EUROSPINE Course 2010 THE SPINE SOCIETY OF EUROPE www.eurospine.org Serious Spine Disorders Occiput to Sacrum Liberec 14 th 16 th April 2010 Faculty Charles Greenough, MD MChir FRCS, UK (chair) Haluk Berk, MD, Turkey Thomas Blattert, MD, PhD, Germany Tim Germon, MD, BSC, MBChB, UK Markus Schultheiss, MD, Germany Phil Sell, MSC, FRCS, UK Marco Teli, MD, FEBOT, Italy Local Hosts: Dr Richard Lukas, Dr Petr Suchomel, Liberec Venue Hotel Zlatý lev Gutenberg Street, Liberec, Czech Republic Application in process This same course, held September 2009 in Barcelona was granted 15 European CME credits (ECMEC) by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME-3063)
Wednesday 14 th April 2010 Session 1: Introduction 0900-0915 Welcome. Course Objectives. 0915-1015 Scenarios ALL Small groups 20 minutes per case based discussion. H Berk, M Teli Secondary Tumour, infection, cauda equina, Not all groups see and discuss all cases 1015-1030 Red Flags Session 2: Technique of Spinal Examination 1100-1120 Specifics of examination technique, ASIA chart 1120-1210 Small group exam techniques ASIA chart ALL 1210-1230 Discussion Two cases (small groups CBD) ALL 1230-1330 Lunch Session 3: Infection P Sell 1330-1340 Establishing the diagnosis P Sell 1340-1350 Pyogenic infection, who gets it. Epidemiology T Blattert 1350-1410 Pyogenic Conservative management (osseous v dural) T Blattert 1410-1430 Pyogenic Surgical management (osseous v dural) P Sell 1430-1445 MRSA, Immunocompromise M Teli 1445-1500 Plenary Case based discussion. H Berk 1500-1515 Tuberculosis Why is it different? H Berk 1515-1545 Break Session 4: TB and Forum H Berk 1545-1555 TB - Conservative Management H Berk 1555-1615 TB - Surgical management P Sell 1615-1730 How would I?, P Sell, H Berk Delegates Cases M Teli Case Management, Infection, TB 1730 Close
Thursday 15 th April 2010 Session 5: Primary Spinal Tumours T Blattert 0845-0900 Diagnostic reasoning in tumour management P Sell 0900-0910 Myeloma T Blattert 0910-0920 Giant cell tumours M Teli 0920-0930 Osteochondroma, osteoid osteoma, osteoblastoma P Sell Group Skill Stations, 15 mins each 0930-1030 Aneurysmal bone cyst T Blattert Sarcomata Chordoma Osteosarcoma Session 6: Secondary tumours (1) M Teli 1100-1110 Epidemiology H Berk 1110-1120 Pathophysiology 1120-1140 Imaging and Diagnosis H Berk 1140-1200 What is it? 1200-1230 Treatment planning (Tokuhashi scores etc) 1230-1245 Definition and treatment of instability M Teli 1245-1400 Lunch Session 7: Secondary tumours (2) P Sell 1400-1500 Case base discussion small groups ALL 15 minutes, secondary tumours. T Blattert, H Berk 1500-1515 Indications for intervention 1515-1535 Anterior surgery and reconstruction, When and why 1535-1605 Break Session 8: Secondary tumours (3) Forum 1605-1625 Posterior surgery and reconstruction, When and why P Sell 1625-1645 En bloc and Radical surgical treatment! When and why 1645-1800 Faculty case discussion, Delegates Cases P Sell,, T Blattert Primary and Secondary Tumours
Friday 16th April, 2010 Session 9: Topics and Techniques 0830-0850 Outcome assessment in metastatic disease T Blattert 0850-1920 Care of spinal cord deficit 0920-0940 Reconstruction of the Sacrum M Teli 0940-1000 Endoscopic Resection 1000-1020 Osteoporosis and reconstruction T Blattert 1020-1030 Is the Neck Different? Session 10: Progressive Neurological Deterioration 1100-1120 Non surgical causes 1120-1140 Epidural compression Haematoma, Abscess M Teli 1140-1200 Intradural lesions 1200-1220 Cauda Equina Syndrome when and how P Sell Session 11: Evaluation 1220-1240 Final Discussion All 1240-1300 Evaluation 1300 Close 1330-1430 Farewell Lunch: upon registration only! (Wednesday Morning) Course Registration Online via http://www.eurospine.org -> courses ********* Registration Fee 250 Euros incl. coffee breaks and lunches during the course Course payment via credit-card (Master/EC or Visa only), indicating creditcard number and expiry date or international bank transfer with no charges for the recipient (IBAN account no. CH43 0688 8016 0232 7831 0 to Clientis Bezirkssparkasse, CH-8610 Uster*, Switzerland in favour of EuroSpine, the Spine Society of Europe, clearly stating the participants' name *Bank-Clearing-Nummer: 6888, SWIFT-Code: RBABCH22 888 Accommodation EuroSpine has done a special arrangement with hotel (Zlatý Lev - course venue) at a special rate which is valid until January 2008. If you choose to do your hotel reservation in a different place, please do it as soon as possible. Hotel Reservation has to be done by participants themselves EuroSpine, the Spine Society of Europe www.eurospine org, info@eurospine.org