Four CME Online Education Course available to AANS Members through MyAANS

If you enjoy the convenience of online education, these sessions are for you! Each presentation features audio synchronized to the presenter’s slides/visual presentation. Available 24/7, these online presentations debate strategies and discuss the latest expert opinions. The courses are free and exclusive to AANS Members; a $30 CME fee applies to those claiming CME.

To access the sessions, log on to MyAANS.org and select "online courses/seminars."

Release Date: September 14, 2007
Termination Date: September 14, 2010

CME! Controversies in the Management of Intracerebral Hematomas
1.75 Category I CME Credits ($30 CME fee applied)*
Total Run Time: 107 minutes

Moderated by Neil D. Kitchen, MD, FRCS and featuring Geoffrey T. Manley, MD, PhD; Alexander David Mendelow, PhD; Mario Zuccarello, MD.

The pathophysiology of spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage are described, as well as current treatment options. Recent ongoing clinical trials for treatment of ICH patients are discussed.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
After completing this educational activity, participants should be able to:

• Discuss the management of intracerebral hemorrhage according to current clinical evidence
• Discuss rationale for current clinical studies
• Discuss evidence based medicine in the management of a patient with intracerebral hemorrhage

CME! Socioeconomic Session: Medicare and Pay for Performance
2 Category 1 CME Credits ($30 CME fee applied)*
Total Run Time: 133 minutes

Moderated by James R. Bean, MD and Troy M. Tippett, MD and featuring Robert E. Harbaugh, MD, FACS; Thomas B. Valuck, MD, JD (Medical Officer and Senior Adviser, Center for Medicare Management) and Nancey K. McCann (Co-Chair, Medicare Committee, Alliance of Specialty Medicine)

This online session covers:

• Medicare—The Big Picture
• Medicare—The Neurosurgeon’s View
• Update on Pay for Performance
• Medicare—Views from Congress and the Administration
• Question & Answer sessions

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

• Discuss the Medicare budget and the impact of Medicare reimbursement changes on neurosurgical practice.
• Describe new ways that Pay for Performance can impact the neurosurgery practice
• Ascertain the prospects for new legislation and regulation addressing changes to the Medicare physician payment and pay for performance systems

CME! Socioeconomic Session: EMTALA, Legislative and Regulatory
2.75 Category 1 CME Credits ($30 CME fee applies)*
Total Run Time: 162 minutes

Moderated by John A. Kusske, MD and Alex B. Valadka, MD; featuring Deborah L. Benzil, MD; Domenic P. Esposito, MD,FACS, Shelly D. Timmons, MD, PhD and Katie Orrico, JD

This online session covers:

• Improving the System of Emergency Care Delivery—The Big Picture
• EMTALA’s Role in Emergency Care Delivery
• Neurosurgical Emergency Coverage in Private Practice
• Neurosurgical Emergency Coverage in Academics
• Fixing the Emergency Medical System—Where Do We Go From Here?
• Legislative and Regulatory Solutions
• Question & answer sessions

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

• Describe EMTALA’s requirements for on-call coverage of emergency departments
• Discuss how neurosurgical emergency care impacts private practice vs academia
• Analyze strategies to for improving the delivery of emergency neurosurgical services

*All sessions are available online; to claim CME, follow the link in the session’s last slide. An $30 invoice will be sent via postal mail.

CME! Socioeconomic Session: Practice Management Enhancements
2.25 Category 1 CME Credits ($30 CME fee applies)*
Total Run Time: 148 minutes

Moderated by Gary M. Bloomgarden, MD and Troy D. Payner, MD; featuring Barbara Hurlbert, CMPE; Thomas A. Kopitnik, Jr., MD; Craig Andrew Van der Veer, MD; Stan Pelofsky, MD and Robert A. Ratcheson, MD

This online session covers:

• Patient Centered Paradigms for Practice Enhancements
• Building a Patient Centered Multi-Specialty Neuroscience Practice
• The Benefits of Adding a Practice Manager to your Practice
• Benefits to You and Your Patient of Having an Imaging Center in Your Practice
• Owning an Ambulatory Surgery Center
• Physician Owned Hospitals: Point, Counterpoint
• Question & Answer Sessions

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

• Analyze divergent models of practice integration to enhance revenue streams
• Describe new opportunities to create competitive practice enhancements that impact patient care
• Evaluate the controversies associated with physician-owned health care delivery entities

CME! C1 Lateral Mass Screw Placement
Jeffrey Florman, MD, of Neurosurgery Associates in Maine, leads a lecture describing C1 Lateral Mass Screw Placement. While this course is available to all as a free online educational activity, only AANS members are eligible for 1.0 credit in Category 1 CME by completing the quiz at the end of the presentation.
This CME activity is supported by an educational grant from our corporate partners.

CME! Selecting Patients For Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy (ETV)
Dr. Rekate leads an online course that focuses to expand the population of patients who may respond to ETV beyond the currently accepted group of patients with aqueductal stenosis. While this course is available to all as a free online educational activity, only AANS members are eligible for 1.0 credit in Category 1 CME by completing the quiz at the end of the presentation. This CME activity is supported by an educational grant from our corporate partners.

CME! Occipital Fusion Techniques
James S. Harrop, MD leads a lecture that reviews the current surgical techniques for occipital fusion of the spine. While this course is available to all as a free online educational activity, only AANS members are eligible for 1.0 Category 1 CME by completing the quiz at the end of the presentation. This CME activity is supported by an educational grant from our corporate partners.

CME! Posterior Dynamic Stabilization of the Thoracolumbar Spine
Michael Y. Wang, MD leads a lecture that reviews the current technologies for posterior dynamic stabilization of the lumbar spine. Particular emphasis is given to the emerging indications for this technology as well as FDA investigational device exemption trials in progress. While this course is available to all as a free online educational activity, only AANS members are eligible for 1.0 Category 1 CME by completing the quiz at the end of the presentation.
This CME activity is supported by an educational grant from our corporate partners.

CME! Minimally Invasive Microendoscopic Decompressive Laminotomy for Lumbar Stenosis
Richard G. Fessler, MD, PhD leads a lecture describing the Minimally Invasive Microendoscopic technique for performing a Decompressive Laminotomy for Lumbar Stenosis. While this course is available to all as a free online educational activity, only AANS members are eligible for 1.0 credit in Category 1 CME by completing the quiz at the end of the presentation.
This CME activity is supported by an educational grant from our corporate partners.

CME! Minimally Invasive Posterior Cervical Discectomy and Foraminotomy
Kevin T. Foley, MD leads a lecture describing the surgical techniques for Minimally Invasive Posterior Discectomy and Foraminotomy. While this course is available to all as a free online educational activity, only AANS members are eligible for 1.0 credit in Category 1 CME by completing the quiz at the end of the presentation.
This CME activity is supported by an educational grant from our corporate partners.

CME! Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery: Lumbar Decompressive Techniques
Donald L. Hilton, Jr., MD leads a lecture describing the surgical techniques of minimally invasive decompressive lumbar spine. While this course is available to all as a free online educational activity, only AANS members are eligible for 1.0 credit in Category 1 CME by completing the quiz at the end of the presentation.
This CME activity is supported by an educational grant from our corporate partners.