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  • Hands-on Bedside Procedures

  • Friday, July 23
    3:00 - 5:00 pm EST

    Faculty:
    Carolyn Quinsey, MD

    Moderators:
    Martina Stippler, MD
    Gregory J. Zipfel, MD

    This session will be hands-on. All residents will work independently through the 4 skill sets listed below with your local on-site instructor. We suggest finding an area or room where all residents can work together. If you do not have an on-site instructor, please work remotely with the faculty on Zoom.

    We encourage all programs to take a group photo at the end of this session and upload it below.

    Pre-Course Work:

    1. Please complete the Suture Workshop by clicking on the button below. This activity should be done on the evening of July 23.

    SUTURE WORKSHOP

         2. Watch this instructional video on drilling

    1. Equipment Needed:

      Each Intern will need the following equipment for the at home suture workshop assignment: Each Program will need the following equipment to be shared among all residents for Friday's hands-on session:
        - (1) Thawed chicken breast. Can use another suture substitute if needed (banana, dura repair)   - Gown and gloves for each intern and the on-site faculty
        - Needle Driver    - Shunt Valve
        - Pickup   - Butterfly Nedles
        - Scissors   - EVD Kit
        - Pack of 4.0 Neurolon   - ICP Monitoring Kit
           - LD Kit

      In-Class Topics to be Discussed:

      1. Glove and Gown for bedside procedure
      2. VP Shunt Tap and Valve Programming/Assessment
      3. Lumbar Puncture and Lumbar Drain/Assessment
      4. ICP Monitor/Assessment
      5. EVD Placement/Assessment

      Post-Course Work:

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    3. 2. Watch video on the Mayfield Prone Positioning

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