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Comprehensive Review of Neurosurgery (Sponsored Link) Last visited...2/2012. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD. Credit hours...29. Awarded by....Oakstone Medical Publishing. Cost...........Varies from $995 to $2095 depending on which format you choose.  Purchase this course during February 2012, and receive a $100 Best Buy gift card.  Use coupon code BESTBUYA. Instruction Type...Slide-Video Lectures. Format...Video DVD, Video MP4, Audio CD, Audio MP3 DVD. Target Audience...NEUROSURG. Educational material last updated...2010. Financial support...None Stated. Expiration of CME credit...October 15, 2013.

Comprehensive Review of Neurosurgery is intended for neurosurgeons preparing for the certification and recertification examinations given by the American Board of Neurological Surgery as well as those neurosurgeons seeking a comprehensive overview of the entire specialty while seeking to attain CME credits for continued licensure. After participating in Comprehensive Review of Neurosurgery, you should be able to: • Understand the scope of current neurosurgical disorders seen in clinical practice; • Describe modern advances in neurosurgical techniques and methods along with their indications; and • Discuss the outcomes of neurological disease treated surgically

Neuroradiology Review (Sponsored Link) Last visited...2/2012. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD. Credit hours...25. Awarded by....Johns Hopkins. Cost...........$1295. Purchase this course during February 2012, and receive a $100 Best Buy gift card.  Use coupon code BESTBUYA. Instruction Type...Slide-Video Lectures. Format...Video DVD, Video MP4. Target Audience...NEURO, NEUROSURG, ENT, RAD. Educational material last updated...2010. Financial support...None Stated. Expiration of CME credit...January 14, 2013.

Neuroradiology Review • After viewing this activity, you should be able to: • Accurately describe degenerative disorders of the spine using standard nomenclature; • Describe the fundamentals of advanced imaging modalities in the analysis of neurological disorders; • Identify the head and neck cancer spread patterns including nodal metastases and provide imaging assessments that assist in their comprehensive management; • Provide a clinically helpful differential diagnosis of neoplastic, inflammatory and infectious lesions in the brain and spine; • Diagnose the developmental, neoplastic, and non-neoplastic lesions of the brain, spine, and neck in children; and • Recognize the indications and methods of vertebroplasty, spinal biopsy, and spinal injections.

Neurosurgery Update (Sponsored Link) Last visited...2/2012. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD. Credit hours...9.5. Awarded by....University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine. Cost...........Varies from $695 to $1095 depending on which format you choose.  Purchase this course during February 2012, and receive a $100 Best Buy gift card.  Use coupon code BESTBUYA. Instruction Type...Slide-Video Lectures. Format...Video DVD, Video MP4, Audio CD, Audio MP3 DVD. Target Audience...NEUROSURG. Educational material last updated...October 1, 2011. Financial support...None Stated. Expiration of CME credit...September 30, 2014.

After participating in Neurosurgery Update, you should be able to: • Evaluate the latest surgical techniques in the management of neurosurgical problems • Appraise the recent data with regard to clinical trials in management of brain tumors • Interpret the multidisciplinary aspects in the treatment of brain tumors • Predict the role for complex spinal reconstruction surgery, its indications and risks • Assess difficult surgical management of cervical spine disease • Apply the latest in the management of cerebrovascular disorders • Assess the pitfalls of hemicraniectomies • Examine the latest in functional neurosurgery, epilepsy, and pain • Distinguish the latest in the management of pituitary and endocrine disorders • Discuss the proper treatment for trigeminal neuralgia • Explain the skull base anatomy for microsurgical pathology • Define the nuances of cerebrovascular neurosurgery

Neuro and Musculoskeletal Imaging (Sponsored Link) Last visited...2/2012. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD. Credit hours...20 Awarded by....UCSF Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging. Cost...........$995. Purchase this course during February 2012, and receive a $100 Best Buy gift card.  Use coupon code BESTBUYA. Instruction Type...Slide-Video Lectures. Format...Video DVD or Video MP4. Target Audience...NEURO, RAD, NS. Educational material last updated....2010. Financial Support...None Stated. Expiration of CME credit...September 15, 2013.

Neuro and Musculoskeletal Imaging provides you with an update on the fundamentals of neuroradiological and musculoskeletal imaging. An array of imaging techniques are included with an emphasis on magnetic resonance imaging and PET/CT applications to head and neck oncology.  After viewing Neuro and Musculoskeletal Imaging, you should be able to discuss: • CNS pathology and strategies for optimal imaging and differentiating traumatic brain and spine injury, non-traumatic brain hemorrhage, seizure disorders, CNS infection and brain herniation; • Head and Neck anatomy and pathology as they relate to the larynx, hypopharynx, paranasal sinuses, sella and temporal bone and PET/CT for H&N tumors; • Normal anatomy and pathology related to MRI of the knee, shoulder, hip, ankle, foot, elbow and wrist; menisci, ligaments; • Principles and imaging appearances of normal and abnormal bone marrow processes on MRI; and • Characterization and staging of bone, and soft tissue tumors using MRI.

Practical Reviews in Neurosurgery (Sponsored Link) Last visited...2/2012. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD. Credit hours...24 or 48 per year (2 or 4 per month). Awarded by....American Association of Neurological Surgeons. Cost..........Varies from $299 to $699 according to the number of issues per year (14 or 28) and the audio format you choose. Format...Text Plus Audio (Online Audio Only or Online Audio plus Audio CD). Target Audience...NEUROSURG. Educational material updated monthly. Financial Support...None Stated. Expiration of CME credit...Two years after date of publication.

Practical Reviews in Neurosurgery keeps you informed of the most important research and clinical findings published in Neurosurgery each month.  Receive up to 22 neurosurgery articles articles summarized and reviewed per issue, including 10-12 in convenient audio format; downloadable PDF of written reviews with Take-Home Pearls that reinforce the audio material and give you a valuable reference for instant recall by subject; and self-assessment online quizzes to highlight key points and reinforce what you've learned.

Practical Reviews On-Demand (Sponsored Link) Last visited...2/2012. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD. Credit hours...Unlimited. See ==> Awarded by....Johns Hopkins. Cost..........$599 for Unlimited CME in 30+ Specialties for One year. Format...Text Plus Audio (Online and downloadable). Target Audience...30+ specialties. Educational material updated monthly. Financial Support...None Stated.

Practical Reviews On-Demand offers: • Unlimited online access to more than 30 specialties;  • Unlimited CME/CE credits with your one-year subscription; • Stay current on sub-specialty topics; • Search the Practical Reviews database; download that information to your computer and update with important articles for quick reference; • Review key points and strengthen what you’ve learned with online self-assessment quizzes.

Critiques in Neurosurgery (Sponsored Link) Last visited...2/2012. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD. Credit hours...24 per year. Awarded by.... Oakstone Medical Publishing. Cost..........$199 (12 issues-one year) or $319 (24 issues-two years). Instruction Type...Text-Only (pdf). Works on PCs, Apples and tablets. Target Audience...NEUROSURGERY Educational material updated...monthly. Financial Support...None Stated. Expiration of CME credit...Two years after date of publication.

Each online issue of Critiques in Neurosurgery contains: • An original, topic-based article crucial to the neurosurgeon; • 5 essential reviews that discuss the basics of these articles and how this information impacts your patients; • Up to 20 critical reviews of other important articles, including expert commentary and important “Take-Home Pearls”; • A citation section to locate each source article if further study is needed; • Unique commentary presented by a respected colleague; and • A true/false quiz for access to a maximum of 24 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ per 12-issue subscription.

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Free CME Neurosurgery. Several CME activities listed below offer Free Neurosurgery CME. Look for "Cost...Free" on the left side of each entry.

Free CME Neurosurgery. Several CME activities listed below offer Free Neurosurgery CME. Look for "Cost...Free" on the left side of each entry.

American Society of Neuroradiology (ASNR) Last visited....2/2012. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD. Credit hours....0.5 to 1.5 hours per course; most are 0.5 hour; about 60 courses offering about 40 hours. Awarded by....ASNR. Cost for Credit....Free to members of ASNR; $15 to $45 for nonmembers. Instruction Type....Streaming -Video with Slide accompaniment. Target Audience....RAD, NEURO, NEUROSURG. Educational material last updated....2011. Financial Support...None stated.

You will now find  about 60 self-assessment courses, each offering 0.5 to 1.5 hours. Some recent topics are: • Imaging Stem Cell Fate and Therapeutic Efficacy In Brain Tumor Models; • MR Imaging of TIAs and Hyperacute Stroke; • Assessing Tissue Viability; • Evaluating Infarct Time Course on Diffusion-Weighted Images; • VERTEBROPLASTY AND THE INVEST TRIAL; and • SAMMPRIS.

Medscape Neurology Last visited...2/2012. Credit hours...Varies from time to time. Awarded by....Medscape and many other sponsoring organizations. Cost...........Free. Instruction Type...Text-and-Graphics, Text-Only, Slide-Audio Lecture, Slide-Video Lecture and Case-Based-Interactive. Target Audiences....NEURO. Educational material last updated...New activities posted daily. Financial Support...Many academic, specialty, and commercial sources as well as self-supported by Medscape. Expiration of CME Credit...Credit for most activities expires one year after posting.

CME activities of special interest to neurologists and neurosurgeons. Medscape contains a variety of educational formats: CONFERENCE COVERAGE - Reports of  advances presented at major medical conferences; typically includes several tracks with news stories, expert interviews, and in-depth topic overviews. CLINICAL UPDATE - Comprehensive original review article on scientific advances in a clinical topic. FAST TRACK CLINICAL UPDATE – Narrowly focused original review article on scientific advances in a clinical topic. CME-LIVE - Real-time online events with streaming video, synchronized visuals, and interactive questions and answers; archived for 1 year. CLINICAL BRIEFS - Daily reports of major current medical research articles; 0.25 credits each JOURNAL CME - Articles selected from a wide selection of peer-reviewed journals. SPECIAL REPORT CME – Topic-based monthly email newsletter distributed to Medscape’s professional member database by specialty. INTERACTIVE PATIENT CASES – Original CME activity presented to the physician in an interactive, clinical case-based format. (See especially eMedicine CME Case Presentations.) CME CIRCLE – Multimedia content certified by other accredited professional education providers, typically from live symposia or monographs, and then posted on Medscape and archived for one year.

NEJM Weekly CME Program Last visited...2/2012. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD. Credit hours ...One per exam, three per week. (Total of about 140 hours now available). Awarded by....Massachusetts Medical Society. Cost..........Free to subscribers to NEJM; $15 (or $100 for bundles of ten) for non-subscribers). Instruction  Type....Text-and-Graphics. Target Audiences....FP, IM, IM subspecialists. Educational material last updated....Weekly. Financial Support...None Stated.

Each week, three articles in the New England Journal of Medicine have a companion CME exam available online. You can earn up to one CME credit for each exam successfully completed. NEJM subscribers receive 20 online exams per year as part of their subscription. Non-subscribers may pay on an hourly basis ($15 per single credit or $100 for 10 exams) and read the articles and take the exams completely online.

Practical Reviews in Neurosurgery Last visited...2/2012. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD. Credit hours...24 or 48 per year (2 or 4 per month). Awarded by....American Association of Neurological Surgeons. Cost..........Varies from $299 to $699 according to the number of issues per year (14 or 28) and the audio format you choose. Format...Text Plus Audio (Online Audio Only or Online Audio plus Audio CD). Target Audience...NEUROSURG. Educational material updated monthly. Financial Support...None Stated. Expiration of CME credit...Two years after date of publication.

Practical Reviews in Neurosurgery keeps you informed of the most important research and clinical findings published in Neurosurgery each month.  Receive up to 22 neurosurgery articles articles summarized and reviewed per issue, including 10-12 in convenient audio format; downloadable PDF of written reviews with Take-Home Pearls that reinforce the audio material and give you a valuable reference for instant recall by subject; and self-assessment online quizzes to highlight key points and reinforce what you've learned.

SANS (Self-Assessment in Neurological Surgery)  Last visited......2/2012. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD. Credit hours......40 maximum per year. Awarded by......Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS). Cost......$15 to 25 per hour depending on membership status. Instruction Type......Question-and-Answer. Target Audience....NS. Educational material last updated......2011. Financial Support...None Stated.

SANS is a required component of the American Board of Neurological Surgery (ABNS) three-year MOC cycle (Lifelong Learning and Self-Assessment). SANS represents all areas of general and subspecialty neurosurgical practice. Teaching materials consist of text, pictures, video clips and links to relevant Internet sites. Physicians answer questions in specific topic areas, reviewing their answers, and reading question critiques. There are 5 modules sections: General SANS Examination (24 hours); SANS: Pediatrics (24 hours); SANS: Spine (24 hours); SANS Competencies (10 hours);  SANS ABOS - American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (10 hours); and SANS Neurotrauma (10 hours).  Subscribers may only take one of the following each year for a maximum of 24 hours: General SANS Exam, SANS: Spine and SANS: Pediatrics.

SpineCME.org Online Continuing Medical Education (CME) Programs Last visited...2/2012. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD. Credit hours...10 activities; most offer 0.5 hour; total of 5.5 hours. Awarded by....Medical Education Resources, Inc., and BroadWater, LLC. Cost...........Free. Instruct. Type...Slide-Video Lectures. Target Audience...ORTHO, NEUROSURG. Educational material last updated.....March 25, 2011. CME Credit Expires...March 24, 2012. Financial Support...Society of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery (SMISS).

10 brief (0.5 hour) presentations from the 2010 meeting of the SMISS (Society of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery). Some titles are: • Principles of Fusion and Decompression with MIS Techniques; • Posterior MIS; • MIS Strategies for Low Back Pain, and the Pre-sacral Technique; • Spinal Endoscopic Approaches: Indications, Techniques and Outcomes; and  • MIS Lateral Approaches: When? Why? Complications Avoidance.