Neuro II: Spine & Brain (adult & pediatric) MRI

Florence (IT), 30/8 - 2/9 2024

General Information

COURSE ORGANISER
Giannantonio Pellicanò 
COURSE COORDINATOR: Giannantonio Pellicanò, Luc van den Hauwe
COURSE VENUE: “IL FULIGNO” – Centro Servizi e Formazione Montedomini – Via Faenza, 48 – 50122 Florence
CONTACT: gianni.pellicano@unifi.it
HOTEL ACCOMODATION: Participants are responsible for making their own accommodation arrangements.
REGISTRATION FEE includes: attendance at the course (lectures and workshops), digital material from lectures, final test, lunch & coffee breaks and social dinner.

Early registration until May 31, 2024 (VAT 22% INCLUDED)
- Radiologists/ Specialists: 800,00 EUR
- Residents (certified by head of Dept): 700,00 EUR
Late registration - from June 1, 2024 (VAT 22% INCLUDED)
- Radiologists/ Specialists: 900,00 EUR
- Residents (certified by head of Dept.): 800,00 EUR
ORGANIZING OFFICE: AIM GROUP INTERNATIONAL – AIM ITALY S.r.l. - Viale G. Mazzini, 72 – 50132 Florence – emricourseflorence2024@aimgroup.eu
PAYMENT - BANK ACCOUNT
The payment of the registration fee can be done as follows:
By Bank transfer to
AIM Italy Srl
Banca Intesa Sanpaolo (Milan – nr. 01882)
IBAN: IT57 D030 6909 4571 0000 0005 623
SWIFT/BIC: BCITITMM

Please state the name of participant and the name of the Course
and send a copy of bank transfer by email:
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By Credit Card
All major credit cards are accepted (VISA, Mastercard).
LANGUAGE: The course language is English
COURSE FORMAT: Organized only as «in-person» event
ACCREDITATION:  An application will be made to the EACCME® for CME accreditation of this event. Accredited by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME®) for a maximum of 30 European CME credits (ECMEC®s).
CANCELLATION:  The cancellation should be notified to the Organizing Secretariat (emricourseflorence2024@aimgroup.eu) in writing only. The registration fees less than 30% administrative charges will be refunded if the cancellation is announced before July 15, 2024. After this date, no refunds are possible. Refunds will be processed and issued 60 days after the Course.

Faculty

M. Bellini (Siena, IT)
M. Bellini (Siena, IT)
R. Gasparotti
A.F. Geraldo (Oporto, PT)
L. Manfré (Catania, IT)
K. Mankad (London, UK)
M. Mortilla (Florence, IT)
M. Muto (Naples, IT)
G. Pellicanò (Florence, IT)
C. Romanowski (Sheffield, UK)
E. Scola (Milan, IT)
M. Severino (Genova, IT)
M. Thurnher (Vienna, AT)
D. Tortora (Genoa, IT)
F. Triulzi (Milan, IT)
L. van den Hauwe (Antwerp, BE)
C. Zini (Florence, IT)

Programme

Friday, August 30th  
08:00-08:45    Registration               
08:45-09:00    Welcome        
G. Pellicanò, L. van den Hauwe       
SPINE PATHOLOGY
09:00-09:30    Anatomy and Pathology of the craniospinal junction           
G. Pellicanò (Florence, IT)
09.30-10:00    Focal and diffuse lesions of the bony spine 
M. Bellini (Siena, IT)
10:00-10:30    Epidural tumors and primary bone tumors   
M.Muto (Naples, IT)  
10:30-11:00     Discussion - Break                
11:00-11.30     Intradural Extramedullary Tumors    
G. Pellicanò (Florence, IT)    
11.30-12:00     Intradural Intramedullary Tumors     
L. van den Hauwe (Antwerp, BE)
12:00-12:30    Spinal trauma
C. Zini (Florence, IT)
12:30-13:00    Spinal infections        
M. Bellini (Siena, IT)
13:00-14:00    Lunch 
14:00-14:30    Lecture: AI and contrast agents                   
Workshops    
14:30   Focal and diffuse lesions of the bony spine 
15:15   Spinal Trauma           
16:00   Epidural tumors and primary bone tumors  

Saturday, August 31st         
09:00-09:30    Clinical and Radiological Strategies in evaluating patient with LBP           
C. Zini (Florence, IT)
09:30-10:00    Degenerative Disc Disease  
G. Pellicanò (Florence, IT)    
10:00-10:30    Posterior Elements Pathology          
L. van den Hauwe (Antwerp, BE)
10:30-11:00     Discussion - Break                
11:00-11:30     Spinal Stenosis and foraminal stenosis       
L. Manfré (Catania, IT)          
11:30-12:00     Macro and Micro spinal instability: Diagnostic and interventional criteria  
L. Manfrè (Catania, IT)          
12:00-12:30    The postoperative spine       
G. Pellicanò (Florence, IT)    
12:30-13:00    Spinal Bone Marrow Diseases         
M. Thurnher (Vienna, AT)     
13:00-14:00    Lunch 
14:00-14:30    Myelopathy:easy way to correct diagnosis  
M. Thurnher (Vienna, AT)
Workshops    
14:30   Degenerative spine   
15:30   Spinal Trauma           
16:30   Spinal Instability-Stenosis    

Sunday, September 1ST      
09:00-09:30    Pediatric Brain MR Strategies          
M. Severino (Genova, IT)
09:30-10:00    Normal Brain Development  
E. Scola (Milan, IT)
10:00-10:30    Congenital Brain Malformations       
F. Triulzi (Milan, IT)
10:30-11:00     Discussion - Break                
PEDIATRIC PATHOLOGY
11:00-11:30     Congenital Spine Malformations      
M. Severino (Genova, IT)
11:30-12:00     Neonatal Encephalopathy/hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy       
F. Triulzi (Milan, IT)    
12:00-12:30    Pediatric Brain Infections      
E.Scola (Milan, IT)
12:30-13:00    Imaging of Epilepsy   
D. Tortora (Genoa, IT)
13:00-14:00    Lunch 
14:00-14:30    Peripheral Nerves Imaging   
R. GasparottI (Brescia, IT)
Workshops    
14:00   Spinal Infections -Myelopathy          
15:00   Congenital Brain Malformations       
16:00   Congenital Spine Malformations      
19:30 SOCIAL EVENT: Course Dinner

Monday, September 2nd      
09:00-9:30      Neurocutaneous Syndromes
L. van den Hauwe (Antwerp, BE)     
09:30-10:00    Pediatric Infratentorial Tumors         
K. Mankad (London, UK)
10:00-10:30    Pediatric Supratentorial Tumors       
A.F. Geraldo (Oporto, PT)
10:30-11:00     Discussion - Break                
11:00-11:30     Metabolic brain disorders     
K. Mankad (London, UK)      
11:30-12:00     Pediatric Head Trauma         
M. Mortilla (Florence, IT)      
12:00-12:30    Pediatric Demyelinating Diseases   
A.F. Geraldo (Oporto, PT)     
12:30-13:00    Fetal Brain MR          
M. Mortilla (Florence, IT)
13:00-14:00    Lunch 
14:00-14:30    Imaging Features of Intracranial Hypotension and the investigation of spinal CSF leak
C. Romanowski (Sheffield, UK)
Workshops    
14:30   Pediatric Infratentorial Tumors         
15:15   Pediatric Supratentorial Tumors       
16:00   Pediatric Infections    

17:00 Examination and Corrections

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