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Neurosurgery High Speed Drill Course

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About the course

An interactive course aimed to build understanding and provide hands-on experience of High Speed Drills. The candidates will learn the basic skills and techniques for high-speed drilling.

The course will cover

  • Identifications, set-up and disassemble High Speed Drills.
  • Differentiate between attachment and cutting accessories and their respective applications
  • Short presentations preceding the hands-on training will support the practical work.
  • Demonstrations of ICP and EVDs insertion.

This is a popular course and due to the practical element, numbers are limited to a maximum number of 15 candidates. You will be provided a certificate of attendance.

Attendees: Junior Neurosurgery Trainees (ST1-4) or equivalent level fellows, junior doctors and Physicians Associate graduates with interest in neurosurgery are targeted. Developing drilling skills is an essential operative skill in Neurosurgery (curriculum requirement).

For more information: please see: www.sgul.ac.uk/drill or contact us at pec@sgul.ac.uk

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