Responses (%) N=35 | |
Gender | |
Male | 25 (71) |
Female | 10 (29) |
Population managed | |
Paediatrics | 11 (31) |
Adults | 23 (66) |
Paediatrics and adults | 1 (3) |
Hospital type | |
Tertiary/metropolitan | 35 (100) |
State/region | |
Victoria | 15 (43) |
Queensland | 7 (20) |
New South Wales | 6 (17) |
Western Australia | 3 (9) |
New Zealand | 2 (6) |
South Australia | 1 (3) |
Tasmania | 1 (3) |
Position | |
Consultant epileptologists | 18 (51) |
Consultant neurologists | 12 (34) |
Epilepsy fellows | 3 (9) |
Advanced trainee in neurology | 2 (6) |
Consultant experience* | |
1–5 years | 9 (30) |
6–10 years | 3 (10) |
>10 years | 18 (60) |
College membership | |
ESA | 32 (91) |
RACP | 31 (89) |
ANZAN | 29 (83) |
ANZAN EEG Board Certification | |
None | 11 (31) |
Level 1 | 0 (0) |
Level 2 | 5 (14) |
Level 3 | 19 (54) |
Epilepsy fellowship | |
None | 7 (20) |
1 year | 10 (29) |
2+ years | 18 (51) |
Do you report cEEG? | |
Yes | 33 (94) |
No | 2 (6) |
Confidence in diagnosis of NCSE | |
Confident | 30 (86) |
Somewhat confident | 3 (9) |
Neutral | 2 (6) |
Somewhat not confident | 0 (0) |
Not confident | 0 (0) |
Confidence in management of NCSE | |
Confident | 30 (86) |
Somewhat confident | 4 (6) |
Neutral | 1 (3) |
Somewhat not confident | 0 (0) |
Not confident | 0 (0) |
Confidence in management of CSE | |
Confident | 29 (83) |
Somewhat confident | 5 (14) |
Neutral | 1 (3) |
Somewhat not confident | 0 (0) |
Not confident | 0 (0) |
Opinion that should have formal cEEG training | |
Yes | 33 (94) |
No | 2 (6) |
Implementation of Australian cEEG guidelines | |
Strongly agree | 13 (37) |
Agree | 13 (37) |
Neutral | 6 (17) |
Disagree | 3 (9) |
Strongly disagree | 0 (0) |
*N=30.
ANZAN, Australian and New Zealand Association of Neurologists; cEEG, continuous EEG; CSE, convulsive status epilepticus; EEG, electroencephalography; ESA, Epilepsy Society of Australia; NCSE, non-convulsive status epilepticus; RACP, Royal Australasian College of Physicians.