| We thank you for your interest but this event has already taken place. |
| Starting | January 31, 2013 |
| Ending | February 2, 2013 |
| Location | Montage Beverly Hills
225 North Canon Drive
Beverly Hills, California |
| Faculty | Course Directors
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Daniel F. Kelly, MD
Director, Brain Tumor Center
Saint John's Health Center
John Wayne Cancer Institute
Santa Monica, California
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Charlie Teo, MD, MBBS, FRACS
Director, Centre for Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery
Sydney, Australia
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Ricardo L. Carrau, MD, FACS
Professor, Department of Otolaryngology-
Head & Neck Surgery
OSUCCC - James
Columbus, Ohio
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| Faculty
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Garni Barkhoudarian, MD
Brain Tumor Center and
Pituitary Disorders Program
Saint John's Health Center
John Wayne Cancer Institute
Santa Monica, California
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Chester F. Griffiths, MD, FACS
Assistant Clinical Professor, Dept. of
Surgery, Division of Head and Neck
Surgery & Dept. of Family Practice
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Los Angeles, California
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Howard R. Krauss, MD
Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology
and Neurosurgery
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Los Angeles, California
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Peter Nakaji, MD
Professor of Neurosurgery
Creighton University School of Medicine
Director, Division of Minimally Invasive
Neurosurgery
Barrow Neurological Institute
Phoenix, Arizona
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Daniel M. Prevedello, MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Neurological Surgery
OSUCCC - James
Columbus, Ohio
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| Target Audience | Neurosurgeons and Otolaryngologists |
| Topics | * Keyhole approaches for brain, pituitary and skull base tumors including the
endonasal endoscopic, supraorbital, minipterional, retromastoid and infratentorial
supracerebellar routes
* Decision making in keyhole approach selection for skull base meningiomas,
craniopharyngiomas, chordomas, pituitary adenomas, sinonasal carcinomas
and intraaxial brain tumors
* Complication avoidance and CSF leak repair techniques in keyhole surgery
* 3-D sinonasal, skull base and intracranial anatomy
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| Description | This 3-day CME course will consist of didactic sessions and hands-on dissection of fresh-frozen cadavers focusing on minimally invasive keyhole surgical approaches including the endonasal endoscopic, supraorbital, minipterional, retromastoid and infratentorial supracerebellar routes. Indications, technical nuances, anatomical principles and methods of complication avoidance will be discussed. Additional topics will include instrumentation advances and CSF leak repair techniques. |
| Objectives | At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to:
1. Understand the indications, technical nuances and limits of keyhole approaches including the supraorbital, minipterional, retromastoid and infratentorial supracerebellar approach.
2. Understand sinonasal and skull base surgical anatomy.
3. Describe indications for and technical nuances of the endonasal endoscopic approach to the skull base and brain (sella, suprasellar, planum, cavernous sinus, clivus, paranasal sinuses).
4. Describe methods of CSF leak repair and complication avoidance in endonasal endoscopic surgery and in keyhole craniotomies. |
For more information
please contact | Pat Fitzwater
Phone: (805) 300-9154
Email: pat@academiceventmanagement.com |
| Refunds | Cancellations must be received in writing by November 15, 2012 and will be subject to a $200 processing fee. |
| Brochure | Link to Brochure |
| Notes | A block of rooms has been reserved at:
Montage Beverly Hills
225 North Canon Drive
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
888.860.0788
www.montagebeverlyhills.com
For reservations call 888.860.0788 and mention the "7th Keyhole Course" to get the special rate of $285 per night plus taxes.
Cut-off date: December 31, 2012
AIRPORT TRANSFER TIME
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)
14 miles/30 minutes
Bob Hope Airport (BUR)
13 miles/35 minutes
Long Beach Airport (LGB)
32 miles/45 minutes
Please bring your own scrubs. We will provide disposables only. Dress warmly. Rooms must be kept at 60°F. |
| Accreditation | Saint John's Health Center (SJHC) is accredited by the Institute for Medical Quality/California Medical Association to provide continuing medical education for physicians. SJHC takes responsibility for the content, quality and scientific integrity of this CME activity. SJHC designates this educational activity for a maximum of twenty and one-half (20.5) AMA PRA Category 1 Credit. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. This credit may also be applied to the CMA Certification in Continuing Medical Education. |
Tuition
All amounts are in USD
| $2500 Tuition |
| We thank you for your interest but this event has already taken place. |
