TITLE:
Specialty Research Rotation in Neurosurgery
Activity Date of Original Release: June 1, 2019
Activity Termination Date: June 1, 2022
DESCRIPTION:
A review of the current state of neurosurgery as it relates to the diagnosis and management of common spinal disorders with emphasis on normal and abnormal anatomy of the spine and surrounding vasculature. This topic includes 27 research papers outlining the contemporary practice of neurosurgery including the description of normal, degenerative and traumatic spinal disorders with a focus on structural nomenclature. Participants are required to listen to a short introduction followed by the review of all research papers, providing a written summary of each using the Cornell Notes System of organization.
TIME REQUIREMENT:
Short introduction video with audio requires approximately 30 minutes, review and writing of research reviews will require approximately 4.5 hours. Total time is 5 hours.
EVALUATION PROCEDURE:
A final examination consisting of 10 questions requiring a passing grade of 80%.
PLANNING COMMITTEE & SPEAKER DECLARATIONS
The Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) and the University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences Standards for Commercial Support require that presentations are free of commercial bias and that any information regarding commercial products/services be based on scientific methods generally accepted by the medical community. The following planners and presenter(s) have disclosed financial interest/arrangements or affiliations with organization(s) that could be perceived as a real or apparent conflict of interest in the context of the subject of their presentation(s). Only the current arrangements/interests are included. *Planning Committee
William J. Owens, Jr., DC*-Activity Director/Presenter: Nothing to Report
ACCREDITATION
The University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
CERTIFICATION
The University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences designates this internet enduring material activity for a maximum of 5.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
| ACCME Standards of Commercial Support of CME require that presentations be free of commercial bias and that any information regarding commercial products/services be based on scientific methods generally accepted by the medical community. When discussing therapeutic options, faculty are requested to use only generic names. If they use a trade name, then those of several companies should be used. If a presentation includes discussion of any unlabeled or investigational use of a commercial product, faculty are required to disclose this to the participants. |
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