| PRACTICAL COURSES |
| The 2009 CNS Annual Meeting offers invaluable medical education and optional
CME credit through its 37 Practical Courses and 55 Luncheon Seminars. Courses are available for every neurosurgical subspecialty, and
this year's meeting includes more courses on topics ranging from functional neurosurgery and endovascular techniques to grant
writing and entrepreneurship.
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| SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24:
AFTERNOON, 1:00 – 5:00 PM
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PC01 |
3-D Anatomy (Supratentorial)
Course Director(s): Albert L. Rhoton, Jr.
Rate: $425
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PC02 |
Operating in Eloquent Cortex
Course Director(s): Michael M. Haglund
Rate: $425
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PC03 |
National Institutes of Health Grant Writing Course
Course Director(s): Ralph G. Dacey, Jr., Robert M. Friedlander
Rate: $0
- Complimentary
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PC04 |
Surgical Indications, Techniques and Alternatives for Cranial Vascular Malformations
Course Director(s): Rafael J. Tamargo, E. Sander Connolly, Jr.
Rate: $425
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PC05 |
Practical Neurosurgical ICU Management: The Basics (for MDs in Training, RNs, APRNs, and PAs)
Course Director(s): Wendy Wright, Owen Samuels
Rate: $375
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PC06 |
UPDATE: CPT Coding Fall 2009
Course Director(s): Robert R. Johnson
Rate: $375
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PC07 |
Cervical Spine Degenerative Disease
Course Director(s): Vincent C. Traynelis, Michael G. Kaiser
Rate: $425
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PC08 |
Applied Spinal Biomechanics
Course Director(s): Edward C. Benzel
Rate: $375
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| SUNDAY, OCTOBER 25:
ALL DAY, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
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PC09 |
Brain Tumor Update
Course Director(s): Frederick F. Lang, Andrew T. Parsa
Rate: $475
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PC10 |
Hands On: Cerebral Revascularization
Course Director(s): Fady T. Charbel, Sepideh Amin-Hanjani
Rate: $800
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PC11 |
Inpatient and Outpatient Management Dilemmas: For Nurses, APRNs and Physician Assistants
Course Director(s): Mark E. Shaffrey, Andrea L. Strayer, MSN, APNP, CNRN
Rate: $375
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PC12 |
Communication and Negotiation: Risk Avoidance, Stronger Negotiation, Increasing Your Bottom Line, Improving Your Efficiency
Course Director(s): Alan M. Scarrow, Deborah L. Benzil, Edie E. Zusman, Michael P. Steinmetz, Katie O. Orrico, JD
Rate: $375
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PC13 |
Nuances of Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery
Course Director(s): Kevin T. Foley, Larry T. Khoo
Rate: $1,000
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PC14 |
Cranial Endoscopic Procedures in Neurosurgery
Course Director(s): David F. Jimenez, Mark G. Luciano
Rate: $1,000
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PC15 |
CANCELLED - Minimally Invasive Approaches to the Anterior Skull Base and Parasellar Region
Course Director(s): John M. Tew, Jr., Jeffrey T. Keller, PhD, Philip V. Theodosopoulos
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| SUNDAY, OCTOBER 25:
MORNING, 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
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PC16 |
Neuromodulation for Pain
Course Director(s): Alon Mogilner, Jaimie M. Henderson
Rate: $425
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PC17 |
Spinal Deformity
Course Director(s): Christopher I. Shaffrey, Praveen V. Mummaneni
Rate: $425
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PC18 |
Trauma Update: Brain Injury
Course Director(s): Raj K. Narayan, Lori Anne Shutter
Rate: $425
Consider PC28 for a full-day of Trauma education!
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PC19 |
Future Spinal Technologies
Course Director(s): Russ P. Nockels, Domagoj Coric
Rate: $425
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PC20 |
Neurosurgery 2009: Literature Review
Course Director(s): Paul C. McCormick, Joshua M. Rosenow
Rate: $375
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PC21 |
Introduction to Endovascular Neurosurgery: Hands-on Simulators and the Treatment of Intracranial and Extracranial Cerebrovascular Disease for Residents
Course Director(s): Elad I. Levy, Howard A. Riina, Bernard R. Bendok
Rate: $375
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PC22 |
Surgical Approaches to the Ventricular System
Course Director(s): Alan Cohen, Mark M. Souweidane
Rate: $425
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PC23 |
Open Aneurysm Surgery: A 3-D Practical Course
Course Director(s): Byron Gregory Thompson, Jr., Michael T. Lawton
Rate: $425
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PC24 |
Entrepreneurship in Neurosurgery
Course Director(s): L. Nelson Hopkins, John M. Abrahams
Rate: $425
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PC25 |
Radiosurgery Update: Cranial
Course Director(s): Michael William McDermott, Andrew E. Sloan
Rate: $425
Consider PC31 for a full-day of Radiosurgery education!
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PC26 |
CANCELLED - Pediatric Neuro-Oncology Update
Course Director(s): James T. Rutka, Susan Chang, Ian F. Pollack
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| SUNDAY, OCTOBER 25:
AFTERNOON, 1:00 – 5:00 PM
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PC27 |
CNS - NSI Excellence in Global Neurosurgery
Course Director(s): Laligam Sekhar, Basant Kumar Misra, James T. Rutka, Issam A. Awad
Rate: $375
Complimentary to NSI members with CNS Annual Meeting registration!
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PC28 |
Trauma Update: Spine
Course Director(s): Michael G. Fehlings
Rate: $425
Consider PC18 for a full-day of Trauma education!
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PC29 |
3-D Anatomy (Infratentorial)
Course Director(s): Albert L. Rhoton, Jr.
Rate: $425
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PC30 |
CANCELLED - Masters of Endovascular Neurosurgery
Course Director(s): Andrew J. Ringer, Henry H. Woo
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PC31 |
Radiosurgery Update: Spinal
Course Director(s): Peter C. Gerszten
Rate: $425
Consider PC25 for a full-day of Radiosurgery education!
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PC32 |
Movement Disorder Surgery Update
Course Director(s): Robert E. Gross, Philip A. Starr
Rate: $425
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PC33 |
Spinal Surgery Update: Indications and Techniques
Course Director(s): Daniel K. Resnick, Michael Y. Wang
Rate: $425
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PC34 |
CANCELLED - Vascular Surgery Update: Indications and Techniques
Course Director(s): L. Nelson Hopkins, Jacques J. Morcos
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PC35 |
Principles of Peripheral Nerve Surgery
Course Director(s): Rajiv Midha, Eric L. Zager
Rate: $425
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PC36 |
Mastering Spinal Disorders: Dealing with Complexities
Course Director(s): Charles Kuntz, IV
Rate: $500
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PC37 |
Spine 3-D: Technique and Operative Anatomy
Course Director(s): Gerald E. Rodts, Jr
Rate: $925
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