Course Directors:      

• BS Sharma, HOD, Department. of Neurosurgery, AIIMS, New Delhi
• SC Sharma, HOD, Department. of Otorhinolaryngology, AIIMS, New Delhi
• Man Mohanjit Singh, Department of Neurosurgery, AIIMS, New Delhi
• Sumit Sinha, Department of Neurosurgery, JPNATC, AIIMS, New Delhi

Guest Faculty:

• B. Ravi Mohan Rao, Department of Neurosurgery, Vikram Hospital, Bangalore, Karnataka, India

AIIMS Faculty

• Dr Amit Chirom, Assistant Professor, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, AIIMS, ND
• Dr Rajeev Sharma, Assistant Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, AIIMS, ND
• Dr Shashwat Mishra– Assistant Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, AIIMS, ND
• Dr Duttaraj Sawarkar, Assistant Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, AIIMS, ND

Course Schedule- 12.11.2016 (Saturday)-

Skull base (Basic Course)

9.00 – 9.15 AM            Course introduction- Faculty and participant introduction

9.15-9.30 AM              Pre test

9.30 – 10. 30 AM        Lectures (15 minutes each)

1. Positioning Craniotomy & flaps in neurosurgery procedures- Dr. MMS
2. Principles, Indications and Surgical anatomy of Pterional & FTOZ craniotomy- Dr. MMS
3. Surgical anatomy and Microsurgical approach to the cavernous sinus- Dr. RMR
4. Kawase’s Approach- Dr. BSS

10.30 – 10.50 AM Video Session– Short 5 minute videos each-

1. Pterional Craniotomy- Dr. MMS
2. FTOZ Craniotomy- Dr. MMS
3. Dolenc’s Approach- Dr. RMR
4. Kawase’s Approach – Dr. BSS

10.50-11.00 AM- TEA BREAK

10.45 – 12.45 PM       Demonstration of exercise (30 min each)-

1. Pterional craniotomy- MMS
2. Frontotemporal Orbito Zygomatic approach- MMS
3. Dolenc Approach- RMR
4. Kawase’s Approach – BSS

1.00-2.00 PM              LUNCH

2.00- 5.00 PM             Hands on Dissection on all Exercises (45 min/ Exercise)

5 -5.15 PM-                Post-test and Valedictory

Course Schedule- 13.11.2016 (Sunday)

Endoscopy (Basic Course)

9 – 9.15 AM                 Course introduction- Faculty and participant introduction

9.15 – 9.30 AM            Pre Test

9.30 – 10. 30 AM        Lectures (12 Minutes Each)

1. Basic endoscopic anatomy of Nose/Paranasal Sinuses- AC
2. Principles of cranial Endoscopy and endoscopic Instrumentation- SS
3. Endoscopic Trans Nasal Approaches to Pituitary tumors– Dr. BSS
4. Endoscopic CSF Rhinorrhoea Repair- SCS/ Dr. AC
5. Endoscopic Optic Nerve Decompression- SCS/ Dr. AC

 10.30- 10.50 AM        Video Session– Short 5 minute videos each-

1. Normal endoscopic anatomy of Nose and PNS- SCS/ Dr. AC
2. CSF Rhinorrhoea repair- RMR
3. Optic nerve decompression- SCS
4. Endoscopic Transnasal approach to pituitary tumors- BSS

10.50- 11.00 AM- TEA BREAK

11.00 AM – 1 PM       Demonstration (30 minutes each)

1. Normal Endoscopic anatomy of nose & PNS- SCS
2. CSF rhinorrhea repair- SCS
3. Optic Nerve Decompression- AC
4. Endoscopic Trans Nasal Approaches to Pituitary tumors- BSS

1 – 2 PM                      Lunch

2 – 5 PM                      Hands on Dissection on all Exercises

5 -5.15 PM                  Post-test and Valedictory