Residents' Course

Neurosurgery Residents' Review Course: Spine

Tuesday, June 6, 2023

1:45 PM – 4:15 PM MST

Location:H-M1: Oak Room

Audience:

Neurosurgery Resident, Fellow, Nurses with interest in topic

Learning Level:

Basic (Resident, New Information)

Learning Format:

Audience response system, Case studies, Discussion group/peer exchange/user groups, Lecture/plenary method, Question and answer sessions

CanMEDs Roles:

Medical Expert, Scholar, Health Advocate, Professional

Co-Chair(s)

Speaker(s)

This course is intended to be a review of spinal pathology that is frequently encountered but not on a daily/weekly basis. We will begin with a review of radiological studies and then discuss vascular lesions, infections and spinal deformity, before reviewing oncology in the afternoon. Didactic presentations will incorporate audience response/polling and end with OSCE-style case presentations.

Learning Objectives:

Describe common imaging modalities for spinal conditions and understand which test is most appropriate for different conditions.
Describe an approach to a variety of spinal conditions, including when to consider surgical options over conservative strategies.
Discuss a variety of management strategies in spinal oncology.
Increase their comfort discussing spine scenarios in an OSCE-type setting.

Presentations:

1:45 PM – 2:15 PM MST

Surgical Options in Spinal Metastases
Speaker: Sean Christie
2:15 PM – 2:45 PM MST

Treatment of primary bone tumours
Speaker: Raphaële Charest-Morin
2:45 PM – 3:15 PM MST

Surgical Approaches to Intradural Tumours
Speaker: Carlo Santaguida
3:15 PM – 4:00 PM MST

Case presentations and Panel Q & A
Speaker: Matthias Schmidt
Speaker: Scott Paquette
Speaker: Mike Yang
Speaker: W. Bradley Jacobs
Speaker: Sean Christie
Speaker: Raphaële Charest-Morin
Speaker: Carlo Santaguida
4:00 PM – 4:15 PM MST

Wrap up & Specific Course Evaluation