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Below are links from the SNS website on some of the basics skills necessary for neurosurgery.

Additional videos also available on iTunes

Standardized Lecture Videos

Professionalism, Supervision, and Pearls   [Powerpoint without narration]
Neurological and Neurotrauma Assessment
Emergency Cranial Radiology Assessment
Emergency Spinal Radiological Assessment
ICP Management   [Powerpoint without narration]
Emergency Evaluation and Management of Hydrocephalus Shunt Patients
Making the Incision: Surgical Pause to Scalp Blood Supply
Patient Safety and Clinical Communications   [Powerpoint without narration]

Craniotomy Skills Stations

Drilling and Bone Dissection
Craniotomy Flap
Dural Closure and Duraplasty
Cranioplasty
Skin Closure

Standardized Lecture PowerPoint/PDF Files

Radiation Safety
Cerebral Vascular Anatomy
Principles of Neuronavigation
Ventricular Anatomy
Surgical Anatomy of the Spine

Airway Management and Intubation
Cerebral Vascular Anatomy
Disclosure of Medical Errors and Risk Management
Handoffs Lecture
ICU Simulator Paper 2010
Leadership and Professionalism in an Era of Neurosurgical Exceptionalism
Medical Leadership for Neurosurgery
OR Crisis
Cranial Fixation
Post-Operative and Chronic Pain Management in Neurological Surgery
Principles of Neuronavigation: Frame and Frameless
Quality Improvement in Neurosurgery
Safety and Surgical Checklists
Surgical Anatomy of the Spine

Informed Consent
Informed Consent Exercise
ICU Crisis
ICU Scenarios 1-4
Goals of Model Based Skills Simulations
Goals of Cadaver Based Surgical Skills
Breaking Bad News
Ventricular Anatomy