Conferences & Rounds
Froedtert & The Medical College of Wisconsin Department of Neurosurgery conducts rounds, weekly teaching conferences and other educational activities that allow residents and neurological surgery faculty to work as a team. The material presented at these conferences provides residents with current information directly applicable to neurosurgical patient issues.
Clinical Rounds
Rounds are conducted twice a day, in the morning and late afternoon, after operative cases are completed. During rounds, team members are updated on each patient's status. The attending physician is present to provide further education and medical expertise.
Grand Rounds
Neurosurgery Grand Rounds are held every Friday at 7 a.m. This series consists of presentations by neurosurgery faculty, residents and visiting professors on a variety of neuroscience topics.
Journal Club
Journal Club is held every Tuesday at 5 p.m. This conference is coordinated by the Associate Program Director to provide critical review of literature related to the care and evaluation of patients with neurosurgical disorders.
Neuroscience Conference
Neuroscience Conferences are held every Wednesday at 7 a.m. This conference utilizes a didactic lecture-type format of topics in neuroanatomy and neurophysiology for neurosurgery residents and faculty.
Epilepsy Conference
Epilepsy Conferences convene every Tuesday at 8 a.m. and brings together pediatric and adult surgical and medical epileptologists and other health care professionals.
Neuro-Oncology Conference
Neuro-Oncology Conferences are held Wednesday mornings and consist of interdisciplinary case discussions and treatment planning for patients with brain tumors. Neurosurgeons, neurologists, neuroradiologists and radiation oncologists participate in the Neuro-Oncology Conference.
Neurosurgery Clinical Pathological Conference
Neurosurgery Clinical Pathological Conferences are held on the fourth Friday of every month at 7 a.m. This is a multidisciplinary conference that incorporates neuroradiology and neuropathology to review interesting neurosurgical cases.
Other Conferences
There are several other conference sessions that may be of interest to the neurosurgical resident including Neurology and Surgery Grand Rounds, Cerebrovascular, Neuroradiology, Neurovascular, Neuro-ophthalmology, and Neuropathology Conferences.