Brainbook

Brainbook is an alternative neurosurgical encyclopaedia which focuses on the patient first and provides neurosurgical education to a global community. The aim is to act as a bridge to neurosurgical knowledge, engage the public and patient groups, medical students and allied healthcare professionals, as well as neurosurgeons globally. We do not just focus on basic neurosurgical techniques but run case discussions live on Twitter. We follow a real patient journey from beginning to end by drip feeding history and examination, CT and/or MRI. We use GoPro cameras mounted to the surgeons head to get an immersive view of the operating theatre and the initial part of the operation, before showing microscope footage for example. We talk about peri-operative care from the perspectives of as many different allied healthcare professionals as possible. But the true power of Brainbook is that people from all over the world join in the discussion, ask questions and stimulate discussion. Everybod...