A team of dedicated AANS neurosurgeons, nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs) developed a series of online courses to provide comprehensive training for advanced practitioners involved in neurosurgical practices. This online course covers foundational knowledge and skills needed during the onboarding phase, particularly for advanced practitioners who are new to the neurosurgical specialty, to teach and/or reinforce key concepts.

Faculty	Manish Aghi, MD Ibrahim Hussain, MD Robin Saiki, DNP, ACNP Michael Wang, MD
Planners	Alice Edwards, PA-C Robin Saiki, ACNP Scott Simon, MD Michael Wang, MD

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

Management of Brain Mets

1. Distinguish types of CA that metastasize to brain
2. Identify mets on CT and MRI

Management of primary CNS tumors

1. Discuss progression of gliomas to GBMs
2. Discuss glioma treatment algorhthm 

Management of Pituitary Adenomas

1. Discuss differential of Sellar lesion
2. Explain applicable endocrine work-up