Neurological Surgery Symposium 2015
Friday July 17th 2015
Albert Lecture Theatre, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
PROGRAMME
08.15
Welcome
Mr. Donncha O’Brien, Consultant Neurosurgeon, Beaumont Hospital and
Children’s University Hospital, Temple Street, Dublin
08.20 –
08.45
How molecular diagnostics ‘refines’ histopathology to optimize brain tumour
diagnosis and treatment
Dr Harry Vinters, Professor of Neuropathology, UCLA, USA,
08.45 –
09.10
Combination Effects of Smac mimetic TL32711 With Temozolomide in in
vitro and in vivo Intracranial Xenograft Glioblastoma Model”.
Dr Zaitun (Jai) Zakaria, Neurosurgery Registrar, Beaumont Hospital Dublin.
09.10 –
09.35
Mr Kieron Sweeney, Neurosurgery SpR, Beaumont Hospital, “Delivery and
delivery mechanisms for brain tumour treatment” and “The awake
craniotomy experience in Beaumont Hospital”
09.35 –
10.00
Ms Catherine Moran, Neurosurgery SpR Beaumont Hospital, “Molecular
signatures of temporal lobe epilepsy”
10.00 –
10.25
Dr Amre Shahwan, Consultant Neurophysiologist and Epileptologist,
Children’s University Hospital, Temple Street, Dublin,
“The vision for pre-surgical work up of paediatric epilepsy; seeing the woods
for the trees”
10.30 – 11.00
Tea and Coffee
11.00 –
11.25
Mr Stephen McNally, Consultant Neurosurgeon Beaumont Hospital and
National Lead in Neuro-oncology,
“Update in the management of low grade tumours- the evidence for
management”
11.25 –
11.50
Mr Tom Flannery, Consultant Neurosurgeon, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast,
“When to use Stereotactic Radiosurgery and when not to use it”
11.50 –
12.15
Mr John Caird, Consultant Neurosurgeon, Beaumont and Children’s
University Hospital, Temple Street, Dublin,
“Update in the management of posterior fossa tumours in children”
12.15 –
12.40
Mr Steven Young, Consultant Neurosurgeon Beaumont Hospital, “Cervical
discectomy and replacement versus cervical discectomy and fusion, the
evidence for each
12.40 –
13.05
Mr Chris Pidgeon, Consultant Neurosurgeon Beaumont Hospital,
“Complexities in Cerebral Aneurysm Surgery”
Neurological Surgery Symposium 2015
Friday July 17th 2015
Albert Lecture Theatre, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
13.05 – 13.45
Lunch
13.45 –
14.10
Dr Ronan Kilbride, Consultant Neurophysiologist and Epileptologist,
Beaumont and Mater Hospitals, Dublin,
“Complex Epilepsy Surgery Evaluation and the results of invasive
monitoring”
14.10 –
14.35
Prof. Norman Delanty, Consultant Neurologist and Director of the Epilepsy
Surgery Programme Beaumont Hospital,
“Genetic aspects to Epilepsy, an expanding role”
14.35 –
15.00
Dr Eimear Smith, Consultant in Rehabiltation Medicine, National
Rehabilitation Hospital, Dublin,
“Update in Spinal Rehabilitation”
15.00 –
15.25
Prof Liam Grogan, Consultant Medical Oncologist Beaumont Hospital,
“Update in chemotherapy and immunotherapy for brain tumours”
15.25 –
15.50
Dr Paul Brennan, Consultant Neuroradiologist, Beaumont Hospital, “Results
of Aneurysm Coiling in Beaumont Hospital
15.50 –
16.15
Dr Harry Vinters, Professor of Neuropathology, UCLA, USA
“Cortical dysplasia: multidisciplinary studies unravel the mysteries of
‘epilepstogenic’ tissue”
16.15 – 16.45
Tea and Coffee
16.45 –
17.10
Mr Jibril Farah, Consultant Neurosurgeon and Director of Epilepsy Surgery,
The Walton Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Liverpool, UK,
“The future is Deep Brain Stimulation- its expanding role for movement
disorders and other conditions”
17.10 –
18.00
Honoured Guest, Professor Michael Farrell, Consultant Neuropathologist,
Beaumont Hospital,
“Neurosurgery Observations over 33 years”
19.00
Drinks Reception
Atrium, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland.