You should take into account that there are different combinations to attend to this course: full course, theory and live surgeries (Thursday and Friday) or even a Video streaming for theory and live surgeries
COURSE AIMED AT: Neurosurgeons, Neurologists, Neurophysiologists, Neuroradiologists, Neuropsychologists and Anesthetists TUESDAY | November 21st- Location: Dissection room 14:30 – 15:00 Delivery of documentation 15:00 – 15:30 Introduction: How to perform fiber dissection in cadaveric specimens
Dr. Juan Martino / Dr. Emmanuel Mandonnet / Dr. Alejandro Fernández-Coello15:30 – 16:00 Introduction: How to perform fiber tractography in the lab
Dr. Àngels Camins / Dr. Pablo Naval-Baudin / Dr. Aleix Rosselló16:00 – 17:30 Group 1. HANDS-ON WHITE MATTER FIBER DISSECTION:
Each participant will have one hemisphere to dissectGroup 2. HANDS ON WHITE MATTER DTI TRACTOGRAPHY:
Motor pathway tractography17:30 – 18:00 COFFEE 18:00 – 19:30 Group 1. HANDS ON WHITE MATTER DTI TRACTOGRAPHY:
Motor pathway tractographyGroup 2. HANDS-ON WHITE MATTER FIBER DISSECTION:
Each participant will have one hemisphere to dissectWEDNESDAY | November 22nd - Location: Dissection room 09:00 – 09:30 How to simulate a surgical approach to the main language pathways
Dr. Juan Martino / Dr. Emmanuel Mandonnet / Dr. Alejandro Fernández-Coello09:30 – 11:00 Group 1. HANDS ON SESSION SPECIMEN
Each participant will have one CUSA and one hemisphere to dissectGroup 2. HANDS ON SESSION DTI
Language pathways tractography11:00 – 11:30 COFFEE 11:30 – 13:00 Group 1. HANDS ON SESSION DTI
Each participant will have one CUSA and one hemisphere to dissectGroup 2. HANDS ON SESSION SPECIMEN
Language pathways tractography13:00 – 14:30 LUNCH 14:30 – 15:00 How to simulate a surgical approach to insular gliomas in the laboratory
Dr. Emmanuel Mandonnet15:00 – 16:30 Group 1. HANDS ON SESSION SPECIMEN
Language pathways tractographyGroup 2. HANDS ON SESSION DTI
Each participant will have one CUSA and one hemisphere to dissect16:30 – 17:00 COFFEE 17:00 – 18:30 Group 1. HANDS ON SESSION DTI
Language pathways tractographyGroup 2. HANDS ON SESSION SPECIMEN
Each participant will have one CUSA and one hemisphere to dissectTHURSDAY | November 23rd - Location: Bellvitge auditorium 08:15 – 08:45 Delivery of documentation 08:45 – 09:00 Welcome speech 09:00 – 09:20 Introduction: Evolution of Neurosurgery in Eloquent Brain Areas
Dr. Andreu Gabarrós09:20 – 09:40 Neuroanatomy of the Functional Cortical Brain Areas
Dr. Alejandro Fernández-Coello09:40 – 10:00 Neuroanatomy of the Functional Subcortical Brain Areas
Dr. Juan Martino10:00 – 10:20 Functional Magnetic Resonance And Tractography:
Preoperative evaluation of Brain Function through Neuroimaging
Dr. Àngels Camins10:20 – 10:30
Discussion
10:30 – 11:00 COFFEE 11:00 – 11:20 Intraoperative. Neuromonitoring
Dr. Isabel Fernández-Conejero11:20 – 11:40 Neuroanaesthesia management during Eloquent Brain Surgery
Dr. Laura Pariente11:40 – 12:00 Mapping of cortical and subcortical functions in the awake patient
Dr. Andreu Gabarrós / Dr. Alejando Fernández-Coello12:00 – 12:20 Mapping and neuromonitoring of motor function in the asleep patient
Dr. Gerard Plans12:20 – 12:40 Neuropsychological intraoperative evaluation of language: Tradition, Research. Case presentation
Dr. Joanna Sierpowska / Dr. Anna Gasa-Roqué12:40 – 13:00 Discussion 13:00 – 14:30 LUNCH 14:30 – 15:00 How I do it: Tips & tricks session with the experts
Awake brain mapping
Dr. Hugues Duffau15:00 – 15:30 Asleep motor mapping and neuromonitoring (ONLINE)
Dr. Francesco Sala15:30 – 16:00 Discussion 16:00 – 16:30 COFFEE 16:30 – 16:50 Intraoperative identification of the SMA in the awake patient
Dr. Andreu Gabarrós / Dr. Juan Martino16:50 – 17:10 Mapping and Neuromonitoring for extrinsic brain lesions
Dr. Pablo López-Ojeda / Dr. Andreu Gabarrós17:10 – 17:30 Mapping and Neuromonitoring for insular tumors
Dr. Andreu Gabarrós / Dr. Alejandro Fernández-Coello17:30 – 18:00 Discussion and clossing remarks DINNER (Only for the full course participants) FRIDAY | November 24th - Location: Bellvitge auditorium 2 LIVE SURGERIES 08:30 – 15:00 Operating Room 1– AWAKE PATIENT
Perisylvian tumor resection assisted by neuronavigation and cortical/subcortical language brain mapping in the awake patient
08:30 – 15:00 Operating Room 2 – ASLEEP PATIENT
Perirolandic tumor resection assisted by neuronavigation, intraoperative neuromonitoring and cortical/subcortical evoked motor brain mapping in the asleep patient11:00 – 11:30 COFFEE / LUNCH DURING SESSION 15:00 Closing remarks and delivery of certificates Download here the PROGRAM