Neurosurgery – A Comprehensive Review 2019

Neurosurgery – A Comprehensive Review 2019

Format: 41 Videos

 

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Oakstone Specialty Review

A wide-ranging review of neurosurgery designed to improve the care and management of patients with neurological disorders.

 

Discover the Latest Trends in Neurosurgery

Neurosurgery – A Comprehensive Review covers a wide set of topics and provides you with the most relevant information on core concepts. Led by Ian F. Dunn, MD, FAANS, it sheds light on the latest trends and best practices to provide enhanced care to patients. It will help you to better:

• Evaluate and apply the latest neurosurgical treatments
• Outline the best practices in management of vascular disorders
• Define the latest techniques in functional neurosurgery
• Apply best surgical techniques for the spine, brain and spinal tumors, and nerve injury

 

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, the participant will be able to:

• Evaluate the most current neurosurgical techniques available in order to treat patients with neurosurgical problems
• Analyze recent literature and data regarding clinical trials relevant to the practice of neurosurgery
• Describe best practices in the management of patients requiring surgery for vascular disorders
• Explain the latest techniques used in functional neurosurgery
• Differentiate among the techniques used for spine surgery
• Discuss the most appropriate procedures for the management of brain tumors and spinal tumors
• Identify the most optimal methods for nerve injury and tumors
• Assess the best neurosurgical treatment plans for pituitary disorders
• Compare the advantages and disadvantages of skull base surgical approaches
• Identify best practices for the management of subdural hematoma

 

Intended Audience

This educational activity was designed for Neurosurgeons in practice, Neurosurgery Fellows, Residents, Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants working in Neurosurgery.

Updated for Re-release: January 15, 2019

Estimated Time to Complete: 35.75

Topics And Speakers:

Vascular

• Ischemic and Hemorrhagic Stroke – Henrikas Vaitkevicius, MD
• Intracranial Aneurysms – Rose Du, MD, PhD
• Vascular Malformations and Moyamoya Disease – Gary K. Steinberg, MD, PhD
• Extracranial Carotid Artery Disease – Christopher M. Loftus, MD, Dr.h.c. (Hon), FAANS
• Endovascular Considerations in Vascular Disease – Alan S. Boulos, MD, FACS, FAANS

Head Injury/Craniocerebral Trauma

• Closed Head Injury/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, UCS)
• Subdural Hematoma – Maya Babu, MD
• Decompressive Craniectomy – Jamie S. Ullman, MD, FACS, FAANS

Spinal Surgery

• Cervical Spine Trauma – John H. Chi, MD, MPH
• Thoraco-Lumbar Fractures – Charles A. Sansur, MD, MHSc
• Disc Herniations: Cervical, Lumbar and Thoracic – Charles A. Sansur, MD, MHSc
• Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion – Adam S. Kanter, MD
• Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery – Praveen V. Mummaneni, MD
• Hydromyelia/Syringomyelia – Charles A. Sansur, MD, MHSc

Peripheral Nerves

• Acute Nerve Injury and Repair – Susan E. Mackinnon, MD
• Peripheral Nerve Tumors – Robert J. Spinner, MD
• Brachial Plexus Lesions – Susan E. Mackinnon, MD
• Compression Neuropathy – Susan E. Mackinnon, MD
• Nerve Transfers for Shoulder and Elbow – Susan E. Mackinnon, MD
• Nerve Transfers for the Hand – Susan E. Mackinnon, MD

Brain Tumors

• Metastatic Brain Tumors – Peter E. Fecci, MD, PhD
• Malignant Gliomas – Charles S. Cobbs, MD
• Meningiomas – Ossama Al-Mefty, MD, FACS
• 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 – Michael J. Link, MD
• Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Brain Tumors, 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
• The Evolution and Development of Endoscopic 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 – Garth Rees Cosgrove, MD, FRCSC

Special Topics

• Neurofibromatosis and von Hippel-Lindau Disease – Ashok R. Asthagiri, MD
• Coma and Brain Death – Allan H. Ropper, MD
• Anticoagulation, Reversal, and Hemostasis in Neurosurgery – Christopher M. Loftus, MD, Drhc, FAANS