ASSFN Newsletter: Fall 2024
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New ASSFN Webinar Series

We are excited to announce the launch of our new ASSFN Transition-to-Practice Webinar series. This series features educational information aimed at honing the knowledge and skills of our existing functional neurosurgeons in practice, as well as providing a resource for interested residents, stereotactic and functional fellows, early career functional neurosurgeons, and neurosurgeons looking to transition into performing functional neurosurgical procedures. 

Interactive, Educational Sessions for Functional Neurosurgeons, Residents, Fellows 

This interactive webinar series takes place in the evenings for one hour, usually on the first or second Wednesday of the month, every other month. Look out for announcements on social medial and emails from ASSFN for specific details on upcoming dates and times and mark your calendar! 

Topics of ASSFN Webinars

Featured topics include negotiating a functional neurosurgery position, optimizing DBS targeting with both basic and advanced tools, and billing and coding for functional neurosurgery. 

For those of you who can’t make it to the webinar itself, we will make the majority of the content available on our forthcoming ASSFN YouTube channel

Please join us for our next event, “Transition to Practice: Advancing to Leadership as a Functional Neurosurgeon” featuring Drs. Jason Schwalb and Joseph Neimat on Wednesday, November 13, 2024 at 7 PM Central Time.

Mark Your Calendar: Upcoming Webinars

Transition to Practice Series: Advancing to Leadership as a Functional Neurosurgeon

Wednesday, November 13, 2024
7- 8 PM Central Time

How to Optimize DBS Targeting (Part I): Overview of basic tools, electrophysiology, basic targeting strategies

Wednesday, January 8, 2025
7 – 8 PM Central Time

How to Optimize DBS Targeting (Part 2): Overview of advanced tools, advanced imaging, research methodologies

Wednesday, March 12, 2025
7 – 8 PM Central Time

Billing and Coding for Functional Neurosurgery

Wednesday, May 14, 2025
7 – 8 PM Central Time