WFNS September 2024 Newsletter

Newsletter

SEPT 2024

Message from the
Editors

WFNS Newsletter Cover Letter

Dear Colleagues –

In addition to the usual reports of recent conferences/courses and announcements of upcoming conferences/courses, two new reports are introduced in this Newsletter:

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Foundation for International Education in Neurological Surgery (FIENS) Clack Family Fellows 2024

FIENS would like to announce the newest Clack Family awardees, Jalilarah Nassozi and Célèlebre Mualaba.
As 2024 Clack Family awardees, they will receive funds to continue their neurosurgical education in their home countries.

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Jeff Ntalaja Young African Neurosurgeons Scholarship

Jeff Ntalaja Young African Neurosurgeons Scholarship

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Medical Student Observership Report - Moritz Steinruecke

Medical Student Elective Report
Moritz Steinruecke, University of Cambridge, UK

I am a final-year medical student at the University of Cambridge and have particular interests in neurosurgery and translational research. During my elective over the summer, I visited Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) in Boston, Massachusetts under the supervision of Professor Dan Cahill and University of California (UC) Davis Medical Center in Sacramento, California with support from Dr Julia Sharma and Professor Kia Shahlaie.

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Society for Neuro-oncology Sub-Saharan Africa (SNOSSA) Monthly Webinar

Dear All,

Senossa First Thursday Education Series

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Global Neurosurgery Africa Weill Cornell Monthly Webinar

Global Neurosurgery Roundtable

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WFNS Committee Reports

WFNS NEUROANATOMY COMMITTEE

When managing intracranial saccular aneurysms, surgeons aim to prevent premature intraoperative rupture, expose the parent artery for proximal control, and effectively clip the aneurysm. To achieve this, surgeons must skillfully interpret angiograms and develop an optimal surgical strategy based on the intraoperative location of the aneurysm and the direction of the fundus.

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Society of British Neurological Surgeons (SBNS) Conference, Birmingham, UK, 24-27 Sep

Society of British Neurological Surgeons (SBNS) Conference, Birmingham, UK, 24-27 Sep

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4^th Ivorienne Neurosurgery Congress, Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast, 25-27 Sep

4^th Ivorienne Neurosurgery Congress

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Dominican Society of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic 26-29 Sep

Dominican Society of Neurology and Neurosurgery

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WFNS Educational Course, Istanbul, Türkiye, 27-29 Sep

WFNS Educational Course

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Southeast Europe Neurosurgical Society (SeENS) Congress, Budapest, Hungary, 9-11 Oct

6^th Congress of the Southeast Europe Neurosurgical Society 25th Congress of the Hungarian Neurosurgical Society

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European Association of Neurosurgical Societies (EANS) Young Neurosurgeons Congress, Sofia, Bulgaria, 12-14 Oct

Dear Colleagues and Friends,

The Young Neurosurgeons (YNS) committees of the EANS and ACNS are excited to announce the 3rd ACNS-EANS World Congress of Young Neurosurgeons that will take place in Sofia, Bulgaria, on 12th-14th October 2024, partially overlapped with the 2024 EANS Annual Congress.

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European Association of Neurosurgical Societies (EANS) Congress, Sofia, Bulgaria, 13-17 Oct

EANS2024 SOFIA

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Latin American Federation of Neurosurgical Societies (CLAN) Congress, Santiago, Chile, 20-25 Oct

ClanChile 2024

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Nigerian Academy of Neurological Surgeons Conference, Ibadan, Nigeria, 21-23 Oct

Nans Conference, Ibadan 2024

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Serbian Neurosurgical Society (SNSS), Belgrade, Serbia, 31 Oct - 3 Nov

Dear colleagues and friends,

It is our pleasure to announce the 10th SNSS Annual Meeting with international participation - Pediatric Neurosurgery in the 21st Century: Challenges and opportunities, which will be held at the Hotel Crowne Plaza, Belgrade, from October 31st to November 3rd, 2024.

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PanArab Neurosurgical Society, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 1-4 Nov

PanArab Neurosurgical Society, 14^th Conference

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Asian-Australasian Society of Neurological Surgeons (AACNS), Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 7-10 Nov

17^th Asian-Australasian Congress of Neurological Surgeons

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Continental Association of African Neurosurgical Societies (CAANS), Kinshasa, DRC, and Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo, 26-30 Nov

The Continental Association of African Neurosurgical Societies (CAANS) has selected Kinshasa and Brazzaville, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Republic of Congo (RC) respectively, as host for the 5th CAANS Congress 24^th and 25^th November (Pre-Congress Workshop on Vascular and Spine) and 26^th to 28^th November at Fleuve Congo Hotel and Tours Jumelles de Brazzaville. This biannual international congress, previously held in Algiers (Algeria), Cape Town (South Africa), Abuja (Nigeria) and most recently Nairobi (Kenya), is a significant continental health sector event that attracts Neurosurgeons from the entire globe.

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Asian Congress of Neurological Surgeons (ACNS), Cairo, Egypt, 18-20 Dec

14^th Asian Congress 2024

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Upcoming Events

Sept 2024

WFNS Educational Course in Istanbul

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Nov 2024

The 14th PANARAB NEUROSURGICAL SOCIETY Conference

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Nov 2024

4th International Rhoton Society Meeting

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Nov 2024

11^th National Conference of Nepalese Society of Neurosurgeons

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Nov 2024