Welcome to the blog section of IntraoperativeNeuromonitoring.com. My hope for this part of the site is to spark some neuromonitoring discussion by posting about various IOM topics.
Let’s face it, we’re in a very small niche in healthcare, and the information is not easy to come by. And at the time of this post, there’s no formal training for the profession. It’s still pretty much the wild wild west. If you’re lucky enough to find a knowledgable group to hire and train you, then you’ll do well. If you find yourself working with a “blind leading the blind” group, you might find yourself fumbling through your career. Even worse, you might find yourself in a lawsuit that you aren’t going to win.
So I’ll start things off with a blog post, and then please comment and add to the discussion. Open discussion (and hopefully not too much bickering) is a great way for us all to learn from our combined experiences.
Here’s a list of things I have planned:
- Review past and current research articles, sift through the junk and pull out some nuggets
- Present some cases I’ve had that were great learning experiences
- Answer common questions about IOM for people considering getting into the field
- Expose people to neuromonitoring modalities and/or cases that maybe they have little to no experience
- Help people pass the CNIM and DABNM
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Have you heard of a company called pronerve. I am training with them starting Monday Oct.21 in Mississippi for ten days. How do you feel about a contractual agreement that if you decide back out of the training program after 60 days, you’re obligated to pay the company back starting at 15k.
I’ve heard of them being a company in IOM, but have no experience with them.
As far as how I feel a clause like that… I don’t think it matters one way or another. You have to weigh the pros and cons of the entire contract and see how it works out for you. If that one clause was the make or break point, of course I wouldn’t want it. It’s leverage in their favor, not yours. But I don’t know your situation. If that’s what I had as my only available options, and I decided to take it, I sure as hell would make it through training. I’d probably do 60 days in prison before I coughed up 15K (but I’m pretty cheap). From the people I’ve talked to, training isn’t that bad. You might put in some hours to see as much as you can in as short a period of time as you can, but it’s all new and exciting stuff. I always tell people to treat your training period like a sprint. Those first impressions stick with you for a long time. Start out looking like a stud and it’s easier to stay a stud.
Congrats on the new IOM job and welcome to the world of neuromonitoring!