WFNS August 2019 Newsletter

Newsletter

August 2019

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This issue of the WFNS Newsletter begins with a request to participate in the online survey of the NIHR Global Health Research Group on Neurotrauma and the Neurotrauma Committee of the WFNS

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Hinge / floating craniotomy: an international survey of practice

We would like to invite you to take part in our online survey on hinge / floating craniotomy. This survey is supported by the NIHR Global Health Research Group on Neurotrauma at the University of Cambridge and the Neurotrauma Committee of the World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies (WFNS).,

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Introduction of a New Trauma Scoring System for the Elderly

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a growing public health concern, one that places a great burden on affected patients, their families, and society. Its incidence peaks in adolescence and older adulthood, though for the most part, the mechanism of injury differs between these two groups.

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Updates in Neurosurgery July 7 & 8

The WFNS Education and Training Committee organized a didactic and inter-active course in collaboration with Dr. Jose Damian Carrillo Ruiz, President of the Mexican National Meeting of Neurosurgery, and Dr. Juan Luis Gomes Amador, Scientific Program Director during the XXV Mexican National Meeting of Neurosurgery in Nuevo Vallarta, Nayarit, Mexico on July 7 & 8, 2019.

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Second Congress of Asian Oceanian Society of Intraoperative Neurophysiology

The second congress of Asian Oceanian Society of Intraoperative Neurophysiology (AOSIN) was held under the auspices of WFNS Intraoperative Neuromonitoring Committee in Hotel Agora Osaka-Moriguchi, Osaka, Japan on July 19, 2019. The congress was co organized by the Japanese Society of Clinical Neurophysiology; President of the Congress was Professor Takanori Saito, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Kansai Medical University, Osaka, Japan. Over 80 participants gathered from Australia, Taiwan, South Korea, and Japan.

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4th International Course on Peripheral Nerve & Brachial Plexus Surgery, Buenos Aires, Argentina, September 5-7, 2019

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WFNS Congress, Beijing, China, September 9 - 12, 2019.

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EANS 2019 Dublin September 24-29

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ISRS Educational Course October 4-6

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Serbian Kragujevac October 25-27

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The 4th International Society of Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery (ISMINs) Educational Course "Minimizing Surgeries and Maximizing Outcomes in Neurosurgery

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Anterior, Middle and Posterior Skull Base Course: 3D Hands-on Microscopic Approaches

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International Conference on Recent Advances in Neurotraumatology (ICRAN), Peshawar, Pakistan, November 13 - 17, 2019

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7th MASSIN Congress November 21-23

Upcoming Events

Sept 2019

4th Theoretical & Practical International Course in Peripheral Nerve & Brachial Plexus Surgery

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Sept 2019

WFNS Congress Beijing 2019

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Oct 2019

The 4th International Society of Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery (ISMINs) Educational Course "Minimizing Surgeries and Maximizing Outcomes in Neurosurgery"

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