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Education
GNF Members have free access to previous courses through our Learning Management System (Thinkific, pictured at right). Browse the courses below to learn more.
If you are a member of the GNF, login to Thinkific here: https://gnf.thinkific.com/
If you are not a member of the GNF, you will receive access to Thinkific as soon as you join (click here to join).
GNF COURSES ON THINKIFIC
Upper Extremity Nerve Course (2023)
Topics covered include:
- Tips and Tricks on Median Nerve Compression Neuropathies
- Tips and Tricks on Ulnar Nerve Compression Neuropathies
- Tips and Tricks on Radial Nerve Compression Neuropathies
- EMG/NCV/Ultrasound in Compression Syndromes
- Revision Compression Neuropathies Median Nerve
- Revision Compression Neuropathies Ulnar Nerve
- Tips and Tricks on Common Nerve Repair
- EMC/NCV/US in Acute Nerve Injuries
- Autograft, Allograft and Conduits: Managing the Nerve Gap
- Diagnosis of neuropathic pain and Patient Assessment
- Surgical Neuroma Treatment
- When not to Operate on a Neuropathic Pain Patient
- Tips and tricks of Intra-operative Electrical Stimulation
- Nerve Transfers in Median Nerve Lesions
- Nerve Transfers in Ulnar Nerve Lesions
- Nerve Transfers in Radial Nerve Lesion
Lower Extremity Nerve Course (2024)
Topics Included:
- Lumbosacral plexus: Anatomy, pathology and surgery
- Sciatic Nerve Injuries: Treatment options
- Sciatic Nerve Repair: How do we bridge the gap?
- Meralgia Paresthetica: Conservative vs Surgical
- Femoral Nerve Injuries: Treatment options
- Nerve Transfers in Lower Extremity: Do they really work?
- Common Fibular Nerve Compression Neuropathies
- Peroneal Nerve Injuries: Treatment options
- Nerve vs Tendon Transfers for Peroneal Nerve Injuries
- Neuropathic and Phantom Limb Pain After Amputations
- Restoring Foot Sole Sensation: Nerve Transfer Options
- Surgical Treatment for NP and Phantom Limb Pain
- Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome: Anatomy and Surgical Treatment
- Tibial Nerve Injuries: Treatment Options
- Case-based discussion
Advanced Headache Course (2025)
Topics Include:
- Introduction to headache surgery: Headache Disorders, Nerve pain vs migraine vs headache, Nerve compression sites
- Conservative treatment nerve pain in the head and neck: Medication, Nerve stimulation, Nerve blocks, Botulinum toxin
- Clinical Presentations
- Pain Drawings
- Nerve ultrasound
- Nerve blocks/botulinum toxin and a diagnostic tool
- MRN
- Who should you not operate on?
- Anatomy/Compression/ Surgical Technique Occipital Site
- Anatomy/compression /surgical technique- Frontal site
- Anatomy/compression /surgical technique- Temporal site
- How to treat nerve injury and neuroma
- Persistent/recurrent pain after decompression; what to do
- Practical Session: Nerve block and doppler ultrasound
- Minimally invasive techniques
- Multidisciplinary approach surgeons, neurologists and pain management
- Patient Recruitment
- Insurance/CPT/DBC
Basic Nerve Course (2025)
Topics Include:
- Anatomy Upper Extremity Nerves
- Nerve Injury Pathophysiology
- Diagnostics: EMG/NCS/Ultrasound
- Case: High Median Nerve Injury
- Anatomy Lower Extremity Nerves
- Physical Examination
- Case: Digital Nerve Laceration
- Compression Neuropathy
- Case: Secondary Carpal Tunnel
- Other Nerve Pathology
- Case: Humeral Fracture Radial Nerve
- Neuropathic Pain
- Nerve Repair – Primary & Grafting
- Case: Sciatic Nerve Injury
- Nerve Reconstruction – Nerve Transfers
- Aftercare for Nerve Reconstructions
- Basics of Nerve Tumours
- Case: Schwanoma
- Case: Peroneal Ganglion
- Case: Persistent Ulnar Nerve Compression with atrophy
Multidisciplinary Approach - Brachial Plexus (2025)
Topics Include:
- Ultrasound Evaluation of the Brachial Plexus
- CT and MR Imaging of Pre-ganglionic Injury
- MR Imaging of Post-ganglionic Injury
- Electrodiagnostic Evaluation of the Brachial Plexus
- Intraoperative Histology
- Intraoperative Neuromonitoring
- Scientific Abstracts – Session 1
- Scientific Abstracts – Session 2
- Session 1 – Early Time Point Post-Injury (< 6 months)
- Session 2 – Mid Time Point Post-Injury (9-15 months)
- Session 3 – Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
- Session 4 – Parsonage-Turner Syndrome/ Neuralgic Amyotrophy
- Session 5 – Late Time Point Post-Injury (> 15 months)
- Session 6 – Revision Surgery
- Panel Discussion – What’s on the horizon for a multidisciplinary brachial plexus care?
Functional Reconstruction (2025)
Topics included:
- Sarcomas Strategies
- Bone Tumors Strategies
- Nerve Tumors & Update
- Collaborating with Radiology
- Principles of Biopsies
- Histopathology: What to know as a surgeon
- Resection and Margins
- When it is appropriate to do the reconstruction?
- Prognosis
- Neo-Adjuvant & Adjuvant Chemotherapy
- Role of Radiotherapy
- Principles of Nerve Reconstruction
- Soft Tissue Reconstruction
- Nerve Reconstruction & Nerve Transfers in the Upper and Lower Extremity
- Amputation vs. Reconstruction
- Introduction to TMR
- Autograft/Allograft
- Tendon Transfer
- Prostheses
- Panel Discussion
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