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Conferences 2007-08 

DATE

Literature Review Conference
6:15-7am
 
Literature Rev. Staff
Fundamentals of NSU Conference
 7:05-8am
Fund. of NSU
Staff
Fund. of NSU Quiz
Jul 4
Holiday
 
Holiday
 
 
Jul 11
Adult head trauma: Epidural, subdural, intraparenchymal and posterior fossa hemorrhage, Discussion
Grant
Adult head trauma case discussion
Waldau
ICP & head trauma (review AM conference papers)
Jul 18
Skull fractures: Depressed skull fracture, Frontal sinus fracture, Temporal bone fracture, Ping pong fracture, Discussion
Sampson
SPINE CONFERENCE
 
Craniocervical trauma (review talk on P drive)
Jul 25
Hyponatremia: Hyponatremia review, geriatric aspects, central pontine myelinolysis, Discussion
McDonagh
Fundamentals of pediatric neurosurgery
Fuchs
Pediatric ER (review talk on P drive)
Aug 1
Vasospasm: Fisher grading, TCDs, CT perfusion, pharmacological management, endovascular management, Discussion Zomorodi
Cortical Anatomy, Mesial temporal lobe anatomy: Access Waldau Cortical anatomy & syndromes (review talk on P drive)
Aug 8
Cervical trauma: Classification of spinal cord injury, Measurements in upper cervical and lower cervical spine, Tracheostomy after SCI Isaacs
Posterior Circulation Anatomy: Posterior fossa approaches Aliabadi
Posterior Circulation Anatomy (review talk on P drive)
Aug 15
AEDs in neurosurgery: AEDs in head injury, pediatric trauma, postoperatively, seizure incidence, evidence-based review, oxacarbazepine Grant
SPINE CONFERENCE

Osteomyelitis (review talk on P drive)
Aug 22
Basics of Parkinson's disease: Review Parkinson's disease, Discussion Turner
Canceled   Basal ganglia (review talk on P drive)
Aug 29
Gene therapy for Parkinson's disease: CERE-120, GAD overexpression, GDNF infusion, Discussion Turner
Cervico-occipital & cervical spine anatomy: C1-2 fusions Whitlatch/Adamson
Anatomy-Spine C1/2 (review talk on P drive)
Sept 5
Neuroanesthesiology I: Anesthetics and the brain James
Thoracolumbar anatomy: TLIF & PLIF Parker/Turner TL spine anatomy (review talk on P drive )
Sept 12
Neuroanesthesiology II: Reynolds, Parker, Discussion James
Cerebellar anatomy: Suboccipital approach & chiari decompression Gump/Adamson Cerebellar anatomy (review talk on P drive)
Sept 19
Carotid artery dissection: Reynolds, Miller, Nimjee, Parker, Discussion Zomorodi
SPINE CONFERENCE

C spine anatomy (review talk on P drive)
Sept 26
Genetics of brain tumors: Miller, Reynolds, Parker, Nimjee, Discussion Adamson
ECA anatomy: CEA procedure
Kanaly/Zomorodi ECA anatomy (review talk on P drive)
Oct 3
Genetics of brain tumors 2
Adamson
Skull anatomy, occipital condyles: Craniosynostosis repairs
Nimjee/Grant
Skull anatomy (review talk on P drive)
Oct 10
MR spectroscopy: NimjeeParker, ReynoldsKanaly, Discussion
Enterline
Skull base anatomy: Transphenoidal approach
Reynolds/Adamson
Anterior skull base (review talk on P drive)
Oct 17
Craniosynostosis: Kanaly, Nimjee, Parker, Discussion Grant
SPINE CONFERENCE

Cervical arthroplasty (revew 2 papers on P drive)
Oct 24
Spinal cord tumors: ReynoldsNimjee, NimjeeParker, Discussion
Sampson
Anterior circulation anatomy: Pterional crany for Acom clip Miller/Zomorodi Anterior circulation (review talk on P drive)
Oct 31
Metastatic cord compression: Parker, Kanaly, Reynolds, Discussion
Adamson
Brainstem anatomy: Restrosigmoid, retromastoid approaches Waldau/Adamson
Brainstem anatomy A (review talk on P drive)
Nov 7
Metastatic cord compression Part 2: See papers above
Adamson
Brainstem anatomy: Restrosigmoid, retromastoid approaches
Part 2
Waldau/Adamson
Brainstem anatomy B (review talk on P drive)
Nov 14
Differential diagnosis and treatment of HIV CNS diseases: Reynolds1, Reynolds2, KanalyParker, Nimjee, Discussion
Naggie
Applicant Review
Waldau/Aliabadi

Nov 21
Adjacent level disease in cervical arthrodesis and arthroplasty: Kanaly1, Kanaly2, Nimjee1, Nimjee2, Parker, Discussion
Isaacs Lower extemity PNS anatomy: Peroneal and sural nerve biopsies
Parker/Zomorodi Anatomy - cortex & brainstem strokes (review basic ctx anatomy and the basic brainstem stroke patterns)
Nov 28

Pseudotumor and slit ventricles: Nimjee, ParkerKanaly, Reynolds, Discussion Grant Upper extremity PNS anatomy: CTR & Ulnar decompression surgery Aliabadi/Adamson Peripheral Nervous System (review Hamid's talk on PNS)
Dec 5

Sports and Neurosurgery: Parker, Kanaly, Reynolds, Discussion
Grant
Spinal cord anatomy: approaches to CTLS spine Kanaly/Turner
Spinal cord anatomy (review tracts in spinal cord)
Dec 12
Sports and Neurosurgery: Part 2, Nimjee
Grant
Applicant Review
 
 
Dec 19
EMG: Chapters copied for residents, Discussion
Burke
SPINE CONFERENCE
 
 
Jan 9 Carotid endarterectomy and stenting: Kanaly, Parker, Nimjee, Miller, Discussion
Britz
Developmental anatomy, myelomeningocele repair
Nimjee/Fuchs
OLD Neurosurgery Quizzes
Jan 16
Adamson
SPINE CONFERENCE
 
 
Jan 23
Leukodystrophy: Paper 1, Paper 2, Paper 3
Paper 2: file size too large for uploading

Thalamic and basal ganglia anatomy: DBS
Clayton/Turner
Jan 30
Meningiomas: Genetics, Causes, Treatment, Radiation, Discussion
Adamson
Financial planning seminar for residents

Feb 6
Outcome data in spinal surgery: SPORT observational, SPORT randomized, SPORT spondylolisthesis, Maine, Discussion Isaacs
Neuropathology Board Review, Part I Grossi/Residents OLD Neurosurgery Quizzes
Feb 13
Leukodystropies reloaded: Miller, Nimjee, Kanaly presents leukodystrophy2 - file too large for uploading, please refer to Aliabadi folder or e-mail for printing out paper
Adamson
Factor 7 in trauma
Paper1, other papers too large for uploading, refer to Waldau folder and "GSU-
journalclub"
Shapiro/GSU and NSU residents at Pop's, 810 W Peabody St. (919-956-7677) in Brightleaf Square


Feb 20
Non-neoplastic spinal cord pathology: SCD (Miller), Friedrich's ataxia (Parker), Postpolio syndrome (Kanaly), Biopsy (Nimjee) Burke
SPINE CONFERENCE
Non-operative management of LBP:
NSU/Ortho residents/attendings

Feb 27
Management of intracranial parenchymal hemorrhage: Blood pressure control (Nimjee), Factor VII (Kanaly), Surgery (Parker)
McDonagh
Pineal region anatomy and surgical approaches Reynolds/Adamson

Mar 5
Management of phakomatoses: Tuberous Sclerosis (Kanaly), Neurofibromatosis (NF1: Miller, NF2: Nimjee), Sturge-Weber (Parker), Rapamycin Fuchs
Canceled
OLD Neurosurgery Quizzes
Mar 12
Headaches: Headache Overview (Parker and Nimjee), Migraine (Miller) Aliabadi
Radiosurgery
Board Review
Kirkpatrick

Mar 19
Board Review: Muscle spindles and skin receptors: Skin receptors/Muscle spindles 1 (Parker and Nimjee), Skin receptors/muscle spindles 2 (Miller and Kanaly)
Aliabadi
SPINE CONFERENCE
NSU and Ortho residents/attendings

Mar 26
Evidence Review: Radiographic assessment of the cervical spine after trauma: Asymptomatic patients (Miller), Symptomatic patients (Kanaly), Closed reduction (Parker)
Bagley
Neuropathology Board Review, Part II
Grossi/Residents

Apr 2
Basic review: Hypercortisolism Aliabadi
Clipping versus Coiling Update: ISAT study (Reynolds), New analysis ISAT (Kanaly), Application of ISAT in USA (Miller)
Britz
OLD Neurosurgery Quizzes
Apr 9
Fund. Conf.: New concepts in epilepsy research and treatment Waldau
Hemicraniectomy: Lancet (Kanaly), Review (Reynolds), Aphasia (Miller) Graffagnino Article discussed by Renee during radiology conference: The surgical approach to subaxial cervical spine injuries
Apr 16
The somatosensory system Adamson
Treatment of brain metastases: Radiotherapy for single metastases (Kanaly), SR plus WBRT vs SR alone (Reynolds), WBRT with or without SR (Miller)
Kirkpatrick Pathology at 8am
Apr 23
Fund. Conf.:  Mets and Radiotherapy Aliabadi
Dysphagia after ACDF: Incidence, mechanism and prognosis: Incidence1 (Shamji), Incidence2 (Kanaly), Mechanism (Reynolds), Prognosis (Miller) Bagley
Apr 30
Fund. Conf.:  Global health  Parker
Management of vertebral artery injury after blunt cervical trauma: Diagnosis (Kanaly), Prospective study on heparin (Reynolds), Guidelines (Miller), Review (Kanaly)    Britz/Isaacs

May 7
Fund. Conf.:  Brain tumor vaccines Kanaly
Cranial endoscopy I: File too large for uploading, please refer to Aliabadi e-mail from 04/30/08 Grant   

May 14
Fund. Conf.:  Anticoagulation in NSU Nimjee
Cranial endoscopy II: File too large for uploading, please refer to Aliabadi e-mail from 04/30/08 Grant

May 21
Brain mapping        Haglund Management of subaxial spine fractures, Part I: Surgical approach, Reynolds: up to "distraction injuries", Miller: "distraction injuries", Kanaly: "translation or rotation injuries" until end Bagley Pathology at 8am
May 28
Fund. Conf.: Pediatric brain tumors Reynolds Management of subaxial spine fractures, Part II: See paper link above, Miller finishes up on "distraction injuries", Kanaly: "translation or rotation injuries" until end Bagley

Jun 4 Fund. Conf.: Brain machine interfaces Miller Minimally invasive treatment of lumber stenosis: Trends in management (Aliabadi), minimally invasive I (Miller), minimally invasive II - file too large for uploading - see "Stenosis.3" in Aliabadi folder (Reynolds) Isaacs, Bagley

Jun 11
Fund. Conf.: Mechanism of DBS Waldau Minimally invasive treatment of lumbar stenosis Part II: Continue discussion from last week and add "A minimally invasive technique for decompression of the lumbar spine" (Kanaly) Isaacs, Bagley

Jun 18
Faculty presentation:  Temporal bone approaches ZOMORODI
Epilepsy surgery: Review - start until "Current practice of surgical management" - Reynolds. Rest of paper - Kanaly. Vagal nerve stimulation (Miller) Haglund
Pathology at 8am
Jun 25
Fund. Conf.: Cranial dural arterial anatomy Powers
Epilepsy surgery Part II: A randomized controlled trial of surgery for temporal lobe epilepsy (Moni), Vagal nerve stimulation (Millerman), Second part of Schramm's epilepsy review (Chuckles) Haglund


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