Agreed standards and guidelines are the heart and soul of improving the
differing training systems and to harmonize neurosurgical training in
the European countries. Such standards and guidelines, as demanded by
the politicians in a European directive, have been laid down in the
European Training Charter of the UEMS (European Union of Medical
Specialists) and been novellated recently. This book, written by
experienced neurosurgeons, offers all those concerned with neurosurgical
training - trainers and trainees - practical advice to implement the
above mentioned standards and recommendations. It has been written as a
manual: "How to do it". It describes the tasks of a chairman (programme
director), the tasks of the teaching staff, the organisation of a
training curriculum, a rotation plan or a morbidity and mortality
conference, the periodic progress evaluation, the course of an external
audit and many more important topics. It contains a lot of practical
tips, check lists and useful examples. Well educated young colleagues
can best secure the future of our speciality and offer "safe
neurosurgery " to our patients.