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SECOND AFNS
Hands-on Course for Young
Neurosurgeons of the East,
Central and Southern
African Region
JANUARY 24–28, 2011
“We welcome all
young African Neurosurgeons
to Tanzania to enhance their
knowledge and skills for the
benefit of the people of Africa.”
JAKAYA MRISHO KIKWETE
President, United Republic of
Tanzania
HOST:
Muhimbili Orthopedic and Neurological Institute,
Dar-es-Salaam,Tanzania
IN COLLABORATION WITH:
Neurosurgical Section of the Neurological Society of Tanzania
Neurosurgical Society of Kenya
Brain & Spine Center at Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA
St.Anthony’s Medical Center, St Louis, Missouri, USA
Neurosurgical Education Development Foundation,Valencia, Spain
Medical University of South Carolina, Center for Global Health, USA
Madaktari,Africa
AOSpine Europe, Middle East and Africa
Foundation for International Education in Neurological Surgery
Under the auspices of President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete of the United Republic of
Tanzania and the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare
supported by
supported by
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COURSE PROGRAM OUTLINE
January 24–28, 2011
Monday 1/24
Tuesday 1/25
Wednesday 1/26
Thursday 1/27
Didactic Sessions (Venue: Sea Cliff Hotel)
Didactic Sessions (Venue: Sea Cliff Hotel)
Didactic Sessions (Venue: Sea Cliff Hotel)
Live Surgery: Brain/Spine (Venue: MOI)
Brain & Spine Dissections & Sawbones (Venue: MOI)
Case Discussions
Neuroendsocopy Workshop (Venue: MOI)
Live Neuro-Endoscopy
Live Surgery: Brain/Spine
Case Discussions
Friday 1/28
COURSE INFORMATION
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Randall Chesnut, MD, US
Robert Dempsey, MD, US
Sudhir Diwan, MD, US
Robert Galler, MD, US
Roger Härtl, MD, US
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE:
Professor Lawrence Museru – Executive Director of MOI
Professor Joseph Kahamba – Chairman
Dr.Anthony Assey – Secretary to the Committee
Dr. Clemence Mugisha – Member
Dr.Violet Lupondo –Member
INVITED FACULTY:
Jose Hinojosa, MD, Spain
Joyce Nicholas, PhD, US
Abedi Kinasha, MD,Tanzania Bert Park, MD, US
Karen March, RN, MN, US
Jose Piquer, MD, Spain
Geoffrey Matous, US
Moody Quereshi, MD, Kenya
K.V. Menon, MD, India
David Reding, MD, US
Volker Sonntag, MD, US
Ulrich Thomale, MD, Germany
Paul Henry Young, MD, US
Mehmet Zileli, MD,Turkey
OBJECTIVES OF THE TRAINING
The purpose of this one week course comprising lectures, cadaver workshops and live surgery will be to:
• Teach and train young local surgeons in the essential and current techniques and management principles of brain
and spinal diseases relevant for East Africa
• Acquire new skills through hands-on practical sessions
• Share experiences
AGENDA
Most lectures will be 30 minutes long followed by 10 minutes for case discussions. Speakers and audience are
requested to bring relevant cases. Cases from the audience should be given to the speaker before the lecture.
DIDACTIC SESSION • MONDAY, JANUARY 24 • SEA CLIFF HOTEL
8:30-8:40 am
Official Welcome
–Tanzanian Ministry of Health and Social
Welfare
1:30-2:10 pm
8:40-9:10 am
WHO Classification of Brain Tumors
–Paul Henry Young, MD, US
Discussion
2:10-2:20 pm
3:00-3:10 pm
10:00-10:10 am
Approach to Skull Base Tumors
–Robert Dempsey, MD, US
Discussion
Endoscopic Approaches to Brain
Lesions/Hydrocephalus
–Jose Piquer, MD, Spain
Discussion
3:10-3:40 pm
Tea Break
10:10-10:40 am
Tea Break
3:40-4:20 pm
10:40-11:20 am
Approaches to Posterior Fossa Tumor
–Ulrich Thomale, MD, Germany
Discussion
4:20-4:30 pm
Indications and Technique of Thoracolumbar
Fusion
–Mehmet Zileli, MD,Turkey
Discussion
9:10-9:20 am
9:20-10:00 am
11:20-11:30 am
11:30-12:10 pm
12:10-12:20 pm
Approaches to Pineal Region Tumors
–Paul Henry Young, MD, US
Discussion
12:20-1:30 pm
Lunch
2:20-3:00 pm
Vault Reduction Cranioplasty for Extreme
Hydrocephalic Macrocephaly
–Jose Hinojosa, MD, Spain
Discussion
4:30-5:10 pm
5:10-5:20 pm
Trigeminal Neuralgia Management—
Microvascular and Balloon Decompression
–David Reding, MD, US
–Moody Quereshi, MD, Kenya
–Mehmet Zileli, MD,Turkey
Discussion
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AGENDA
DIDACTIC SESSION • TUESDAY, JANUARY 25 • SEA CLIFF HOTEL
The Madaktari Project—Database and Data
Collection
– Joyce Nicholas, PhD, US
Discussion
12:20-1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30-2:10 pm
Management of Severe Head Injuries
– Roger Härtl, MD, US
Discussion
2:20-3:00 pm
10:00-10:10 am
Spontaneous Intracranial Hemorrhage
– Abedi Kinasha, MD,Tanzania
Discussion
3:00-3:10 pm
ICP Monitoring and ICU Management
– Karen March, RN, MN, US
Discussion
10:10-10:40 am
Tea Break
3:10-3:40 pm
Tea Break
10:40-11:20 am
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Management:
ICU,Vasospasm
– Karen March, RN, MN, US
Discussion
3:40-4:20 pm
Decompressive Craniectomy
– Randy Chesnut, MD, US
Discussion
8:30-9:10 am
9:10-9:20 am
9:20-10:00 am
11:20-11:30 am
11:30-12:10 pm
12:10-12:20 pm
SAH: Surgery and Endovascular Treatment
– Robert Dempsey, MD, US
Discussion
2:10-2:20 pm
4:20-4:30 pm
4:30-5:10 pm
5:10--5:20 pm
Spinal Injections for Pain Management
– Sudhir Diwan, MD, US
Discussion
DIDACTIC SESSION • WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26 • SEA CLIFF HOTEL
8:30-8:40 am
Introduction of AOSpine
– K.V. Menon, MD, India
1:30-2:10 pm
8:40-9:10 am
Management of Craniocervical Junction
Injuries
– Volker Sonntag, MD, US
Discussion
2:10-2:20 pm
3:10-3:50 pm
10:00-10:10 am
Indications and Techniques of
Thoracolumbar Fixation
– Roger Härtl, MD, US
Discussion
10:10-10:40 am
Tea Break
10:40-11:20 am
Instrumentation of the Cervical Spine
– Volker Sonntag, MD, US
Discussion
5:10-5:20 pm
9:10-9:20 am
9:20-10:00 am
11:20-11:30 am
11:30-12:10 pm
2:20-3:00 pm
3:00-3:10 pm
Current Concepts of Spinal TB
– Anthony Assey, MD,Tanzania
Discussion
Subaxial Cervical Trauma
– Bert Park, MD, US
Discussion
3:50-4:00 pm
Spinal Myelography and Diagnostics
– Bert Park, MD, US
Discussion
4:00-4:30 pm
Tea Break
4:30-5:10 pm
Metastatic Tumors of the Spine—
an Outline
– K.V. Menon, MD, India
Discussion
5:20-6:00 pm
12:10-12:20 pm
Thoracolumbar Spinal Fractures
– Robert Galler, MD, US
Discussion
12:20-1:30 pm
Lunch
6:10-6:30 pm
6:00-6:10 pm
Craniovertebral Anomalies
– Randy Chesnut, MD, US
Discussion
Introduction to Spinal Instrumentation
for Upcoming Cadaver and Surgery Days
– Geoffrey Matous, US
LAB SESSION • THURSDAY, JANUARY 27 • MOI
8:30 am-4:30 pm
Live Surgery
(with Lunch Break) Brain Dissection Course (tentative)
• Functional Anatomy and Topography
of Cortex and Vasculature
• Organization of White Matter
• Embryology of Cortex and White Matter
–Moody Quereshi, MD, Kenya
–Jose Piquer, MD, Spain
–Paul Henry Young, MD, US
–Others TBD
Spine Sawbones
• Instrumentation Techniques for Cervical,
Thoracic and Lumbo-Sacral Spine
–Geoffrey Matous, US
–Bert Park, MD, US
–Others TBD
Case Discussions
LAB SESSION • FRIDAY, JANUARY 28 • MOI
8:30 am-4:30 pm
Live Surgery
Case Discussions
(with Lunch Break) Endoscopy Workshop
–Jose Piquer, MD, Spain
–Ulrich Thomale, MD, Germany
–Others TBD
REGISTRATION
For more information and to register, contact: Roger Härtl, MD at roger@hartlmd.net