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
UEMS/EACCME ACCREDITATION
The Erasmus Course on Magnetic Resonance Imaging – Neuro II: Spine and Brain (adult & pediatric), FLORENCE, Italy 30/08/2024 - 02/09/2024, has been accredited by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME®) with 25.5 European CME credits (ECMEC®s). Each medical specialist should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.
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
R. Gasparotti (BRESCIA, IT)
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)
E. Piane (SIENA, IT)
C. Romanowski (SHEFFIELD, UK)
E. Scola (MILAN, IT)
M. Severino (GENOA, IT)
M. Thurnher (VIENNA, AT)
D. Tortora (GENOA, IT)
F. M. 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 Address
G. Pellicanò (Florence, IT) - L. van den Hauwe (Antwerp, BE) Module Coordinators
N. Paulesu (City Council Member for Welfare)
SPINE PATHOLOGY
09:00-09:30 Clinical and Radiological Strategies in evaluating patient with LBP
C. Zini (Florence, IT)
09:30-10:00 Focal and diffuse lesions of the bony spine
E. Piane (Siena, IT)
10:00-10:30 Epidural tumors and primary bone tumors
M. Muto (Naples, IT)
10:30-11:00 Discussion
11:00-11:30 Spinal trauma
C. Zini (Florence, IT)
11:30-12:00 Spinal infections
E. Piane (Siena, IT)
12:00-12:30 Intradural Extramedullary Tumors
G. Pellicanò (Florence, IT)
12:30-13:00 Intradural Intramedullary Tumors
L. van den Hauwe (Antwerp, BE)
13:00-14:30 Lunch
14:00-14:30 Industry sponsored lecture
L. Schoeckel (Berlin, DE)
Workshops
14:45-15:30 Focal and diffuse lesions of the bony spine
E. Piane (Siena, IT)
15:30-16:15 Epidural tumors and primary bone tumors
M. Muto (Naples, IT)
16:15-17:00 Spinal Trauma
C. Zini (Florence, IT)
Saturday, August 31st
09:00-09:30 Anatomy and Pathology of the craniospinal junction
G. Pellicanò (Florence, IT)
09:30-10:00 Spinal Stenosis and foraminal stenosis
L. Manfrè (Catania, IT)
10:00-10:30 Macro and Micro spinal instability: Diagnostic and interventional criteria
L. Manfrè (Catania, IT)
10:30-11:00 Discussion
11:00-11:30 Degenerative Disc Disease
G. Pellicanò (Florence, IT)
11:30-12:00 Posterior Elements Pathology
L. van den Hauwe (Antwerp, BE)
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
14:45-15:30 Degenerative spine
G. Pellicanò (Florence, IT)
15:30-16:15 Myelopathy
M. Thurnher (Vienna, AT)
16:15-17:00 Spinal tumors
L. van den Hauwe (Antwerp, BE)
19:30 SOCIAL EVENT: Course Dinner at “Binomio” Restaurant, Via Jacopo da Diacceto 20, Florence
Sunday, September 1st
09:00-09:30 Pediatric Brain MR Strategies
M. Severino (Genoa, IT)
09:30-10:00 Normal Brain Development
E. Scola (Milan, IT)
10:00-10:30 Congenital Brain Malformations
E. Scola (Milan, IT)
10:30-11:00 Discussion
PEDIATRIC PATHOLOGY
11:00-11:30 Congenital Spine Malformations
M. Severino (Genoa, IT)
11:30-12:00 Neonatal Encephalopathy/hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy
F. Triulzi (Milan, IT)
12:00-12:30 Imaging of Epilepsy
D. Tortora (Genoa, IT)
12:30-13:00 Pediatric Brain Infections
F. Triulzi (Milan, IT)
13:00-14:00 Lunch
14:00-14:30 Peripheral Nerves Imaging
R. Gasparotti (Brescia, IT)
Workshops
15:00-16:00 Epilepsy
D. Tortora (Genoa, IT)
16:00-17:00 Congenital Spine and Brain Malformations
M. Severino (Genoa, IT)
Monday, September 2nd
09:00-09:30 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
C. Romanowski (Sheffield, UK)
10:30-11:00 Discussion
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
14:45-15:30 Pediatric Infra and Supratentorial Tumors
C. Romanowski (Sheffield, UK) - L. van den Hauwe (Antwerp, BE)
15:30-16:15 Pediatric Demyelinating Diseases
A.F. Geraldo (Oporto, PT)
16:15-17:00 Metabolic brain disorders
K. Mankad (London, UK)
17:00 -18:00 Examination and Corrections
18:00 Closure Farewell Address
G. Pellicanò (Florence, IT)
Registration
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