the need to rely on outsourcing expertise from third parties and the considerable associated spend\, and more importantly\, optimising safer surgery for patients. \nIt provides delegates with the high quality\, cutting edge knowledge and tools necessary to ensure a successful and satisfying\, professionally recognised career in IONM. \nCourse lead\nDr James Blake\, Clinical Scientist and Head of Clinical Measurement for Northern Medical Physics and Clinical Engineering at the Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust leads the programme in partnership with the Center for Electro Neurodiagnostics. \nIt is facilitated by a leading team of highly qualified surgical neurophysiologists who have extensive experience monitoring thousands of routine and complex surgeries. \nCourse description\nThis exclusive programme provides students with a deep and broad knowledge base of IONM using a unique blend of virtual learning\, and hands on practical training in one of Newcastle’s state-of-the-art simulation centres. \nThe online teaching is followed up by first-hand experience of live cases under the supervision of a highly qualified clinical scientist in a spinal operating theatre at Newcastle city centre’s Royal Victoria Infirmary. \nThe programme focuses on the following key components: \n\nOverview of IONM and required knowledge base\nAnatomy and physiology\nMonitoring basics and skills in the use of modalities and equipment\nSurgical techniques and their application\nTechnical aspects of roles and behaviours such as critical thinking\, teamwork\, and communication.\n\nThe implementation of performance standards adjusted to the work environment\, clinical setting and patient will also be covered in this course. \nLearning outcomes\nAfter successfully completing this course\, delegates will: \n\nHave gained experience participating in various clinical situations involving complex decision making\nObtained the skills and knowledge required to obtain employment in the field of IONM\nHave secured experience setting up neuromonitoring equipment and preparing patients for IONM\nBe able to recognize the differences between surgery and modality types\, understand their applications\, and have experience utilising them during both simulated scenarios and live surgical procedures\nUnderstand how to read and communicate neurophysiologic data to a remote supervising physician and surgical team.\n\nAudience\nThis course is ideal for: \n\nAspirational university graduates in a healthcare related specialty\nAmbitious employees of neurophysiology or similar departments who would like to explore a career practicing IONM or wish to hone their skills and gain an internationally recognised credential.\n\nEligibility\n\nHighly recommended: Bachelor’s degree in biology\, neuroscience\, electrical/electronic engineering\, biomedical engineering\, and/or a related area\nAcceptable: An degree in a related area\, eg. physiotherapy. Please note that an additional formal examination and certification is required\nWorkplace mentor with IONM expertise (workplace assessor)\nPrior experience or familiarity with operating theatres or IONM\nAbility to work as a team member in a high-pressure\, challenging but endlessly rewarding environment.\n\nFinancial support\nWe can provide advice as to how you can seek funding support for this course and put you in touch with the most appropriate Healthcare Science Commissioner according to where you are located. \nRequired materials\nTo successfully complete this course\, you will access online course materials including the course itinerary\, handouts\, PowerPoint slides\, and other resources that will be made available to you. \nDelivery\n15 April 2024 – 17 May 2024 – via CEN virtual learning environment \n03 June 2024 – Simulation Suite in the Freeman Hospital’s Education Centre \nThe two weeks of hands-on experience hosted at Newcastle Hospitals will be arranged on the Simulation Study Day. \nFinancial Information\nIf you are employed by Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust\, you can use the coupon code NUTH at the checkout to make a provisional booking and you will need to arrange access to in-house development funding. Your booking will remain provisional until your request has been validated with a funding/study leave reference. \nAt the point of booking an online card payment is required.  If you are to be funded by your employer an invoice can be requested by using the coupon code Invoice. \nPlease see Coupons for further information relating to coupon codes and how to use them at checkout. \n  \nApplication Process\nPlease complete the form below and return it to nuth.ncsa@nhs.net \nIONM Student Form URL:https://staging.skillsacademy.newcastle-hospitals.mixd.co.uk/course/ionm-april-2024/ LOCATION:Virtual (CEN Virtual Learning Environment) + On site at Newcastle CATEGORIES:Intraoperative Neuromonitoring (IONM) ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://staging.skillsacademy.newcastle-hospitals.mixd.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Scoliosis-IONM-Image-5.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Newcastle Clinical Skills Academy":MAILTO:nuth.ncsa@nhs.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240108T080000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240108T170000 DTSTAMP:20231212T162225Z CREATED:20231027T150822Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231212T162225Z UID:2552-1704700800-1704733200@staging.skillsacademy.newcastle-hospitals.mixd.co.uk SUMMARY:Intraoperative Neuromonitoring (IONM) - January 2024 DESCRIPTION:The skills required to perform IONM are highly specialised and rare. However\, trained people are in short supply forcing many NHS organisations to rely on expensive outsourced neuromonitoring services. We wish to help NHS colleagues address these issues by providing a means to train their own staff and therefore reduce outsourcing cost. \nThe Newcastle Clinical Skills Academy is delighted to offer this unique to the UK course in the theory\, methodology and delivery of Intraoperative Neuromonitoring (IONM) in collaboration with specialists from the Center for Electro Neurodiagnostics (CEN) – a US-based education and training organisation. \nA cross Atlantic collaborative\, this programme offers a rare opportunity to acquire the requisite knowledge\, skills and experience to succeed in a rapidly growing\, life-changing clinical specialty with a focus on neurophysiological monitoring during corrective spinal surgery. \nOur IONM course – totalling up to 9 months – involves seven weeks of didactic teaching\, including one day of simulation training\, two weeks of hands-on experience involving between four and six spinal deformity cases hosted at Newcastle Hospitals followed by a number of months of continued training through assessments in your work-based operating theatres. \nThe typical duration to complete all requirements of this comprehensive programme is approximately six to nine months culminating in a Certificate of Intraoperative Neurophysiologic Monitoring with a focus on Spinal Deformity. \nInternational expertise\nNewcastle Hospitals is home to one of the UK’s leading centres of excellence for neurosciences with a global reputation for specialising in the diagnosis and treatment of conditions affecting the brain\, spine\, nervous system and neuro-genetics. \nAs well as neurosurgery\, neurology and neuroradiology\, neurosciences encompasses neurophysiology – a rapidly evolving field that uses diagnostic and monitoring modalities for the brain\, spinal cord and nerves. \nIntraoperative neurophysiological monitoring (IONM) allow highly skilled members of the healthcare science workforce to assess the function of vital neural structures during surgical procedures which present risk to the peripheral nervous system and spinal cord\, ensuring they are conducted as safely and complication-free as possible. \nValued members of the operating theatre team\, they interpret repeated electrophysiological measurements\, sharing their findings in real-time with the surgical and anaesthetic teams to support their complex decision-making\, which can significantly influence the outcome of surgery. \nAs Newcastle’s spinal specialists have years of experience using IONM during scoliosis corrective surgery\, we are proud to offer this unique six to nine month programme in collaboration with US experts from the Center for Electro Neurodiagnostics. \nUpskilling your staff\nThis course supports a key priority in the NHS to upskill staff\, reducing the need to rely on outsourcing expertise from third parties and the considerable associated spend\, and more importantly\, optimising safer surgery for patients. \nIt provides delegates with the high quality\, cutting edge knowledge and tools necessary to ensure a successful and satisfying\, professionally recognised career in IONM. \nCourse lead\nDr James Blake\, Clinical Scientist and Head of Clinical Measurement for Northern Medical Physics and Clinical Engineering at the Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust leads the programme in partnership with the Center for Electro Neurodiagnostics. \nIt is facilitated by a leading team of highly qualified surgical neurophysiologists who have extensive experience monitoring thousands of routine and complex surgeries. \nCourse description\nThis exclusive programme provides students with a deep and broad knowledge base of IONM using a unique blend of virtual learning\, and hands on practical training in one of Newcastle’s state-of-the-art simulation centres. \nThe online teaching is followed up by first-hand experience of live cases under the supervision of a highly qualified clinical scientist in a spinal operating theatre at Newcastle city centre’s Royal Victoria Infirmary. \nThe programme focuses on the following key components: \n\nOverview of IONM and required knowledge base\nAnatomy and physiology\nMonitoring basics and skills in the use of modalities and equipment\nSurgical techniques and their application\nTechnical aspects of roles and behaviours such as critical thinking\, teamwork\, and communication.\n\nThe implementation of performance standards adjusted to the work environment\, clinical setting and patient will also be covered in this course. \nLearning outcomes\nAfter successfully completing this course\, delegates will: \n\nHave gained experience participating in various clinical situations involving complex decision making\nObtained the skills and knowledge required to obtain employment in the field of IONM\nHave secured experience setting up neuromonitoring equipment and preparing patients for IONM\nBe able to recognize the differences between surgery and modality types\, understand their applications\, and have experience utilising them during both simulated scenarios and live surgical procedures\nUnderstand how to read and communicate neurophysiologic data to a remote supervising physician and surgical team.\n\nAudience\nThis course is ideal for: \n\nAspirational university graduates in a healthcare related specialty\nAmbitious employees of neurophysiology or similar departments who would like to explore a career practicing IONM or wish to hone their skills and gain an internationally recognised credential.\n\nEligibility\n\nHighly recommended: Bachelor’s degree in biology\, neuroscience\, electrical/electronic engineering\, biomedical engineering\, and/or a related area\nAcceptable: An degree in a related area\, eg. physiotherapy. Please note that an additional formal examination and certification is required\nWorkplace mentor with IONM expertise (workplace assessor)\nPrior experience or familiarity with operating theatres or IONM\nAbility to work as a team member in a high-pressure\, challenging but endlessly rewarding environment.\n\nFinancial support\nWe can provide advice as to how you can seek funding support for this course and put you in touch with the most appropriate Healthcare Science Commissioner according to where you are located. \nRequired materials\nTo successfully complete this course\, you will access online course materials including the course itinerary\, handouts\, PowerPoint slides\, and other resources that will be made available to you. \nDelivery\n08 January 2024 – 09 February 2024 – via CEN virtual learning environment \n04 March 2024 – Simulation Suite in the Freeman Hospital’s Education Centre \nThe two weeks of hands-on experience hosted at Newcastle Hospitals will be arranged on the 04 March 2024 Simulation Study Day. \nFinancial Information\nIf you are employed by Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust\, you can use the coupon code NUTH at the checkout to make a provisional booking and you will need to arrange access to in-house development funding. Your booking will remain provisional until your request has been validated with a funding/study leave reference. \nAt the point of booking an online card payment is required.  If you are to be funded by your employer an invoice can be requested by using the coupon code Invoice. \nPlease see Coupons for further information relating to coupon codes and how to use them at checkout. URL:https://staging.skillsacademy.newcastle-hospitals.mixd.co.uk/course/ionm-january-2024/ LOCATION:Virtual (CEN Virtual Learning Environment) + On site at Newcastle CATEGORIES:Intraoperative Neuromonitoring (IONM) ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://staging.skillsacademy.newcastle-hospitals.mixd.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/thumbnail_marketing-image-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Newcastle Clinical Skills Academy":MAILTO:nuth.ncsa@nhs.net END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR