COURSE DIRECTORGiuseppe Barbagallo, MDCatania, Italy

HONORED GUESTVincent Traynelis, MDChicago, USA

OFFICIALLANGUAGEENGLISH

EDUCATIONALMETHODSInteractive theoreticaland demo sessions+10 hours of practical trainingstep by step on wet lab

No. 21,5 Italian CME credit will be assigned for Surgery disciplines:Neurosurgery, Orthopaedics and Traumatology

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INTERNATIONAL FACULTY

Abdulaziz Al-Mutair, BHSc, MBChB, FRCS(C)Consultant Spine SurgeonAlRazi Orthopedic Hospital, KuwaitProgram Director, Kuwaiti Board of Orthopedic SurgeryKuwait Institute for Medical Specialization

Abdulrazzaq Alobaid MD FRCSCChief of Spine Surgery-Alrazi HospChairman of Faculty of Orthopedics and post graduate trainingChairman of Kuwait Spine Society

John M. Duff, MD, FACSDepartment of Clinical NeurosciencesCHUVLausanne, Switzerland

Luca Papavero, MD, PhDHead of the Department of Spinal SurgerySchoen Clinic Hamburg EilbekHamburg, Germany

Wilco C. Peul, MD, PhDProfessor and ChairDepartment of NeurosurgeryLeiden University Medical CenterLeiden,The Netherlands

The scientific and educational content of this coursehas been endorsed by

Naples, September 13th-15th, 2018

Advanced Techniquesin Cervical SpineDecompression& StabilizationHANDS-ON CADAVER COURSE

Center of Biotechnologies of Cardarelli Hospital

Course DirectorGiuseppe Barbagallo, MDProfessor and ChairmanDepartment of NeurosurgeryPoliclinico "G. Rodolico" University HospitalCatania, Italy

Honorary Course DirectorVincenzo Albanese, MDUniversity of Catania, Italy

Honored GuestVincent C. Traynelis, MDA. Watson Armour and Sarah Armour PresidentialProfessor of Rush UniversityVice Chair, Department of NeurosurgeryDirector of Spine ServiceNeurosurgery Residency Program DirectorSpine Fellowship DirectorRush University Medical Center - Chicago, IL

Scientific SecretariatFrancesco Certo, MD

Giuseppe Raudino, MDPoliclinico "G. Rodolico" University Hospital

University of Catania, Italy

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NATIONAL FACULTY

Paolo Cappabianca, MD, PhDProfessor and Chairman of Neurosurgery

Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico IINapoli, Italy

Alessandro Ducati, MDProfessor and Chief

Department of NeurosurgeryUniversity of Turin, Italy

Antonino Raco, MD, PhDProfessor of NeurosurgeryN.E.S.M.O.S. Department

Faculty of Medicine and Psychology"Sapienza" University of Rome

Chief of NeurosurgeryOspedale S. Andrea, Rome, Italy

Claudio Schonauer, MD, PhDConsultant Neurosurgeon

Operative Unit of NeurosurgerySanta Maria delle Grazie Hospital

A.S.L. Napoli 2 Nord Pozzuoli (Naples) – Italy

Massimiliano Visocchi, MD, PhDConsultant Professor

Institute of NeurosurgeryCatholic University of Rome, Italy

Course VenueCenter of Biotechnologies – Pavillon XA.O.R.N. “Antonio Cardarelli”Via A. Cardarelli, 9 – 80131 Naples, Italyhttp://www.centrodibiotecnologie.org

Educational goalsTo provide participants with the latest scientific informationon indications, techniques and complications related todifferent surgical approaches to craniovertebral junctionand cervical spine. With only two surgeons per station,hands-on cadaver sessions will focus on the intricateanatomy of cervical pedicles, uncinate process, nerve roots,vertebral artery, foramina and their relationships.Participants will have the opportunity to perform anteriorand posterior approaches, to learn microsurgical tips andtricks and techniques for devices implantantion. The latesttechnology including microscopes, high-speed drills andneuronavigation for CT-scanned specimens will be available.

Target AudienceNeurosurgeons, Orthopaedic surgeons, Residents andFellows

CME Accreditation(only for Italian Participants)Il Provider My Meeting n. 1396 ha assegnato all’eventoBLENDED (RES+FCS) n. 21,5 crediti ECM per lacategoria MEDICO CHIRURGO, discipline:• Ortopedia e Traumatologia• NeurochirurgiaL’accreditamento sarà effettuato per l’intero eventoin un’unica soluzione per un massimo di 25partecipanti.I crediti formativi saranno certificati dal Provider My MeetingN. 1396 secondo le Normative della CNFC pubblicate sul sitowww.agenas.it L’attestato conferente i crediti formativi assegnatiall’evento, sarà inviato all’indirizzo privato con posta PECsoltanto ai partecipanti che avranno frequentato l’intero percorsoformativo (90% del monte ore) e riconsegnato le schede divalutazione e il test di apprendimento debitamente compilaticon il raggiungimento del 75% delle risposte esatte.

Obiettivo FormativoTecnico-professionale N. 18Contenuti tecnico professionali (conoscenze ecompetenze) specifici di ciascuna professione,di ciascuna specializzazione e di ciascuna attivitàultraspecialistica.Malattie rareFornire ai partecipanti le più recenti evidenze scientifiche in meritoalle indicazioni, alle tecniche e alle complicanze, correlate aidifferenti approcci chirurgici alla giunzione cranio-vertebrale e allacolonna cervicale. Le sessioni teoriche-pratiche su cadavere hands-on, con due partecipanti per ciascuna postazione, saranno incentratesull’acquisizione di competenze relativamente all’anatomia chirurgicadella colonna vertebrale cervicale e, in particolare, dei peduncolicervicali, dei processi uncinati, delle radici nervose e dell’arteriavertebrale, dei forami di coniugazione e dei rispettivi rapportianatomici.I partecipanti saranno seguiti nelle esercitazioni pratichedi dissezione step-by-step per i diversi approcci chirurgici anteriorie posteriori al rachide cervicale e alla giunzione cranio-vertebrale.Saranno inoltre eseguite esercitazioni pratiche che prevedonol’impianto di diversi sistemi di artrodesi e osteosintesi anteriore eposteriore. Le postazioni di dissezione sono dotate delle più recentitecnologie intraoperatorie: microscopio, microtrapani ad altavelocità e neuronavigazione.

Attendance CertificateAt the end of the Course an attendance certificate will begiven to all registered participants.

VariationsThe Scientific and the Organizing Secretariats reservethe right to make any change to the program they deemnecessary for scientific and/or technical reasons.

RegistrationThe course has a limited enrolment; registrationwill be handle accordingly with the first-come, first servedsystem. The Organizing Secretariat will take care toinform the acceptance or less of the participation.To subscribe to this Course is necessary to fill theRegistration Form available on the dedicated websiteand send it together with payment to the OrganizingSecretariat My Meeting (Fax +39 051/795270 - e-mail:info@mymeetingsrl.com).The registration will be confirmed by e-mail with a voucher.No registration will be processed unlessaccompanied payment.A receipt of payment for the total amount will be issueddirectly by My Meeting Srl.

Registration fees (VAT included)Attendee € 1.500,00Fee includes: educational material (single use material andsurgical kit), 1 anatomical specimen (cephalus c/neck) every 2participants, Italian CME credit, attendance certificate, insurance,catering services, welcome dinner in a typical restaurant, transferservices from/to hotel/course venue by Subway.Observer € 500,00 Access to the wet lab is permittedbut only to observeFee includes: attendance certificate, insurance, catering services,welcome dinner in a typical restaurant, transfer services from/tohotel/course venue by Subway.

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12:45 pm Registration and Welcome snack

1:30 pm Welcome and introduction G.Barbagallo

1:40 pm Anterior cervical approach to C1-C3 & C7-T2 A. Raco

1:55 pm C3-C7 Anterior cervical fixation:zero-profile cages, different plate types, tips and pearls A. Ducati

2:10 pm Arthroplasty: indications vs. fusion, update on scientificevidence and different prostheses V. Traynelis

2:25 pm Questions and Answers

2:40 pm Somatectomy: indications, surgical technique and differentvertebral body replacement devices L. Papavero

2:55 pm Transoral resection of dens: still an option?Update on evidence and surgical technique M. Visocchi

3:10 pm Lateral mass screw fixation and laminoplasty:Indications and evidence, surgical technique, tips and pearls V. Traynelis

3:25 pm Questions and Answers

3:40 pm Coffee time & meet the sponsor

4:10 pm Bone graft options: autograft, allograft(corticocancellous, cortical, fresh frozen, freeze dried),cages, bone marrow, aspirate A. Alobaid

4:25 pm Dural tear, esophageal perforation and C5 palsy:how I prevent and treat W. Peul

4:40 pm Dysphagia and dysphonia, post operative hematomaand emergency airway management A. Al-Mutair

4:55 pm Questions and Answers

5:10 pm Vertebral artery injuries: how to prevent, expose and treat C. Schonauer

5:25 pm Image-guided anterior and posterior cervical spine surgery J. Duff

5:40 pm Endoscopic approaches to craniovertebral junctionand odontoid resection P. Cappabianca

5:55 pm Questions and Answers

6:10 pm Adjourn

8:30 pm Welcome dinner with Faculty

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8:45 am Cervical sagittal balance: current concepts and implicationsin surgical decision making V. Traynelis

9:00 am Questions and Answers

9:15 am Hands-on Lab: Dissection, Anterior Surgical ApproachForaminotomy, uncinate resection, exposure of the vertebral artery,dissection of hypoglossal, glossopharyngeal, recurrent laryngeal,superior laryngeal nerves, digastric muscle All Faculty

11:00 am Coffee time & meet the sponsor

11:30 am Hands-on Lab: Dissection, Anterior Surgical ApproachACDF, somatectomy and reconstruction with expandablecages/mesh and plates (ACCF) All Faculty

12:45 pm Lunch time & meet the sponsor

1:30 pm Hands-on Lab: Dissection, Anterior Surgical Approach (…continued)ACDF, somatectomy and reconstruction with expandablecages/mesh and plates (ACCF) All Faculty

2:45 pm Coffee time (outside O.R.)

3:00 pm Hands-on Lab: Anterior ProceduresTransoral resection, anterior C1-C2 fixation All Faculty

4:15 pm Adjourn

8:45 am C1-C2 Posterior fixation:indications, surgical techniques, tips and pearls G. Barbagallo

9:00 am Questions and Answers

9:15 am Hands-on Lab: Posterior ProceduresPosterior C1-C2 fixation All Faculty

11:00 am Coffee time & meet the sponsor

11:30 am Hands-on Lab: Posterior ProceduresC3-C7 lateral mass and pedicle screws, laminoplastyand foraminotomy. Image guidance All Faculty

12:45 pm Lunch time & meet the sponsor

1:30 pm Hands-on Lab: Posterior Procedures (…continued)C3-C7 lateral mass and pedicle screws, laminoplastyand foraminotomy. Image guidance All Faculty

3:30 pm CME evaluations (only for Italian participants) and closure

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