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The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education designates this live activity for a maximum of 36.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Participants claiming CME credit from this activity may submit the credit hours to the American Osteopathic Association for Category 2 credit.

* Actual hours will vary depending on each course's final schedule.

Faculty Disclosure Statement

The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education has implemented a policy to comply with the current Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education Standards for Commercial Support requiring resolution of all faculty conflicts of interest. Faculty declaring a relevant commercial interest will be identified in the activity syllabus.

Americans with Disabilities Act

The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education fully intends to comply with the legal requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you need assistance, please notify Martha Tobin at 216.445.3449 at least two weeks prior to the activity. 

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This education experience provides an opportunity to expand the practitioner’s range of treatment options to include this precise form of stereotactic radiosurgery. The course will provide hands-on sessions with experts experienced in radiosurgery. At the conclusion of the week, participants will receive a certificate of course attendance.

Introductory Course Target Audience

Neurosurgeons, medical physicists, radiation oncologists, neurootolaryn-golists, dosimetrists, radiation therapists who have little or no experience with radiosurgery.

Upgrade Course

This educational experience provides an opportunity to extend the experienced practitioner’s range of treatment options to include this more advanced form of stereotactic radiosurgery. Participants will become familiar with the new features when upgrading from previous models. At the conclusion of the three days, participants will receive a certificate of course attendance. Radiosurgery training is a prerequisite.

Upgrade Course Target Audience

Neurosurgeons, medical physicists, radiation oncologists, neurootolaryngolists and other health care professionals EXPERIENCED IN RADIOSURGERY.

Learning Objectives

Identify the basic principles and biophysics of radiosurgery and how they apply to day-to-day patient treatment.

Review the clinical indications, parameters of treatment, and outcomes of radiosurgery.

Recognize radiation safety issues and principles, as well as become familiar with the emergency procedures as they pertain to radiosurgery.

Apply the principles of stereotactic frame application, imaging, and use of radiosurgery treatment hardware.

Gene H. Barnett, MD (Primary Director)

Director, Gamma Knife Center

Professor and Director, Cleveland Clinic Rose Ella Burkhardt

Brain Tumor and Neuro-Oncology Center

Lilyana Angelov, MD

Head, Cleveland Clinic Section of Spinal Radiosurgery

Program Co-Director, Gamma Knife Center

Gennady Neyman, PhD

Cleveland Clinic Lead Gamma Knife Physicist

Program Co-Director, Gamma Knife Center

John Suh, MD

Chairman, Department of Radiation Oncology

Program Co-Director, Gamma Knife Center

USD

Group registrations not allowed

Accompanying persons not allowed

We don’t accept Online Abstracts

Submission Info

Contact No.: 216-445-3449,216-448-8564,+1 216-448-4325

Email: kawczas@ccf.org, tobinm@ccf.org

Contact No.: 216-445-3449,216-448-8564,+1 216-448-4325

Email: kawczas@ccf.org, tobinm@ccf.org