Neurointervention core curriculum
| Didactic session | Category |
|---|---|
| Basics of acute ischemic stroke | Basic science |
| Review of stroke intervention trials | Evidence based medicine |
| Neurointerventional techniques for stroke intervention | Procedural |
| Intracranial aneurysms | Basic science |
| Review of aneurysm trials | Evidence based medicine |
| Neurointerventional techniques for intracranial aneurysms | Procedural |
| Endovascular management of vasospasm | Procedural |
| Introduction to intracranial arteriovenous malformations | Basic science |
| Review of AVM literature | Evidence based medicine |
| Endovascular management of intracranial AVMs | Procedural |
| Dural arteriovenous fistulas and their management | Basic science and procedural |
| Carotid cavernous fistulas and their management | Basic science and procedural |
| Extracranial carotid stenting | Procedural |
| Intracranial stenting and balloon angioplasty | Procedural |
| Neurointervention for arterial dissections | Procedural |
| Embolization for tumors of head and neck | Basic science and procedural |
| Spinal vascular lesions and their management | Basic science and procedural |
| Endovascular complications and their management | Procedural |
| Vein of Galen aneurysmal malformation | Basic science and procedural |
| Other pediatric vascular disorders | Basic science and procedural |
| Provocative testing: balloon test occlusion and Wada | Procedural |
| Neurointervention for epistaxis and oropharyngeal bleeding | Procedural |
| Cerebral venous thrombosis | Procedural |
| Idiopathic intracranial hypertension | Basic science and procedural |
| Intraoperative neurophysiologic monitoring | Basic science and procedural |
| Neurointervention and anaesthesia | Basic science and procedural |
| Neurointervention considerations in pregnant patients | Basic science |
| Cost comparison of neurointervention equipment and devices | Cost effective patient care |
| Neurointervention billing and coding | Documentation |
| Setting up a neurointervention practice | NA |
| Fellow’s review of the neurointervention core curriculum | NA |