Summary
Core Competencies in Neurosurgery – Cranial is a face-to-face teaching session which includes didactic lectures followed by hands-on teaching using high-fidelity simulation techniques.
The hands-on sessions will include simulation of retractor systems, patient positioning and tumour excision. The hands on sessions are complemented by the presence of senior neurosurgical faculty.
Suitable for: SHOs.
Learning outcomes
- Introduction to cranial neurosurgery, including basic neuroanatomy and neurophysiology.
- Fundamentals of neuronavigation.
- Interpretation of neuroimaging.
- Cranial positioning and operative setup.
- Surgical approaches to the cranial vault and skull base.
- Microsurgical techniques, including dural patch repair.
- Practical use of neuronavigation, the operating microscope and endoscopy.