September 7-9, the University of Virginia Health System will hold their annual Advanced Gamma Knife training course. Jason Sheehan, M.D., Ph.D. will serve as conference director of the course, which will be held at UVA’s Jordan Hall Conference Center. Below, please find details, as well as registration link. Following the completion of the program, participants should be able to:
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Develop a fundamental knowledge of radiosurgical principles using Leksell Gamma Knife® Perfexion™.
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Learn about the techniques and indications for multisession radiosurgery with the Extend System™.
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Distinguish the nuances of Gamma Knife surgery for the treatment of brain metastases and other functional disorders.
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Understand our protocol and outcomes for large AVM’s, the role of embolization, retreatment of AVM’s, a definition of subtotal obliteration and its prognosis, and the delayed changes that may follow radiosurgery.
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Gain a knowledge on the potential complications associated with Gamma Knife surgery for pituitary adenomas, the timing for endocrinological remission and the small chance of recurrence despite an initial remission.
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Know about Gamma Knife surgery and other treatment options for brain metastases, with focus on the changing treatment paradigms with regard to the management of patients with stage IV carcinoma,
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Familiarize the role of initial and repeat Gamma Knife surgery for the brain metastasis along with GKS of a surgical resection cavity.
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Obtain “hands on” training on dose planning, strategy with Leksell Gamma Knife Perfexion, dynamic beam shaping and shielding, composite shots, quality assurance, clearance procedures, emergency procedures and radiation safety.
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Develop coding and reimbursement knowledge for Gamma Knife planning, surgery and Extend system.
Online registration is available at: www.medicine.virginia.edu/gamma-knife-course.
Questions? Please contact: Sophie Lee Yu, Conference Coordinator
UVA Department of Neurosurgery/ Gamma Knife Radiosurgery Center
Phone: 434.924.2336| Fax: 434.977.6279| sly9p@virginia.edu
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