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:

Thursday, November 5
7:00 am PST / 9:00 am CST / 10:00 am EST
Faculty: Allan D. Levi, University of Miami
Susanne Muehlschlegel, University of Massachusetts Medical School
Bhiken I. Naik, University of Virginia
Topic: Neurotrauma, Peripheral Nerve, and Spine
Title: Papers of the Year: Neurotrauma, Peripheral Nerve, and Spine

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

Thursday, November 12
7:00 am PST / 9:00 am CST / 10:00 am EST
Faculty: Marvin Darkwah Oppong, University Hospital Essen
Michael Müther, University Hospital Münster
Faith C. Robertson, Massachusetts General Hospital
Topic: Cerebrovascular, Socioeconomics, and Tumor
Title: Papers of the Year: Cerebrovascular, Socioeconomics, and Tumor

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

Thursday, November 19
7:00 am PST / 9:00 am CST / 10:00 am EST
Faculty: Fabio Godinho, Functional Neurosurgery Service of Hospital Santa Marcelina; Functional Neurosurgery Division, Institute of Psychiatry, Hospital das Clínicas, University of São Paulo
Georgia Ramantani, University Children's Hospital Zurich
Topic: Pediatrics, and Stereotactic and Functional
Title: Papers of the Year: Pediatrics, and Stereotactic and Functional

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

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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SANS Live

Develop your surgical knowledge and decision-making skills through these 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, November 17
7:00 am PST / 9:00 am CST / 10:00 am EST
Topic: Spine
Moderator: Akash J. Patel
Faculty: Jared Fridley, Ziya L. Gokaslan

Use the following link, along with password SANS2020:
https://neurosurgeon.webex.com/neurosurgeon/onstage/g.php?MTID=e05e64e3112f0c82ca2df22299faf8e64

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?

CNS/SNO Virtual Brain Tumor Board: Four-part Webinar Series

The CNS is honored to join forces with the Society for Neuro-Oncology (SNO) to introduce a Virtual Brain Tumor Board. In collaboration with the Joint Section on Tumors and The Neurosurgical Atlas, we are introducing a quarterly webinar series featuring experts in brain tumor management (including neurosurgery, neuro-oncology, radiation oncology, neuropathology, radiology, and other specialists) to discuss real-life cases presented by our faculty.

Choose to register for the live four-part webinar series as a non-CME version (complimentary to CNS members) or live CME version (for purchase).

Tuesday, December 8, 2020

5:00 pm PST / 7:00 pm CST / 8:00 pm EST
Topic 2: Low Grade Glioma

Moderators: Susan Chang, Aaron Cohen-Gadol
Panelists: Isabelle M. Germano, Jason Huse, Helen Shih, Erik P. Sulman, David D. Tran

This four-part webinar series will be held quarterly. Additional information on the remaining two webinar sessions—including dates and times—is coming soon!

Silver Level Support:

Thank you to GT Medical Technologies, creators of GammaTile Therapy, for their Silver Level support of this series; click here to learn more.

Bronze Level Support:

Thank you to Leica Microsystems for their Bronze Level support of this series; click here to learn about the Blue Light Fluorescence Module Leica FL400.

Learn more about this webinar series.

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.

Thank you to Kuros Biosciences for their Bronze Level support of this 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.