Neurosurgery 2013: Improving Neurosurgical Care Through Research

AGENDA

Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013

Credit:

The University of Florida College of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximun of 4.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Learning Objectives:

As a result of participation in this activity, participants will be able to:

Describe the latest research in neuroanatomy and neurosurgery. Discuss strategies for improving the quality of neurosurgical care. Discuss the interplay between brain function and creativity.

7:15-7:55 am Breakfast

8:00-8:30 am Welcome William A. Friedman, MD Chair, Departm3ent of Neurosurgery, University of Florida

8:30-9:30 am Rasing questions and Answering Them: How Radiosurgery Changed Neurosurgery and Radiation Oncology Douglas S. Kondziolka, MD Visiting Research Scholar

Objectives:

Discribe important ares of research that changed brain tumor management. Discuss how clinical research broke down existing clinical care paradigms. List valuable tools for clinical research conduct.

9:30-10:15 am Creativity: Why Invention Sometimes Becomes the Mother of Necessity

J. Richard Lister, MD, MBA

Alumni Scholar

Objectives:

Discuss the relationship of cerebral anatomy and physiology of creation Describe the creative process Discuss the role of creativity as applied to the scientific method and problem solving

10:15-10:30 am Break

10:30-10:45 am Study of Clopidogrel Resistance in Patients Undergoing Neuro-endovascular Therapy Jeffrey Mai, MD, Endovascular Fellow

10:45-11:00 am Mobility Outcomes in Neurosurgical Patients Saravanan Karuppiah, MD, PGY 6

11:00-11:15 am Calcineurin Controls L-type Calcium Channel Inactivation and Regulation of Neuronal Gene Expression Seth F. Oliveria, MD, PhD, PGY 3

11:15-11:30 am Developing an Algorithm for Programming Deep Brain Stimulation in Tourette's Patients Justin M. Sporrer, MD, PGY 6

11:45 am - 12:45 pm LUNCH

12:45-1:00 pm Use of Intraoperative Monitoring in Cervical Decompression Surgery Raul Vasquez-Castellanos, MD, PGY 5

1:00-1:15 pm Follow-up on a National Survey: Neurosurgery Resident Opinions on the 2011 ACGME Implemented Duty Hourse Kyle M. Fargen, MD, PGY 5 1:15-1:30 pm The Cervical Spine Debate with Helmet Use: A Review of the Level 1 Trauma Database Kristopher G. Hooten, MD, PGY 41:30-1:45 pm Pain Control in

1:30-1:45 pm Pain Control in Neurosurgery Patients W. Lee Titsworth, MD, PhD, PGY 3

1:45-2:00 pm Evaluation of Fever in Elective Craniotomy Patients Kristin Weaver, MD, PhD, PGY 3

2:00-2:15 pm Stereotactic Guided Placement of Ventricular Shunts: UF Experience Kelvin S. Wilson, MD, PGY 3

2:15-2:30 pm Role of Primary Payer Status on Transfer Rate for Stroke Patients using the NIS Database 1988-2010 Mishti Chakraborty, MD, PGY 2

2:30-2:45 pm The Utility of Blood Cultures in Post-operative Neurosurgery Patients Corey Hartman, MD, PGY 2

2:45-3:00 pm Intervention Outcomes for IV and/orIA Thrombolysis Based on Patient Age in Ischemic Stroke Jerzy Rokicki, MD, PhD, PGY 2

3:00-3:15 pm Closure -Announcement of Resident Research Award