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LECTURE TOPICS & DISSECTION PROCEDURES
Anatomy of the temporal bone
Endoscopic anatomy of the middle ear and the facial nerve
Radiology of the temporal bone
Conventional stapes surgery – my experience
Canal wall up and down mastoidectomy Surgery for cholesteatomas
Difficult situations and complications in cholesteatomas
Subtotal petrosectomy: Interface between otology & lateral skull base
All about skull base osteomyelitis
Medical management of skull base osteomyelitis
Candidacy for cochlear implantation and surgical techniques
Early intervention in cochlear implantation Cochlear implantation: A–Z
Surgical steps in cochlear implant surgery
Social welfare initiatives for hearing rehabilitation: Spearheading the GoK program
Difficult situations & complications in CI surgery
Bone anchored hearing solutions: BAHA & Osia
Single stage implantation in skull base surgery: A paradigm shift
Auditory brainstem implantation
Anatomy of the temporal bone
Endoscopic anatomy of the middle ear and the facial nerve
Radiology of the temporal bone
Conventional stapes surgery – my experience
Canal wall up and down mastoidectomy Surgery for cholesteatomas
Difficult situations and complications in cholesteatomas
Subtotal petrosectomy: Interface between otology & lateral skull base
All about skull base osteomyelitis
Medical management of skull base osteomyelitis
Candidacy for cochlear implantation and surgical techniques
Early intervention in cochlear implantation Cochlear implantation: A–Z
Surgical steps in cochlear implant surgery
Social welfare initiatives for hearing rehabilitation: Spearheading the GoK program
Difficult situations & complications in CI surgery
Bone anchored hearing solutions: BAHA & Osia
Single stage implantation in skull base surgery: A paradigm shift
Auditory brainstem implantation
Anatomy of the temporal bone
Endoscopic anatomy of the middle ear and the facial nerve
Radiology of the temporal bone
Conventional stapes surgery – my experience
Canal wall up and down mastoidectomy Surgery for cholesteatomas
Difficult situations and complications in cholesteatomas
Subtotal petrosectomy: Interface between otology & lateral skull base
All about skull base osteomyelitis
Medical management of skull base osteomyelitis
Candidacy for cochlear implantation and surgical techniques
Early intervention in cochlear implantation Cochlear implantation: A–Z
Surgical steps in cochlear implant surgery
Social welfare initiatives for hearing rehabilitation: Spearheading the GoK program
Difficult situations & complications in CI surgery
Bone anchored hearing solutions: BAHA & Osia
Single stage implantation in skull base surgery: A paradigm shift
Auditory brainstem implantation
ON TEMPORAL BONES (2 per person)
Cortical mastoidectomy
Cochlear implantation
Cochlear drill out & cochlear anatomy
Infralabyrinthine approach
Translabryinthine approach
Lateral temporal bone resection
Cortical mastoidectomy
Infratemporal fossa approaches
ON CADAVER HEAD (1 head/2 sides per person)
Cortical mastoidectomy
Cochlear drill out & cochlear anatomy
Infralabyrinthine approach
Translabryinthine approach
Lateral temporal bone resection
Transotic approach
Transcochlear approach
Infratemporal fossa approaches
Middle cranial fossa approach
Kawase’s approach
Minimally invasive retrosigmoid approach
Suboccipital approach
Far lateral approach
Combined approach
Dolenc approach
ON CHICKEN WINGS (1 per person)
Vascular anastamosis
Proposed SCHEDULE
08:30 AM – 09:00 AM: Anatomy of the temporal bone
09:00 AM – 09:30 AM: Endoscopic anatomy of the middle ear and the facial nerve
09:30 AM – 10:00 AM: Radiology of the temporal bone
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM: Coffee Break
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM: Exclusive endoscopic removal of localized middle ear tumors
11:00 AM – 11:30 AM: All about tympanomastoid paragangliomas
11:30 AM – 12:00 PM: All about tumors of the external auditory canal
12:00 PM – 12:30 PM: Anatomy of facial nerve & facial nerve decompression
12:30 PM – 01:30 PM: Lunch
01:30 PM – 05:00 PM: Workshop on neuronavigation, instrumentation & advancements
08:30 AM – 09:00 AM: Canal wall up and down mastoidectomy
09:00 AM – 09:30 AM: Surgery for cholesteatomas
09:30 AM – 10:00 AM: Difficult situations and complications in cholesteatomas
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM: Coffee Break
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM: Subtotal petrosectomy: Interface between otology & lateral skull base
11:00 AM – 11:30 AM: All about skull base osteomyelitis
11:30 AM – 12:00 PM: Medical management of skull base osteomyelitis
12:00 PM – 01:00 PM: Lunch
01:00 PM – 05:00 PM: Stepwise dissection with demonstration by faculty (First articulated bone): Cortical mastoidectomy, Cochlear implantation, Cochlear drill out & cochlear anatomy, Infralabyrinthine approach, Translabryinthine approach, Lateral temporal bone resection, Infratemporal fossa approaches
08:00 PM onwards: Faculty dinner
08:30 AM – 09:00 AM: Early intervention in cochlear implantation
09:00 AM – 09:30 AM: Cochlear implantation: A-Z
09:30 AM – 09:45 AM: Surgical steps in cochlear implant surgery
09:45 AM – 10:00 AM: Social welfare initiatives for hearing rehabilitation: Spearheading the GoK program
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM: Coffee Break
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM: Difficult situations & complications in CI surgery
11:00 AM – 11:30 AM: Bone anchored hearing solutions: BAHA & Osia (Cochlear India)
11:30 AM – 12:00 PM: Single stage implantation in skull base surgery: A paradigm shift
12:00 PM – 01:00 PM: Lunch
01:00 PM – 05:00 PM: Stepwise dissection with demonstration by faculty (Second articulated bone): Cortical mastoidectomy, Infralabyrinthine approach, Translabryinthine approach, Lateral temporal bone resection, Infratemporal fossa approaches
08:30 AM – 09:00 AM: Intraoperative monitoring of facial nerve in skull base surgery
09:00 AM – 09:30 AM: Intraoperative hearing preservation in Skull Base Surgery
09:30 AM – 10:00 AM: Monitoring trigeminal & lower cranial nerves in skull base surgery
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM: Coffee Break
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM: Auditory brainstem implantation
11:00 AM – 11:30 AM: All about petrous bone cholesteatomas
11:30 AM – 12:00 PM: Surgical approaches to the petrous apex
12:00 PM – 01:00 PM: Lunch
01:00 PM – 05:00 PM: Stepwise dissection with demonstration by faculty (on first side of cadaver): Cortical mastoidectomy, Infralabyrinthine approach, Translabryinthine approach, Lateral temporal bone resection, Transotic approach, Transcochlear approach
08:30 AM – 09:00 AM: Transotic and transcochlear approaches
09:00 AM – 09:30 AM: Combined approaches
09:30 AM – 10:00 AM: All about endolymphatic sac tumors
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM: Coffee Break
10:30 AM – 11:00 PM: Wait & scan, surgery or radiotherapy for vestibular schwannomas
11:30 PM – 12:00 PM: Case Discussions
12:00 PM – 01:00 PM: Lunch
01:00 PM – 05:00 PM - Stepwise dissection with demonstration by faculty (on first side of cadaver): Infratem poral fossa approaches, Far lateral approach
08:30 AM – 09:00 AM: Radiology of the middle cranial fossa
09:00 AM – 09:30 AM: All about trigeminal neuralgias
09:30 AM – 10:00 AM: Management of tumors of cavernous sinus
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM: Coffee Break
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM: All about trigeminal schwannomas
11:00 AM – 11:30 AM: The middle fossa approach: Indications and technique
11:30 AM – 12:00 PM: All about skull base epidermoids
12:00 PM – 01:00 PM: Lunch
01:00 PM – 05:00 PM: Stepwise dissection with demonstration by faculty (on first side of cadaver): Middle cranial fossa approach, Kawase’s approach
09:00 AM – 09:30 AM: Anatomy of the posterior cranial fossa
09:30 AM – 10:00 AM: Radiology of the posterior cranial fossa
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM: All about meningiomas
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM: Coffee Break
11:00 AM – 11:30 AM: All about vestibular schwannomas
11:30 AM – 12:00 PM: Minimally invasive retrosigmoid approach
12:00 PM – 01:00 PM: Lunch
01:00 PM – 05:00 PM: Stepwise dissection with demonstration by faculty (on first side of cadaver): Minimally invasive retrosigmoid approach, Suboccipital approach
08:30 AM – 09:00 AM: Radiology of the infratemporal fossa
09:00 AM – 09:30 AM: Infratemporal fossa approaches
09:30 AM – 10:00 AM: All about skull base paragangliomas
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM: Coffee Break
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM: Non vascular tumors of the jugular foramen
11:00 AM – 11:30 AM: Management of parapharyngeal space tumors
11:30 AM – 12:00 PM: Management of the internal carotid artery in skull base surgeries
12:00 PM – 01:00 PM: Lunch
01:00 PM – 05:00 PM: Stepwise dissection with demonstration by faculty (on second side of cadaver): Cortical mastoidectomy, Infralabyrinthine approach, Translabryinthine approach, Transotic approach, Transcochlear approach
08:30 AM – 09:00 AM: Modified Dolenc approach
09:00 AM – 09:30 AM: Interventional neuroradiology in lateral skull base surgery
09:30 AM – 10:00 AM: Anatomy of the vertebral artery
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM: Pterional and orbitozygomatic approaches
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM: Coffee Break
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM: Fellowship Exam
12:00 PM – 01:00 PM: Lunch
01:00 PM – 05:00 PM: Stepwise dissection with demonstration by faculty (on second side of cadaver): Combined approach, Dolenc approach Workshop on microvascular anastamosis
09:30 AM – 10:00 AM: Surgical management of skull base osteomyelitis
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM: Facial plastics and skull base surgery: Match made in heaven
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM: Coffee Break
11:00 AM – 11:30 AM: Assessment of the facial nerve and grading systems
11:30 AM – 12:00 PM: KEYNOTE LECTURE: The future is here: Robotics in skull base surgery
12:00 PM – 01:00 PM: Lunch
01:00 PM – 05:00 PM: Stepwise dissection with faculty (on second side of cadaver): Infratemporal fossa
approaches, Minimally invasive retrosigmoid approach, Suboccipital approach, Far lateral approach 08:00 PM onwards: Gala Dinner @ ITC Windsor
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Admission to all academic sessions | Admission to dissection sessions as Dissector | Admission to the Industry supported sessions Access to teaching materials | Coffee, Tea, Snacks, Lunch during the course | Admission to the Breakfast with Faculty | Admission to the Official Banquet | Complementary course kit
Registration Fees for Observers Includes:
Admission to all academic sessions | Admission to the Industry supported sessions | Coffee, Tea, Snacks, Lunch during the course | Admission to the Breakfast with Faculty | Admission to the Official Banquet | Complementary course kit