Nerves Course
Early 2023
Exact dates coming soon
Max Participants
24
Location
Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Tickets
Course Introduction
Upper extremity nerve problems are of every day for a upper extremity surgeon. The variety of compression neuropathies, idiopathic pathology or nerve reconstructions are a challenge. Therefore we designed a two-day course with theoretical and practical sessions offering almost all reconstructive, decompression and denervation interventions of nerve pathology in the forearm and hand. The practical sessions will be performed on fresh frozen cadavers with two participants per extremity. The Nerve Esser Masterclass will be organized every 3 years.
The program
The nerve course is a two day course please have a look at the schedule
| 09:00 | OPENING |
| 09:05 | Anatomy/Physiology |
| 09:30 | Median nerve compression release recurrence / Additives / Proximal median nerve compression |
| 10:00 | Skillslab session: Redo carpal tunnel release Coverage with ADQ muscle or thenar fat flap Proximal median nerve release |
| 10:45 | BREAK |
| 11:00 | Ulnar nerve compression Cubital tunnel entrapment / Guyon |
| 11:20 | Radial nerve compression Radial tunnel compression / Wartenberg syndrome |
| 11:30 | Skillslab session: In situ release and submuscular transposition ulnar nerve / Guyon release Radial tunnel release |
| 12:30 | LUNCH |
| 13:00 | Neuropathic pain / pain treatment |
| 13:20 | Superficial radial nerve neuropathy |
| 13:30 | Joint denervation in small joints in hand and wrist |
| 13:40 | Dorsal branch of ulnar nerve (DBUN) and palmar branch of median nerve (PBMN) |
| 14:00 | Skillslab session: Joint denervation in hand and wrist Release and denervation of superficial radial nerve Denervation of DBUN and palmar branch of median nerve |
| 15:00 | BREAK |
| 15:15 | Conduction studies and ultra sound in nerve compression |
| 15:45 | Nerve lesions and repair: primary vs secondary |
| 16:05 | Autograft vs conduit vs allograft |
| 16:15 | Skillslab session: microscopic repair median nerve (with motorbranch) microscopic repair digital nerve and digital nerve with posterior interosseus graft and / or conduit median nerve cable graft with LABCN |
| 17:30 | DRINKS |
| 20:00 | CONGRESS DINER |
| 08:45 | NERVE TRANSFERS VS TENDON TRANSFERS |
| 09:00 | Nerve transfer in ulnar nerve palsy |
| 09:30 | Nerve transfers for median nerve palsy |
| 10:00 | Nerve transfers for radial nerve palsy |
| 10:30 | BREAK |
| 10:45 | Skillslab session: Nerve transfers median nerve lesions ulnar nerve lesions radial nerve lesions |
| 12:45 | LUNCH BREAK |
| 13:00 | Brachial plexus injuries |
| 13:30 | Tendon transfers or nerve transfers after brachial plexus injury |
| 13:50 | Nerve transfers procedures for tetraplegia |
| 14:15 | BREAK |
| 14:45 | Skillslab session: Nerve transfers after brachial plexus injury Nerve transfers for tetraplegia |
| 17:00 | Nerve transfers in the lower extremity |
| 18:00 | DRINKS |
THE EXPERTS
The Esser Masterclass instructors and faculty are dedicated and certified hand surgeons. This means that the Esser Masterclass 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 Internatiolnal Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand (IFSSH) and the International Confederation of Plastic Surgery Societies (ICOPLAST).
All Esser Masterclass Courses 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.
★★★★★
Esser Masterclass is dedicated hand surgery training, a must for every hand surgeon
A. Satir, Plastic Surgeon, Germany
J.L.B. Vanhaecke, Hand Surgeon, Belgium
★★★★★
One of the best courses I have attended
A.C. van Leeuwen MD, Plastic Surgeon, Netherlands
Meet the faculty
Dr. Vaikunthan Rajaratnam
Hand and Reconstructive Microsurgery Service Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, Singapore
DR. ANDREAS GOHRITZ
Plastic, Reconstructive, Aesthetic and Hand Surgery Department University Hospital, Basel, Switserland
DR. ERIK T. WALBEEHM
Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery Department Radboudumc, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
DR. GODARD C. W. DE RUITER
Neurosurgery Department, Haaglanden MC, Den Haag, the Netherlands
DR. NENS VAN ALFEN
Neurology Department Radboudumc, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
PROF. DR. FRANK J.P.M. HUYGEN
Anesthesiology Department, Pain Treatment and Research Centre Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Prof. Dr. Alexander Y. Shin
Hand & Peripheral Nerve Surgery Department Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, U.S.
Dr. Dominic Power
Hand and Peripheral Nerve Surgery Department Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Birmingham United Kingdom
Meet the Organization
DR. XANDER SMIT
Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery Department Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
DR. J. 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 A. HUNDEPOOL
Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery Department Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, Netherlands
DR. ERNST S. SMITS
Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery Department Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
A. Goceroglu
Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery Department Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, 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.
ROTTERDAM
Rotterdam, city on the Maas, is considered the most modern city of the Netherlands. Atypical in its own country, internationally renowned for its passion for innovation and its unpolished charms. Whether it is its ever-changing skyline full of audacious architecture, its port that is regarded as the smartest in the world, or the “can do” mentality of its residents. Rotterdam is a town with a pronounced character, energetic and always dynamic. Esser Masterclass and Rotterdam Partners make it possible for their participants to experience the city of Rotterdam at it’s full most.
Location
SkillsLab Erasmus MC Room
Ee-120 Wytemaweg 80
3015 CN Rotterdam,
The Netherlands
Tel: +31 65 23 43 640
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.”