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The Institute for Medical Education
Cordially Invites You to Attend:

Endonasal & Skull Base Key-Hole Surgery Course with Cadaver Micro-Dissection

A CME Accredited Program
Course Director

Daniel F. Kelly, M.D.
Professor of Neurosurgery
Director, UCLA Pituitary and Skull Base Tumor Program
Co-Director, Clinical Brain Injury Program
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Guest Faculty

Paolo Cappabianca, M.D.
Professor of Neurosurgery
Department of Neurological Sciences
Università`degli Studi di Napoli Federico II
Napoli,Italy
Felice Esposito, M.D., Ph.D
Neurosurgery Instructor Assistant
Department of Neurological Sciences
Università`degli Studi di Napoli Federico II
Napoli,Italy
Charlie Teo, M.D.
Director, Centre for Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery
Sydney, Australia

UCLA Faculty

Dennis Malkasian, M.D.,Ph.D.
Associate Clinical Professor
Division of Neurosurgery
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Pejman Cohan, M.D.
Clinical Professor
Division of Endocrinology
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Course Description:
This two-day CME course will consist of didactic sessions and hands-on microdissection of fresh-frozen cadavers. Major topics will include sinonasal anatomy and imaging, standard and extended transsphenoidal surgical approaches to the parasellar area (fully endoscopic, direct microscopic and endoscope-assisted), as well as the supraorbital "eyebrow" craniotomy approach. Additional topics will include instrumentation requirements, CSF leak repair techniques, complication avoidance and peri-operative hormonal management.

Course Objectives: At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be familiar with:
  1. To gain experience with minimally invasive endonasal approaches to the parasellar area including microscopic, endoscopic and endoscope-assisted approaches.
  2. To gain experience with the supraorbital "eyebrow" crainiotomy approach to the parasellar region.
  3. To learn methods of CSF leak repair in standard and extended transsphenoidal approaches.
  4. To learn methods for of complication avoidance in standard and extended transsphenoidal approaches.

Target Audience: Neurosurgeons
Event Details

Anspach Companies
4500 Riverside Drive
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410

March 9 - 10, 2007
Seating for this exceptional program is limited.
Please RSVP below or by calling 800-905-2033
Click here for the official program brochure

Tuition:
Tuition: $850.00
Deadline to register is February 1, 2007
NOTE: This event is full and is no longer accepting registrations.
ACCREDITATION STATEMENT:
The Institute for Medical Educationsm is accredited by the Institute for Medical Quality/California Medical Association (IMQ/CMA) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The Institute for Medical Educationsm takes responsibility for the content, quality and scientific integrity of this CME activity.

CREDIT DESIGNATION STATEMENT:
The Institute for Medical Educationsm designates this educational activity for a maximum of 14 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)tm. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. This credit may also be applied to the CMA Certification in Continuing Medical Education. In accordance with the ACCME’s revised Standards of Commercial Support, potential conflicts of interest are thoroughly vetted by the Executive Committee of IME. All conflicts are resolved prior to the beginning of the activity by the IME peer review process. The opinion expressed in this activity are those of the faculty and do not necessarily reflect those of IME.





 

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