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| Starting | July 19, 2013 |
| Ending | July 21, 2013 |
| Location | University of Ottawa Skills and Simulation Centre
725 Parkdale Avenue 1st Floor
Ottawa, ON K1Y 4E9
Canada |
| Faculty | Course Directors
Amin B. Kassam, MD, FRCS(c)
Professor and Chief/Head
Division of Neurosurgery
University of Ottawa
Ontario, Canada
Charles Agbi, MD, FRCS(c)
Associate Professor
Department of Neurosurgery
University of Ottawa
Ontario, Canada
Martin Corsten, MD, FRCS(c)
Associate Professor
Chairman, Department of Otolaryngology
University of Ottawa
Ontario, Canada
University of Ottawa Faculty
Vasco F. Da Silva, MSc, MD, FRCSC, FACS
Assistant Professor
Department of Neurosurgery
University of Ottawa
Ontario, Canada
Steven M. Gilberg, MD, FRCSC
Associate Professor
Chairman and Head of Ophthalmology
University of Ottawa Eye Institute, TOH
Ontario, Canada
Thanh B. Nguyen, MDCM, FRCPC
Assistant Professor
Department of Radiology
University of Ottawa
Ontario, Canada |
| Target Audience | Neurosurgeons, Neuroradiologists, Neurologists |
| Description | The 6 Pillar Approach is the result of a recent convergence of technologies to manage abnormalities affecting the intraaxial subcortical white matter space. This confluence of technologies has led to development of minimally invasive strategies via progressively smaller surgical corridors to reach and treat abnormalities in a targeted manner. Integration of these technologies is driven by a need to establish clinical and economic value in the delivery of precise targeted treatment in an efficient manner. This value is articulated through Surgical Biometrics.
While individual techniques and technologies have been in existence, the field has evolved to a stage where integration of these technologies into a systems approach is needed to realize the full potential of each disparate component. This course takes The 6 Pillars (Mapping, Navigation, Optics, Access, Resection and Targeted Therapy/Neoadjuvant) and offers a System Approach. The participant will be exposed systematically to each of these Pillars, in an effort to build a personalized system that will create a template/guide for selecting the approach and technology required to treat the specific lesion in a targeted fashion.
Specifically, the course will cover the indications, limitations and surgical techniques that comprise The 6 Pillar Approach for an evolving field within the intraaxial subcortical parafascicular surgery of the white matter. Technologies such as white matter mapping/tractography, brain port access systems and the exoscope (not endoscope) optics platform will be discussed. Our faculty will present the technical nuances and technological requirements of these surgeries, using a modular anatomical system that can be translated to the dissection laboratory. The course comprises a sequence of complementary didactic lectures, prosections, simulation planning and 3-D anatomical reviews. A live surgical demonstration of The 6 Pillar Approach for parafascicular surgery of the white matter is scheduled. It will be transmitted directly to the auditorium where the participants may interact with the surgeons and other members of the faculty.
Finally, given the health care economic environment there will be an additional focus on Surgical Biometrics. This is a rapidly emerging field that focuses on the impact and value added from surgical technologies. The participant will be exposed to the factors that affect surgical efficiency, patient flow, and impact on health system economics. This will allow for a critical assessment of the value added by any technology into a tangible outcome which is a critical step to the Value Analysis Process within every Healthcare System. |
| Objectives | At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to:
Parafascicular Surgery of the Subcortical Intraaxial Space:
1. Mapping
* Describe and integrate the evolving technology platforms of white matter fascicular mapping and subcortical anatomy (diffusion tensor imaging)
* Apply the new concepts/platforms in cellular imaging
2. Navigation
* Learn techniques/nuances critical to subcortical trajectory planning
* Explain the current limitations of Navigation systems for subcortical planning
* Identify the evolving platforms to significantly enhancing trajectory and targeting
3. Access
* Define the principles and techniques of optimum cannulation pathways - Parafascicular Surgery
* Recall the differences between cannulation of firm and soft tumors, primary and metastatic lesions
4. Optics
* Define the limitation of current optics platforms (microscope/endoscope)
* Determine the advantages (depth of field and tissue differentiation) the Exoscope
5. Resection
* Define the value of automation during resection to optimize safety and efficiency
* Recognize the requirements of automation for MIS corridors
* Apply the techniques of automation to improve performance curves and efficiency during resection phase for both MIS and conventional craniotomy corridors
6. Directed Therapy
* Explain the complementary role of cytoreduction towards more definitive neoadjuvant therapy
* List techniques to optimize tissue capture and viability
* Recognize the principles and limitations of current drug therapies and delivery systems
* Identify the current immune targeted molecular treatments available and the potential ability to deliver these in situ - "The 6th Pillar"
* Interpret the principles of progenitor cell targeted therapy
7. Salvage Approaches
* List the limitations of corridor brain port approaches
* Describe salvage strategies in the event of intraoperative challenges
8. ICH
* Evaluate the applications and techniques for intracerebral hemorrhage
* Discuss the role of early parafascicular surgery for ICH
* Describe the biological and economic value of early surgical intervention
* Explain the value of the 6 pillar parafascicular approach for ICH in comparison to other forms of surgical interventions
Surgical Biometrics:
9. Describe the efficiency factors that impact Surgical Biometrics analysis
10. Assess the resource needs for translation of technology into clinical practice and how to articulate this within the value analysis process within your Healthcare System
11. Navigate their institution's capital acquisition process
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For more information
please contact | Pat Fitzwater
Phone: (805) 300-9154
Email: pat@academiceventmanagement.com
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| Brochure | Link to Brochure |
| Notes | https://resweb.passkey.com/go/6pillarconfjuly
HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS
A block of rooms has been reserved at:
Fairmont Chateau Laurier
1 Rideau Street
Ottawa, Ontario
Canada K1N 8S7
Tel +1 613 562 7079
Fax +1 613 562 7033
http://www.fairmont.com
HOTEL RESERVATIONS
Call 1-800-441-1414 and mention the "6 Pillar Course" to get a special rate of $189 per night (Canadian) plus taxes.
Or book online at:
https://resweb.passkey.com/go/6pillarconfjuly
Cutoff date to get the special rate is June 18, 2013.
Transportation will be provided each day from the Fairmont Chateau Laurier to the course.
Course Attire: Business Casual
LOCAL AIRPORT
Ottawa International Airport (YOW)
Please take a taxi to the Fairmont Chateau Laurier from the airport. Approximate fare: $30
Passport is required to entire Canada.
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| Accreditation | The University of Ottawa's Office of Continuing Medical Education is accredited by the Committee on Accreditation of Continuing Medical Education (CACME) to provide accredited CME activities for family physicians and specialists. This event is an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification program of The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada for up to 19.5 credits. Through an agreement with the U.S. Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education, it is also accredited for 19.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ towards the Physicians' Recognition Award of the American Medical Association (AMA). Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. |
Tuition
All amounts are in USD
Please select the appropriate tuition before continuing | $1,900.00 Tuition
$3,400.00 Team of Two
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