Advanced Training in Open and Endoscopic Surgery: A Hands-On Skull Base Training Program

Add to Calendar Advanced Training in Open and Endoscopic Surgery: A Hands-On Skull Base Training Program 10/23/2020 7:00:00 AM 10/24/2020 6:00:00 PM America/Chicago For More Details: https://northwestern.cloud-cme.com/course/courseoverview?EID=79882 Description: Two-day hands-on anatomical dissection with lectures for practicing surgeons, residents and fellows. Skull Base Laboratory false MM/DD/YYYY


Date & Location
Friday, October 23, 2020, 7:00 AM - Saturday, October 24, 2020, 6:00 PM, Skull Base Laboratory

Target Audience
Specialties - Neurosurgery, Otolaryngology

Overview
Two-day hands-on anatomical dissection with lectures for practicing surgeons, residents and fellows.

Objectives
  1. Review the surgical approaches (open and endoscopic) for complex, skull base pathologies.
  2. Recognize the advantages of a team-based approach for managing pre-, peri- and postoperative skull base pathologies.
  3. Demonstrate proficient endoscopic instrument handling and performing standard open skull base approaches.
  4. Master minimally invasive endoscopic endonasal approaches to the sellar and peri-sellar area, advanced orbital-zygomatic craniotomy.
  5. Identify complex skull base pathologies.

Registration

The registration fee is $2,000 for physicians; $1,500 for Northwestern Alumni; $1,000 for trainees; and $3,500 for neurosurgery and otolaryngology pairs. Breakfast, refreshments and lunch are provided. Space is limited. 

To register online, please visit www.nmskullbase.org/advanced-training. If paying with check, please mail your check, made payable to Northwestern Memorial Hospital (CME), to the following address, prior to October 1:

Mary Smessaert
c/o Northwestern Memorial HealthCare
676 North St. Clair Street, Suite 1300
Chicago, Illinois 60611


Accreditation

The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation Statement

The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 19.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.


Additional Information
Questions? Please contact Mary Smessaert at [email protected] or 312.695.0491.
Credits
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (19.25 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (19.25 hours)