Program
Saturday, 25th January (DAY I)
Conference Time Zones Worldwide
Find your local time for the conference below:
Mexico: 06:00 - 11:30 PM
Cleveland: 08:00 - 01:30 PM
Sao Paulo, Brazil: 09:00 - 02:30 PM
GMT: 12:00 - 05:30 PM
UK/Portugal: 01:00 - 06:30 PM
Italy/Germany/Egypt: 02:00 - 07:30 PM
Turkey: 03:00 - 08:30 PM
Pakistan: 05:00 - 10:30 PM
Indonesia: 07:00 - 12:30 PM
Adelaide: 10:30 - 03:30 AM
Day 1
Opening Session
| Time (GMT) | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 12:00 – 01:00 PM | Abstract Presentation | Asad Abbas (UK) / Ahmed Aljarady (Yemen) |
| Opening Remarks | Najia El Abbadi (Morocco) / Salman Sharif (Pakistan) |
NEUROENDOSCOPY
Moderators: Luis Borba (Brazil) / Amal Abou Hamden (Adelaide)
| Time (GMT) | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 01:00 – 01:10 PM | Keynote: Endoscopic keyhole approaches for skull base tumors | Takeo Goto (Japan) |
| 01:10 – 01:17 PM | Strategies to maximize pituitary tumor removal | Lucas Ramos Lima (Brazil) |
| 01:17 – 01:24 PM | Endoscopic surgery for Craniopharyngiomas | Domenico Solari (Italy) |
| 01:24 – 01:31 PM | Hydroxyapatite reconstruction after EEA | Doo-Sik Kong (Korea) |
| 01:31 – 01:41 PM | Discussion | Calvin Mak (Hong Kong) / Suresh Sankhla (India) |
GLOBAL NEUROSURGERY
Moderators: Tariq Khan (PAK) / Chloe Chia (Ireland)
| Time (GMT) | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 01:41 – 01:51 PM | Keynote: How to improve research capacities in LMICs | Franco Servaidi (Italy) |
| 01:51 – 01:58 PM | Expanding Neurosurgical training/research in Ethiopia and Neighbours | Tsega Laeke (Ethiopia) |
| 01:58 – 02:05 PM | Innovative approaches in difficult circumstances in Neurosurgery | Surath Munasingh (Sri Lanka) |
| 02:05 – 02:15 PM | Discussion | Hamisi Shibani (Tanzania) / Ernest Barthelemy (USA) / Franco Servaidi (Italy) |
| 02:15 – 02:22 PM | Legend Interview: Kee Park (USA) | Fatu Conteh (USA) |
PERIPHERAL NERVE
Moderators: Nasser El Ghandour (Egypt) / Lukas Rasulic (Serbia)
| Time (GMT) | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 02:22 – 02:32 PM | Keynote: Management of Brachial Plexus Injuries | Debora Garozzo (UAE) |
| 02:32 – 02:39 PM | US in the assessment of Peripheral nerve surgery | Christian Heinen (Germany) |
| 02:39 – 02:46 PM | Surgical Indication and Management of Facial Nerve Injuries | Carlos Rodriguez (Mexico) |
| 02:46 – 02:53 PM | Nerve Transfer in Quadriplegia | Mohammedreza Emhamadi (Iran) |
| 02:53 – 03:03 PM | Discussion | Ekkapot Jitpun (Thailand) / Chandan Mohanty (India) |
| 03:03 – 03:10 PM | Legend Interview: Mariano Socolovsky (Argentina) | Adilson De Oliveira (Angola) |
RESEARCH
Moderators: Graham Fieggen (South Africa) / Nathan Manfroy (Germany)
| Time (GMT) | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 03:10 – 03:20 PM | Stereotactic DBS for dystonia (Germany and Dominican Republic) | Emilio Mota (Dominican Republic) |
| 03:20 – 03:27 PM | Correlation between MRI-diagnosed CSM and patients with no neurology | Vlad Padurean (Romania) |
| 03:27 – 03:41 PM | VP-Shunt Survival in Mombasa, Kenya | Mrs. Virgina Weib / Dorothea Munchen (Germany) |
| 03:41 – 03:48 PM | Legend Interview: Michael Steinmetz (USA) | Nathan Manfroy (Germany) |
MASTERS SESSION
Moderators: Marco Fontanella (Italy) / Mehmet Zileli (Turkey)
| Time (GMT) | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 03:48 – 03:58 PM | Vascular lesions of the spinal cord | Robert Spetzler (USA) |
| 03:58 – 04:08 PM | Skull base surgery: from maximal to minimal | Luis Borba (Brazil) |
| 04:08 – 04:18 PM | Cerebral Revascularization: Indications And Techniques | Bin Xu (China) |
| 04:18 – 04:30 PM | Panel: Future of Training | Mehmet Zileli (Turkey) / Mahmood Qureshi (Kenya) / Basant Misra (India) |
CEREBROVASCULAR
Moderators: Mehmet Sabri (Turkey) / Iype Cherian (India)
| Time (GMT) | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 04:30 – 04:40 PM | Keynote: Evolution of the PLATTA approach | Jorge Mura (Brazil) |
| 04:40 – 04:47 PM | Complication avoidance in the pterional approach | Byron Salazar (Ecuador) |
| 04:47 – 04:54 PM | The future of microneurosurgery | Giuseppe Lanzino (USA) |
| 04:54 – 05:01 PM | Management of intraoperative aneurysm rupture | Waleed Abbas (Egypt) |
| 05:01 – 05:11 PM | Discussion: Ruptured Aneurysm | Sabrina (USA) / Iype (India) |
| 05:11 – 05:18 PM | Legend Interview: Bin Xu (China) | Sabino Luzzi (Italy) |
NEUROANATOMY
Moderators: Wen Hung Tzu (Brazil) / Claire Karekezi (Rwanda)
| Time (GMT) | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 05:18 – 05:28 PM | Keynote: "Training in Neurosurgery: from the Lab to the Operative Room" | Paolo Di Russo (Italy) |
| 05:28 – 05:35 PM | No Finish Line for Learning | Carolina Martins (Brazil) |
| 05:35 – 05:42 PM | Why Neurosurgeons should perform peripheral nerve surgery | Mariano Socolovsky (Argentina) |
| 05:42 – 05:49 PM | Legend Interview: Ossama Al-Mefty | Nickalus Khan (USA) |
Day 2
Opening Session
| Time (GMT) | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 12:00 – 01:00 PM | Abstract Presentation | Zubair (UK) / Adrian (Costa Rica) |
YOUNG NEUROSURGEONS FORUM
Moderators: Atef Bin Nsir (Tunisia) / Yousuf Shaikh (Pakistan)
| Time (GMT) | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 01:00 – 01:10 PM | Application of Pin head holder | Ahmed Adnan (Iraq) |
| 01:10 – 01:17 PM | Scalp incisions, closure and reconstruction techniques | Sachin Chamate (India) |
| 01:17 – 01:24 PM | Supratentorial and infratentorial craniotomies | Nargiza Satova (Uzbekistan) |
| 01:24 – 01:31 PM | Intraoperative Ultrasound Usage | Heba Azouz (Egypt) |
| 01:31 – 01:41 PM | Discussion | Ivana Roskova (Czech Republic) / Liew Boon Seng (Malaysia) |
| 01:41 – 01:45 PM | Legend Interview: Ugur Ture (Turkey) | Abuzer Gungor (Turkey) |
MASTER SESSION
Moderators: Miroslav Vukic (Croatia) / Nargiza Satova (Uzbekistan)
| Time (GMT) | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 01:45 – 01:55 PM | Sublabial transmaxillary approach to orbit | Ugur Ture (Turkey) |
| 01:55 – 02:05 PM | Creativity in surgical treatment of complex aneurysms | Jacques Morcos (USA) |
| 02:05 – 02:15 PM | Perseverance in Neurosurgery | Kenan Arnautovic (USA) |
| 02:15 – 02:30 PM | Panel Discussion: Innovation in Neurosurgery | Bernard / Federico / Amal |
SPINE
Moderators: Mehmet Zileli (Turkey) / Rully Hanafi Dahlan (Indonesia)
| Time (GMT) | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 02:30 – 02:40 PM | Keynote: Training Program in Spine Surgery | Aderehime Haidara (Ivory Coast) |
| 02:40 – 02:47 PM | Spinal navigation and its role in training program | Mirza Pojskic (Germany) |
| 02:47 – 02:54 PM | Role of Exoscope in Spine Surgery training | Francesco Costa (Italy) |
| 02:54 – 03:04 PM | Discussion: Augmented reality | Artem Gushcha (Russia) / Aderehime Haidara (Ivory Coast) |
| 03:04 – 03:11 PM | Legend Interview: Roger Hartl (USA) | Giovanni Grasso (Italy) |
INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY
Moderators: Manuel Encarnacion (Dominican Republic) / Ahmed Fawaz Pirzad (Afghanistan)
| Time (GMT) | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 03:11 – 03:18 PM | Intraoperative Augmented Reality Fiber Tractography: Pearls and Tenets | Sabino Luzzi (Italy) |
| 03:18 – 03:25 PM | EndoLIF procedure | Nikolay Peev (UK) |
| 03:25 – 03:32 PM | Legend Interview: Nicholas Theodore (US) | Farha Anjum (UK) |
NEURO ONCOLOGY
Moderators: Sandeep Vaishya (India) / Afifa Afsar (Pak)
| Time (GMT) | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 03:32 – 03:42 PM | Keynote: Foramen Magnum Tumours - an alternate view | Atul Goel (India) |
| 03:42 – 03:49 PM | Meningioma: cure to transformation | Luis Borba (Brazil) |
| 03:49 – 03:56 PM | Craniopharyngioma | Bendok Bernard (USA) |
| 03:56 – 04:06 PM | Discussion | Sandeep / Kazadi |
| 04:13 – 04:20 PM | Legend Interview: Giovanni Raffa (Italy) | Niveditha Manjunath (UK) |
SKULL BASE SURGERY
Moderators: Chandrashekar Deopujari (India) / Hassan Syed (USA)
| Time (GMT) | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 04:20 – 04:30 PM | Keynote: Consideration for surgical approach to petroclival meningioma | Soichi Oya (Japan) |
| 04:30 – 04:37 PM | Functional Preservation in Vestibular Schwannomas | Samy Youssef (USA) |
| 04:37 – 04:44 PM | Approaches to anterior skull base | Sudir Dubey (India) |
| 04:44 – 04:51 PM | Integrating research with a career in skull base neurosurgery | Wenya Linda Bi (USA) |
| 04:51 – 05:01 PM | Discussion | Mahjouba Boutarbouch (Morocco) / Tariq Imran (Pak) |
| 05:01 – 05:21 PM | QUIZ | QUIZ |
| 05:01 – 05:21 PM | QUIZ | Price Distribution (Luis Borba/ Mehmet Zileli) |
| 05:21 – 05:30 PM | Closing Remarks | Kenan Arnautovic (USA) |
Session Types
Keynote Session (Green)
Discussion Session (Blue)
Legend Interview (Orange)