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Appendix B - Final Programme

Course Description

DAY 1 ( Tuesday, 22nd July 2008 ) - Nurses lectures and Practical Training 1& 2
DAY 2 ( Wednesday, 23rd July 2008 ) - Surgeons Lectures with Practical Training 1& 2
DAY 3 ( Thursday, 24th July 2008 ) - Surgeons Lectures with Practical Training 3 & 4
DAY 4 ( Friday, 25th July 2008 ) - Case Discussion & Live Demonstration Surgery

Venue:

Lecture Hall 2, Medical Faculty , UPM Serdang ( for all Lectures)
Anatomy Dissection Hall, UPM Serdang ( for all Practical Training)
Operation Theatre & Auditorium, Hospital Putrajaya

DAY 1 - Tuesday (22nd July 2008) – Nurse’s Practical Training Course

8:30 am : History and basics of endoscopy (Khairul Muhsein)
9:00 am : Basic Anatomy of Nasal Cavity and Skull Base (Prof. Nasaruddin Abd. Aziz)
9:30 am : Technical equipment for endoscopic transsphenoidal procedures ( Saw Hui Min – UMMI/Karl Storz)
10:00 am : Coffee break
10:30 am : Intraoperative handling, OR set-up, maintenance, and sterilization (Roman Krohn)
11:00 am : Technical equipment for Intraoperative Neuroavigation Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery. (S.Jayaveeran - BrainLab)
11:30 am : Hemostasis and CSF Sealing ( Dr.Gerwin Gerke -Humedical)
12:00 pm : Nurses Practical Training Session 1 ( Anatomy Dissection Hall)
1:00 pm : Lunch Break
2:00 pm : Nurses Practical Training Session 2 ( Anatomy Dissection Hall)
3:00 pm : Tea Break
4:00 pm : Discussion & Closing remarks

Workstations:

Neuroendoscopic equipments: Handlings and set up ( Roman Krohn)
Maintenance and sterilization of neuroendoscope (Storz-UMMI)
Video, Camera & documentation devices (Storz-UMMI)
Hemostasis and CSFsealing : Preparation and techniques (Baxter-Humedical)
Intraoperative neuronavigation equipments and set-up (BrainLab)

DAY 2 – Wednesday ( 23rd July 2008 ) – Surgeons’s Training Course

Venue:

Lecture Hall 2, Medical Faculty – UPM Serdang.
Anatomy Dissection Hall ( ADH) – UPM Serdang.

Lectures & Practical Training

8:00 am : Registration
8:30 am : Opening Ceremony

- Organizing Chairman ( Dr. Mohammed Saffari)
- Dean, Medical Faculty UPM ( Prof. Mohd Azhar)
- Neurosurgical Association Malaysia (Dr. Chee Chee Pin)
- Director General of Health, Malaysia

- (Tan Sri Datuk Dr. Hj. Mohd Ismail Merican )

8:40 am : Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery : From Laboratory to Operation Room (Azmi Alias)
8:50 am : Endoscopic anatomy, anatomical landmarks of the nasal Cavity, Sphenoid sinus and Sellar (Azmi Alias)
9:00 am : Endoscopic anatomy, anatomical landmarks of the nasal Cavity & Sphenoid sinus (Azmi Alias)
9:30 am : Endoscopic Transsphenoidal Pituitary surgery (Charalampaki)
10:00 am: Coffee Break
10:30 am: Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery : Past, present & future (Grotenhuis)
11:00 am: Endoscopic Extended approaches to the frontal skull base (Prevedello)
11:30 am: Combined supraorbital keyhole craniotomy and endoscopic transnasal approach for skull base Lesions (Grotenhuis)
12:00 pm: Endoscopic endonasal approach for Craniopharyngiomas (Deopujari )
12:30pm : Lunch Break
1:30 pm : Practical Training 1 ( ADH - Morning Session )

- 10 Endoscopic cadaveric workstations
- 1 Neuronavigation Workstation
- 1 Resting Bay (Specimens and books on Neuroendoscopy) A. Endoscopic transsphenoidal approach to the sphenoid sinus

- Endoscopic anatomy of nasal cavity
- Endoscopic anatomy of the sphenoid sinus
- Anatomical landmarks in those regions (Charalampaki)

3:15 pm : Coffee break
3:30 pm : Practical Training 2 ( ADH- Afternoon Session ) B. Endoscopic transsphenoidal approach to the anterior skull base

- Endoscopic transsphenoidal transplanum, transtuberculum approach
- Endoscopic anatomy of the suprasellar region (Grotenhuis)
- In combination with Supraorbital transcranial approach (Charalampaki)

5:30 pm : End of the session
7:00 pm : Visit to Putrajaya & Faculty Dinner ( Lake Cruise )

(upon invitation , limited to 60 participants)

DAY 3 – Thursday ( 24th July 2008) – Neurosurgeon’s Training Course

8:30 am : Remarks of the previous day session with breakfast
9:00 am : Transsphenoidal endoscopic anatomy of the posterior fossa and craniocervical junction (Charalampaki)
9:30 am : Endoscopic Approach to Clivus Tumour and Skull Base Lesions (Deopujari)
10:00 am: Transsphenoidal approach to the clivus and posterior fossa (Indications, technique and case reports) (Charalampaki)
10:30 am: Coffee break
11:00 am: Transsphenoidal approaches to the craniocervical junction (Prevedello)
11:45 am: Reconstruction techniques for extended transsphenoidal approaches (Charalampaki)
12:15 pm: Vascular Pedicle Nasoseptal Flap Reconstruction for dural defect in endoscopic endonasal skull base surgery. ( Narizan Ariffin)
12:30 pm: Lunch break
1:30 pm : Practical training 3 ( ADH- Morning Session ) C. Endoscopic transphenoidal approach to the posterior skull base

- Endoscopic transsphenoidal landmarks of the clivus
- Endoscopic anatomy of the upper part of the posterior fossa (Charalampaki)

3:15 pm : Coffee Break
3:30pm : Practical Training 4 ( ADH- Afternoon session) D. Endoscopic transnasal transpharyngeal approach

- Endoscopic orientation in the lower part of the posterior fossa
- Endoscopic exposure of the craniocervical junction (Prevedello)

5:00 pm : Discussion and Conclusion of Practical training
5:15 pm : Free session ( Visit to Kuala Lumpur City Centre )

(Bus provided – limited to 40 participants)

DAY 4 – Friday ( 25th July 2008)

Venue:

Main Auditorium, Hospital Putrajaya
Operation Theatre, Hospital Putrajaya

8:30 am : Remarks of the previous day session.
9:00 am : Case Presentation & Discussion
9:30 am : Interactive Live Demonstration Surgery 1

- Intraoperative Neuronavigation
- Endoscopic Endonasal Approach for Sellar & Suprasellar area ( 2 cases)

Moderators
Operation Theatre : Azmi, Charalampaki & Grotenhuis
Auditorium : Gurmit, Prevedello & Deopujari

10:30 am : Coffee Break
11:00 am : Live Demonstration Surgery 2
1:30 pm : Lunch Break
3:00 pm : Closing Remarks