The Advanced Frontal Sinus Surgery Course is an annual course run by Prof Anshul Sama and a very eminent international faculty.
It aims to provide high quality training to Consultants and Fellows with an interest and practice in Advanced Sinus Surgery
Through a series of lectures and hands-on dissection of fresh frozen cadavers, delegates will be talked through all aspects of this complex field, from Anatomy
All Draf procedures through to osteoplastic flaps and frontal sinus obliteration procedures
The course benefits from a highly respected international faculty with lecturers and demonstrators from USA, France, Greece, Italy, Turkey, Germany and the UK
RhinoEdu is a scientific group founded in 2023 in Como, Italy, dedicated to the promotion of basic sciences, anatomical research and the dissemination of surgical skills in endoscopic paranasal sinus and skull base surgery. This initiative is supported by a strong network of international opinion leaders in the field. The group is also supported by national scientific societies dedicated to the treatment of paranasal sinus and skull base diseases: the Italian Academy of Rhinology and the Italian Skull Base Society.
Endonasal endoscopic approaches evolved significantly over the last 20 years, allowing for the minimally invasive treatment of various inflammatory and oncologic pathologies of the nose and paranasal sinuses. Furthermore, the possibility to repair the skull base defects allows to use the paranasal sinuses as a surgical corridor to access the anterior, middle and posterior cranial fossa. Thanks to these innovations and the close collaboration between otolaryngologists and neurosurgeons, at present, extensive skull base pathologies could be successfully treated through a minimally invasive endoscopic approach. In recent years, the development of transoral and transorbital surgical approaches has further widen the limits of minimally invasive endoscopic approaches to the skull base. For this reason, a highly specialized course is necessary to train a professional in the field of endoscopic treatment of skull base disease. The conception of this course was inspired by the success achieved by previous editions of university specialization courses in endoscopic surgery of the paranasal sinuses and skull base organized by the Department of Biotechnology and Life Sciences of the University of Insubria.
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6 modules of problem based dissections. Each module consits of lectures on pathophysiology, indications for surgery and surgical approach, followed by a demonstration dissection and hands on Cadaver workshop.
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more 18 hours fully equipped Hands-on Cadaver Head Workshop, with powered instrumentation and navigation (2 delegates per Thiel embalmed cadaver head)
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3D anatomy and lectures by keynote speakers
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A recording of the demonstration dissections will be available for delegates after the course.
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24 CME credits and for Belgian specialists RIZIV accreditation included