This three-day masterclass will involve lectures and more than 50% time spent in the practical room. The aim is to provide you with the opportunity to practice your neurosurgical skills while under the guidance of three experienced neurosurgeons. With a maximum of 12 delegates, you can be guaranteed of personalised guidance to advance your skills.
After the course, you will have the confidence to perform routine hemilaminectomies, corpectomies, and ventral slots, and have a good grounding in lumbosacral stabilisation, thoracolumbar fractures, disc-associated wobblers syndrome, and atlantoaxial subluxation. If you are an experienced surgeon looking to expand your neurosurgical techniques then this course is for you. This is definitely not an introductory or beginner's course, please feel free to discuss your prior experience with one of our CPD advisors before booking.
Delegates should already:
- Be competent with fundamental surgical skills e.g. Halsted’s principles
- Have a basic knowledge of topics covered in the course i.e. cervical and thoracolumbar intervertebral disc extrusions/protrusions, disc-associated wobblers syndrome, and atlantoaxial subluxation
- Possess good knowledge of basic vertebral anatomy
- Have some experience with doing or assisting with neurosurgery
A reading list will be sent to you at the time of booking so you can ensure you are in the best position to get maximum benefit from the course.
Digital course notes, lunch, and refreshments provided.
Hear what our delegates have to say
Don’t just take our word for it - our delegate feedback speaks for itself.
Garrick Ponte
BVSc GPCert(SAM) MRCVS
The teaching at Improve is excellent and I have been able to take what I have learnt back to use in practice. It’s not just the lectures themselves but the practical work we did straight afterwards which drives home everything, which is why Impro … Read more
Colin Dickson
BVMS CertAVP MRCVS
Having previously completed a postgraduate surgery certificate with another provider, I was confident in my knowledge and understanding of the theory but felt underprepared from a practical perspective. I was initially hesitant to register for another … Read more
Key features of this programme
Describe how to perform the neurological examination
Explain the limitations of the examination in the clinical setting in order to improve patient assessment and localisation
List available imaging techniques, their pros and cons in identifying intervertebral disc disease and the major differential diagnoses
Localise and interpret imaging findings of a dog with a thoracolumbar intervertebral disc extrusion
Describe the surgical approach to the thoracolumbar vertebral column
Perform a hemilaminectomy confidently and outline the appropriate post-operative care
Recognise & manage intra-operative complications seen with hemilaminectomy
Localise and recognise a dog with a cervical intervertebral disc extrusion/protrusion
Interpret imaging findings for cervical intervertebral disc disease
Describe the surgical approach to the cervical vertebral column and landmarks for locating the correct surgical site
Perform a ventral slot procedure confidently
Manage intra-operative complications seen during the ventral slot procedure
Outline appropriate post-operative care of a dog following a ventral slot procedure
Explain decision making around when to perform surgery on dogs with vertebral fractures
List options for stabilisation of the thoracolumbar vertebral column
Be confident in placing plates, screws, pins and/or cement in the thoracolumbar vertebral column.
Localise a dog with lumbosacral disease and interpret imaging findings for this condition
Be able to confidently perform an annulectomy, discectomy and placement of pins into the L7 /S1 vertebra
Recognise and manage intra-operative complications during lumbosacral surgery
Outline appropriate post-operative care of a dog following lumbosacral surgery
Describe the surgical approach to the lumbosacral vertebra
Describe how to perform the neurological examination
Explain the limitations of the examination in the clinical setting in order to improve patient assessment and localisation
List available imaging techniques, their pros and cons in identifying intervertebral disc disease and the major differential diagnoses
Localise and interpret imaging findings of a dog with a thoracolumbar intervertebral disc extrusion
Describe the surgical approach to the thoracolumbar vertebral column
Perform a hemilaminectomy confidently and outline the appropriate post-operative care
Recognise & manage intra-operative complications seen with hemilaminectomy
Localise and recognise a dog with a cervical intervertebral disc extrusion/protrusion
Interpret imaging findings for cervical intervertebral disc disease
Describe the surgical approach to the cervical vertebral column and landmarks for locating the correct surgical site
Perform a ventral slot procedure confidently
Manage intra-operative complications seen during the ventral slot procedure
Outline appropriate post-operative care of a dog following a ventral slot procedure
Explain decision making around when to perform surgery on dogs with vertebral fractures
List options for stabilisation of the thoracolumbar vertebral column
Be confident in placing plates, screws, pins and/or cement in the thoracolumbar vertebral column.
Localise a dog with lumbosacral disease and interpret imaging findings for this condition
Be able to confidently perform an annulectomy, discectomy and placement of pins into the L7 /S1 vertebra
Recognise and manage intra-operative complications during lumbosacral surgery
Outline appropriate post-operative care of a dog following lumbosacral surgery
Describe the surgical approach to the lumbosacral vertebra
Programme details
Module Summary
01 - Neurosurgery Masterclass Day One
02 - Neurosurgery Masterclass Day Two
03 - Neurosurgery Masterclass Day Three
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£3,259.00
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