GNF – Advanced Nerves
Functional Reconstruction for Extremity Tumor Surgery
28 February - 1 March 2025
Max Participants
28
Location
Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Tickets
Accreditation
Course Introduction
Join us for an interactive course on Functional Reconstruction of Extremity Tumors! This two-day course will have short lectures, panel discussions, and cadaveric demonstrations. This multi-disciplinary course will cover topics such as:
Meet the faculty
DR. DOMINIC POWER
Hand and Peripheral Nerve Surgery Department Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Birmingham United Kingdom
DR. JONAS KOLBENSCHLAG
Senior consultant Hand; Plastic, Reconstructive and Burn Surgery; University of Tübingen, Germany
DR. MICHIEL ZUIDAM
Plastic, Reconstructive, and Hand Surgery Department Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
DR. LIRON DURAKU
Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery Department Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
DR. CAROLINE DRIESSEN
Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery Department Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
DR. DEBORAH FOONG
Royal Orthopedic Hospital, Birmingham, UK
DR. FLOORTJE VERSPOOR
Orthopedic Surgery, Amsterdam UMC, the Netherlands
DR. JONATHAN STEVENSON
Royal Orthopedic Hospital, Birmingham, UK
DR. FRANK SMITHUIS
Consultant MSK Radiologist, Dept. Radiology, Amsterdam UMC, the Netherlands
PROF. DR. JOS BRAMER
Orthopedic Surgery, Amsterdam UMC, the Netherlands
DR. JUSTUS GROEN
Consultant Neurosurgeon, Leiden Nerve Center, the Netherlands
DR. MARTIJN BAAS
Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery Department Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
DR. MATTHIJS BOTMAN
Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery Department Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
DR. MICHAEL PARRY
Royal Orthopedic Hospital, Birmingham, UK
DR. SAMUEL GEORGE
Consultant Hand & Peripheral Nerve Surgeon, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, UK
DR. SCOTT EVANS
Consultant Orthopedic Surgeon, Royal Orthopedic Hospital, Birmingham, UK
DR. TAHSEEN CHAUDHRY
Consultant Hand & Peripheral Nerve Surgeon, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, UK
DR. TOM QUICK
Consultant Nerve Surgeon, University of Bristol, UK
The program
| 8:00 | Welcome |
| 8:30 | CORE LECTURES SARCOMA |
| 8:30 | Sarcomas basics & update |
| 8:55 | Bone tumors basics & update |
| 9:20 | Nerve tumors & update |
| 9:45 | Radiology |
| 10:10 | Principles of biopsies |
| 10:35 | Histopathology: what to know as a surgeon |
| 10:55 | COFFEE BREAK |
| 11:10 | Resection and margins |
| 11:30 | Role of radiology |
| 11:45 | Neo-adjuvant & adjuvant chemotherapy |
| 12:00 | Prognosis |
| 12:10 | When it is appropriate to do the reconstruction? |
| 12:40 | LUNCH BREAK |
| Demonstration lab | |
| 13:40 | Case 1 – Resection Case Upper Extremity |
| 14:25 | Case 2 – Resection Case Lower Extremity |
| 15:10 | Case 3 – Resection in Brachial Plexus |
| 15:55 | Case 4 – Amputation |
| 16:40 | Case presentations & panel discussion |
| 17:00 | Overview of cases for day 2 and close |
| 19:00 | COURSE DINNER |
| 08:00 | Welcome |
| 08:20 | Principles of nerve reconstruction |
| 08:40 | Soft tissue reconstruction |
| 09:00 | Nerve reconstruction & nerve transfers in the upper en lower extremity |
| 09:30 | Amputation vs. reconstruction |
| 09:45 | COFFEE BREAK |
| 10:00 | Introduction to TMR |
| 10:20 | Autograft /Allograft |
| 10:40 | Tendon transfer |
| 11:00 | Protheses |
| 11:20 | Panel Discussion |
| 11:50 | LUNCH BREAK |
| Demonstration lab | |
| 12:50 | Case 5 – Benign Tumor |
| 13:35 | Case 6 – TMR |
| 14:20 | Case 7 – Allo and Auto |
| 15:05 | Case 8 – Amputation |
| 15:50 | Overview of cases for day 2 |
| 16:30 | Course close |
THE EXPERTS
The Global Nerve Foundation instructors and faculty are certified and dedicated nerve surgeons. This means that the GNF x Esser is focused on providing a tailored made and hands on international education by experts in the field across the globe. The Esser Masterclass is endorsed by the International Confederation of Plastic Surgery Societies (ICOPLAST).
The GNF x Esser Nerve Course will be submitted to the UEMS EACCME® for CME credits. If approved the UEMS logo will be depicted at the top of the course page.
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World leaders in the field giving highly informative lectures. Great cadaver sessions and high quality manual. 9/10
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Great lectures and discussion sessions with a large, diverse international faculty. The cadavers were very good quality for dissection. 9.5/10
Meet the organization
DR. STEPHEN MCCONOUGHEY
Global Nerve Foundation
DR. DOMINIC POWER
Hand and Peripheral Nerve Surgery Department Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Birmingham United Kingdom
DR. LIRON DURAKU
Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery Department Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
DR. MICHIEL ZUIDAM
Plastic, Reconstructive, and Hand Surgery Department Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
DR. CAROLINE HUNDEPOOL
Plastic, Reconstructive, and Hand Surgery Department Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
ESMEE KWEE
Plastic, Reconstructive, and Hand Surgery Department Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
JURRIAAN DE LANGE
Plastic, Reconstructive, and Hand Surgery Department Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
REGISTRATION
Please check for the FAIR-TRAED reduced registration rate
*Tickets are non refundable, exchange tickets to participants on the waiting list is possible.
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FAIR-TRAED
Esser Masterclass introduced a new education principle: FAIR-TRAED (Fair Transparent Education). FAIR-TRAED means that the registration fees are directly invested in the Esser Masterclass educational materials to advance hand surgery trainings. The organisation and the faculty have a passion for hand surgery and support FAIR-TRAED which means that they do not receive any financial compensation. This enables Esser Masterclass to keep the registration fees at a minimum. Our mission is making high-quality handsurgery education accessible for every handsurgeon around the globe and our motto is training form handsurgeons to handsurgeons.
Special thanks to
Ella Nitters MSc, MA
“As a medical illustrator I am proud to be part of the Esser Masterclass. It’s my passion to draw the human anatomy and within Esser Masterclass I get the opportunity to explore this with devoted hand surgeons.”