IONM4Life: Recent Episodes
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Podcast host and Neuro Pathway recruiter Scott Mohr with some awesome people at ASNM 2024.
Conference Season is upon us! A Professional Society’s call to action. Are pre-set IONM test templates the right fit for every situation?
Joe Hartman, director of operations for US Neuro, recently fully formed from four different business units. What does Joe have to say about US Neuro’s goals in the neurodiagnostic field? How can they impact patient care and help hospitals solve some of their logistics problems?
Damaris Mohr, PA-C, has 15 years of experience as a Physician Associate. She started her career in neurosurgery for the first five years, and has spent the last 10 years working in orthopedic sports medicine. She is the secretary for a local APP council.
She also runs a jewelry business called Empyrean Jewelry by Damaris, as well a Spanish greeting card business called “Say it In Spanish”.
She resides in Pittsburgh PA with her husband (the host of the IONM4LIFE: Adventures in Neuromonitoring podcast!) and daughter.
VP of Clinical Development at Axis Neuromonitoring, LLC Kathryn Overzet Jaquez has served the neuromonitoring field in a variety of essential roles over the years, including on-site staff training, business development and quality assurance in the Dallas area. In addition to these roles, Kathryn teaches course at the University of Texas at Dallas and – … Read more "Kathryn Overzet Jaquez"
Clinical manager, Surgical Neurophysiologist, Pain researcher “Hani” Seyedeh Haniyeh Mortazavi works in both Australia and her home country of Iran as a neuromonitroing specialist. Harnessing her strong background in radiology and as an A&P educator, Hani provides intraoperative neuromonitoring services, deep brain stimulation microelectrode recording navigation for Parkinson’s patient treatment and has a zest for … Read more "Seyedeh Haniyeh Mortazavi"
“We are Neurodiagnostic professionals
We solve problems you don’t know you have
With waves you can’t understand.”
-Bankole Murtala, R.EEG.T, scientist, poet
Bankole Murtala works as a scientist and EEG technologist in Lagos, Nigeria. Bankole recently joined us on the IONM4LIFE: Adventures in Neuromonitoring podcast to talk about his work with epilepsy patients and his outreach initiative, The Epilepsy Ambassadors Initiative.
Bankole also read some original works of poetry.“It’s Electrifying!” was originally posted on the ASET Central discussion board in honor of Neurodiagnostic Week 2023.
“Still I Rise” is a poem Bankole is still working on, one that captures the spirit of diagnosing, treating, and living with epilepsy. Both are inspiring works.
Full text for each work listed below. Please note that Bankole Murtala is the original author and these works were reproduced here with his permission.
Its Electrifying!Not Electrocuting
Procedural, all gains no pain
We don’t need to see you fall
To suggest areas of concern
Sometimes we do see the epilepsy
Not neccessarily the seizure
We use our brain to monitor yours
Its Electrifying!
And physiological,
With potentials from cell bodies
To axon terminals and dendrites
Over billions of neurons on call
And foot soldiers, the neurotransmitters
Your account with us, an account we give
Because your brain matters
Its Electrifying!
Yet diagnosed symptoms and diseases
Your choice of medication
Sometimes becaons on our effort
Oh!
The tranquilizing drug of gradualism;
They still need tobe trialed
Count on us
Having EEG is safe, easy and painless
Its Electrifying!
In all ramifications
The breaking of a wave
Can not explain the whole sea
Nor does a single robin
Herald the spring
A single spike in a patient
With unusual spells
However, can speak a volume
More than the most detailed MRI
We are Neurodiagnostic Professionals
We solve problems you don’t know you have
With waves you can’t understand
The brain function
Is our business
Alas, it’s electrifying.
Still I RiseIn the journey of life
Epilepsy is not a full stop
But a comma,
Why label a future superstar?
I slipped and somebody sees a terrible fall
That is a fact, no doubt
A fall is a fall
But what is bad when my kissing the dust allows me an opportunity to feel the soil
And understand the terrain
I will definitely run faster any other time
I shall fear no fall anymore
A fall is no fall
I am grateful for my little falls
For I can now climb the tallest of mountains with ease
My seizure, a thing of the past
Arrested to halt
Antiepileptic drugs to the rescue
I was not tutored in the art of self-doubt
What a lesson it would have been
I was not made to self-reject;
What a tormenting experience it would have been
I was not impelled to self-hate;
What a vehement rejection I would have shown
I was not nature to vulnerable failure;
What an evil way that would have been
I was not nurtured to hold down to the earth;
No chain will ever bind me
I fail and learn again
I fall and rise again
I retreat and charge again
No matter the nature of the trip
I shall not slip
No matter the trouble
I shall not be troubled
Even when I fall and fail
My mind is on success
I reject the thought of failure and defeat
Once the game is still on
Epilepsy is the future loser
When I leave for eternity
Epilepsy is still the loser
For dead bodies do not convulse
with Zachary Mandler, CEO| EEGXperts & Neuro Pathway
Zachary Mandler is CEO of Neuro Pathway, a company whose website states their mission is to “Empower Neurodiagnostic Professionals and help them achieve their career aspirations through our resources, education and support”.
Why is the rise of companies such as Neuro Pathway a strong indicator of strong future for Neurodiagnostics?
Think of bioindicators such as a Mayfly (weird and slightly nerdy analogy for those who didn’t have an ecology course in college, I know, but bear with me on this).
Mayflies, which have a very limited lifespan as adults (something like 24 hours, feel free to fact check me on that) are very sensitive to oxygen levels in moving water, such as rivers.
So, experts know, once you see a rise in the mayfly population, this is a good indicator that the water ecosystem is becoming healthier and more productive. The rise of Neuro Pathway and similar groups can be a sign of healthy growth and demand in the neurodiagnostic ecosystem.
…And I daresay they will last a lot longer than 24 hours.
mayfly image from Wikipedia; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayfly#/media/File:Rhithrogena_germanica_subimago_on_Equisetum_hyemale.jpg
Ryan Conant – Western NY Manager for Intraoperative Neuromonitoring company Neuro Alert – during a recent community outreach project.
Jennifer Legler, CEO and owner of Trusted Neurodiagnostics Academy joins us on the IONM4LIFE podcast. She shares critical neurodiagnostic insights from the perspective of a leader, educator, front line healthcare worker and expert witness in IONM legal proceedings.
Jamie Pearson, MS, CNIM, a Senior Neurophysiologist is starting conversations about the issues important to the neuromonitoring community. She recently teamed up with the IONM4LIFE podcast to poll the community on what topics they would like to see a panel of experts in our field discuss. We discuss the results on this episode.
Lauren Feltz, CNIM, CAA understands both sides and the neuromonitoring and anesthesia equation. She and her husband Carl helm the IntraOp Solutions neuromonitoring staffing and consulting group, Burnout. Understaffing. Conflict with anesthesia providers. These are some of the challenges neuromonitoring professionals face every day. But there are solutions. IntraOp Solutions, to be exact. Lauren Feltz, co-owner of the IntraOp Solutions staffing and consulting group joins us to discuss how they help create opportunity for neuromonitoring companies, and also their excellent anesthesia course for neuromonitoring professionals.
An amazing journey from the rain forests of Ivory Coast to a role as healthcare leader who is giving children in West Africa a chance at education, hope, and a future.
For the week of Monday, September 19th, 2022. Would you cross the ocean to pursue your neuromonitoring career? Where do we find mentorship in our field? A whole listing of our upcoming programs!
John Ingram – Vice President and Managing Partner of United Human Resources. He talks about the neuromonitoring hiring game with the IONM4LIFE podcast. How can both neuromonitoring companies and candidates win?
Shakira is a senior neurophysiologist and market development coordinator. The IONM4LIFE podcast is highlighting her inspirational social media posts on topics covering both leadership and training in the field of intraoperative neuromonitoring.
For the Week of 8-15-22 Double Feature Week! Join us for a discussion with Shakira Tassone, BS, CNIM, R.EEGT, CHCA about her inspiring messages for healthcare leaders on Wednesday. Then on Friday, hear from Vice-President of United Human Resources (UHR) John Ingram as he discusses his talent acquisition experiences in neuromonitoring, the value of talent … Read more "IONM4LIFE UPDATE"
Scott Mohr and the IONM4LIFE Podcast series sits down at the metaphorical interview table to apply for a spot in your podcast playlist.
Telling your stories. Encouraging and enlightening one another. And hopefully entertaining you!