Neurosurgery CME from the ExpertsThis online CME program is broad and deep in its coverage of neurosurgery subspecialty areas. Led by Ian F. Dunn, MD, FAANS, authoritative speakers with extensive subspecialty training present the latest technical innovations and surgical techniques, along with pearls and pitfalls from their own clinical practices. Neurosurgery – A Comprehensive Review delivers key take-home points with each lecture, including:
– Vascular Malformations. Intracranial vascular malformations are best treated with multimodality therapy, including microsurgery, embolization, and stereotactic radiosurgery in different combinations.
– Management of Severe Traumatic Brain Injury. Modern management of traumatic brain injury involves improving outcomes via minimizing secondary injury.
– Cervical Spine Trauma. The need for surgical stabilization after cervical trauma depends on the extent of bony, discoligamentous, and neurologic compromise.
– Brachial Plexus Lesions. Nerve transfers have a role in reconstructing function in brachial plexus injuries.
– Meningiomas. Threat of recurrence is directly related to the extent of surgical removal.
– And more…
Learning Objectives
At the completion of this course, you should be able to:
– Differentiate among intracranial aneurysms by etiology
– Decide on when and how to treat arteriovenous malformations
– Describe the preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative considerations in skull base surgery
– List the complications possible in frontal sinus surgery
– Differentiate among benign, malignant, intraneural, and extraneural peripheral nerve tumors
– Explain the ideal circumstances for resection of meningiomas
– Compare Type I, Type II, Type III, and Type IV classifications of nerve sheath tumors
– Identify the possible causes of hydrocephalus
– Describe the classic presentation and symptoms of craniopharyngioma
– Name the benefits of minimally invasive surgery over open surgery for disc herniation
Intended Audience
This educational activity was designed for neurosurgeons in practice, neurosurgery fellows, residents, nurse practitioners and physician assistants working in neurosurgery.
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Date of Original Release: June 1, 2021
Date Credits Expire: June 1, 2024
Estimated Time to Complete: 35.5
TOPICS / SPEAKERS
Vascular
Ischemic and Hemorrhagic Stroke
Pascal Jabbour, MD
Intracranial Aneurysms
Rose Du, MD, PhD
Vascular Malformations and Moyamoya Disease
Gary K. Steinberg, MD, PhD
Evidence-Based Evaluation and Treatment of Carotid Stenosis
Christopher M. Loftus, MD
Cerebrovascular Emergencies – An Endovascular Perspective
Alan S. Boulos, MD, FACS, FAANS
Head Injury/Craniocerebral Trauma
Closed Head Injury and Concussion and Head Injury in Sports
Mark R. Proctor, MD
Skull and Facial Fractures/Paranasal Sinus and Skull Base Trauma
Rocco Anthony Armonda, MD, FACS (Col. [Ret.], MC, USA)
Management of Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
Ryan Kitagawa, MD
Decompressive Craniectomy for TBI
Jamie S. Ullman, MD, FACS, FAANS
Spinal Surgery
Cervical Spine Trauma
John H. Chi, MD, MPH
Management of Thoracolumbar Spine Trauma and Stabilization Techniques
Charles A. Sansur, MD, MHSc
Disc Herniations: Cervical, Lumbar and Thoracic
Charles A. Sansur, MD, MHSc
Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
Praveen V. Mummaneni, MD
Syringomyelia and Hydromyelia
Charles A. Sansur, MD, MHSc
Peripheral Nerves
Acute Nerve Injury and Repair
Mark Mahan, MD
Peripheral Nerve Tumors
Robert J. Spinner, MD
Reconstructive Strategies for Brachial Plexus Injuries
Susan E. Mackinnon, MD
Interpreting Electrodiagnostic Studies for Management of Nerve Injuries
Susan E. Mackinnon, MD
Compression Neuropathy
Christopher J. Winfree, MD
Surgical Management of Weakness and Paralysis – Restorative Techniques
Justin Brown, MD
Brain Tumors
Modernizing the Approach to Solid Tumor Brain Metastases
Peter Fecci, MD, PhD
Malignant Gliomas
Charles S. Cobbs, MD
Meningiomas
Ossama Al-Mefty, MD, FACS
Surgical Management Low Grade Gliomas
Nader Sanai, MD, FAANS, FACS
Pineal Region Tumors
Jeffrey N. Bruce, MD, FACS
Posterior Fossa Tumors of Childhood
Tord D. Alden, MD
Vestibular Schwannoma
Kaith Almefty, MD
Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Brain Metastasis, Arteriovenous Malformations, and Trigeminal Neuralgia
Jason Sheehan, MD, PhD, FACS
Spine and Spinal Cord Tumors
Metastatic Tumors of the Spine
Michael W. Groff, MD
Spinal Cord Tumor Management
Paul C. McCormick, MD, MPH
Skull Base Lesion
Meningiomas of the Skull Base and Other Skull Base Tumors
Ian F. Dunn, MD, FAANS
Skull Base Surgical Approaches
Ian F. Dunn, MD, FAANS
Pituitary Tumors and Craniopharyngiomas
Non-Functioning and Functioning Pituitary Tumors
Nelson M. Oyesiku, MD, PhD, FACS
Endoscopy for Pituitary Surgery
Edward R. Laws, MD, FACS
Craniopharyngiomas
R. Michael Scott, MD
Hydrocephalus/Cysts/Infection
Hydrocephalus and Congenital Cysts
Tord D. Alden, MD
Functional Neurosurgery
Functional Neurosurgery – Epilepsy and Movement Disorders Surgery
Robert Mark Richardson, MD
Special Topics
Neurofibromatosis
Ashok R. Asthagiri, MD
von Hippel-Lindau Disease
Ashok R. Asthagiri, MD
Coma and Brain Death
Brian Edlow, MD
