Program Description: 

The purpose of the conference is to provide continuing medical education for the Department of Neurosurgery. Neurosurgery faculty, midlevel providers and residents give presentations.  Visiting professors and faculty from other departments at the Medical College of Wisconsin are invited to present. Topics include Neurosurgery, Neurology, Radiology, Pathology and the Neurosciences.  

ACCME Accreditation Statement:
The Medical College of Wisconsin is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

AMA Credit Designation Statement:
The Medical College of Wisconsin designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Hours of Participation for Allied Health Care Professionals:
The Medical College of Wisconsin designates this activity for up to 1.0 hours of participation for continuing education for allied health professionals.

Target audience: 
  • Physicians
  • Fellows/Residents
  • APPs
  • Research Faculty
Learning objectives: 
1.Understand the utility and limitations of conventional MRI in degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM)
2.Discuss the role of spinal cord diffusion tensor imaging in DCM
3.Describe the role of advanced spinal cord imaging in patients undergoing percutaneous cordotomy for pain
Faculty & credentials: 
Activity Director
Karin Swartz, MD
Associate Professor
Department of Neurosurgery
 
Presenter:
Aditya Vedantam, MD
Minimally-invasive and Complex Spine Surgery Fellow
Department of Neurosurgery
University of Miami
Miami, Florida
 
All persons in control of content have NO relevant financial relationships to disclose.  Except the following:
 
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Contact

Name: 
Jan Schiebenes
Phone number: 
+1 (414) 955-0952
Email: 
jschiebenes@mcw.edu
Session date: 
11/18/2020 - 5:00pm to 6:00pm CST
Location: 
Medical College of Wisconsin
8701 Watertown Plank Road
WebEx Conference
Milwaukee, WI 53226
United States
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Add to calendar: 
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
    AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
  • 1.00 Hours of Participation
    Hours of Participation credit.

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