SNAP Comprehensive Onboarding Package

Course Overview

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This course covers foundational knowledge and skills needed during the onboarding phase, particularly for advanced practitioners who are new to the neurosurgical specialty, as well as teaches and reinforces key concepts.

This course is sponsored via an educational grant from Medtronic.

Faculty

Individuals in control of activity content

Principal Faculty	Manish Aghi, MD, PhD Erin Biernacki, PA-C Nick Brandmeir, MD Margaret Chapman, MD Richard Chua, MD Ephram Church, MD Nader Dahdaleh, MD Jaime LaViolette, ACNP Natalie J Hall John Heymann, MD Meng Huang, MD Liza Humes, PA-C Ibrahim Hussain, MD Pascal Jabbour, MD Mike Johnson, PA-C Josh Medow, MD Michael L. Powe John Ratliff, MD Elias B. Rizk, MD Atsu Saisho, PA-C Thomas Scully, MD Ryan Stauffer, PA-C Luis Manuel Tumialán, MD Christopher Zacko, MD
Content Reviewers	Carolina G. Benjamin, MD Vyacheslav Makler, DO
Planners	Alice Edwards, PA-C Robin Saiki, ACNP Scott Simon, MD Michael Wang, MD

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

List the rationale for different types of braces
Recognize presentation of herniated thoracic disk
List common tumors
Explain the rationale and presentation of spinal emergency patients
Recognize the mechanism, patient history, and physical exam finding of lumbar radiculopathy, lumbar stenosis, cervical radiculopathy, cervical stenosis, axial neck pain
Diagnose stroke from exam and history
Recognize signs and symptoms of increased intracranial pressure
Review computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain
Identify bones, disks, and nerves on a lumbar MRI and cervical MRI
Identify signs and symptoms of hydrocephalus in children
Identify anatomy and terminology as it relates to neurosurgical coding
Identify strategies to align advanced practice providers (APPs) utilization and payment policy

Summary


Availability:	On-Demand


Cost:	Member: $729.00 Non-Member: $1,449.00 Resident: $729.00

Credit Offered:

27.25 CME Credits

27.25 CEU Credits


Contains:	10 Courses