The
@ACNS_org
Council is delighted to announce that Stephen U. Schuele, MD, MPH, FACNS has been appointed the next Editor-in-Chief of
@JClinNeurophys
, the official journal of ACNS.
Congratulations, Dr. Schuele!
Congratulations to the new ACNS President, Meriem Bensalem-Owen, MD, FACNS! During the
#ACNS2024
General Session on Friday, March 1, outgoing ACNS President, Saurabh R. Sinha, MD, PhD, FACNS presented her with the ACNS gavel.
Thank you, Dr. Sinha, for your dedication & service!
ACNS is pleased to announce the publication of a revised "Standardized Critical Care EEG Terminology" guideline - available now in
@JClinNeurophys
and on the ACNS website.
Need more evidence that nonconvulsive seizure influence outcomes of critically ill pts? This paper shows that nonconvulsive seizures are associated with longer in-hospital stay and greater disability on discharge.
@JClinNeurophys
@DrAatifHusain
ACNS leadership is saddened to learn of the passing of Dr. Juhn Atsushi Wada OC & sends condolences to his family, friends, & colleagues. Dr. Wada was ACNS president in 1985-86 & was a pioneer in translational epilepsy research & human brain asymmetries.
Congratulations to Adriana Bermeo-Ovalle, MD FACNS FAES for receiving the 2024 Distinction in Service Award. This award recognizes a mid-career ACNS member who demonstrated outstanding service to the field of clinical neurophysiology at the institutional/national level.
#ACNS2024
Congratulations to the following 2023 Award recipients recognized during the
#ACNS2023
Annual Business Meeting!
Ioannis Karakis, MD, PhD, MSc, FACNS, Hiba A. Haider, MD, FACNS, FAES, and Aatif M. Husain, MD, FACNS.
With great disappointment, the ACNS Council has made the difficult decision to convene the 2022 Annual Meeting & Courses in an all-virtual format, January 26-30, 2022.
Read the full statement from the ACNS President & ACNS First Vice President here:
[Masterclass by IFCN] Dr. Lawrence J. Hirsch will present the ICU EEG Terminology Update on July 17 (Saturday), 2021 at 10:00 am EDT (4:00 pm CET).
Registration for the free webinar:
@ACNS_org
@JClinNeurophys
@NeurologyYale
ACNS leaders led a Neonatal & Pediatric ICU EEG course at the 32nd International Congress of Clinical Neurophysiology (ICCN) this week in Geneva, Switzerland.
ACNS is a member society of the International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology in the North American chapter.
Today's ACNS Member Spotlight: Fall Courses Edition features ACNS Course Co-Chair Dr. Meriem Bensalem-Owen
@bensalem_owen
.
Thank you for your contribution to the 2022 Fall Courses and all you have done for ACNS!
Visit for more information.
The ACNS Guidelines Committee is pleased to announce the newest practice guideline on "Minimum Technical Requirements for Performing Ambulatory EEG" in the latest issue of the
@JClinNeurophys
.
The full text of the guideline can be found here:
That's a wrap on
#ACNS2023
! Thank you to everyone who attended, presented, and helped make the Annual Meeting & Courses so successful! See you next year in Orlando!
ACNS's own Dr. Peter Kaplan will present a free IFCN webinar on "The EEG of Encephalopathy" on Oct. 16.
Join ACNS for lectures like this one and others on ICU EEG during during the Annual Courses in January!
[Masterclass by IFCN] Dr. Peter Kaplan, Professor of Neurology at Johns Hopkins University, will present "The EEG of Encephalopathy" at 8:00 AM EDT (2:00 PM CET) on Oct 16 (Saturday), 2021.
Registration for this free webinar:
The ACNS Guidelines Committee formally invites comments on the Society's draft revision of "Guideline 14 - Standardized Critical Care EEG Terminology." Comments are due Sept. 20.
The ACNS gavel has officially been passed. Congratulations to the 2023-2024 ACNS President, Saurabh R. Sinha, MD, PhD, FACNS!
Thank you,
@JaimeLopezMD
, for your hard work and dedication to ACNS this past year!
#ACNS2023
@bensalem_owen
spreads awareness for
#NDWeek
: "It’s
#NDWeek
! On behalf of ACNS, I would like to recognize and celebrate all Neurodiagnostic Technologists. I want to offer my sincerest gratitude to my team's EEG technologists for their dedication.
#ACNSPresidentsPerspective
So long, summer...hello fall!
And the ACNS Fall Courses! The program on September 24-26 features 10 courses on various CNP topics.
For full program and registration information, visit
ACNS Past President Aatif M. Husain, MD, FACNS, presented at the Egyptian Society of Neurology, Psychiatry, and Neurosurgery (ESNPN)'s EEG Joint Symposium on July 26. The symposium was supported, in part, by the ACNS Speaker Support Program.
Congratulations to the 2024 ACNS awards recipients, who will be recognized during the 2024 Annual Meeting & Courses, February 28 - March 3 in Orlando, Florida. Visit to learn more about each recipient.
ACNS joins
@ASETsociety
in celebrating all Neurodiagnostics professionals and technologists during Neurodiagnostic Week.
ACNS salutes all our technologist members and wishes you a happy
#NDweek
!
Have you checked out the Featured Case yet?
A 33-year-old man with known Angelman Syndrome and epilepsy presented to the hospital with failure to thrive and worsening of baseline “tremors” over the preceding 6 months...
What does his EEG show?
ACNS members are invited to join SIG Directors Giridhar Kalamangalam, MD, DPhil, FACNS, & Ramya Raghupathi, MD, on June 29, 2023, from 6:30 - 8:30 pm ET for the online Stereo EEG SIG session titled "Pulvinar DBS and Related Discussion."
Sign up today!
This year's Distinction in Teaching Award is presented to Rebecca E. Matthews, MD, for her accomplishments in teaching clinical neurophysiology to fellows, residents, medical students, or EEG technologists. Dr. Matthews was recognized at
#ACNS2024
during the Business Meeting.
Mark your calendars! The ACNS Course & CME Committees are pleased to announce "The Principles of Clinical Neurophysiology," formerly the ACNS Fall Courses, taking place virtually from 9/29 - 10/1/23.
Visit to view the prelim program & registration rates.
ACNS is proud to join
@ASETsociety
in celebrating all Neurodiagnostics professionals and technologists during the 2023 Neurodiagnostic Week.
ACNS salutes all our technologist members and wishes you a happy
#NDweek
!
The preliminary program for the new Principles of Clinical Neurophysiology Courses is available! Visit for more information.
Reserve your spot, and register today!
In the second edition of "Meet the Committee Co-Chairs," ACNS is excited to introduce Drs.
@DeniseFChen
and Marcus Ng
@spikewhisperer
, the Co-Chairs of the Communications Committee. Thank you for your continued dedication to the Committee and to ACNS!
Call for E-Poster Abstracts! The ACNS Program Committee is now accepting abstracts for the 2022 Annual Meeting, January 26-30, 2022.
Complete information here -
The deadline for e-poster abstract submission is Monday, November 1, 2021.
Join ACNS members on 9/7 from 6:30 - 8:30 pm for the Stereo EEG SIG, "Localizing the Epileptogenic Zone in the MRI-negative Temporal Lobe Epilepsy: Stereo-EEG Case-Based discussion"
Visit for more info & enrollment instructions.
Recipients of the 2021 ACNS Awards have been announced! Congratulations to:
Keith Chiappa, MD - 2021 Gloor Award
John Kincaid, MD - 2021 Schwab Award
Elaine Wyllie, MD, FACNS - 2021 Jasper Award
Susan T. Herman, MD, FACNS - 2021 Nuwer Award
April 18 - 25 is Neurodiagnostic Week!
Sponsored by
@ASETsociety
,
#NDWeek
honors neurodiagnostic technologists who make invaluable contributions to quality patient care.
@ACNS_org
salutes all our technologist members and wishes you a happy
#NDWeek
!
@JClinNeurophys
ACNS wishes to highlight the work of its dedicated Committee Co-Chairs. In "Meet the Committee Co-Chairs," ACNS introduces Drs. Lynn Liu & Ioannis Karakis, leaders of the Resident & Fellow/Education Committee.
Visit to learn more about ACNS Committees.
The 2024 Herbert H. Jasper Award was presented to Michael R. Sperling, MD, FACNS during today's
#ACNS2024
General Session. Dr. Sperling presented the Jasper Award Lecture titled "Rethinking Seizures: How Current Concepts Fail to Meet Clinical Needs." Congratulations Dr. Sperling.
The 5th and last day of
#ACNS2023
has begun!
This morning's Diversity in Leadership session explores the unique challenges international medical graduates, minorities, and women face regarding career advancement, work-life balance, and managing expectations for family life.
It's official! The virtual platform for the
#ACNS2022
Annual Meeting & Courses is now live. Visit to check out the full schedule, program, and see award winners.
#celebrate75
That’s a wrap on the 2022 Fall Courses. Many thanks to the Course Committee co-chairs, faculty, and everyone who made the journey to San Diego. See y’all in Austin!
The
#ACNS2023
Annual Meeting & Courses has officially begun! Be sure to tag
@ACNS_org
and use the official meeting hashtag when sharing photos and comments.
That's a wrap! Thank you to all those who attended the
#ACNS2024
Annual Meeting & Courses. Be sure to save the date for
#ACNS2025
Annual Meeting in Baltimore, MD!
The online Principles of Clinical Neurophysiology Courses are officially underway! Today's courses will cover Basic EEG, Evoked Potentials, EMG / NCS Part I & II, Neonatal EEG, and Sleep.
Registration is open until 10/1. Visit for more information.
Help TeleEEG by donating or volunteering your time to interpret remotely online! You can help TeleEEG, an organization that aims to close the treatment gap with the help of accurate epilepsy diagnosis.
Visit for more information.
Name the epileptic syndrome...Background information: A 7-year-old boy with neurocognitive regression and new onset focal seizures was evaluated with continuous video-EEG monitoring. His study showed this near continuous EEG pattern during sleep.
Congratulations to Gordon Bryan Young, MD, FRCPC, FAAN, FANA on being named the 2024 recipient of the Pierre Gloor Award. Dr. Young's lecture, "A Review of Periodicity in Electroencephalography" was presented during today's
#ACNS2024
General Session.
Thank you to everyone who attended, presented, and helped make the
#ACNS2022
Annual Meeting & Courses a smashing success!! Thank you for your continued support of the ACNS and your dedication to your work. Well done, everyone!
ACNS is thrilled to share that ASET CEUs have been approved for the Principles of Clinical Neurophysiology courses! These courses will teach fundamental methodologies & cutting-edge techniques & are eligible for CME credits.
Today's ACNS Member Spotlight: Fall Courses Edition highlights ACNS Course Co-Director Dr. Janette Mailo, from the University of Alberta, Department of Pediatrics, Edmonton, Alberta.
Visit for more Info about the Fall Courses happening Sept. 30-Oct. 2.
The ACNS Resident-Fellow Education Committee is accepting case submissions for the ACNS newsletter. Cases may be related to any aspect of neurophysiology, including EEG, IOM, EMG, EPs, or sleep.
Visit , to submit your case!
The ACNS Fall Courses Preliminary Program is Now Available!
ACNS is excited for the return of the in-person courses 9/30 - 10/2 featuring networking opportunities, interactive discussions & a special beach social.
Visit to view the Preliminary Program!
ACNS is the major professional organization in the US devoted to the establishment and maintenance of standards of professional excellence in clinical neurophysiology.
Curious about our work? Curious about membership? Visit to get more information!
This week's
@JClinNeurophys
Editor-in-Chief's pick, "Stereo-EEG Evaluation and Surgical Treatment in Patients With DRE and Nodular Heterotopia,” reviews nine patients with DRE and NH who underwent Stereo-EEG guided surgery. Visit to read the full article.
The ACNS Program Committee is now accepting session proposals for the 2024 Annual Meeting & Courses, to be held February 28 - March 3, 2024, in Orlando, Florida now through June 21, 2023.
#ACNS2024
delegates gathered for the Quantitative EEG Workshop led by Fabio A. Nascimento, MD. This workshop explored the basics of quantitative EEG as it relates to seizure and brain ischemia detection while playing an interactive game of Kahoot!
Pierre Gloor Award was presented to Thomas P. Bleck, MD, FACNS, during the
#ACNS2023
General Session. He delivered the Award lecture, "Hans Berger Meets ECMO: A Clinical Neurophysiologist in the Intensive Care Unit." Congratulations, Dr. Bleck!
Dr. Stephan Schuele presents the Jasper Award to Dr. Jean Gotman. The Herbert Jasper Award is ACNS’s highest honor, recognizing the recipient’s outstanding contributions to the field of clinical neurophysiology.
Register for the new Principles of Clinical Neurophysiology Courses! This online program provides basic & intermediate-level content for jr neurologists, neurology residents & CNP, Epilepsy, Neuromuscular Medicine fellows, & community-based neurologists.
For today's last ACNS Member Spotlight: Fall Courses Edition, meet ACNS Course Co-Director Dr. Ioannis Karakis. Thank you for everything you have done to make the Fall Courses possible!
Visit for more information!
ACNS is excited to announce the launch of the ACNS Fellowship Finder, a searchable database of Clinical Neurophysiology programs aimed at assisting residents in finding the program that best matches their interests.
More information can be found here: .
ACNS is excited to announce that Spanish language interpretation will be available for select
#ACNS2021
sessions, thanks, in part, to an educational grant from MedRent MX! Visit for a listing of sessions available in Spanish!
Check out
@StephanSchuele
's pick from the
@JClinNeurophys
:
For children with frequent events, Video Ambulatory EEG can be a useful diagnostic alternative to inpatient monitoring. This study shows the feasibility to obtain adequate EEG and video signals.
Don’t miss the
#ACNS2023
10th Annual CNP Program Director Symposium on Saturday, March 25, at 3:00 pm.
Directors Ioannis Karakis, MD, Ph.D., MSc, FACNS, and Lynn Liu, MD, MS (HPE), FACNS, will describe the rationale for creating the Clinical Neurophysiology Milestones 2.0.
Easily find upcoming events & dates on the new Meetings & Program Calendar page, your one-stop location for Annual Meeting & Courses, Principles of Clinical Neurophysiology, & other ACNS programming information. Be sure to bookmark & mark your calendars!
About last night...
#ACNS2023
celebrated the opening of the Exhibit & Poster Hall with a Welcome Reception and hosted its first-ever Neurology of Wine tasting event.
ACNS President Saurabh R. Sinha, MD, PhD, FACNS, presented his Presidential Address today titled "Clinical Neurophysiology Training: Historical Perspective, Current State and Future Directions."
#ACNS2024
Also pictured: Frank Drislane, MD, FACNS, & Lynn Liu, MD, MS (HPE), FACNS.
The participants of the ACNS Special Interest Group (SIG) met during the social event held last night during
#ACNS2024
. The SIGs are organized around areas of interest within CNP, including StereoEEG, NIOM, ICU EEG, and the newly-added Business of Clinical Neurophysiology.
Stephan Schuele, MD, MPH, FACNS presented the 2024 Cosimo-Ajmone Marsan Award to Somin Lee, PhD during the
#ACNS2024
afternoon General Session. Dr. Lee received this award for her paper titled “Manifestation of Hippocampal Interictal Discharges on Clinical Scalp EEG Recordings."
ACNS leadership is saddened to learn of the passing of Dr. Warren Blume and send condolences to his family, friends, and colleagues.
Dr. Blume was president of ACNS in 1998 and made immeasurable contributions to the field of EEG. He will be missed.
What an amazing day at
#ACNS2022
! Thank you to all the presenters and lecturers! The wealth of knowledge and expertise is astonishing. Who's ready for one more day?!
Day 2 of the Principles of Clinical Neurophysiology Courses has begun & will cover Parts I & II of ICU EEG, NIOM, & SEEG.
Join PCNP attendees & ACNS members for a SIG Happy Hour today at 3:45 PM ET to learn about future SIG events. .
Last call - Registration for the 2020 Virtual Fall Courses closes Sunday, October 11! The courses are FREE and stream live October 15-18. Register at
@JClinNeurophys
ACNS will covene the 2021 Annual Meeting & Courses in an all-virtual format, February 10-14, 2021!
Read the complete announcement here -
@JClinNeurophys
Select ACNS guidelines & consensus statements are now available in Spanish & Mandarin! Visit the Guidelines section of the ACNS website or the Guidelines collection on the
@JClinNeurophys
website to download these translations. Thanks to everyone involved in this review process!
Registration is now open for CNP Bootcamp, the seven week online program designed to expose new fellows to the core aspects of CNP. The program includes more than 30 hours of both on-demand instruction & live, interactive content.
Visit for more info!
The Robert S. Schwab Award is presented to Sanjeev D. Nandedkar, PhD during the
#ACNS2024
General Session. Dr. Nandedkatr presented his lecture titled, "Motor Unit Potential: Measurements & Correlates." Congratulations, Dr. Nandedkar!
Session Director Ruple Laughlin, MD, FACNS led this afternoon's
#ACNS2024
Cranial Nerve Conduction Studies workshop. Attending delegates performed cranial nerve conduction studies, identified technical factors that can alter NCS findings, & learned how to interpret test findings.
Be sure to follow ACNS on Facebook and Twitter throughout the 2023 Annual Meeting & Courses, and include the official hashtag
#ACNS2023
when sharing comments, photos, & connecting with other meeting attendees.
Don't forget to share what sessions & events you plan to attend!
ACNS is the major professional organization in the US devoted to the establishment and maintenance of standards of professional excellence in clinical neurophysiology.
Curious about our work? Curious about membership? Visit to get more information!
Looking for a way to stay connected with ACNS members after
#ACNS2023
? Login to ACNS Connect, the online discussion forum for members only. Join Communities, sign up for ACNS SIGs, & read posts from other members.
Visit to start making connections today!
Even though advanced registration is now closed, onsite registration will still be available for
#ACNS2024
. Visit to view the Final Program and don't forget to share which sessions and courses you're looking forward to!