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Training Programme Syllabus 

Themes and Topics

There are 5 themes, each with 4 topics covering the majority of the neurosurgery curriculum. The syllabus is delivered over a 4 year cycle.

Trauma


Tumours


Degenerative


Chiari Malformations, Syringomyelia and Spinal dysraphism

Oncology

Intrinsic tumours 1: Glioblastoma, LGG, awake craniotomy, biopsy, day case, adjuvant therapy


Intrinsic Tumours 2: Intraventricular, thalamic and insular tumours 


Intrinsic tumours 3: Stereotactic Radiosurgery, cerebellar, brainstem, and pineal region tumours


Meningioma

Neurovascular & Skull Base

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Cerebellopontine Angle

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Subarachnoid Haemorrhage & Aneurysms


Vascular Neurosurgery, other than Aneurysms

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Pituitary & Endocrine 


 

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Paediatrics & CSF Disorders

Craniofacial Surgery 

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Paediatric Trauma & Non-accidental Injury & Medicolegal Aspects of Neurosurgery 

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Paediatric Tumours 

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​Adult and Paediatric Hydrocephalus

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Spine

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Programme Allocation

2019

October - Southampton 

Approaches to the Brainstem and Cerebellopontine Angle tumours

 

 

December - Oxford

Craniofacial Surgery (including craniosynostosis; encephalocele; orbital/facial/skullbase trauma and growing skull fracture)

DATE CONFIRMED as 14th February 2020

2020

11 March - Plymouth

Spinal Tumours (intra and extra dural, vertebral column)

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15 May - Cardiff

SAH & aneurysm 

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July - Bristol

Paediatric Trauma & Non-accidental injury & Medicolegal aspects of neurosurgery (Consent, legal report writing, complication avoidance) 

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October - Southampton 

Intrinsic tumours 1 (glioblastoma, LGG, awake craniotomy, biopsy, day case, adjuvant therapy) 

 

December - Oxford

Meningioma 

Postponed due to COVID-19

2021

March - Plymouth

The Chiari Malformations, Syringomyelia and Spinal dysraphism

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May - Cardiff

Paediatric Tumours  

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July - Bristol

Epilepsy (Adult and Paediatric) 

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October - Southampton 

Intrinsic Tumours 2 (Intraventricular, thalamic and insular tumours) 


December - Oxford

Pituitary & Endocrine including extended endonasal skull base approaches 

2022

March - Plymouth

Degenerative Spine

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May - Cardiff

Trauma and ICU care of the adult neurosurgical patient

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July - Bristol

Intrinsic tumours 3 (Stereotactic Radiosurgery, cerebellar, brainstem, and pineal region tumours) 

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October - Southampton 

Vascular neurosurgery, other than aneurysms


December - Oxford

Movement Disorders & DBS 

2023

March - Plymouth

Spine Trauma


May - Cardiff

Pain, neuromodulation and spasticity (including  Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy)

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July - Bristol

Adult and Paediatric Hydrocephalus

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