Kathleen Mears Lecture: Twentieth Century EEG Technology for the 21st Century: Considering our Future by Examining our Past

Abstract

AUTHOR'S NOTE.The following is a synopsis of a lecture given in memory of Kathleen Mears before the annual meeting of the American Society of Electroneurodiagnostic Technologists. Kathy was an esteemed colleague as well as a friend to all END Technologists. One of her very many contributions to electroneurodiagnostic technology and to technologists was her dedication to education. Working closely with her on committees and boards, I was always impressed how Kathy never compromised on her stand that even the most advanced ideas in clinical neurophysiological technology are based in a few very basic principles. Further, she taught that an understanding of these basic principles allows for creativity and sets the path for a technologist's expertise. She maintained this idea throughout her professional career and in her teaching endeavors. This was the basis of her leadership. It is to her realization of this ideal that this paper and lecture are dedicated.