Faculty contact:
Drs. Robert Dempsey and Beverly Aagaard-Kienitz
Neuroendovascular Surgery Schedule:
- Pre-round on inpatients
- Rounds, procedures, or clinic
- Noon conference
- Clinical care activities, procedures, or clinic in the afternoon
Expectations:
- Attend scheduled procedures. Fellows may observe and/or participate per interest and comfort level.
- Attend emergent procedures (thrombectomy, treatment of vasospasm, etc) that occur while on service. Fellows may observe and/or participate per interest and comfort level.
- Attend scheduled neuroendovascular clinic days. In clinic the fellows are expected to evaluate patients, staff with the attending, and complete documentation.
- Fellows may be asked to evaluate and document consult follow-up notes for inpatients being followed by the neuroendovascular service.
- Fellows may be asked for stroke consults on patients seen for procedures with the neuroendovascular team; they should be willing to complete these consultations if time allows or inform the inpatient consult team if appropriate.
Supervision:
The assigned neuroendovascular surgery faculty member for that day.
Didactics:
- Neuroradiology Conference – second and fourth Mondays at 07:30 in F2/401 (required)
- Neurovascular Conference – second and fourth Mondays at 16:00 in F2/401 (required)
Recommended reading:
Practical Neuroangiography, 3rd Edition by Pearse Morris, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Goal and Objectives:
Patient Care
- Goal: Fellow development of patient care skills sufficient for the safe and effective independent practice of vascular neurology
- Objective: Exposure to the population cared for by neuroendovascular surgeons, and their approach to the diagnosis and management of these patients
- Evaluation: Faculty evaluation of direct supervision of patient care
- Objective: Exposure to neuroendovascular surgical procedures
- Evaluation: Faculty evaluation of direct supervision during neuroendovascular surgical procedures
- Objective: Exposure to the population cared for by neuroendovascular surgeons, and their approach to the diagnosis and management of these patients
Medical Knowledge
- Goal: Fellow development of medical knowledge sufficient for the safe and effective independent practice of vascular neurology
- Objective: Understanding of the science of neuroendovascular surgery sufficient for clinical care
- Evaluation: Faculty evaluation of medical knowledge based on discussions during patient care
- Objective: Understanding of the science of neuroendovascular surgery sufficient for clinical care
Practice-Based Learning and Improvement
- Goal: Fellow development of practice-based learning and improvement sufficient for the safe and effective independent practice of vascular neurology
- Objective: Effective evidence identification and appraisal for clinical questions
- Evaluation: Faculty evaluation of this ability as questions arise during clinical care where the fellow is asked to find evidence
- Objective: Effective evidence identification and appraisal for clinical questions
Interpersonal and Communication Skills
- Goal: Fellow development of interpersonal and communication skills sufficient for the safe and effective independent practice of vascular neurology
- Objective: Effective discussion of end-of-life care options
- Evaluation: Faculty evaluation of direct supervision of these discussions
- Objective: Effective discussion of procedural care options
- Evaluation: Faculty evaluation of direct supervision of these discussions
- Objective: Effective discussion of end-of-life care options
Professionalism
- Goal: Fellow development of professionalism sufficient for the safe and effective independent practice of vascular neurology
- Objective: The fellow will learn ethical, regulatory, and legal aspects of neuroendovascular surgical care, including the difference between standard and investigational tests and treatments
- Evaluation: Faculty evaluation of direct supervision of these care issues
- Objective: The fellow will learn ethical, regulatory, and legal aspects of neuroendovascular surgical care, including the difference between standard and investigational tests and treatments
Systems-Based Practice
- Goal: Fellow development of systems-based practice sufficient for the safe and effective independent practice of vascular neurology
- Objective: The fellow will demonstrate the ability to work in a multidisciplinary fashion with nurses, case managers, social workers, therapists, primary care physicians, and the various medical and surgical specialties involved in the care of neuroendovascular surgical patients
- Evaluation: Faculty evaluation of direct supervision of interactions with these groups
- Objective: The fellow will learn how to triage patients and allocate resources such as inpatient beds, tests, and treatments to provide high quality, cost-effective care
- Evaluation: Faculty evaluation of direct supervision of patient care
- Objective: The fellow will demonstrate the ability to work in a multidisciplinary fashion with nurses, case managers, social workers, therapists, primary care physicians, and the various medical and surgical specialties involved in the care of neuroendovascular surgical patients
Evaluation Matrix:
Latest revision: 08/07/2023 Jamie Elliott, MD, PhD