Verne D. Hulce, Ph. D., R. EP T, CNIM, RPSGT, RRT
March 9, 1942 – September 3, 2009

Dr. Hulce was a long-term advisor and contributer to MSET as an honorary board member; speaker; advisor; sponsor; and motivator. His life-long endeavor to overcome obstacles began early in life and he never allowed the deafness acquired as a premature infant to prevent him from his pursuit of excellence.

He will also be remembered for his contributions to research for treatments of neurologic disorders, traumatic brain/spinal cord injury prevention, expertise in electrophysiology, being an avid sailor and aviator instructor, and his contributions as executive administrator to the Field Neurosciences Institute at St. Mary’s of Michigan.

Verne was a long-term supporter of MSET and its mission of providing educational opportunities to electroneurodiagnostic and  polysomnographic technologists. He was a tireless advocate of promoting professional excellence through education and attainment of professional credentials.

You will be sorely missed, Verne…

In memory of Verne, and to honor his passion, MSET has developed the “Verne Hulce Award of Excellence”.  The award will be a grant, to be presented annually to a current MSET member, for the purpose of funding their continuing education. This award may be used to purchase educational material, attend conference/seminar, or to obtain END/PSG credentials in pursuit of professional excellence.

To submit a memoriam or donation to the “Verne Hulce Award of Excellence” fund, please contact MSET President Connie Kubiak; ckubiak@mhc.net or MSET Secretary/Treasurer Mary Harvey; mharvey@stmarysofmichigan.org

A copy of the memoriam as delivered by Connie Kubiak at the September 2009 MSET meeting can be viewed here.

Memorial plans for Verne are scheduled as follows:

Friday Nov. 13, 2009
6:30 p.m.
Old Town Christian Outreach Center
600 Gratiot
Saginaw, Michigan

In lieu of flowers/plants the family has asked donations be made to the Verne Hulce Award of Excellence in care of MSET.  Please contact Connie Kubiak at ckubiak@mhc.net for specifics.

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Application deadlines for the February/March EP and CNIM examinations have been moved to January 15, 2010.  [ABRET via Twitter]

October 24-25th
Chicago, IL

ASNM 2009 Fall Symposium
“Current Trends in Intraoperative Monitoring”
Visit www.asnm.org for more info

Growing A Neurodiagnostic Business
Special Extended 2-day Webinar,
October 22-23, 2009
Earn 9 ACE credits learning how to start your own neurodiagnostic business or get advise on expanding or growing your company. You can register as a group and pay just one registration fee!
Registration Fees:
ASET Member ……………$275 per site
Non-member …………….$350 per site

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ABRET is now accepting applications from Neurophysiology Intraoperative Monitoring Laboratories for the LAB-NIOM accreditation.  [ABRET]

CSET now has a group on Facebook.  Join the Facebook CSET group and connect with other members!  Only paid CSET members will be accepted to the group so if you need to pay your dues or want to join us go here.

Fall Meeting
Saturday, November 14th, 2009-Chicago, IL

Speakers:

• Richard W. Byrne, M.D., “Epilepsy Surgery: The Surgeon’s Perspective”
• Michael Stein, M.D., “Magnetoencephalography”
• Marvin Rossi, M.D., “Subtraction Ictal SPECT Co-registered to MRI (SISCOM)”
• Robert Egel, M.D., “Epilepsy in Childhood”
• Jorge Asconape, M.D., “The Selection of Patients for Epilepsy Surgery”
• Patti Baumgartner, R. EEG/EP T., CNIM, “Recording Concepts”

Advocate Christ Medical Center
4440 West 95th Street
Oak Lawn, IL 60453
Brand New Auditorium
Located on corner of Kilbourn and 93rd street (Next to Imaging Center)

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2009 Fall Annual Meeting
The annual meeting will be held in downtown Indianapolis through Clarian Health at Fairbanks
Hall. The date is November 14, 2009.

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The Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists (BRPT), the non-profit certification board that administers the exam to become a Registered Polysomnographic Technologist (RPSGT), announces the development of a certificate-level exam. The new exam will be designated the “CPSGT” exam and a certificate holder will be a “Certified Polysomnographic Technician.”

The new certificate will not be a prerequisite to sitting for the RPSGT exam, but rather is being offered as an entry-level certificate for those entering the sleep technology profession.

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Now you can post any END related topic for discussion on our new bulletin board.  Simply visit www.csetonline.org/forum and register your login.  Anyone can read posts but you must be logged in to post your own topic or reply to current topics.  If you have any ideas for topic categories or need help contact me at bowens@csetonline.org .