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5 March 14, 2014 Friday 13:00 Registration 14:00 AOC Meeting 19:00 Opening Cocktail Exhibition Area SESSION I Duration HALL A HALL B hsan Solaroğlu 08:00 15 Welcome messages 08:15 10 Introduction of the course format Feridun Acar 08:25 15 Embryonic development of the spine and spinal cord Volkan Etuş 08:40 20 Spine anatomy Burak Sade 09:00 20 Stress distribution+motion segment Hakan Bozkuş Honorary Lecture I 09:20 40 Optimal education for young neurosurgeons Madjid Samii March 15, 2014 Saturday 10:00-10:30 Coffee Break Exhibition Area

6 Duration HALL A HALL B SESSION II Selçuk Peker Burak Sade 10:30 5 Case Presentation: Interactive question about the case and receiving answers from the audience 10:35 10 Radiological findings in congenital spinal anomalies Selçuk Peker Sergin Akpek Case Presentation: Interactive question about the case and receiving answers from the audience Dermal sinus tract and dermoid-epidermoid tumors Burak Sade Burak Sade 10:45 10 Prenatal diagnosis and management Yusuf zci Closed spinal dysraphism Tanju Uçar 10:55 10 Spinal neural tube closure defects: Nejat Akalan Tethered cord syndrome Kemal Koç Myelomeningocele 11:05 10 Spinal neural tube closure defects: Meningocele Nejat Akalan Myelomeningocele: Late complications Emel Avcı 11:15 10 Lipomyelomeningocele. Nathan R. Selden Radiological findings in craniocervical junction anomalies and syringomyelia 11:25 10 Thick filium terminale and filium terminale lipoma Osman Kızılkılıç Nathan R. Selden Craniocervical junction anomalies Erkan Kaptanoğlu 11:35 10 Split cord malformations Ali Kafadar Chiari Malformations and Syringomyelia Daniel Sciubba 11:45 15 Discussion and Questions Receiving the 2 nd answer on case presentation from the audience 12:00-13:30 Lunch Discussion and Questions Receiving the 2 nd answer on case presentation from the audience

7 Duration HALL A HALL B SESSION III Hakan Bozkuş Tunç Öktenoğlu 13:30 5 Case Presentation: Interactive question about the case and receiving answers from the audience 13:35 10 Radiological findings in cervical degenerative disc disease 13:45 10 Physical findings in neck and arm pain. Differential diagnosis Hakan Bozkuş Osman Kızılkılıç Case Presentation: Interactive question about the case and receiving answers from the audience Radiological findings in congenital spinal anomalies Tunç Öktenoğlu Sergin Akpek Boris Krischek Prenatal diagnosis and management Yusuf zci 13:55 10 Spinal neural tube closure defects: Myelomeningocele 14:05 10 Cervical degenerative disc disease Erkan Kaptanoğlu Spinal neural tube closure defects: Meningocele 14:15 10 Natural history of cervical disc diseases and conservative management 14:25 10 Cervical disc disease: Surgical technique, pearls and complications Nejat Akalan Nejat Akalan Tuncer Süzer Lipomyelomeningocele Nathan R. Selden Fahir Özer Thick filium terminale and filium terminale lipoma Nathan R. Selden 14:35 10 Failed cervical surgery syndrome Mehmet Zileli Split cord malformations Ali Kafadar 14:45 15 Discussion and Questions Receiving the 2 nd answer on case presentation from the audience Discussion and Questions Receiving the 2 nd answer on case presentation from the audience 15:00-15:30 Coffee Break Exhibition Area

8 Duration HALL A HALL B SESSION IV Feridun Acar hsan Solaroglu 15:30 5 Case Presentation: Interactive question about the case and receiving answers from the audience 15:35 10 Dermal sinus tract and dermoid-epidermoid tumors Feridun Acar Burak Sade Case Presentation: Interactive question about the case and receiving answers from the audience Radiological findings in cervical degenerative disc disease 15:45 10 Closed spinal dysraphism Tanju Uçar Physical findings in neck and arm pain. Differential diagnosis 15:55 10 Tethered cord syndrome Kemal Koç 16:05 10 Myelomeningocele: Late complications Emel Avcı Cervical degenerative disc disease 16:15 10 Radiological findings in craniocervical junction anomalies and syringomyelia Osman Kızılkılıç Natural history of cervical disc diseases and conservative management hsan Solaroglu Osman Kızılkılıç Boris Krischek Erkan Kaptanoğlu Tuncer Süzer 16:25 10 Craniocervical junction anomalies Sait Naderi Cervical disc disease: Surgical technique, Fahir Özer pearls and complications 16:35 10 Chiari Malformations and Syringomyelia Daniel Sciubba Failed cervical surgery syndrome Mehmet Zileli 16:45 15 Discussion and Questions Receiving the 2 nd answer on case presentation from the audience 17:00-18:00 VIDEO SESSION Emel Avcı, Yusuf zci Discussion and Questions Receiving the 2 nd answer on case presentation from the audience CASE DISCUSSION GROUPS Murat Hancı, Sait Naderi CASE DISCUSSION GROUPS CASE 1 (Cervical-Adult) Daniel Sciubba, Erkan Kaptanoğlu CASE 2 (Pediatric-Lumbar) Mehmet Zileli, Boris Krischek Nejat Akalan, Ali Kafadar CASE 2 (Pediatric-Lumbar) Nejat Akalan, Ali Kafadar CASE 1 (Cervical-Adult) Daniel Sciubba, Erkan Kaptanoğlu

9 March 16, 2014 Sunday Duration HALL A SESSION V Sedat Dalbayrak 08:00 10 Osteoporosis and osteoporotic fractures: Surgical treatment Hakan Emmez 08:10 10 Osteoporosis and osteoporotic fractures: Conservative treatment Murat Hancı 08:20 10 Pain of spinal origin Nazan Canbulat 08:30 15 Rehabilitation after lumbar discectomy and spinal enstrumentation Nazan Canbulat CONFERENCES Ali Arslantaş 08:45 20 Patient evaluation in spine surgery and avoiding mistakes Mehmet Zileli 09:05 20 History of spine surgery Fahir Özer 09:25 20 Pediatric spine Nejat Akalan 09:45 20 The science of neurosurgical education Nathan R. Selden 10:15-10:45 Coffee Break Exhibition Area SESSION VI Kemal Koç, Alparslan Şenel 10:45 15 Surgical anatomy, positions and surgical approaches: Posterior occipitocervical region Sait Naderi 11:00 15 Surgical anatomy, positions and surgical approaches: Anterior cervical and cervicothoracic junction Mehmet Zileli 11:15 15 Surgical anatomy, positions and surgical approaches: Posterior cervical and cervicothoracic junction Nathan R. Selden 11:30 15 Surgical anatomy, positions and surgical approaches: Anterior and posterior thoracic region Fahir Özer 11:45 30 Surgical anatomy, positions and surgical approaches: Lumbar and sacral region Daniel Sciubba 12:15-13:30 Lunch 14:00 PERGE VISIT Meeting point: Lobby

10 SESSION VII Sait Naderi 08:00 20 Radiological findings in spinal trauma Osman Kızılkılıç 08:20 20 Spinal cord injury: Physiopathology, Erkan Kaptanoğlu classifications and management 08:40 20 Spinal cord injury and spinal trauma in pediatric age group (incl. SCIWORA) March 17, 2014 Monday Duration HALL A HALL B Nejat Akalan Rehabilitation after spinal cord injury Nazan Canbulat Honorary Lecture II hsan Solaroğlu 09:15 45 Brachial plexus injuries Madjid Samii 10:00-10:30 Coffee Break Exhibition Area

11 Duration HALL A HALL B SESSION VIII Volkan Etuş Ali Kafadar 10:30 5 Case Presentation: Interactive question about the case and receiving answers from the audience 10:35 10 Radiological findings in lumbar degenerative disc disease 10:45 5 Physical examination findings in low back and leg pain. Differential diagnosis Volkan Etuş Sergin Akpek Volkan Etuş Case Presentation: Interactive question about the case and receiving answers from the audience Cervical spondylotic myeloradiculopathy Ali Kafadar Mehmet Zileli 10:50 15 Lumbar degenerative disc disease Selçuk Peker Thoracic disc diseases Fahir Özer 11:05 10 Natural history of lumbar disc diseases and conservative management 11:15 15 Lumbar disc disease: Surgical technique, pearls and complications 11:30 15 Recurrent surgery in lumbar disc herniation: Causes, prevention, management and failed back surgery syndrome 11:45 15 Discussion and Questions Receiving the 2 nd answer on case presentation from the audience Tunç Öktenoğlu 12:00-13:30 Lunch Spinal vascular malformations: AVM, fistula and cavernoma Hakan Bozkuş Tuncer Süzer Lumbar spinal stenosis and spondylosis Erkan Kaptanoğlu Yusuf zci Degenerative lumbar deformities Sait Naderi Discussion and Questions Receiving the 2 nd answer on case presentation from the audience

12 Duration HALL A HALL B SESSION IX Burak Sade Tanju Uçar 13:30 5 Case Presentation: Interactive question about the case and receiving answers from the audience Burak Sade Case Presentation: Interactive question about the case and receiving answers from the audience 13:35 10 Radiology of spinal tumors Osman Kızılkılıç Radiological findings in lumbar degenerative disc disease 13:45 5 Definition and classification of spinal tumors 13:50 15 Spinal and other primary (benign and malign) extradural tumors 14:05 10 Spinal and other secondary (metastasis) extradural tumors Feridun Acar Physical examination findings in low back and leg pain. Differential diagnosis Tanju Uçar Sergin Akpek Volkan Etuş Daniel Sciubba Lumbar degenerative disc disease Selçuk Peker Daniel Sciubba Natural history of lumbar disc diseases and conservative management 14:15 15 Spinal intradural extramedullary tumors Hakan Emmez Lumbar disc disease: Surgical technique, pearls and complications 14:30 15 Spinal intramedullary tumors Boris Krischek Recurrent surgery in lumbar disc herniation: Causes, prevention, management and failed back surgery syndrome 14:45 15 Discussion and Questions Receiving the 2 nd answer on case presentation from the audience Discussion and Questions Receiving the 2 nd answer on case presentation from the audience Tunç Öktenoğlu Tuncer Süzer Yusuf zci 15:00-15:30 Coffee Break Exhibition Area

13 Duration HALL A HALL B SESSION X Emel Avcı hsan Solaroğlu 15:30 5 Case Presentation: Interactive question about the case and receiving answers from the audience Emel Avcı Case Presentation: Interactive question about the case and receiving answers from the audience 15:35 15: Radiology of spinal tumors Cervical spondylotic myeloradiculopathy Mehmet Zileli Definition and classification of spinal tumors 15:50 15 Thoracic disc diseases Fahir Özer Spinal and other primary (benign and malign) extradural tumors 16:05 10 Spinal vascular malformations: AVM, fistula and cavernoma Hakan Bozkuş Spinal and other secondary (metastasis) extradural tumors hsan Solaroğlu Osman Kızılkılıç Feridun Acar Daniel Sciubba Daniel Sciubba 16:15 15 Lumbar spinal stenosis and spondylosis Erkan Kaptanoğlu Spinal intradural extramedullary tumors Hakan Emmez 16:30 15 Degenerative lumbar deformities Sait Naderi Spinal intramedullary tumors Boris Krischek 16:45 15 Discussion and Questions Receiving the 2 nd answer on case presentation from the audience 17:00-18:30 HANDS-ON WORKSHOP MIDAS REX COURSE Yusuf zci, Emel Avcı Discussion and Questions Receiving the 2 nd answer on case presentation from the audience CASE DISCUSSION GROUPS Mehmet Zileli, Burak Sade CASE DISCUSSION GROUPS Nathan R. Selden, Feridun Acar CASE 1 (Spine tumor-adult) Daniel Sciubba, Boris Krischek CASE 2 (Degenerative-Adult) Erkan Kaptanoğlu, Sait Naderi 22:00 FRIENDSHIP DINNER CASE 2 (Degenerative-Adult) CASE 1 (Spine tumor-adult) Erkan Kaptanoğlu, Sait Naderi Daniel Sciubba, Boris Krischek

14 March 18, 2014 Tuesday Duration HALL A SESSION XI Hakan Emmez 08:00 5 Case Presentation: Interactive question about the case and receiving answers from the audience Hakan Emmez 08:05 15 Upper extremity entrapment neuropathies Emel Avcı 08:20 15 Lower extremity entrapment neuropathies Burak Sade 08:35 10 Thoracic outlet syndrome Sait Naderi 08:45 15 Principles of EMG Mehmet Zileli 09:00 15 Peripheral nerve tumors Feridun Acar 09:15 15 Management of traumatic peripheral nerve injuries Yusuf zci 09:30 15 Discussion and Questions Receiving the 2 nd answer on case presentation from the audience 09:45-10:15 Coffee Break Exhibition Area

15 Duration HALL A SESSION XII Burak Sade 10:15 5 Case Presentation: Interactive question about the case and receiving answers from the audience Burak Sade 10:20 10 Radiology of spinal deformities Naci Koçer 10:30 15 Sagittal plan deformities: Kyphosis (Scheurmann disease, congenital kyphosis etc.) 10:45 15 Coronal plan deformities: Scoliosis (idiopathic, congenital, neuromuscular scoliosis) Alparslan Şenel 11:00 15 Spondylolisis - listhesis: Definition and classification Hakan Emmez 11:15 15 Spinal involvement in sacroileitis, ankylosing hyperostosis (forestier) and rheumatoid arthritis Erkan Kaptanoğlu 11:30 20 What is fusion? Fusion biology, fusion types, grafts and bone healing basic principals of spinal Tunç Öktenoğlu internal fixation. Rigid, semi rigid and hybrid fixation 11:50 10 Discussion and Questions Receiving the 2 nd answer on case presentation from the audience 12: CLOSING CEREMONY-FEEDBACKS

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