Seminar 4: It’s All in Your Head: Neuro- Cranial Surgery Total Instructional Time: 60 minutes Requested CEUs: 1.0 CEU Summary The brain is unquestionably the most complex and mysterious organ in the human body. It’s understandable that surgery” has become synonymous with anything difficult. The truth is that “brain brain surgery is really a small set of codes, and with some anatomy & physiology as well as medical terminology knowledge code selection can be relatively simple. We’ll go over anatomy & physiology, terminology to know for coding, and the most common types of surgery: twist drills, burr holes, craniotomies/craniectomies, and deep brain stimulators as well as use of technology such as stereotaxis, endoscopes and operating microscopes. Speaker Bio Kaylyn Peterson, CPC is the current Education Officer for the Martinez CA Local Chapter. She works as a Coding Analyst for UCSF Medical Center with experience in surgical coding (Neurosurgery, Gastroenterology, OB/GYN Oncology and Dysplasia, Digestive) as well as E/M coding (Adult, Pediatric, Hematology, Oncology, Psychiatry, Surgical). Agenda Introduction: The and the Skull 15 minutes To start coders will go over some A&P specific to the brain and skull including terminology that will be necessary to code. Some of areas we’ll discuss include: Cerebrum: lobes, gyri, and sulci Tentorium: supratentorial vs. infratentorial Meninges Ventricles Cerebrospinal Fluid Cerebrovascular vessels Electrical conduction in the nervous system Skull Base Approaches Next, we’ll discuss procedure specific topics: Twist drill vs. Burr hole Craniotomy vs. Craniectomy Possible otolaryngology approaches to the brain Stereotaxis (aka Stealth or Brain Lab) Operating Microscope
Seminar 4: It’s All in Your Head: Neuro- Cranial Surgery Total Instructional Time: 60 minutes Requested CEUs: 1.0 CEU Summary The brain is unquestionably the most complex and mysterious organ in the human body. It’s understandable that “brain surgery” has become synonymous with anything difficult. The truth is that brain surgery is really a small set of codes, and with some anatomy & physiology as well as medical terminology knowledge code selection can be relatively simple. We’ll go over anatomy & physiology, terminology to know for coding, and the most common types of surgery: twist drills, burr holes, craniotomies/craniectomies, and deep brain stimulators as well as use of technology such as stereotaxis, endoscopes and operating microscopes. Speaker Bio Kaylyn Peterson, CPC is the current Education Officer for the Martinez CA Local Chapter. She works as a Coding Analyst for UCSF Medical Center with experience in surgical coding (Neurosurgery, Gastroenterology, OB/GYN Oncology and Dysplasia, Digestive) as well as E/M coding (Adult, Pediatric, Hematology, Oncology, Psychiatry, Surgical). Agenda Introduction: The and the Skull 15 minutes To start coders will go over some A&P specific to the brain and skull including terminology that will be necessary to code. Some of areas we’ll discuss include: Cerebrum: lobes, gyri, and sulci Tentorium: supratentorial vs. infratentorial Meninges Ventricles Cerebrospinal Fluid Cerebrovascular vessels Electrical conduction in the nervous system Skull Base Approaches Next, we’ll discuss procedure specific topics: Twist drill vs. Burr hole Craniotomy vs. Craniectomy Possible otolaryngology approaches to the brain Stereotaxis (aka Stealth or Brain Lab) Operating Microscope
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