EIGHTH ANNUAL WORLD COURSE IN
BRAIN TUMOUR SURGERY
LONDON, JULY 18-21, 2019
PROGRAM
Warning! Fasten your seatbelts
12 hours of live surgery
THURSDAY 18 July
Streaming will be rotating from one site to another, following time zones, starting from Asia, Europe and the USA. During streaming, structured, interactive discussions take place in the lecture theatre throughout the day, with careful interactions with the surgeons, when possible.
THURSDAY 18 JULY
SEE EIGHT MASTERS OPERATE LIVE
Mitchel Berger, USA
Michael Lawton, USA
Helmut Bertanlaffy, GERMANY
Theodor Schwartz, USA
Atul Goel, India
George Jallo, USA
Jinsong Wu, China
Lorenzao Bello, Italy
THURSDAY 18 July
Once in a lifetime experience to see the techniques, in real time, of some of the most distinguished neurosurgeons in the world, with viewing often better, even if one was physically present in the surgeon's OR.
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THURSDAY 18 July
All day Thursday, there will be 8 live surgeries from 8 academic institutions from around the world, in the surgeons' own OR, and with multiple viewing angles allowing an unprecedented educational experience.
12 hours of live surgery
FRIDAY 19 July
10 hours of hands-on workshops on advanced technologies related to brain tumour surgery; academic neurosurgeons will teach small groups of delegates and provide hands-on experience with the latest technologies
Hands-0n workshops
SATURDAY 20 July am
For the first time, 7 surgeons, will discuss the "anatomy behind my surgery" providing a unique, surgeon's perspective on the anatomical nuances that allow, maximum, safe tumour surgery, including gyri and sulci, white matter tracts; Sylvian fissure and arteries; corticospinal tract; sellar region; brain stem and spinal cord; and skull base.
SATURDAY 20 July pm
10 hours of hands-on workshops on advanced technologies related to brain tumour surgery; academic neurosurgeons will teach small groups of delegates and provide hands-on experience with the latest technologies
G. Ribas, Brazil
G. Samandouras, UK
Lorenzao Bello, Italy
Michael Lawton, USA
Helmut Bertanlaffy, GERMANY
George Jallo, USA
Theodor Schwartz, USA
The anatomy behind my surgery
SATURDAY 20 July pm
The Masters will give seminars explaining their techniques, discussing and answering questions. A community atmosphere allows free flow of ideas and learning of new concepts and techniques.
Mitchel Berger
G. Samandouras, UK
Lorenzo Bello, Italy
Michael Lawton, USA
Helmut Bertanlaffy, GERMANY
George Jallo, USA
H. Duffau, France
T. Schwartz, USA
Atul Goel, India
10 hours of Masters Seminars
SUNDAY 21 July pm
Discuss with the Masters your challenging cases, bring your scans and get their opinion; see how they handle and reflect on their complications on the round table "what I have learnt from my complications"
Round tables and discussions
SUNDAY 21 July
Listen about the non-surgical treatments in brain tumours from the leaders in clinical and medical neuro-oncology; find out the state of current research, and discuss in roundtables how to do research and how to publish in neurooncology
