Surgical Strategy Assessment
About this course
The Spine Surgical Strategy Assessment is the final part of our Diploma in Spine Surgery.
You will perform and film a spine surgery in your institution and submit the video footage to us. One or two experienced spine surgeons will then review the operation and question you about your decisions, actions and knowledge during a 1 hour online session. The footage of the spine surgery should clearly illustrate the following:
- You, as the surgeon
- Skin incision location
- Surgical access to the spine (anterior / posterior / lateral or a combination)
- Decompression and/or the instrumentation
If filming is not possible at your institution, other arrangements can be made for the Assessment – contact us for more information.
Location: The surgery will be undertaken at your hospital or institution. The Surgical Strategy Assessment will take place online.
Pre-requisites: The Surgical Strategy Assessment may only be attempted when you have completed, or are nearing completion of the Diploma in Spine Surgery.
Who this is for: Fellows, Residents and Surgeons nearing completion of our Diploma in Spine Surgery.
Enrolment
Student information
- For Students who enrol on the Diploma Module-by-Module, there is an enrolment fee (€999) for the Surgical Strategy Assessment.
- For Students who enrol on the full Diploma, there is no further payment.
Institution information
Taking the Surgical Strategy Assessment
A Online Surgical Strategy Assessment is included with our Diploma in Spine Surgery. When you complete all other Diploma components, we will arrange a date with you to undertake your Surgical Strategy Assessment.
Book an SSA (Modules and Lecture Subscriptions)
You can also enrol onto a Online Surgical Strategy Assessment as a paid-for addition to our Spine Modules and Lecture Subscription, once you’ve completed all Lecture Assessments, Online Exams and Online Tutorials.
Courses related to the Surgical Strategy Assessment
Diploma in Spine Surgery
A comprehensive Masters-level Diploma in Spine Surgery. It includes 180 online Spine Lectures, 9 Online Examinations, 8 Live Online Tutorials, 16 surgical access films, 1 Online Surgical Strategy Assessment, up to 4200 downloadable references and as many as 540 CME Credits.
If you need an in-depth education programme, with the evidence-base for the current gold-standard spine surgery practices, this is the course for you.
Modules
Study specific topics, such as degenerative disorders or spinal deformity, in-depth, to spread out the cost of the Diploma. Each Module includes online lectures, pre- and post- learning assessments, full reference list, additional learning materials, including videos, book chapters and journal articles, a Live Online Tutorial (for Modules 2-8) and a Online Module examination.
