ADVANCED TRAINING
IN OPEN AND ENDOSCOPIC NEUROSURGERY
A hands-on skull base training program in the heart of downtown Chicago, Illinois
Agenda
This comprehensive, three-day course is designed for both novice and experienced surgeons, residents and fellows. James Chandler, MD, and the Skull Base team will teach by didactic presentations, 3D and VR anatomy demonstrations and guided cadaveric dissection.
Course Objectives
Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to:
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Review the surgical approaches (open and endoscopic) for complex, skull base pathologies.
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Recognize the advantages of a team-based approach for managing pre-, peri- and postoperative skull base pathologies.
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Demonstrate proficient endoscopic instrument handling and performing standard open skull base approaches.
Target Audience
Neurosurgery and otolaryngology residents, fellows, and attendings.
Accreditation Statement
The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Credit Designation Statement
The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine designates this live activity for an estimated maximum of 21.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Friday, June 23, 2023
7:00 am Breakfast and Registration
7:15 am Welcome/Course Overview
James P. Chandler, MD
7:30 am 3D Anatomy
Michael Walsh, MD
8:00 am Endoscopic Endonasal Sellar with Nasoseptal Flap
Robert C. Kern, MD
8:30 am LAB: Endoscopic Dissection
10:00 am Endoscopic Anterior Cranial Base Resection: Suprasellar Approach
David B. Conley, MD
10:30 am LAB: Endoscopic Dissection
12:00 pm Lunch with Case Presentations
1:00 pm 3D Anatomy
Michael Walsh, MD
1:30 pm Endoscopic Endonasal Transpterygoid/Transmaxillary Approach to the Middle Cranial Fossa
Jean Anderson Eloy, MD, FACS, FARS and Robert C. Kern, MD
2:00 pm LAB: Endoscopic Dissection
3:30 pm Endoscopic Endonasal Transclival Approach
Stephen T. Magill, MD, PhD
4:00 pm LAB: Endoscopic Dissection
5:30 pm Review and Adjournment
7:00 pm Dinner with Faculty and Participants
Saturday, June 24, 2023
7:00 am Breakfast, 3-D Device Set Up
7:30 am 3D Anatomy
Michael Walsh, MD
8:00 am Transcranial Suprasellar Approaches
Osaama Khan, MD
8:30 am LAB: Open Dissection
10:00 am Lateral Subtemporal Approach to the Middle Cranial Fossa
Alan G. Micco, MD, and Timothy R. Smith, MD, PhD, MPH
12:00 pm Lunch with Case Presentations
1:00 pm 3D Anatomy
Michael Walsh, MD and David B. Conley, MD
1:30 pm Anterior Cranial Base Resection: Subfrontal Approach with Pericranial Flap
James P. Chandler, MD
2:00 pm LAB: Open Dissection
3:30 pm Transpetrosal/Far Lateral Approach to the Clivus
Omar Arnaout, MD
4:00 pm LAB: Open Dissection
5:30 pm Review and Adjournment
Sunday, June 25, 2023
8:00 am Breakfast
8:30 am 3D Anatomy
Michael Walsh, MD
8:00 am Complication Avoidance and Management
James P. Chandler, MD
10:00 am LAB: Open Dissection
12:00 pm Review and Adjournment
FACULTY
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Skull Base Lab Director
James Chandler, MD
Alan Micco, MD
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Robert Kern, MD
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
David Conley, MD
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Michael Walsh, MD
Northwestern Medicine
Lake Forest Hospital
Osaama H. Khan, MD
Northwestern Medicine Central Dupage Hospital
Kevin C. Welch, MD
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Stephen T. Magill, MD
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Omar Arnaout, MD
Harvard Medical School
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Jean A. Eloy, MD
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
Saint Barnabas Medical Center
Timothy Smith, MD
Harvard Medical School
Brigham and Women's Hospital
FACILITIES
This three-day course will be held at the Northwestern Medical Simulation for Advanced Surgical Education. This state-of-the-art facility employs the same instrumentation and equipment available in most operating rooms.
Northwestern Medical Simulation
McGaw Pavilion
240 East Huron Street
Suite LC-0540
Chicago, Illinois 60611
PREVIOUS PROGRAMS
In 2019 and 2020, the Advanced Training Program was held in the Northwestern Skull Base Lab Resident Training facilities. The response was overwhelming, and as this program grows, we will be hosting it in the Northwestern Simulation facilities to make room for more participants.