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| The July 6 Pillar Course is open for registration |
| Starting | May 16, 2014 |
| Ending | May 17, 2014 |
| Location | Aurora Research Institute
Aurora Sinai Medical Center Campus
Milwaukee Heart Institute Building
960 N. 12th Street, Lower Level
Milwaukee, WI 53233 |
| Faculty | Course Director
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Amin Kassam, MD
Vice President Neurosciences
Medical Director Neurosurgery
Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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| Guest Faculty
Mohamed Labib, MDCM, FRCS (C)
University of Ottawa
Ottawa, Ontario
Canada
Ronald L. Young II, MD
Director Pediatric Neurosurgery
St. Vincent Indianapolis
Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Target Audience | Neurosurgeons, Neuroradiologists and Neurologists interested in developing further knowledge of subcortical intraaxial space and white matter tractography as well as an interest in surgical biometrics and resource optimization |
| 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(Image Interpretation & Trajectory Planning, Navigation, Optics, Access & Cannulation, 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 image interpretation & trajectory planning/ tractography, brain port access & cannulation 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 recorded surgical demonstration of The 6 Pillar Approach for parafascicular surgery of the white matter will be shown and 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. Image Interpretation & Trajectory Planning
* Appraise and integrate the evolving technology platforms of white matter fascicular image interpretation & trajectory planning and subcortical anatomy (diffusion tensor imaging)
* Apply the new concepts/platforms in cellular imaging
2. Navigation
* Demonstrate techniques/nuances critical to subcortical trajectory planning
* Analyze the current limitations of Navigation systems for subcortical planning
* Examine the evolving platforms to significantly enhancing trajectory and targeting
3. Access & Cannulation
* Assess the principles and techniques of optimum cannulation pathways - Parafascicular Surgery
* Analyze the differences between cannulation of firm and soft tumors, primary and metastatic lesions
4. Optics
* Interpret the limitation of current optics platforms (microscope/endoscope)
* Analyze the advantages (depth of field and tissue differentiation) the Exoscope
5. Resection
* Interpret the value of automation during resection to optimize safety and efficiency
* Use 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. Regenerative Medicine
* Examine the complementary role of cytoreduction towards more definitive neoadjuvant therapy
* Apply techniques to optimize tissue capture and viability
* Choose the principles and limitations of current drug therapies and delivery systems
* Examine 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
* Examine the limitations of corridor brain port approaches
* Demonstrate salvage strategies in the event of intraoperative challenges
8. ICH
* Interpret the applications and techniques for intracerebral hemorrhage
* Analyze the role of early parafascicular surgery for ICH
* Assess the biological and economic value of early surgical intervention
* Interpret the value of the 6 pillar parafascicular approach for ICH in comparison to other forms of surgical interventions
Surgical Biometrics
9. * Examine the efficiency factors that impact Surgical Biometrics analysis
10. * Evaluate 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. * Evaluate their institution's capital acquisition process |
For more information
please contact | Pat Fitzwater
Phone: (805) 300-9154
Email: pat@academiceventmanagement.com
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| Brochure | Link to Brochure |
| Notes | Course location
Aurora Research Institute
Aurora Sinai Medical Center Campus
Milwaukee Heart Institute Building
960 N. 12th Street, Lower Level
Milwaukee, WI 53233
Hotel Reservations
A block of rooms has been reserved at:
Milwaukee Marriott Downtown
323 E. Wisconsin Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Call 877-224-1990 and mention the "6 Pillar Course" to get a special rate of $139 per night, plus taxes. Cutoff date to get the special rate is May 1, 2014. Transportation will be provided each day from the Marriott Hotel to the course. Hotel rooms include complimentary internet.
Book your group rate: 6 Pillar Course
Local Airport
Mitchell International Airport MKE
Attire: Business Casual
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| Accreditation | Accreditation Statement:
Aurora Health Care is accredited by the Wisconsin Medical Society to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Designation of Credit Statement:
Aurora Health Care designates this live activity for a maximum of 18.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
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Tuition
All amounts are in USD
| $995 Tuition |
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