WFITN Course
July 22 – 25, 2018 | Lebanon
Anatomy of the Neurovascular System
July 22–25, 2018 | Beirut, Lebanon
The WFITN Course on Neurovascular Anatomy, Beirut, Lebanon, 22/07/2018-25/07/2018 has been accredited by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME®) with 22 European CME credits (ECMEC®s). Each medical specialist should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity. Through an agreement between the Union Européenne des Médecins Spécialistes and the American Medical Association, physicians may convert EACCME® credits to an equivalent number of AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Information on the process to convert EACCME® credit to AMA credit can be found at www.ama-assn.org/education/earn-credit-participation-international-activities. Live educational activities, occurring outside of Canada, recognised by the UEMS-EACCME® for ECMEC®s are deemed to be Accredited Group Learning Activities (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.
Faculty
- In Sup Choi, South Korea
- Michel Mawad, Lebanon
- Philippe Mercier, France
- Sirintara Pongpech, Thailand
- Kittipong Srivatanakul, Japan
- Karel terBrugge, Canada
Day 1: Sunday July 22
| 08:00–08:15 | Welcome and introduction (S. Pongpech, M. Mawad) |
| 08:15–08:45 | Vasculogenesis, Angiogenesis (K. terBrugge) |
| 08:45–09:15 | The arteries and veins of the brain: evolution in different species, general remarks (P. Mercier) |
| 09:15–09:45 | Development of the aortic arch and its brachiocephalic vessels (I.S. Choi) |
| 09:45–10:15 | Segmentation and Embryonic vessels (I.S. Choi) |
| 10:15–10:45 | Coffee break |
| 10:45–11:15 | Ophthalmic arteries and orbital supply, angioanatomy (K. Srivatanakul) |
| 11:15–11:45 | Surgical anatomy of the orbit (P. Mercier) |
| 11:45–13:00 | Lunch |
| 13:00–13:30 | Cavernous sinus arterial anatomy and variations (I.S. Choi) |
| 13:30–14:00 | Cavernous sinus surgical anatomy (P. Mercier) |
| 14:00–14:30 | VB junction, hypoglossal, pro-atlantal (S. Pongpech) |
| 14:30–15:00 | PICA origins (S. Pongpech) |
| 15:00–15:30 | Coffee break |
| 15:30–16:00 | Surgical anatomy cranio-cervical area (P. Mercier) |
| 16:00–16:30 | Limbic circle and PCA (K. terBrugge) |
| 16:30–17:00 | Anterior choroidal artery (K. Srivatanakul) |
| 17:00–17:30 | Surgical anatomy anterior choroidal artery (P. Mercier) |
Day 2: Monday July 23
| 08:00–08:30 | Angio-anatomy circle of Willis (K. terBrugge) |
| 08:30–09:00 | Surgical anatomy circle of Willis (P. Mercier) |
| 09:00–09:30 | Variation ACA and MCA territories (K. Srivatanakul) |
| 09:30–10:00 | Surgical anatomy A1 and M1 segments (P. Mercier) |
| 10:00–10:30 | Coffee break |
| 10:30–11:00 | Non-invasive imaging of arterial variations (K. terBrugge) |
| 11:00–11:30 | Upper basilar variations (K. terBrugge) |
| 11:30–12:00 | Upper basilar surgical anatomy (P. Mercier) |
| 12:00–13:00 | Lunch |
| 13:00–13:30 | External carotid artery, embryology (I.S. Choi) |
| 13:30–14:00 | Skull base and cranial nerve arterial supply (K. Srivatanakul) |
| 14:00–14:30 | Dangerous extra- to intracranial anastomoses (M. Mawad) |
| 14:30–15:00 | Coffee break |
| 15:00–15:30 | Cerebral venous system and dural sinuses (K. Srivatanakul) |
| 15:30–16:00 | Intracranial veins surgical anatomy (P. Mercier) |
| 16:00–16:30 | DVA and sinus pericranii (K. terBrugge) |
| 16:30–17:00 | Venous vascular injury (K. terBrugge) |
Day 3: Tuesday July 24
| 08:00–08:30 | Natural history and clinical presentation of adult DAVFs (K. terBrugge) |
| 08:30–09:00 | Transarterial treatment of DAVFs (M. Mawad) |
| 09:00–09:30 | Transvenous treatment of DAVFs, indications, outcome (K. Srivatanakul) |
| 09:30–10:00 | Coffee break |
| 10:00–10:30 | Surgical and radiosurgical treatment DAVFs (K. Srivatanakul) |
| 10:30–11:00 | CCF shunts (S. Pongpech) |
| 11:00–11:30 | Head and neck vascular injury (S. Pongpech) |
| 11:30–12:30 | Lunch |
| 12:30–13:00 | Vascular lesions and syndromes in children (S. Pongpech) |
| 13:00–13:30 | HHT of the CNS in children (K. terBrugge) |
| 13:30–14:00 | Dural AVS in children (K. terBrugge) |
| 14:00–14:30 | Coffee break |
| 14:30–15:00 | Vein of Galen malformations (S. Pongpech) |
| 15:00–15:30 | Aneurysms in children (K. terBrugge) |
Day 4: Wednesday July 25
| 08:00–08:30 | Angio-vascular anatomy spine and spinal cord (S. Pongpech) |
| 08:30–09:00 | Surgical vascular anatomy spinal cord (P. Mercier) |
| 09:00–09:30 | Classification and imaging of spinal vascular lesions (S. Pongpech) |
| 09:30–10:00 | Coffee break |
| 10:00–10:30 | SCAVM presentation, natural history and management (S. Pongpech) |
| 10:30–11:00 | Paraspinal AVSs, imaging and management (K. terBrugge) |
| 11:00–11:30 | Spinal dural AVSs, endovascular and surgical management (K. Srivatanakul) |
| 11:30–12:00 | Intra- and axtradural vascular tumors of the spine, endovascular management (I.S. Choi) |
| 12:00–12:30 | Self-evaluation Test |
| 12:30–1:30 | Lunch |