“Endoscopic spine surgery” Educational Course

Course faculty: Artyom O.Guscha, MD, PhD, Professor of neurosurgical division of the Russian Medical Academy of Post-graduate training (Moscow); the President of Vertebrologists of Russia, Board Member of the Association of Neurosurgeons and Functional Neurosurgeons of Russia, a Member of the European Association of Neurosurgeons, a Member of the American Society of Spinal Surgeons.

PROGRAM

08.00-08.15 Participants’ meeting;

08.15-09.00 Discussion of clinical cases;

09.00-09.30 Coffee break;

09.30-15.40 Surgical show-case – endoscopic surgery of lumbar spine;

Translation from the OR – transthoracic intervention on thoracic spine with endoscopic assistance;

13.30-14.00 Lunch;

15.40-15.50 Closing remarks;

16.00-18.00 Regular Meeting of “SibNeuro” Siberian Association of Neurosurgeons

Chairman: Vladimir S.Klimov, MD, PhD, Head of spinal division of the Federal Neurosurgical Center (Novosibirsk).

16.00-16.10 Opening remarks, welcome address of the Chairman of the Meeting;

16.10-16.40 Algorithm of choice of endoscopic discectomy approach in case of degenerative disease of lumbar spine, Artyom O.Guscha (Moscow), MD, PhD, Professor of neurosurgical division of the Russian Medical Academy of Post-graduate training (Moscow); the President of Vertebrologists of Russia, Board Member of the Association of Neurosurgeons and Functional Neurosurgeons of Russia, a Member of the European Association of Neurosurgeons, a Member of the American Society of Spinal Surgeons.

16.40-17.10 Application of endoscopic methods in surgery of thoracic spine, S.Oschepkov, a neurosurgeon of neurosurgical division #2 of the National Medical Surgical Center named after N.I.Pirogov, Moscow;

17.10-17.40 Benchmarking study of methods of transforaminal surgery of lumbar spine, Roman V.Khalepa, a neurosurgeon of spinal division of the Federal Neurosurgical Center, Novosibirsk;

17.40-17.50 Closing remarks.