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Yang I, Udawatta M, Prashant GN, Preet K, Mekonnen M, Duong C, Sheppard JP, Nguyen T, Bloch O, Jensen R, Sheehan J, Kalkanis S, Warnick RE. Commentary: Stereotactic Radiosurgery Training for Neurosurgery Residents: Results of a Survey of Residents, Attendings, and Program Directors by the American Association of Neurological Surgeons/Congress of Neurological Surgeons Section on Tumors. Neurosurgery 2018; 84:E86-E91. [PMID: 30407565 DOI: 10.1093/neuros/nyy514] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2018] [Accepted: 09/27/2018] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Isaac Yang
- Department of Neurosurgery, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, California.,Department of Office of the Patient Experience, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, California.,Department of Radiation Oncology, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, California.,Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, California.,UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, California.,Department of Neurosurgery, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, California.,Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute (LA BioMed), Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, California
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Clinical Neurosciences Center, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Hermelin Brain Tumor Center, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, Michigan
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National Perspectives on the Training of Neurosurgery Residents in Stereotactic Radiosurgery. Can J Neurol Sci 2017; 44:51-58. [PMID: 28004631 DOI: 10.1017/cjn.2016.314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Despite the critical role played by neurosurgeons in performing radiosurgery, neurosurgery residents in Canada have limited exposure to radiosurgery during their training. A survey of neurosurgery residents and faculty along with radiation oncology faculty was conducted to analyze perspectives regarding incorporating formal radiosurgery training into the neurosurgery residency curriculum Methods: An online survey platform was employed. Descriptive statistics were used to summarize center and respondent characteristics. Categorical variables were compared using odds ratios and corresponding 95% confidence intervals. The chi-squared test was utilized to assess statistical significance. A value of p<0.05 was considered significant Results: The response rate was 31% (119/381); 87% (102/119) of respondents were from the neurosurgical specialty and 13% (17/119) from radiation oncology. Some 46% of residents (18/40) were "very uncomfortable" with radiosurgery techniques, and 57% of faculty (42/73) believed that dedicated radiosurgery training would be beneficial though impractical. No respondents felt that "no training" would be beneficial. A total of 46% of residents (19/41) felt that this training would be beneficial and that time should be taken away from other rotations, if needed, while 58% of faculty (42/73) and 75% (28/41) of residents believed that either 1 or 1-3 months of time dedicated to training in radiosurgery would suffice Conclusions: Canadian neurosurgeons are actively involved in radiosurgery. Despite residents anticipating a greater role for radiosurgery in their future, they are uncomfortable with the practice. With the indications for radiosurgery expanding, this training gap can have serious adverse consequences for patients. Considerations regarding the incorporation and optimal duration of dedicated radiosurgery training into the Canadian neurosurgery residency curriculum are necessary.
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