Hands-on Bedside Procedures

Friday, July 14
2:10 - 4:10 pm EDT

Moderators:
Phillipp Taussky, MD
Rafael A. Vega, MD, PhD

Faculty:
Carolyn S. Quinsey, MD
David S. Hersh, 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:

Deadline: Tuesday, July 11 at 11:59 pm PDT: Watch this instructional video on drilling.

Equipment Needed:

Each Program will need the following equipment to be shared among all residents for Friday's hands-on session:

• Gown and gloves for each intern and the on-site faculty
• Shunt Valve
• Butterfly Needles
• EVD Kit
• 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:

2. Watch video on the Mayfield Prone Positioning