Online Grand Rounds

To help programs develop an online residency training curriculum, the CNS is delivering recommended webinars from our online library that provide access to hours of didactic material. These webinars cover the various facets of neurosurgery, ranging from subspecialty topics to healthcare economics. The non-CME version of each is available to residents at any time via mobile device or desktop, and is completely free. CME versions can be purchased for select presentations.

Access past Online Grand Rounds webinars:

The CME version of select Online Grand Rounds webinars can be purchased for $75 for members and $125 for non-members. Residents and medical students receive complimentary access to past non-CME Online Grand Rounds webinars with code 2020Res. All are available here.

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Virtual Visiting Professor

The CNS’ live Virtual Visiting Professor sessions offer interactive online lectures with preeminent faculty. All members and medical students receive complimentary access to the non-CME version of these webinar-based educational offerings. CME versions can be purchased for select presentations—see links below.

Join us live with these faculty:

Tuesday, August 11
7:00 am PDT/9:00 am CDT/10:00 am EDT
Faculty: Justin F. Fraser, University of Kentucky
Topic: Cerebrovascular, Skull Base
Title: Uncovering the Rosetta Stone: Turning the Angiolab into a Science Lab for Understanding Stroke

To access the live non-CME session at the above time, click here.

To register for the live CME version of the session, click here.
Members: $75 | Non-members: $125 | This activity has been approved for 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

Thursday, August 13
7:00 am PDT/9:00 am CDT/10:00 am EDT
Faculty: Julian E. Bailes, NorthShore University Health System
Geoffrey T. Manley, San Francisco General Hospital
Topic: Trauma
Title: Updates on the Spectrum of Traumatic Brain Injury

To access the live non-CME session at the above time, click here.

A link to register for the live CME version of the session is coming soon.
Members: $75 | Non-members: $125 | This activity has been approved for 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

Monday, August 17
6:00 am PDT/8:00 am CDT/9:00 am EDT
Faculty: Ziya L. Gokaslan, Rhode Island Hospital/Brown Medical School
Topic: Spine
Title: Current Management of Metastatic Spinal Tumors

To access the live non-CME session at the above time, click here.

To register for the live CME version of the session, click here.
Members: $75 | Non-members: $125 | This activity has been approved for 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

Access past Virtual Visiting Professor sessions:

The CME version of select Virtual Visiting Professor sessions can be purchased for $75 for members and $125 for non-members. Residents and medical students receive complimentary access to past Virtual Visiting Professor sessions with code 2020Res. All are available here.

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Black Lives in Neurosurgery: A Three-part Webinar Series

The impact of racism, bias, and discrimination within and outside of the healthcare system has led to increased concerns around healthcare equity. The CNS is honored to partner with expert thought leaders to bring you this new special webinar series.

Each hour-long webinar offers complimentary access to the live, non-CME version. A CME version can be purchased for each, as well as a CME bundle with all three webinars in this series.

Course Directors: William W. Ashley Jr., Nnenna Mbabuike, Edjah K. Nduom

Thursday, September 3
5:00 pm PDT / 7:00 pm CDT / 8:00 pm EDT
Where Do We Go from Here? Developing a Roadmap Toward Equity in Neurosurgery

To access the live non-CME webinar at the above time, use the following link, along with password W324: https://neurosurgeon.webex.com/neurosurgeon/onstage/g.php?MTID=e48330a0e629ca6a8362667c4e21f5296

A link to register for the live CME version of this webinar is coming soon.
Members: $75 | Non-members: $125 | This activity has been approved for 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.

To register for the live CME bundle, which includes all three webinars in this series, click here.
Members: $200 | Non-members: $350 | Each webinar has been approved for 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ (3.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ total).

Learn more about this and the other webinars in this series.

Thank you to Medtronic for their Gold Level support of this series, and to GT Medical Technologies, Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies, Orthofix, and Stryker for their Bronze Level support of this series.

Industry Partners: Learn how to support and participate. 

SANS Live

Develop your surgical knowledge and decision-making skills through these new lively, complimentary webinars. Each incorporates SANS questions in a debate format while reviewing core neurosurgical content with detailed answers and discussion by subject matter experts.

Next webinar:

Tuesday, August 25
5:00 pm PDT / 7:00 pm CDT / 8:00 pm EDT
Moderator: Akash J. Patel
Faculty: Daniel K. Resnick, Anand Veeravagu

Use the following link, along with password SANS2020:
https://neurosurgeon.webex.com/neurosurgeon/onstage/g.php?MTID=e3c1895a4cc32ec1b7f27ff9614812898
 

Access past recorded SANS Live webinars:

All past SANS Live webinars can be accessed here. Log in is required to access educational products. Forgot password?

Navigating the Neurosurgery Match in 2020

Medical students are invited to join us for the new, complimentary webinar series: Navigating the Neurosurgery Match in 2020. The CNS is here to help you prepare for the unique challenges this year's match process presents, including how to approach virtual interviews.

Take advantage of this opportunity to learn from and ask questions of neurosurgery experts, who will review a different part of the process in these four hour-long, non-CME webinars, each held at 8:00 pm EDT.

• Tuesday, August 11: Prepare Your Application
• Tuesday, September 8: Virtual Interviews
• Tuesday, October 6: What to Do After Interviews
• Tuesday, November 3: Advice from Residents

Course Directors: Lola B. Chambless, Maryam Rahman

Access and learn more about this webinar series.

Industry Partners: Learn how to support and participate. 
 

Recursos en Español

A través de un subsidio especial de la Fundación CNS, se encuentra disponible una traducción gratuita en español para los siguientes webinars.

• Best Practices for NIR/Neurosurgical Care During COVID-19 Pandemic (Las Prácticas Seguras en Neurocirugía y Tratamiento Endovascular en la Pandemia COVID-19)
• Simple Ideas Can Lead to Disruptive Transformation: Clinical Research in Peripheral Nerve Surgery (Las Ideas Simples Pueden Conducir a Transformaciones Disruptivas: La Investigación Clínica en Cirugía de Nervios Periféricos)
• Pearls and Pitfalls in the Management of Spine Tumors (Aciertos y Errores en el Manejo Quirúrgico de Tumores Espinales)
• Open Surgical Treatment of Carotid Circulation Aneurysm: Surgical Nuances (Tratamiento Microquirúrgico de Aneurisma de la Circulación Carotídea: Aspectos Quirúrgicos)
  
  

Overview of CNS Online Resources

View the complimentary webinar below for an overview of the wealth of online opportunities available to residents and residency programs through the CNS.