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CONFERENCES
Columbia's passion for rigorous scholarship and collaborative engagement is most evident in the daily, weekly, and monthly educational opportunities provided to Neurology Residents throughout the year. These include:
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Morning Report
This weekly series brings together faculty and residents in an intimate, relaxed setting for a resident-led, round-table discussion regarding the diagnosis and treatment of a recent, often perplexing, neurological case.
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Grand Rounds
This series is a showcase of neurology. Within the Neurological Institute, prominent leaders in the field, as well as junior scientists beginning their careers, present weekly lectures on a range of topics including clinical advancements, basic science and translational research, ethics, epidemiology, and much more.
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Noon Conference Lecture Series
Beginning every July, this year-long curriculum series features a two-month block of core lectures on clinical neuroanatomy, the neurological exam, and neurological emergencies. The purpose of the introductory block is to provide a foundation of practical knowledge for junior residents who are just starting their neurology training. From September through June, the noon conference series features 3-to-4 week blocks of subspecialty neurology, provided by experts in the field and covering, in detail, neuromuscular disease, epilepsy, stroke, movement disorders, neurocritical care, neuro-oncology, neuroimmunology, pediatric neurology and neuroethics, among others.
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Resident's Journal Club
This discussion club has existed for decades and provides a welcome and informal opportunity to learn the latest findings, and debate the literature. Every month, residents and faculty, including sub-specialty experts, meet to discuss a recent article from the neurology literature, and debate the findings. Often, the article under discussion is the work of a Columbia faculty member, providing a direct opportunity for residents to exchange ideas with an established research leader.
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Evidence Based Neurology
Led by a resident in the PGY3 class, this monthly conference centers around the discussion of a classic paper in the neurological literature. Residents and faculty meet to discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the paper, and address the impact it has had on clinical practice and management.
 Resident's Journal Club
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Neuroradiology Rounds
This is a weekly conference in which both the inpatient ward service team as well as the consult team meet with one of our excellent neuroradiologists to review recent images and films of patients on the service. In this venue, residents and faculty have the opportunity to discuss the images in detail as well as their impact on the diagnosis and management, all while broadening their knowledge and ability to interpret the various imaging modalities that exist.
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Muscle Rounds
In the presence of the great minds of our neuromuscular division, this weekly meeting is a chance to see neurology in action. A diagnostically challenging patient is presented in person to a diverse group of neuromuscular specialists and fellows/residents, who then follow the presentation with a stimulating discussion of the possible differential diagnosis and subsequent management plan. Often, a neuropathologist is present to demonstrate and discuss the results of a nerve or muscle biopsy.
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Neuro-ethics Conference
This monthly lecture series focuses around the discussion of an ethical dilemma surrounding a real-life patient case. Residents meet with various faculty members in both neurology and ethics to review the primary principles of ethics and discuss their implications on patient care. Palliative care of neurological patients is often discussed in this setting as well.
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Behavior Rounds
Led by our expect behavior neurology faculty, this monthly conference series allows those in the audience to see a patient be interviewed and examined by a faculty member or behavioral neurology fellow. Following the exam, there is a discussion of the differential diagnosis, taking into account the results of neuropsychological testing (explained by a neuropsychologist), imaging studies (and various other diagnostic tests), after which the presumed diagnosis is revealed and discussed in depth with the patient's participation.
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