International team for
INTRAOPERATIVE ULTRASOUND (IOUS)
IN NEUROSURGERY
GLOBAL COURSES
Introduction
As Intra-operative ultrasonography technology has advanced rapidly over the last 2 decades, there has been a tremendous increase of awareness and adoption of it into routine neurosurgical practice, especially in brain and spine tumor surgery.
To be able to fully take advantage of the IoUS technology, an international team of distinguished neurosurgeons offers fellow neurosurgeons their insight and expertise in the use of IoUS in their daily practice through lectures, simulation and hands-on courses across the globe.
The courses are performed in close cooperation with the hosting university hospital or scientific organization, as live hand-on courses or webinars.
Team
Francesco Di Meco
Department of Neurosurgery
Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta
University of Milano, Milan, Italy
Aliasgar V. Moiyadi
Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgical Oncology
Tata Memorial Centre , Homi Bhabha National University
Mumbai, India
Brian Nahed
MGH Brain Tumor Centre
Massachusetts General Hospital
Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
Llewellyn Padayachy
Department of Neurosurgery
University of Pretoria Steve Biko Academic Hospital
Pretoria, South Africa
Alessandro Perin
Department of Neurosurgery
Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta
University of Milano, Milan, Italy
Francesco Prada
Department of Neurosurgery
Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta
University of Milano, Milan, Italy
Cristian de Quintana Schmidt
Department of Neurosurgery
Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau
University of Barcelona, Spain
Geirmund Unsgård
Department of Neuromedicine and Movement
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Trondheim, Norway
Topics
- Mastering IoUS – Skills Required and Practical Guidelines
- 2D Ultrasound in Resection of brain Tumors – Image Interpretations and Anatomical Landmarks
- Experiences from Everyday Use of Navigated 3D US in Tumor Operations – Tricks & Tips
- Application of Contrast-enhanced Ultrasound and Ultrasound Elastography in Brain Tumor – Surgery & Biopsy
- Ultrasound Guidance in Hydrochepalus, Endoscopy and Chiari I Decompression
- Simulation using a smartphone and a lap-top (Neurostream, www.neurostream.academy)
- Practical hands-on sessions (if permissible)
Courses performed
- 1st International course on intraoperative Ultrasound in Neurosurgery, Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, India (2-day course with hands-on training)
- University of Pretoria Steve Biko Academic Hospital, Pretoria, South Africa (2 webinars)
- Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia (webinar)
- The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) (webinar)
- Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA (webinar)
- Masterclass neurosurgical oncology, Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, India (2-day course hybrid physical/virtual)
- Hospital de la Santa Creu I Sant Pau, Barcelona (1 day course with hands-on training)
- State University Sao Paulo, Brazil (webinar)
- AACNS Pre-congress workshop (1 day course with hands-on training), Jerusalem, Israel
- SNSA Pre-congress workshop (1 day course with hands-on training), Johannesburg, South Africa Sept 28, 2022
- CNS (Congress of Neurological Surgeons), International Ultrasound Symposium, San Francisco, USA Oct 8-12, 2022
- Masters of Brain Ultrasound in Neurosurgery, Third Edition, Barcelona, Spain, March 30-31, 2023
- 2023 Oporto Ultrasound in Neurosurgery Course, Porto, Portugal, May 4-5, 2023
- EANS Pre-event training course – Intraoperative ultrasound (ioUS) in Neurosurgery, Thessaloniki, Greece, May 13, 2023
- Pre-congress symposium, EANS congress Barcelona, Spain, September 24, 2023
- IoUS in Neurosurgery course, Rabat, Marocco, October 13, 2023
- Course at the 8th Intraoperative Imaging Society (IOIS) meeting in Deer Valley, Utah, USA, October 27, 2023
- WFNS Pre-event training course, Cape Town, SA, Dec 4th, 2023
Upcoming events
- Pre Course at EANS TC Edinburgh January 27th, 2024
- Masters of Brain Ultrasound in Neurosurgery, Fourth Edition, Barcelona, Spain, April 18th and 19th 2024
- 2024 Oporto Ultrasound in Neurosurgery Course, Third Edition, Porto, Portugal, May 7-8, 2024
- More courses are in planning – stay tuned!
What the participants say
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About us
Intraoperative imaging has become an indispensable tool in Neurosurgery, especially in brain and spine tumor surgery. Intraoperative ultrasound (IOUS) as a neurosurgical adjunct is cost effective and widely used in hydrocephalus, endoscopic, vascular and tumor surgery. The international team for intraoperative ultrasound in neurosurgery is a team of recognized speakers with expertise in the usage if IOUS, stemming from research and extensive use in their neurosurgical practice. The team provides fellow neurosurgeons up-to-date and forward-looking lectures and highly interactive hands-on practical sessions, enabling neurosurgeons to master the incredibly versatile ultrasound technology.
The courses will cover basic principles, practical tips, as well as the latest advances in this field. Didactic lectures will be combined with extensive hands-on sessions, including unique simulation, purpose designed models and hands-eye coordination stations. The courses represent a wonderful opportunity for local and international neurosurgeons at all stages of their career to advance and expand their surgical skill set.