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Monday, May 20, 2024
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
EST
Coffee Service
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
EST
Coffee Service
Location: MM: Confederation 5 & 6 Foyer
9:00 AM - 11:30 AM
EST
Neurology Residents': Neuro-ophthalmology
Co-Chair:
Emma Woo
Co-Chair:
Cathy Meng Fei Li
Co-Chair:
Jessie Kulaga-Yoskovitz
Co-Chair:
Dakota Peacock
Speaker:
Jonathan Micieli
Speaker:
Marissa Lagman
9:00 AM - 11:30 AM
EST
Neurology Residents': Neuro-ophthalmology
Location: MM: Tudor 7 & 8
Co-Chair:
Emma Woo
Co-Chair:
Cathy Meng Fei Li
Co-Chair:
Jessie Kulaga-Yoskovitz
Co-Chair:
Dakota Peacock
Speaker:
Jonathan Micieli
Speaker:
Marissa Lagman
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM
EST
Is it optic neuritis or something else?
Location: MM: Tudor 7 & 8
Speaker:
Jonathan Micieli
9:55 AM - 10:40 AM
EST
Diplopia - dos and don'ts
Location: MM: Tudor 7 & 8
Speaker:
Jonathan Micieli
10:50 AM - 11:30 AM
EST
High and Low Intracranial Pressure Headache Disorders
Location: MM: Tudor 7 & 8
Speaker:
Marissa Lagman
9:00 AM - 11:30 AM
EST
Neurosurgery Residents' Course: Neuroanatomy/Radiology Review
Co-Chair:
Katherine Tourigny
Co-Chair:
Sam Molot-Toker
Co-Chair:
Joseph F. Megyesi
– Western University
Speaker:
Sachin Pandey
Speaker:
Stephen Lownie
9:00 AM - 11:30 AM
EST
Neurosurgery Residents' Course: Neuroanatomy/Radiology Review
Location: MM: Confederation 5 & 6
Co-Chair:
Katherine Tourigny
Co-Chair:
Sam Molot-Toker
Co-Chair:
Joseph F. Megyesi
– Western University
Speaker:
Sachin Pandey
Speaker:
Stephen Lownie
9:00 AM - 11:30 AM
EST
Surgical Anatomy and Neuroradiology
Location: MM: Confederation 5 & 6
Speaker:
Joseph F. Megyesi
– Western University
Speaker:
Sachin Pandey
Speaker:
Stephen Lownie
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
EST
Residents' Lunch
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
EST
Residents' Lunch
Location: MM: Alberta
12:30 PM - 3:00 PM
EST
Neurology Residents': Peripheral Paraclinical Investigations
Co-Chair:
Emma Woo
Co-Chair:
Cathy Meng Fei Li
Co-Chair:
Jessie Kulaga-Yoskovitz
Co-Chair:
Dakota Peacock
Speaker:
Hans Katzberg
Speaker:
Hamid Sadeghian
Speaker:
Grayson Beecher
12:30 PM - 3:00 PM
EST
Neurology Residents': Peripheral Paraclinical Investigations
Location: MM: Tudor 7 & 8
Co-Chair:
Emma Woo
Co-Chair:
Cathy Meng Fei Li
Co-Chair:
Jessie Kulaga-Yoskovitz
Co-Chair:
Dakota Peacock
Speaker:
Hans Katzberg
Speaker:
Hamid Sadeghian
Speaker:
Grayson Beecher
12:30 PM - 1:15 PM
EST
Electromyography Primer
Location: MM: Tudor 7 & 8
Speaker:
Hans Katzberg
1:25 PM - 2:10 PM
EST
EMG primer
Location: MM: Tudor 7 & 8
Speaker:
Hamid Sadeghian
2:20 PM - 3:00 PM
EST
Peripheral Nerve Ultrasound Primer
Location: MM: Tudor 7 & 8
Speaker:
Grayson Beecher
12:30 PM - 3:00 PM
EST
Neurosurgery Residents' Course: Functional Neurosurgery
Co-Chair:
Katherine Tourigny
Co-Chair:
Sam Molot-Toker
Co-Chair:
Tejas Sankar
– University of Alberta
Speaker:
Benjamin Davidson
Speaker:
Ramesh Sahjpaul
Speaker:
Albert Tu
12:30 PM - 3:00 PM
EST
Neurosurgery Residents' Course: Functional Neurosurgery
Location: MM: Confederation 5 & 6
Co-Chair:
Katherine Tourigny
Co-Chair:
Sam Molot-Toker
Co-Chair:
Tejas Sankar
– University of Alberta
Speaker:
Benjamin Davidson
Speaker:
Ramesh Sahjpaul
Speaker:
Albert Tu
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
EST
Neurosurgery for Movement Disorders: A Practical Summary
Location: MM: Confederation 5 & 6
Speaker:
Tejas Sankar
– University of Alberta
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
EST
DBS for Emerging Applications
Location: MM: Confederation 5 & 6
Speaker:
Benjamin Davidson
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
EST
Neuromodulation of Pain
Location: MM: Confederation 5 & 6
Speaker:
Ramesh Sahjpaul
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
EST
Pediatric Spasticity
Location: MM: Confederation 5 & 6
Speaker:
Albert Tu
3:00 PM - 6:30 PM
EST
CNSF AGM and Board Meeting
3:00 PM - 6:30 PM
EST
CNSF AGM and Board Meeting
Location: MM: BC
Tuesday, May 21, 2024
7:30 AM - 8:00 AM
EST
Coffee Service
7:30 AM - 8:00 AM
EST
Coffee Service
Location: MM: British Columbia Foyer
8:00 AM - 10:30 AM
EST
Parkinson's Disease 101: From Diagnosis to Advanced Therapies
Co-Chair:
Veronica Bruno
Co-Chair:
Elizabeth Slow
Speaker:
Camila Aquino
8:00 AM - 10:30 AM
EST
Parkinson's Disease 101: From Diagnosis to Advanced Therapies
Location: MM: Manitoba
Co-Chair:
Veronica Bruno
Co-Chair:
Elizabeth Slow
Speaker:
Camila Aquino
8:00 AM - 8:40 AM
EST
Unveiling Parkinson's Disease
Location: MM: Manitoba
Speaker:
Elizabeth Slow
8:40 AM - 9:20 AM
EST
Managing Parkinson's disease Motor and Non-Motor Symptoms
Location: MM: Manitoba
Speaker:
Veronica Bruno
9:20 AM - 10:00 AM
EST
Beyond Medications: Exploring Advanced Therapies
Location: MM: Manitoba
Speaker:
Camila Aquino
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
EST
Challenging cases discussion - Q&A
Location: MM: Manitoba
Speaker:
Elizabeth Slow
Speaker:
Veronica Bruno
Speaker:
Camila Aquino
8:00 AM - 10:30 AM
EST
Updates and Innovations in Spine
Chair:
Jai Shankar
Speaker:
Donatella Tampieri
Speaker:
Mehran Nasralla
Speaker:
Kieran Murphy
Speaker:
Roger Smith
Speaker:
Sachin Pandey
8:00 AM - 10:30 AM
EST
Updates and Innovations in Spine
Location: MM: Algonquin
Chair:
Jai Shankar
Speaker:
Donatella Tampieri
Speaker:
Mehran Nasralla
Speaker:
Kieran Murphy
Speaker:
Roger Smith
Speaker:
Sachin Pandey
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
EST
Spine anatomy
Location: MM: Algonquin
Speaker:
Donatella Tampieri
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
EST
Spontaneous Intracranial hypotension: Spine Imaging
Location: MM: Algonquin
Speaker:
Mehran Nasralla
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
EST
Back pain in women
Location: MM: Algonquin
Speaker:
Kieran Murphy
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
EST
Building a multidisciplinary metastatic spine program
Location: MM: Algonquin
Speaker:
Roger Smith
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
EST
Panel discussion
Location: MM: Algonquin
Speaker:
Sachin Pandey
8:00 AM - 10:30 AM
EST
Fetal Anatomy and Neuroimaging
Co-Chair:
David Callen
Co-Chair:
Brandon Meaney
Speaker:
Harvey Sarnat
Speaker:
Shiri Shinar
Speaker:
Elka Miller
Speaker:
Margaret Nowaczyk
Speaker:
Connie Williams
8:00 AM - 10:30 AM
EST
Fetal Anatomy and Neuroimaging
Location: MM: BC
Co-Chair:
David Callen
Co-Chair:
Brandon Meaney
Speaker:
Harvey Sarnat
Speaker:
Shiri Shinar
Speaker:
Elka Miller
Speaker:
Margaret Nowaczyk
Speaker:
Connie Williams
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
EST
Development of fissures and sulci in human fetal brain
Location: MM: BC
Speaker:
Harvey Sarnat
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
EST
Ultrasound in fetal brain anomalies
Location: MM: BC
Speaker:
Shiri Shinar
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
EST
Fetal MRI abnormalities
Location: MM: BC
Speaker:
Elka Miller
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
EST
Prenatal Diagnosis of CNS Anomalies: Genetic Testing and Counselling
Location: MM: BC
Speaker:
Margaret Nowaczyk
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
EST
Ethical issues surrounding making decisions based on fetal imaging
Location: MM: BC
Speaker:
Brandon Meaney
Speaker:
Connie Williams
8:00 AM - 10:30 AM
EST
Autoimmunity in Neuromuscular diseases
Chair:
Fraser Moore
Speaker:
Steven K. Baker
Speaker:
Erin O'Ferrall
Speaker:
Chris Hahn
Speaker:
Hans Katzberg
8:00 AM - 10:30 AM
EST
Autoimmunity in Neuromuscular diseases
Location: MM: Quebec
Chair:
Fraser Moore
Speaker:
Steven K. Baker
Speaker:
Erin O'Ferrall
Speaker:
Chris Hahn
Speaker:
Hans Katzberg
8:00 AM - 8:05 AM
EST
Introduction
Location: MM: Quebec
Speaker:
Fraser Moore
8:05 AM - 8:30 AM
EST
Update on CIDP variants and treatment options
Location: MM: Quebec
Speaker:
Steven K. Baker
8:35 AM - 8:40 AM
EST
Questions
Location: MM: Quebec
Speaker:
Fraser Moore
8:40 AM - 9:05 AM
EST
Update on treatment options of immune mediated myositis and clinical trials
Location: MM: Quebec
Speaker:
Erin O'Ferrall
9:05 AM - 9:10 AM
EST
Questions
Location: MM: Quebec
Speaker:
Fraser Moore
9:10 AM - 9:35 AM
EST
Paraneoplastic neuromuscular syndromes
Location: MM: Quebec
Speaker:
Chris Hahn
9:35 AM - 9:40 AM
EST
Questions
Location: MM: Quebec
Speaker:
Fraser Moore
9:40 AM - 10:05 AM
EST
Neuromuscular Hyperexcitability Syndromes
Location: MM: Quebec
Speaker:
Hans Katzberg
10:05 AM - 10:10 AM
EST
Questions
Location: MM: Quebec
Speaker:
Fraser Moore
10:10 AM - 10:30 AM
EST
Discussion, Wrap up & Specific Course Evaluation
Location: MM: Quebec
Speaker:
Fraser Moore
8:00 AM - 10:30 AM
EST
Stroke/ Vascular Neurosurgery Combined Educational Session
Co-Chair:
Mahesh Kate
Co-Chair:
Christine Hawkes
Speaker:
Gwynedd Pickett
Speaker:
Danni Diestro
Speaker:
Uzair Ahmed
Speaker:
Cian O'Kelly
8:00 AM - 10:30 AM
EST
Stroke/ Vascular Neurosurgery Combined Educational Session
Location: MM: Alberta
Co-Chair:
Mahesh Kate
Co-Chair:
Christine Hawkes
Speaker:
Gwynedd Pickett
Speaker:
Danni Diestro
Speaker:
Uzair Ahmed
Speaker:
Cian O'Kelly
8:00 AM - 8:05 AM
EST
Moderators
Location: MM: Alberta
Speaker:
Mahesh Kate
Speaker:
Christine Hawkes
8:05 AM - 8:40 AM
EST
Endovascular thrombectomy associated complications
Location: MM: Alberta
Speaker:
Danni Diestro
8:40 AM - 9:15 AM
EST
Moyamoya Disease Surgical management
Location: MM: Alberta
Speaker:
Uzair Ahmed
9:15 AM - 9:50 AM
EST
ICH surgical management
Location: MM: Alberta
Speaker:
Cian O'Kelly
9:50 AM - 10:25 AM
EST
Indications for Stenting in Intracranial Atherosclerotic Disease (Are There Any?)
Location: MM: Alberta
Speaker:
Gwynedd Pickett
10:25 AM - 10:30 AM
EST
Moderators
Location: MM: Alberta
8:00 AM - 12:15 PM
EST
International Consortium on Meningiomas (ICOM) – Part 1
Chair:
Michael Cusimano
Chair:
Justin Wang
Speaker:
Gelareh Zadeh
Speaker:
Quinn Ostrom
Speaker:
Christel Herold-Mende
Speaker:
Mark Youngblood
Speaker:
Alex Landry
Speaker:
Akash Patel
Speaker:
David Raleigh
Speaker:
Houtan Noushmehr
Speaker:
Susan Short
Speaker:
Tobias Walbert
Speaker:
Angela Sekely
Speaker:
Michael McDermott
Speaker:
Vitor Mendes Pereira
Speaker:
Ian Witterick
8:00 AM - 12:15 PM
EST
International Consortium on Meningiomas (ICOM) – Part 1
Location: MM: NWT
Chair:
Michael Cusimano
Chair:
Justin Wang
Speaker:
Gelareh Zadeh
Speaker:
Quinn Ostrom
Speaker:
Christel Herold-Mende
Speaker:
Mark Youngblood
Speaker:
Alex Landry
Speaker:
Akash Patel
Speaker:
David Raleigh
Speaker:
Houtan Noushmehr
Speaker:
Susan Short
Speaker:
Tobias Walbert
Speaker:
Angela Sekely
Speaker:
Michael McDermott
Speaker:
Vitor Mendes Pereira
Speaker:
Ian Witterick
8:00 AM - 8:05 AM
EST
Overview of ICOM: Meningioma Consortium and 100th Anniversary of Neurosurgery
Location: MM: NWT
Speaker:
Gelareh Zadeh
8:05 AM - 8:20 AM
EST
Sex and Racial Disparities in Meningioma
Location: MM: NWT
Speaker:
Quinn Ostrom
8:20 AM - 8:35 AM
EST
Tumour Microenvironment of Meningioma
Location: MM: NWT
Speaker:
Christel Herold-Mende
8:35 AM - 8:50 AM
EST
Epigenomic Drivers of Meningioma
Location: MM: NWT
Speaker:
Mark Youngblood
8:50 AM - 9:05 AM
EST
Metabolic Landscape of Aggressive Meningioma
Location: MM: NWT
Speaker:
Alex Landry
9:05 AM - 9:20 AM
EST
Discussion/Break
Location: MM: NWT
9:20 AM - 9:35 AM
EST
Predictive Signatures for Meningiomas
Location: MM: NWT
Speaker:
Akash Patel
9:35 AM - 9:50 AM
EST
Role of Radiotherapy for Meningioma
Location: MM: NWT
Speaker:
Justin Wang
9:50 AM - 10:05 AM
EST
Biomarkers of Radiation Response
Location: MM: NWT
Speaker:
David Raleigh
10:05 AM - 10:20 AM
EST
Role of Liquid Biopsy
Location: MM: NWT
Speaker:
Houtan Noushmehr
10:20 AM - 10:35 AM
EST
Update on EANO Guidelines for Molecular Testing, Biomarker Consortium
Location: MM: NWT
Speaker:
Susan Short
10:35 AM - 10:50 AM
EST
Discussion/Break
Location: MM: NWT
10:50 AM - 11:00 AM
EST
Health-related Quality of Life in Meningioma
Location: MM: NWT
Speaker:
Tobias Walbert
11:00 AM - 11:15 AM
EST
Development and Validation of a Quality of Life Questionnaire for Meningioma
Location: MM: NWT
Speaker:
Michael Cusimano
11:15 AM - 11:30 AM
EST
Neurocognitive, Psychological, and Functional Outcomes in Patients with Meningioma
Location: MM: NWT
Speaker:
Angela Sekely
11:30 AM - 11:45 AM
EST
International Tuberculum Sellae Meningioma Study
Location: MM: NWT
Speaker:
Michael McDermott
11:45 AM - 12:00 PM
EST
Role of Preoperative Embolization
Location: MM: NWT
Speaker:
Vitor Mendes Pereira
12:00 PM - 12:15 PM
EST
Endoscopic Anatomy From An ENT Perspective
Location: MM: NWT
Speaker:
Ian Witterick
10:45 AM - 11:15 AM
EST
Coffee Service
10:45 AM - 11:15 AM
EST
Coffee Service
Location: MM: British Columbia Foyer
10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
EST
Tuesday Poster Moderated Sessions
10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
EST
Tuesday Poster Moderated Sessions
Location: MM: SK, NS, NB & PEI and CF: Cdn, Toronto, ON Foyer
10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
EST
Tuesday Poster Moderated Sessions
Location: MM: SK, NS, NB & PEI and CF: Cdn, Toronto, ON Foyer
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
EST
Lunch 'n Learn: Rare neurological diseases: Advancements in the treatment of gMG, NMOSD, and NF1
Faculty:
Mark Freedman
Faculty:
Mike Nicolle
Faculty:
Vijay Ramaswamy
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
EST
Lunch 'n Learn: Rare neurological diseases: Advancements in the treatment of gMG, NMOSD, and NF1
Location: CF: Ballroom
Faculty:
Mark Freedman
Faculty:
Mike Nicolle
Faculty:
Vijay Ramaswamy
12:00 PM - 12:40 PM
EST
Treating Complement-Mediated Diseases in the Real World. When Advancement Meets Results. Part 1: gMG
Location: CF: Ballroom
Faculty:
Mike Nicolle
12:40 PM - 1:10 PM
EST
Treating Complement-Mediated Diseases in the Real World. When Advancement Meets Results. Part 2: NMOSD
Location: CF: Ballroom
Faculty:
Mark Freedman
1:10 PM - 1:30 PM
EST
NF1 Plexiform Neurofibromas: Burden of Disease, Unmet Need, and the Role of Selumetinib Treatment
Location: CF: Ballroom
Faculty:
Vijay Ramaswamy
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
EST
Lunch 'n Learn: Amyloidosis - A Neuropathy You can't Afford To Miss! Distinguishing Amyloid Neuropathy from CIDP and Others
Faculty:
Michelle Mezei
Faculty:
Sami Khella
Faculty:
Diego Delgado
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
EST
Lunch 'n Learn: Amyloidosis - A Neuropathy You can't Afford To Miss! Distinguishing Amyloid Neuropathy from CIDP and Others
Location: MM: Tudor 7 & 8
Faculty:
Michelle Mezei
Faculty:
Sami Khella
Faculty:
Diego Delgado
12:00 PM - 12:20 PM
EST
Navigating the Landscape of ATTR Amyloidosis
Location: MM: Tudor 7 & 8
Faculty:
Sami Khella
12:20 PM - 12:40 PM
EST
Interactive case study ATTR with PN
Location: MM: Tudor 7 & 8
Faculty:
Sami Khella
12:40 PM - 1:00 PM
EST
Interactive case study ATTR with PN/CM
Location: MM: Tudor 7 & 8
Faculty:
Diego Delgado
1:00 PM - 1:15 PM
EST
Q&A
Location: MM: Tudor 7 & 8
Faculty:
Michelle Mezei
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
EST
Lunch 'n Learn: Getting Ahead of Migraine: Multidisciplinary Strategies for Improving Patient Outcomes
Faculty:
William Kingston
Faculty:
Shawna Kelly
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
EST
Lunch 'n Learn: Getting Ahead of Migraine: Multidisciplinary Strategies for Improving Patient Outcomes
Location: CF: Ontario
Faculty:
William Kingston
Faculty:
Shawna Kelly
12:00 PM - 12:15 PM
EST
Disease burden of migraine
Location: CF: Ontario
Faculty:
William Kingston
Faculty:
Shawna Kelly
12:15 PM - 12:30 PM
EST
Progression of migraine to a chronic disease
Location: CF: Ontario
Faculty:
William Kingston
Faculty:
Shawna Kelly
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM
EST
Migraine armentarium and importance of patient counselling and treatment monitoring (eg, migraine diaries)
Location: CF: Ontario
Faculty:
William Kingston
Faculty:
Shawna Kelly
1:00 PM - 1:15 PM
EST
Practical advice for managing special populations
Location: CF: Ontario
Faculty:
William Kingston
Faculty:
Shawna Kelly
1:15 PM - 1:30 PM
EST
Discussion and Q&A
Location: CF: Ontario
Faculty:
William Kingston
Faculty:
Shawna Kelly
1:00 PM - 4:15 PM
EST
International Consortium on Meningiomas (ICOM) – Part 2
Chair:
Michael Cusimano
Chair:
Justin Wang
Co-Chair:
Farshad Nassiri
Co-Chair:
Susan Short
Speaker:
Kate Drummond
Speaker:
Eva Galanis
Speaker:
Andrew Gao
Speaker:
Joerg-Christian Tonn
Speaker:
Derek S. Tsang
Speaker:
Erik Sulman
Speaker:
Michael Jenkinson
Speaker:
P.J. Cimino
Speaker:
Alexander Rebchuk
Speaker:
Stephen Yip
Speaker:
Felix Sahm
Speaker:
Gelareh Zadeh
1:00 PM - 4:15 PM
EST
International Consortium on Meningiomas (ICOM) – Part 2
Location: MM: NWT
Chair:
Michael Cusimano
Chair:
Justin Wang
Co-Chair:
Farshad Nassiri
Co-Chair:
Susan Short
Speaker:
Kate Drummond
Speaker:
Eva Galanis
Speaker:
Andrew Gao
Speaker:
Joerg-Christian Tonn
Speaker:
Derek S. Tsang
Speaker:
Erik Sulman
Speaker:
Michael Jenkinson
Speaker:
P.J. Cimino
Speaker:
Alexander Rebchuk
Speaker:
Stephen Yip
Speaker:
Felix Sahm
Speaker:
Gelareh Zadeh
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
EST
Molecular Tumor Board Moderators: Farshad Nassiri, Susan Short
Location: MM: NWT
Co-Chair:
Farshad Nassiri
Co-Chair:
Susan Short
Speaker:
Michael Cusimano
Speaker:
Kate Drummond
Speaker:
Eva Galanis
Speaker:
Andrew Gao
Speaker:
Joerg-Christian Tonn
Speaker:
Derek S. Tsang
2:00 PM - 2:15 PM
EST
DOTATATE-PET and Theranostics of Meningioma: European Update
Location: MM: NWT
Speaker:
Joerg-Christian Tonn
2:15 PM - 2:30 PM
EST
Clinical Trial Design of Theranostics of Meningioma - North American Update
Location: MM: NWT
Speaker:
Erik Sulman
2:30 PM - 2:45 PM
EST
Alliance Trials and Opportunities: The Role of Umbrella Trials in Meningioma
Location: MM: NWT
Speaker:
Eva Galanis
2:45 PM - 3:00 PM
EST
Radiation versus Observation for Atypical Meningioma: update from the ROAM/EORTC1308 trial
Location: MM: NWT
Speaker:
Michael Jenkinson
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM
EST
Evaluating Immunohistochemical Surrogates for Meningioma Molecular Subtypes
Location: MM: NWT
Speaker:
P.J. Cimino
3:15 PM - 3:30 PM
EST
Outcomes in Grade 3 Meniningioma
Location: MM: NWT
Speaker:
Alexander Rebchuk
3:30 PM - 3:45 PM
EST
Updates on Molecular Pathology of Meningioma/WHO Grading
Location: MM: NWT
Speaker:
Stephen Yip
3:45 PM - 4:00 PM
EST
Mutation Landscape of Meningioma Grade Progression
Location: MM: NWT
Speaker:
Kate Drummond
4:00 PM - 4:15 PM
EST
cIMPACT update
Location: MM: NWT
Speaker:
Felix Sahm
4:15 PM
EST
Discussion/ Closing Remarks
Location: MM: NWT
Speaker:
Gelareh Zadeh
1:45 PM - 4:15 PM
EST
Demystifying Atypical Parkinsonian Syndromes: A Practical Approach
Co-Chair:
Veronica Bruno
Co-Chair:
Camila Aquino
Speaker:
Maria Eliza Thomaz de Freitas
Speaker:
Emily Swinkin
Speaker:
Vikram Karnik
1:45 PM - 4:15 PM
EST
Demystifying Atypical Parkinsonian Syndromes: A Practical Approach
Location: MM: Manitoba
Co-Chair:
Veronica Bruno
Co-Chair:
Camila Aquino
Speaker:
Maria Eliza Thomaz de Freitas
Speaker:
Emily Swinkin
Speaker:
Vikram Karnik
1:45 PM - 2:25 PM
EST
General Approach and Differential Diagnosis of Atypical Parkinsonian Syndromes
Location: MM: Manitoba
Speaker:
Veronica Bruno
Speaker:
Camila Aquino
2:25 PM - 3:05 PM
EST
Tauopathies: Insights and Management
Location: MM: Manitoba
Speaker:
Maria Eliza Thomaz de Freitas
3:05 PM - 3:45 PM
EST
Alpha-Synucleinopathies: Unraveling the Complexity
Location: MM: Manitoba
Speaker:
Emily Swinkin
3:45 PM - 4:15 PM
EST
Case and Video Discussions: Challenging Atypical Parkinsonian Syndromes
Location: MM: Manitoba
Speaker:
Vikram Karnik
1:45 PM - 4:15 PM
EST
Pediatric Neuro-ophthalmology
Co-Chair:
David Callen
Co-Chair:
Hugh McMillan
Speaker:
Jason Barton, MD PhD
Speaker:
Amadeo Rodriguez
Speaker:
Ray Buncic
Speaker:
Agnes Wong
1:45 PM - 4:15 PM
EST
Pediatric Neuro-ophthalmology
Location: MM: BC
Co-Chair:
David Callen
Co-Chair:
Hugh McMillan
Speaker:
Jason Barton, MD PhD
Speaker:
Amadeo Rodriguez
Speaker:
Ray Buncic
Speaker:
Agnes Wong
1:45 PM - 2:15 PM
EST
Vision Therapy for mild traumatic brain injury: Reviewing the concepts and the evidence.
Location: MM: BC
Speaker:
Jason Barton, MD PhD
2:20 PM - 2:50 PM
EST
Optic disc swelling versus pseudoswelling: a review and update
Location: MM: BC
Speaker:
Amadeo Rodriguez
2:55 PM - 3:25 PM
EST
Anomalous Head Positions In Children In CNS Disease
Location: MM: BC
Speaker:
Ray Buncic
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
EST
Infantile-Onset Nystagmus: Differentiating the Benign from the Ominous
Location: MM: BC
Speaker:
Agnes Wong
4:00 PM - 4:15 PM
EST
Discussion and Wrap up
Location: MM: BC
Speaker:
Hugh McMillan
Speaker:
Jason Barton, MD PhD
Speaker:
Agnes Wong
Speaker:
Amadeo Rodriguez
Speaker:
Ray Buncic
1:45 PM - 4:15 PM
EST
Going beyond EMG/NCS - Other diagnostic modalities in neuromuscular disorders
Co-Chair:
Grayson Beecher
Co-Chair:
Shahin Khayambashi
Speaker:
Andrea Boon
Speaker:
Hernan Gonorazky
1:45 PM - 4:15 PM
EST
Going beyond EMG/NCS - Other diagnostic modalities in neuromuscular disorders
Location: MM: Algonquin
Co-Chair:
Grayson Beecher
Co-Chair:
Shahin Khayambashi
Speaker:
Andrea Boon
Speaker:
Hernan Gonorazky
1:45 PM - 2:15 PM
EST
Neuromuscular Ultrasound in Entrapment Neuropathies
Location: MM: Algonquin
Speaker:
Shahin Khayambashi
2:15 PM - 2:45 PM
EST
Neuromuscular Ultrasound in Inflammatory Neuropathies
Location: MM: Algonquin
Speaker:
Andrea Boon
2:45 PM - 3:15 PM
EST
Neuromuscular Ultrasound in Myopathies
Location: MM: Algonquin
Speaker:
Andrea Boon
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM
EST
Muscle MRI in Hereditary Myopathies
Location: MM: Algonquin
Speaker:
Hernan Gonorazky
3:45 PM - 4:10 PM
EST
Neuromuscular Ultrasound of the Diaphragm
Location: MM: Algonquin
Speaker:
Grayson Beecher
4:10 PM - 4:15 PM
EST
Question and Answer Period
Location: MM: Algonquin
Speaker:
Grayson Beecher
Speaker:
Shahin Khayambashi
Speaker:
Andrea Boon
Speaker:
Hernan Gonorazky
1:45 PM - 4:15 PM
EST
Roadmap to Epilepsy Surgery
Co-Chair:
Marcus C. Ng
Co-Chair:
Michelle-Lee Jones
Speaker:
Alexander Weil
Speaker:
Samuel Lapalme-Remis
1:45 PM - 4:15 PM
EST
Roadmap to Epilepsy Surgery
Location: MM: Quebec
Co-Chair:
Marcus C. Ng
Co-Chair:
Michelle-Lee Jones
Speaker:
Alexander Weil
Speaker:
Samuel Lapalme-Remis
1:45 PM - 2:15 PM
EST
Not Your Grandpa’s Resection: Epilepsy Surgery in 2024
Location: MM: Quebec
Speaker:
Alexander Weil
2:15 PM - 2:45 PM
EST
Making the Call: Referring for Epilepsy Pre-Surgical Evaluation
Location: MM: Quebec
Speaker:
Marcus C. Ng
2:45 PM - 3:15 PM
EST
A Deeper Dive: Intracranial EEG for a New Millennium
Location: MM: Quebec
Speaker:
Michelle-Lee Jones
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM
EST
Shocking Results: Cortical Stimulation in Epilepsy Pre-Surgical Evaluation
Location: MM: Quebec
Speaker:
Samuel Lapalme-Remis
3:45 PM - 4:15 PM
EST
Case Studies: Real Life Questions & Answers
Location: MM: Quebec
Speaker:
Michelle-Lee Jones
Speaker:
Marcus C. Ng
Speaker:
Alexander Weil
Speaker:
Samuel Lapalme-Remis
1:45 PM - 4:15 PM
EST
Update on Alzheimer Disease and the utilities of fluid biomarkers in the differential diagnosis of dementia
Co-Chair:
Hans Frykman, MD PhD FRCPC
– Division of Neurology, University of British Columbia
Co-Chair:
Ging-Yuek Robin Hsiung, MD, MHSc, FRCPC, FACP, FAAN
– Division of Neurology, University of British Columbia
1:45 PM - 4:15 PM
EST
Update on Alzheimer Disease and the utilities of fluid biomarkers in the differential diagnosis of dementia
Location: MM: Alberta
Co-Chair:
Hans Frykman, MD PhD FRCPC
– Division of Neurology, University of British Columbia
Co-Chair:
Ging-Yuek Robin Hsiung, MD, MHSc, FRCPC, FACP, FAAN
– Division of Neurology, University of British Columbia
1:45 PM - 2:15 PM
EST
Update on Alzheimer Disease diagnostic criteria and review typical and atypical presentations of AD
Location: MM: Alberta
Speaker:
Ging-Yuek Robin Hsiung, MD, MHSc, FRCPC, FACP, FAAN
– Division of Neurology, University of British Columbia
2:15 PM - 2:45 PM
EST
CSF based biomarkers in Neurodegeneration; the evidence and utility
Location: MM: Alberta
Speaker:
Hans Frykman, MD PhD FRCPC
– Division of Neurology, University of British Columbia
2:45 PM - 3:00 PM
EST
Brief bio-break
Location: MM: Alberta
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
EST
Blood based biomarkers in Neurodegeneration; the evidence and utility
Location: MM: Alberta
Speaker:
Hans Frykman, MD PhD FRCPC
– Division of Neurology, University of British Columbia
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
EST
Mild Cognitive Impairment in the setting of potential disease modifying therapy
Location: MM: Alberta
Speaker:
Ging-Yuek Robin Hsiung, MD, MHSc, FRCPC, FACP, FAAN
– Division of Neurology, University of British Columbia
4:00 PM - 4:15 PM
EST
Q&A session
Location: MM: Alberta
Speaker:
Hans Frykman, MD PhD FRCPC
– Division of Neurology, University of British Columbia
Speaker:
Ging-Yuek Robin Hsiung, MD, MHSc, FRCPC, FACP, FAAN
– Division of Neurology, University of British Columbia
4:15 PM - 5:15 PM
EST
SPC / PDC Meeting
4:15 PM - 5:15 PM
EST
SPC / PDC Meeting
Location: MM: Library
5:15 PM - 6:45 PM
EST
CCS: Neuromuscular Case Discussion
SIG Chair:
Dina Namiranian
SIG Chair:
Christine Stables
SIG Speaker:
Robert Altman
SIG Speaker:
Jessie Kulaga-Yoskovitz
SIG Speaker:
Diya Shi
SIG Speaker:
Laura Marulanda
SIG Speaker:
Gloria Mak
SIG Speaker:
Cecile Phan
5:15 PM - 6:45 PM
EST
CCS: Neuromuscular Case Discussion
Location: MM: Algonquin
SIG Chair:
Dina Namiranian
SIG Chair:
Christine Stables
SIG Speaker:
Robert Altman
SIG Speaker:
Jessie Kulaga-Yoskovitz
SIG Speaker:
Diya Shi
SIG Speaker:
Laura Marulanda
SIG Speaker:
Gloria Mak
SIG Speaker:
Cecile Phan
5:15 PM - 5:20 PM
EST
Opening remarks
Location: MM: Algonquin
SIG Speaker:
Dina Namiranian
SIG Speaker:
Christine Stables
5:20 PM - 6:45 PM
EST
Case Presentations
Location: MM: Algonquin
SIG Speaker:
Robert Altman
SIG Speaker:
Jessie Kulaga-Yoskovitz
SIG Speaker:
Diya Shi
SIG Speaker:
Laura Marulanda
SIG Speaker:
Gloria Mak
SIG Speaker:
Cecile Phan
5:15 PM - 6:45 PM
EST
CCS: Video – EEG in epilepsy and other episodic events
SIG Chair:
JP Appendino
SIG Chair:
Marcus C. Ng
SIG Speaker:
Puneet Jain
SIG Speaker:
Elisabeth Simard Tremblay
SIG Speaker:
Cassandra Fleury
SIG Speaker:
Guillermo Delgado Garcia
5:15 PM - 6:45 PM
EST
CCS: Video – EEG in epilepsy and other episodic events
Location: MM: Quebec
SIG Chair:
JP Appendino
SIG Chair:
Marcus C. Ng
SIG Speaker:
Puneet Jain
SIG Speaker:
Elisabeth Simard Tremblay
SIG Speaker:
Cassandra Fleury
SIG Speaker:
Guillermo Delgado Garcia
5:15 PM - 5:20 PM
EST
Presentations and welcoming announcement.
Location: MM: Quebec
SIG Speaker:
JP Appendino
SIG Speaker:
Marcus C. Ng
5:20 PM - 5:40 PM
EST
Case #1: Is this a coincidence?
Location: MM: Quebec
SIG Speaker:
Elisabeth Simard Tremblay
5:40 PM - 6:00 PM
EST
Case #2
Location: MM: Quebec
SIG Speaker:
Cassandra Fleury
6:00 PM - 6:20 PM
EST
Case #3
Location: MM: Quebec
SIG Speaker:
Puneet Jain
6:20 PM - 6:40 PM
EST
Case #4
Location: MM: Quebec
SIG Speaker:
Guillermo Delgado Garcia
6:40 PM - 6:45 PM
EST
Closing remarks
Location: MM: Quebec
SIG Speaker:
JP Appendino
SIG Speaker:
Marcus C. Ng
5:15 PM - 6:45 PM
EST
CCS: Neuroradiology - Interesting Case Sessions
SIG Chair:
Jai Shankar
SIG Speaker:
Matylda Machnowska
SIG Speaker:
Andrea Para
5:15 PM - 6:45 PM
EST
CCS: Neuroradiology - Interesting Case Sessions
Location: MM: BC
SIG Chair:
Jai Shankar
SIG Speaker:
Matylda Machnowska
SIG Speaker:
Andrea Para
5:15 PM - 6:00 PM
EST
2-3 cases/2 fellows
Location: MM: BC
SIG Speaker:
Matylda Machnowska
6:00 PM - 6:45 PM
EST
2-3 cases/2 fellows
Location: MM: BC
SIG Speaker:
Andrea Para
5:15 PM - 6:45 PM
EST
CCS: Zebras and horses of unusual colours: the rare and curious cases of neuro-ophthalmology
SIG Chair & Speaker:
Jason Barton, MD PhD
SIG Chair:
Gerald Pfeffer
5:15 PM - 6:45 PM
EST
CCS: Zebras and horses of unusual colours: the rare and curious cases of neuro-ophthalmology
Location: MM: Alberta
SIG Chair & Speaker:
Jason Barton, MD PhD
SIG Chair:
Gerald Pfeffer
5:15 PM - 6:45 PM
EST
Zebras and horses of unusual colours: the rare and curious cases of neuro-ophthalmology
Location: MM: Alberta
SIG Speaker:
Jason Barton, MD PhD
5:15 PM - 6:45 PM
EST
CCS: Neurosurgery - Fireside Chat
SIG Chair & Speaker:
Ian Fleetwood
5:15 PM - 6:45 PM
EST
CCS: Neurosurgery - Fireside Chat
Location: MM: Manitoba
SIG Chair & Speaker:
Ian Fleetwood
5:15 PM - 6:45 PM
EST
Fireside Chat - Introduction
Location: MM: Manitoba
SIG Speaker:
Ian Fleetwood
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
EST
Residents' and Faculty Social
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
EST
Residents' and Faculty Social
Location: CF: Toronto and Foyer
Wednesday, May 22, 2024
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
EST
CNSF Advocacy Meeting
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
EST
CNSF Advocacy Meeting
Location: MM: Library
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
EST
CSCN EEG Section Meeting
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
EST
CSCN EEG Section Meeting
Location: MM: BC
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
EST
CSCN EMG Section Meeting
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
EST
CSCN EMG Section Meeting
Location: MM: Algonquin
7:30 AM - 8:00 AM
EST
Coffee Service
7:30 AM - 8:00 AM
EST
Coffee Service
Location: CF: Ballroom Foyer
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
EST
Grand Plenary
Plenary Speaker:
Walter Kucharczyk, MD, FRCPC
Plenary Speaker:
Jason Barton, MD PhD
Plenary Speaker:
Sándor Beniczky, MD PhD
Plenary Speaker:
Elaine Wirrell, MD PhD
Plenary Speaker:
Edward Chang
Plenary Speaker:
Moira Kapral, MD, MSc, FRCPC
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
EST
Grand Plenary
Location: CF: Ballroom
Plenary Speaker:
Walter Kucharczyk, MD, FRCPC
Plenary Speaker:
Jason Barton, MD PhD
Plenary Speaker:
Sándor Beniczky, MD PhD
Plenary Speaker:
Elaine Wirrell, MD PhD
Plenary Speaker:
Edward Chang
Plenary Speaker:
Moira Kapral, MD, MSc, FRCPC
8:10 AM - 8:30 AM
EST
Welcome and Opening Remarks by Michael D. Hill, CNSF President
Location: CF: Ballroom
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
EST
CSNR Terbrugge Lecture | Dr. Walter Kucharczyk – DBS in the MRI Scanner: From Contra-Indication to New Method of Optimizing Treatment of Neurological Disease
Location: CF: Ballroom
Plenary Speaker:
Walter Kucharczyk, MD, FRCPC
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
EST
CNS Richardson Lecture | Dr. Jason Barton – Prosopagnosia: a classical condition in the modern era
Location: CF: Ballroom
Plenary Speaker:
Jason Barton, MD PhD
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
EST
CSCN Gloor Lecture | Dr. Sandor Beniczky – Algorithms and Artificial Intelligence in Epilepsy
Location: CF: Ballroom
Plenary Speaker:
Sándor Beniczky, MD PhD
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
EST
Coffee Break
Location: CF: Ballroom
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
EST
CACN Tibbles Lecture | Dr. Elaine Wirrell – Improving Outcome in Developmental and Epileptic Encephalopathies: Realistic Hope or Pipe Dream?
Location: CF: Ballroom
Plenary Speaker:
Elaine Wirrell, MD PhD
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
EST
CNSS Penfield Lecturers | Dr. Edward Chang – Speech and Brain Mechanisms
Location: CF: Ballroom
Plenary Speaker:
Edward Chang
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
EST
CSC Sandra Black Lecture | Dr. Moira Kapral – Addressing Inequities in Stroke Care and Outcomes
Location: CF: Ballroom
Plenary Speaker:
Moira Kapral, MD, MSc, FRCPC
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
EST
University of Toronto (Off-Site): Spine and Peripheral Nerve Special Topics
Speaker:
Jetan H. Badhiwala
Speaker:
Christopher Witiw
Speaker:
Eric Massicotte
Speaker:
Roger Smith
Speaker:
Suganth Suppiah
Speaker:
Michael Fehlings
Speaker:
Howard Ginsberg
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
EST
University of Toronto (Off-Site): Spine and Peripheral Nerve Special Topics
Location: UofT Surgical Skills Centre at Mount Sinai Hospital
Speaker:
Jetan H. Badhiwala
Speaker:
Christopher Witiw
Speaker:
Eric Massicotte
Speaker:
Roger Smith
Speaker:
Suganth Suppiah
Speaker:
Michael Fehlings
Speaker:
Howard Ginsberg
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
EST
Extreme Lateral Approaches to the Lumbar Spine
Location: UofT Surgical Skills Centre at Mount Sinai Hospital
Speaker:
Jetan H. Badhiwala
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
EST
Minimally Invasive Technique
Location: UofT Surgical Skills Centre at Mount Sinai Hospital
Speaker:
Christopher Witiw
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
EST
Vertebral Augmentation
Location: UofT Surgical Skills Centre at Mount Sinai Hospital
Speaker:
Eric Massicotte
Speaker:
Roger Smith
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
EST
Peripheral Nerve
Location: UofT Surgical Skills Centre at Mount Sinai Hospital
Speaker:
Suganth Suppiah
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
EST
Ground Breaking Research in SCI
Location: UofT Surgical Skills Centre at Mount Sinai Hospital
Speaker:
Michael Fehlings
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
EST
Tissue Diagnostic Machine
Location: UofT Surgical Skills Centre at Mount Sinai Hospital
Speaker:
Howard Ginsberg
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
EST
Coffee Service
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
EST
Coffee Service
Location: CF: Ballroom Foyer
12:15 PM - 1:45 PM
EST
Lunch 'n Learn: Redefining the extent of resection for glioblastoma and its impact on survival
Faculty:
Dhany Charest
Faculty:
Moujahed Labidi
Faculty:
Randy D’Amico
12:15 PM - 1:45 PM
EST
Lunch 'n Learn: Redefining the extent of resection for glioblastoma and its impact on survival
Location: MM: Tudor 7 & 8
Faculty:
Dhany Charest
Faculty:
Moujahed Labidi
Faculty:
Randy D’Amico
12:15 PM - 12:30 PM
EST
Set up
Location: MM: Tudor 7 & 8
12:30 PM - 12:35 PM
EST
Welcome and introduction
Location: MM: Tudor 7 & 8
Faculty:
Dhany Charest
12:35 PM - 12:55 PM
EST
The impact of extent of resection on survival as well as other outcomes
Location: MM: Tudor 7 & 8
Faculty:
Moujahed Labidi
12:55 PM - 1:15 PM
EST
The American experience with the tools, including Fluorescence-Guided Surgery, to maximize safe resection of brain tumors
Location: MM: Tudor 7 & 8
Faculty:
Randy D’Amico
1:15 PM - 1:30 PM
EST
Panel discussion and Q&A with the audience
Location: MM: Tudor 7 & 8
Faculty:
Dhany Charest
Faculty:
Moujahed Labidi
Faculty:
Randy D’Amico
1:30 PM - 1:45 PM
EST
Wrap up & Specific Course Evaluation
Location: MM: Tudor 7 & 8
12:15 PM - 1:45 PM
EST
Lunch 'n Learn: Exploring FcRn blockade in gMG: A case-based approach
Faculty:
Vera Bril
Faculty:
Oliver Blanchard
Faculty:
Nicholas Silvestri
12:15 PM - 1:45 PM
EST
Lunch 'n Learn: Exploring FcRn blockade in gMG: A case-based approach
Location: MM: Confederation 5 & 6
Faculty:
Vera Bril
Faculty:
Oliver Blanchard
Faculty:
Nicholas Silvestri
12:15 PM - 12:20 PM
EST
Welcome, introductions, and learning objectives
Location: MM: Confederation 5 & 6
Faculty:
Vera Bril
12:20 PM - 12:45 PM
EST
Review of clinical evidence for efgartigimod in the treatment of gMG
Location: MM: Confederation 5 & 6
Faculty:
Vera Bril
Faculty:
Oliver Blanchard
12:45 PM - 1:35 PM
EST
Interactive session: Real-world gMG cases
Location: MM: Confederation 5 & 6
Faculty:
Nicholas Silvestri
1:35 PM - 1:45 PM
EST
Panel discussion
Location: MM: Confederation 5 & 6
Faculty:
Vera Bril
Faculty:
Oliver Blanchard
Faculty:
Nicholas Silvestri
12:15 PM - 1:45 PM
EST
Lunch 'n Learn: The Future is Now: A New Era in Alzheimer’s Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
Faculty:
Alexandre Henri-Bhargava
Faculty:
Andrew Frank
Faculty:
Manish Joshi
12:15 PM - 1:45 PM
EST
Lunch 'n Learn: The Future is Now: A New Era in Alzheimer’s Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
Location: CF: Ontario
Faculty:
Alexandre Henri-Bhargava
Faculty:
Andrew Frank
Faculty:
Manish Joshi
12:15 PM - 12:40 PM
EST
Lunch
Location: CF: Ontario
12:40 PM - 12:45 PM
EST
Welcome & Introduction
Location: CF: Ontario
Faculty:
Alexandre Henri-Bhargava
12:45 PM - 12:55 PM
EST
The New Era of Diagnosis
Location: CF: Ontario
Faculty:
Alexandre Henri-Bhargava
12:55 PM - 1:10 PM
EST
DMTs: Changing the Future of AD
Location: CF: Ontario
Faculty:
Andrew Frank
1:10 PM - 1:25 PM
EST
Monitoring for a Safe Future
Location: CF: Ontario
Faculty:
Manish Joshi
1:25 PM - 1:40 PM
EST
Question & Answer Period
Location: CF: Ontario
Faculty:
Alexandre Henri-Bhargava
Faculty:
Andrew Frank
Faculty:
Manish Joshi
1:40 PM - 1:45 PM
EST
Closing Remarks & Course Evaluation
Location: CF: Ontario
Faculty:
Alexandre Henri-Bhargava
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
EST
Hot Topics in Neurology: Antibodies abound! Migraine, Multiple Sclerosis and Alzheimer’s Therapy Updates
Chair:
Steven Peters
Speaker:
Andrew Frank
Speaker:
Courtney Casserly
Speaker:
Tommy Chan
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
EST
Hot Topics in Neurology: Antibodies abound! Migraine, Multiple Sclerosis and Alzheimer’s Therapy Updates
Location: MM: BC
Chair:
Steven Peters
Speaker:
Andrew Frank
Speaker:
Courtney Casserly
Speaker:
Tommy Chan
2:00 PM - 2:35 PM
EST
Alzheimer’s Disease: Anti-Amyloid Therapies
Location: MM: BC
Speaker:
Andrew Frank
2:35 PM - 2:40 PM
EST
Audience Q&A - Dr. Frank
Location: MM: BC
Speaker:
Andrew Frank
2:40 PM - 3:15 PM
EST
Innovations in Headache Medicine: CGRP Receptor Antagonists as Game-Changers in Migraine Therapeutics
Location: MM: BC
Speaker:
Tommy Chan
3:15 PM - 3:20 PM
EST
Audience Q&A - Dr. Chan
Location: MM: BC
Speaker:
Tommy Chan
3:20 PM - 3:55 PM
EST
Recent Updates in Multiple Sclerosis Care for the Non-MS Specialist
Location: MM: BC
Speaker:
Courtney Casserly
3:55 PM - 4:00 PM
EST
Audience Q&A - Dr. Casserly
Location: MM: BC
Speaker:
Courtney Casserly
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
EST
Hot Topics in Neurosurgery: Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Chair:
John Wong
Speaker:
Victor Yang
Speaker:
Cheryl Reicin
Speaker:
Scott Talbot
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
EST
Hot Topics in Neurosurgery: Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Location: MM: NWT
Chair:
John Wong
Speaker:
Victor Yang
Speaker:
Cheryl Reicin
Speaker:
Scott Talbot
2:00 PM - 2:10 PM
EST
Welcome & Background
Location: MM: NWT
Speaker:
John Wong
2:10 PM - 2:40 PM
EST
The Entrepreneurial Journey: Lessons Learned
Location: MM: NWT
Speaker:
Victor Yang
2:40 PM - 3:10 PM
EST
Start-up Basics from a Legal Perspective for the Aspiring Life Sciences Entrepreneur
Location: MM: NWT
Speaker:
Cheryl Reicin
3:10 PM - 3:40 PM
EST
Protecting your Intellectual Property: a primer for physician and researchers
Location: MM: NWT
Speaker:
Scott Talbot
3:40 PM - 4:00 PM
EST
Audience Q&A
Location: MM: NWT
Speaker:
John Wong
Speaker:
Victor Yang
Speaker:
Cheryl Reicin
Speaker:
Scott Talbot
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
EST
Hot Topics in Clinical Neurophysiology: Updates and Advances in EMG, EEG, MEG, and DBS
Co-Chair:
Steven K. Baker
Co-Chair:
Seyed Mirsattari
Speaker:
Adrian Budhram
Speaker:
Artur Vetkas
Speaker:
Richard Wennberg
Speaker:
Alasdair Rathbone
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
EST
Hot Topics in Clinical Neurophysiology: Updates and Advances in EMG, EEG, MEG, and DBS
Location: MM: Quebec
Co-Chair:
Steven K. Baker
Co-Chair:
Seyed Mirsattari
Speaker:
Adrian Budhram
Speaker:
Artur Vetkas
Speaker:
Richard Wennberg
Speaker:
Alasdair Rathbone
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
EST
Autoantibodies in MG
Location: MM: Quebec
Speaker:
Adrian Budhram
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
EST
Evaluating DBS Efficacy in Drug-Resistant Epilepsy
Location: MM: Quebec
Speaker:
Artur Vetkas
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
EST
The Fundamentals of MEG: Role in Drug-Resistant Epilepsy Management
Location: MM: Quebec
Speaker:
Richard Wennberg
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
EST
High Yield EMG: Thinking About What Studies Matter And Which Don’t When Resources Are Constrained
Location: MM: Quebec
Speaker:
Alasdair Rathbone
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
EST
Hot Topics In Pediatric Neurology
Chair:
David Callen
Speaker:
Ann Yeh
Speaker:
Kirsten Sjonnesen
Speaker:
Aly Aziz
Speaker:
Evan Lewis
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
EST
Hot Topics In Pediatric Neurology
Location: MM: Alberta
Chair:
David Callen
Speaker:
Ann Yeh
Speaker:
Kirsten Sjonnesen
Speaker:
Aly Aziz
Speaker:
Evan Lewis
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
EST
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Academic Publishing
Location: MM: Alberta
Speaker:
Ann Yeh
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
EST
Pediatric Neurology and Climate Change
Location: MM: Alberta
Speaker:
Kirsten Sjonnesen
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
EST
Psychedelic Medicine in Child Neurology
Location: MM: Alberta
Speaker:
Aly Aziz
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
EST
Predictive Processing In Pediatric Neurology
Location: MM: Alberta
Speaker:
Evan Lewis
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
EST
Hot Topics in Neuroradiology: Imaging of Neurodegenerative Diseases
Co-Chair:
Paula Alcaide Leon
Co-Chair:
Laila Alshafai
Speaker:
Carmela Tartaglia
Speaker:
Andrea Para
Speaker:
Alexandre Boulet
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
EST
Hot Topics in Neuroradiology: Imaging of Neurodegenerative Diseases
Location: MM: Algonquin
Co-Chair:
Paula Alcaide Leon
Co-Chair:
Laila Alshafai
Speaker:
Carmela Tartaglia
Speaker:
Andrea Para
Speaker:
Alexandre Boulet
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
EST
Overview of Neurodegenerative Diseases
Location: MM: Algonquin
Speaker:
Carmela Tartaglia
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
EST
Overview of Neurodegenerative Diseases
Location: MM: Algonquin
Speaker:
Andrea Para
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
EST
Deep brain stimulators
Location: MM: Algonquin
Speaker:
Alexandre Boulet
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
EST
Panel discussion
Location: MM: Algonquin
Speaker:
Paula Alcaide Leon
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
EST
Hot Topics in Stroke
Co-Chair:
Brett Graham
Co-Chair:
Mahesh Kate
Co-Chair:
Amy Wagner
Speaker:
Rick Swartz
Speaker:
Michael Hill
Speaker:
Christine Hawkes
Speaker:
Stephanie Reiter
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
EST
Hot Topics in Stroke
Location: MM: Manitoba
Co-Chair:
Brett Graham
Co-Chair:
Mahesh Kate
Co-Chair:
Amy Wagner
Speaker:
Rick Swartz
Speaker:
Michael Hill
Speaker:
Christine Hawkes
Speaker:
Stephanie Reiter
2:00 PM - 2:05 PM
EST
Moderator
Location: MM: Manitoba
Speaker:
Brett Graham
Speaker:
Mahesh Kate
Speaker:
Amy Wagner
2:30 PM - 2:55 PM
EST
Updates in Thrombolysis
Location: MM: Manitoba
Speaker:
Rick Swartz
2:55 PM - 3:20 PM
EST
TEMPO-2 trial
Location: MM: Manitoba
Speaker:
Michael Hill
2:55 PM - 3:20 PM
EST
Updates in EVT
Location: MM: Manitoba
Speaker:
Christine Hawkes
3:20 PM - 3:45 PM
EST
Updates in Cerebral Venous Thrombosis
Location: MM: Manitoba
Speaker:
Stephanie Reiter
3:45 PM - 4:00 PM
EST
Discussion
Location: MM: Manitoba
4:15 PM - 5:45 PM
EST
CNS AGM
4:15 PM - 5:45 PM
EST
CNS AGM
Location: MM: Library
4:15 PM - 5:45 PM
EST
RCPSC – Neurosurgery Specialty Committee Meeting
4:15 PM - 5:45 PM
EST
RCPSC – Neurosurgery Specialty Committee Meeting
Location: MM: NWT
4:15 PM - 6:30 PM
EST
Exhibitors’ Reception
4:15 PM - 6:30 PM
EST
Exhibitors’ Reception
Location: CF: Canadian
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
EST
Society Dinners: CACN, CNSS, CSNR
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
EST
Society Dinners: CACN, CNSS, CSNR
Location: Offsite
Thursday, May 23, 2024
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
EST
CSCN AGM
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
EST
CSCN AGM
Location: MM: Manitoba
7:30 AM - 8:00 AM
EST
Coffee Service
7:30 AM - 8:00 AM
EST
Coffee Service
Location: MM: British Columbia Foyer
8:00 AM - 10:30 AM
EST
Neurology (CNS) Day AM: Autoimmune Encephalitis
Co-Chair:
Adrian Budhram
Co-Chair:
Chris Hahn
Co-Chair:
Jennifer McCombe
Speaker:
Anastasia Zekeridou
8:00 AM - 10:30 AM
EST
Neurology (CNS) Day AM: Autoimmune Encephalitis
Location: MM: BC
Co-Chair:
Adrian Budhram
Co-Chair:
Chris Hahn
Co-Chair:
Jennifer McCombe
Speaker:
Anastasia Zekeridou
8:00 AM - 8:35 AM
EST
Diagnostic Criteria for Autoimmune Encephalitis
Location: MM: BC
Speaker:
Chris Hahn
8:35 AM - 9:10 AM
EST
Neural Antibody Testing for Autoimmune Encephalitis
Location: MM: BC
Speaker:
Adrian Budhram
9:10 AM - 9:45 AM
EST
Neoplastic Considerations in Autoimmune Encephalitis
Location: MM: BC
Speaker:
Anastasia Zekeridou
9:45 AM - 10:20 AM
EST
Treatment of Autoimmune Encephalitis
Location: MM: BC
Speaker:
Jennifer McCombe
10:20 AM - 10:30 AM
EST
Q & A Session
Location: MM: BC
Speaker:
Adrian Budhram
Speaker:
Chris Hahn
Speaker:
Jennifer McCombe
Speaker:
Anastasia Zekeridou
8:00 AM - 10:30 AM
EST
Neurosurgery (CNSS) Day AM: Neurosurgical Complications: Real-life Lessons & Consequences
Co-Chair:
John Wong
Co-Chair:
Joseph F. Megyesi
– Western University
Speaker:
Gelareh Zadeh
Speaker:
J Max Findlay
Speaker:
Jay Riva-Cambrin
Speaker:
Gwynedd Pickett
Speaker:
Ryojo Akagami
8:00 AM - 10:30 AM
EST
Neurosurgery (CNSS) Day AM: Neurosurgical Complications: Real-life Lessons & Consequences
Location: MM: NWT
Co-Chair:
John Wong
Co-Chair:
Joseph F. Megyesi
– Western University
Speaker:
Gelareh Zadeh
Speaker:
J Max Findlay
Speaker:
Jay Riva-Cambrin
Speaker:
Gwynedd Pickett
Speaker:
Ryojo Akagami
8:00 AM - 8:10 AM
EST
Welcome & Ground Rules
Location: MM: NWT
Speaker:
John Wong
Speaker:
Joseph F. Megyesi
– Western University
8:10 AM - 8:30 AM
EST
Case 1
Location: MM: NWT
Speaker:
Gelareh Zadeh
8:30 AM - 8:50 AM
EST
Case 2
Location: MM: NWT
Speaker:
J Max Findlay
8:50 AM - 9:10 AM
EST
Case 3
Location: MM: NWT
Speaker:
Jay Riva-Cambrin
9:10 AM - 9:30 AM
EST
Case 4
Location: MM: NWT
Speaker:
Gwynedd Pickett
9:30 AM - 9:50 AM
EST
Case 5 Re-expansion hematoma in skull base meningioma
Location: MM: NWT
Speaker:
Ryojo Akagami
9:50 AM - 10:10 AM
EST
Case 6
Location: MM: NWT
Speaker:
David Steven
10:10 AM - 10:30 AM
EST
Panel & Audience Dialog
Location: MM: NWT
Speaker:
Joseph F. Megyesi
– Western University
8:00 AM - 10:30 AM
EST
Neurophysiology (CSCN) Day AM: Morbidity and Mortality in Epilepsy
Co-Chair:
Robyn Whitney
Co-Chair:
Michelle-Lee Jones
Speaker:
Sándor Beniczky, MD PhD
Speaker:
Elizabeth Donner
Speaker:
Mark Keezer
Speaker:
Dang Nguyen
8:00 AM - 10:30 AM
EST
Neurophysiology (CSCN) Day AM: Morbidity and Mortality in Epilepsy
Location: MM: Manitoba
Co-Chair:
Robyn Whitney
Co-Chair:
Michelle-Lee Jones
Speaker:
Sándor Beniczky, MD PhD
Speaker:
Elizabeth Donner
Speaker:
Mark Keezer
Speaker:
Dang Nguyen
8:00 AM - 8:05 AM
EST
Speaker Introductions
Location: MM: Manitoba
Speaker:
Michelle-Lee Jones
Speaker:
Robyn Whitney
8:05 AM - 8:35 AM
EST
Hunting for Seizures: Wearable devices for automated seizure detection in Epilepsy
Location: MM: Manitoba
Speaker:
Sándor Beniczky, MD PhD
8:35 AM - 9:05 AM
EST
Conquering SUDEP: The Search for Risk Factors and Biomarkers
Location: MM: Manitoba
Speaker:
Elizabeth Donner
9:05 AM - 9:35 AM
EST
Coming Full Circle: Non-SUDEP Death in Epilepsy
Location: MM: Manitoba
Speaker:
Mark Keezer
9:35 AM - 10:05 AM
EST
Avoiding Injury and Death during Inpatient Epilepsy Monitoring
Location: MM: Manitoba
Speaker:
Dang Nguyen
10:05 AM - 10:30 AM
EST
Question-Answer portion/ Wrap up & Specific Course Evaluation
Location: MM: Manitoba
Speaker:
Michelle-Lee Jones
Speaker:
Robyn Whitney
Speaker:
Sándor Beniczky, MD PhD
Speaker:
Elizabeth Donner
Speaker:
Mark Keezer
Speaker:
Dang Nguyen
8:00 AM - 10:30 AM
EST
Child Neurology (CACN) Day AM: Pediatric Epilepsy - Part 1
Co-Chair:
David Callen
Co-Chair:
Hugh McMillan
Co-Chair:
Andrea Andrade
Speaker:
Rajesh Ramachandran Nair
Speaker:
Emily Tam
Speaker:
Kenneth Myers
8:00 AM - 10:30 AM
EST
Child Neurology (CACN) Day AM: Pediatric Epilepsy - Part 1
Location: MM: Quebec
Co-Chair:
David Callen
Co-Chair:
Hugh McMillan
Co-Chair:
Andrea Andrade
Speaker:
Rajesh Ramachandran Nair
Speaker:
Emily Tam
Speaker:
Kenneth Myers
8:00 AM - 8:10 AM
EST
Welcome and Introduction
Location: MM: Quebec
Speaker:
Hugh McMillan
Speaker:
David Callen
Speaker:
Andrea Andrade
8:10 AM - 8:45 AM
EST
ILAE Seizure Classification System Update
Location: MM: Quebec
Speaker:
Rajesh Ramachandran Nair
8:45 AM - 9:20 AM
EST
Impact of neonatal seizures on the developing brain
Location: MM: Quebec
Speaker:
Emily Tam
9:20 AM - 9:55 AM
EST
Genetic causes of epilepsy across the age span
Location: MM: Quebec
Speaker:
Kenneth Myers
9:55 AM - 10:10 AM
EST
Resident Case #1
Location: MM: Quebec
10:10 AM - 10:25 AM
EST
Resident Case #2
Location: MM: Quebec
8:00 AM - 10:30 AM
EST
Neuroradiology (CSNR) Day AM: Skull base
Chair:
Laila Alshafai
Speaker:
Walter Kucharczyk, MD, FRCPC
Speaker:
Ian Witterick
Speaker:
Eugene Yu
8:00 AM - 10:30 AM
EST
Neuroradiology (CSNR) Day AM: Skull base
Location: MM: Algonquin
Chair:
Laila Alshafai
Speaker:
Walter Kucharczyk, MD, FRCPC
Speaker:
Ian Witterick
Speaker:
Eugene Yu
8:00 AM - 8:40 AM
EST
Sellar and parasellar pathology
Location: MM: Algonquin
Speaker:
Walter Kucharczyk, MD, FRCPC
8:40 AM - 9:20 AM
EST
Skull base anatomy, surgical procedures and complications
Location: MM: Algonquin
Speaker:
Ian Witterick
9:20 AM - 9:50 AM
EST
Radiographic upstaging of skullbase malignancy
Location: MM: Algonquin
Speaker:
Eugene Yu
9:50 AM - 10:20 AM
EST
Peals and Pitfalls in skullbase pathology
Location: MM: Algonquin
Speaker:
Laila Alshafai
10:20 AM - 10:30 AM
EST
Q & A
Location: MM: Algonquin
8:00 AM - 10:30 AM
EST
Stroke (CSC) Day AM: Neuro-sonology Workshop
Co-Chair:
Brett Graham
Co-Chair:
Mahesh Kate
Speaker:
Maher Saqqur
Speaker:
Chrysi Bogiatzi
Speaker:
Fatma Ger Akarsu
Speaker:
Dawn Whyte
Speaker:
Moez Manji
8:00 AM - 10:30 AM
EST
Stroke (CSC) Day AM: Neuro-sonology Workshop
Location: MM: Alberta
Co-Chair:
Brett Graham
Co-Chair:
Mahesh Kate
Speaker:
Maher Saqqur
Speaker:
Chrysi Bogiatzi
Speaker:
Fatma Ger Akarsu
Speaker:
Dawn Whyte
Speaker:
Moez Manji
8:00 AM - 10:30 AM
EST
Hands On
Location: MM: Alberta
Speaker:
Maher Saqqur
Speaker:
Chrysi Bogiatzi
Speaker:
Fatma Ger Akarsu
10:45 AM - 11:15 AM
EST
Coffee Service in Exhibit Hall
10:45 AM - 11:15 AM
EST
Coffee Service in Exhibit Hall
Location: CF: Canadian
10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
EST
Thursday Poster Moderated Sessions
10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
EST
Thursday Poster Moderated Sessions
Location: MM: SK, NS, NB & PEI and CF: Cdn, Toronto, ON Foyer
10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
EST
Thursday Poster Moderated Sessions
Location: MM: SK, NS, NB & PEI and CF: Cdn, Toronto, ON Foyer
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
EST
Lunch in the Exhibit Hall
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
EST
Lunch in the Exhibit Hall
Location: CF: Canadian
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
EST
Lunch 'n Learn: Optimizing newborn screening and emerging clinical data in the evolving care of SMA
Faculty:
Pranesh Chakraborty
Faculty:
Kathryn Selby
Faculty:
Hugh McMillan
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
EST
Lunch 'n Learn: Optimizing newborn screening and emerging clinical data in the evolving care of SMA
Location: CF: Ontario
Faculty:
Pranesh Chakraborty
Faculty:
Kathryn Selby
Faculty:
Hugh McMillan
12:00 PM - 12:20 PM
EST
The first 4 years of SMA screening in Ontario: Key learnings from the lab
Location: CF: Ontario
Faculty:
Pranesh Chakraborty
12:20 PM - 12:40 PM
EST
Newborn screening and the need for rapid diagnosis and treatment: Clinical impacts
Location: CF: Ontario
Faculty:
Kathryn Selby
12:40 PM - 1:00 PM
EST
New clinical data and emerging treatment considerations for SMA
Location: CF: Ontario
Faculty:
Hugh McMillan
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM
EST
Q&A
Location: CF: Ontario
Faculty:
Pranesh Chakraborty
Faculty:
Kathryn Selby
Faculty:
Hugh McMillan
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
EST
Lunch 'n Learn: Neuromuscular Diseases: Differential Diagnosis, Testing Options and reducing the diagnosis odyssey for patients
Faculty:
Charles Kassardjian
Faculty:
Corey Bacher
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
EST
Lunch 'n Learn: Neuromuscular Diseases: Differential Diagnosis, Testing Options and reducing the diagnosis odyssey for patients
Location: CF: Ballroom
Faculty:
Charles Kassardjian
Faculty:
Corey Bacher
12:00 PM - 12:05 PM
EST
Welcome & Introductions
Location: CF: Ballroom
Faculty:
Charles Kassardjian
Faculty:
Corey Bacher
12:05 PM - 12:35 PM
EST
Neuromuscular Diseases: Differential Diagnosis, testing options, and reducing the diagnostic odyssey for patients
Location: CF: Ballroom
Faculty:
Charles Kassardjian
12:35 PM - 1:05 PM
EST
Neuromuscular Diseases: Testing Options in the community setting
Location: CF: Ballroom
Faculty:
Corey Bacher
1:05 PM - 1:30 PM
EST
Q&A
Location: CF: Ballroom
Faculty:
Charles Kassardjian
Faculty:
Corey Bacher
1:45 PM - 4:15 PM
EST
Neurology (CNS) Day PM: Neurology and Pregnancy
Co-Chair:
Esther Bui
Co-Chair:
Aleksandra Pikula
Speaker:
Ginette Moores
Speaker:
Kristen Krysko
Speaker:
Olena Bereznyakova
Speaker:
Paula Marques
1:45 PM - 4:15 PM
EST
Neurology (CNS) Day PM: Neurology and Pregnancy
Location: MM: BC
Co-Chair:
Esther Bui
Co-Chair:
Aleksandra Pikula
Speaker:
Ginette Moores
Speaker:
Kristen Krysko
Speaker:
Olena Bereznyakova
Speaker:
Paula Marques
1:45 PM - 2:15 PM
EST
Obstetrical Neurology: An emerging subspecialty
Location: MM: BC
Speaker:
Ginette Moores
2:15 PM - 2:35 PM
EST
Pregnancy and breastfeeding in multiple sclerosis
Location: MM: BC
Speaker:
Kristen Krysko
2:45 PM - 3:15 PM
EST
Stroke in Pregnancy
Location: MM: BC
Speaker:
Olena Bereznyakova
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM
EST
Epilepsy and Pregnancy
Location: MM: BC
Speaker:
Paula Marques
3:45 PM - 4:15 PM
EST
Women's Health Evidence-Based Neurology (WHEN): A Novel Shared-Decision Model Platform of Pregnancy and Neurological Care
Location: MM: BC
Speaker:
Esther Bui
Speaker:
Aleksandra Pikula
1:45 PM - 4:15 PM
EST
Neurology (CNS) Day PM: Multiple Sclerosis: A practical approach to high efficacy disease modifying therapies
Co-Chair:
Alice Schabas
Co-Chair:
Pardh Chivukula
Speaker:
Mark Freedman
Speaker:
Virginia Devonshire
Speaker:
Kristen Krysko
Speaker:
Daniel Selchen
1:45 PM - 4:15 PM
EST
Neurology (CNS) Day PM: Multiple Sclerosis: A practical approach to high efficacy disease modifying therapies
Location: MM: Tudor 7 & 8
Co-Chair:
Alice Schabas
Co-Chair:
Pardh Chivukula
Speaker:
Mark Freedman
Speaker:
Virginia Devonshire
Speaker:
Kristen Krysko
Speaker:
Daniel Selchen
1:45 PM - 2:20 PM
EST
High Efficacy Disease Modifying Therapies in Multiple Sclerosis
Location: MM: Tudor 7 & 8
Speaker:
Mark Freedman
2:20 PM - 2:55 PM
EST
Sequencing and Switching Between Disease Modifying Therapies
Location: MM: Tudor 7 & 8
Speaker:
Virginia Devonshire
3:00 PM - 3:35 PM
EST
The Management of MS During Pregnancy and Breastfeeding
Location: MM: Tudor 7 & 8
Speaker:
Kristen Krysko
3:35 PM - 4:10 PM
EST
Current and Future Treatment of Progressive MS
Location: MM: Tudor 7 & 8
Speaker:
Daniel Selchen
1:45 PM - 4:15 PM
EST
Neurosurgery (CNSS) Day PM: Schwannoma / Neurofibroma
Chair:
Carolina Barnett-Tapia
Chair:
Suganth Suppiah
Speaker:
Rajiv Midha
Co-Chair:
Gelareh Zadeh
Co-Chair:
Farhad Pirouzmand
Speaker:
Marcos Tatagiba
Speaker:
Derek S. Tsang
Speaker:
Ryojo Akagami
Speaker:
William Couldwell
Speaker:
Michael Link
1:45 PM - 4:15 PM
EST
Neurosurgery (CNSS) Day PM: Schwannoma / Neurofibroma
Location: MM: NWT
Chair:
Carolina Barnett-Tapia
Chair:
Suganth Suppiah
Speaker:
Rajiv Midha
Co-Chair:
Gelareh Zadeh
Co-Chair:
Farhad Pirouzmand
Speaker:
Marcos Tatagiba
Speaker:
Derek S. Tsang
Speaker:
Ryojo Akagami
Speaker:
William Couldwell
Speaker:
Michael Link
1:45 PM - 1:50 PM
EST
Opening Remarks
Location: MM: NWT
Speaker:
Suganth Suppiah
1:50 PM - 2:05 PM
EST
Approach to Surgery for Benign Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumors
Location: MM: NWT
Speaker:
Rajiv Midha
2:05 PM - 2:20 PM
EST
Advances in Molecular Landscape of MPNST
Location: MM: NWT
Speaker:
Suganth Suppiah
2:20 PM - 2:35 PM
EST
Indications for MEK inhibitors in NF
Location: MM: NWT
Speaker:
Carolina Barnett-Tapia
2:35 PM - 2:50 PM
EST
Discussion - All Speakers
Location: MM: NWT
Speaker:
Rajiv Midha
Speaker:
Suganth Suppiah
Speaker:
Carolina Barnett-Tapia
Speaker:
Marcos Tatagiba
Speaker:
Derek S. Tsang
Speaker:
Ryojo Akagami
Speaker:
William Couldwell
Speaker:
Michael Link
2:50 PM - 3:05 PM
EST
Management of Acoustic Neuromas
Location: MM: NWT
Speaker:
Marcos Tatagiba
3:05 PM - 3:20 PM
EST
Radiosurgery for Vestibular Schwannomas
Location: MM: NWT
Speaker:
Derek S. Tsang
3:20 PM - 3:30 PM
EST
BREAK
Location: MM: NWT
3:30 PM - 3:45 PM
EST
Advances in Surgical Approaches to Vestibular Schwannomas
Location: MM: NWT
Speaker:
Ryojo Akagami
3:45 PM - 4:00 PM
EST
Hearing Preservation for Acoustic Neuromas
Location: MM: NWT
Speaker:
William Couldwell
4:00 PM - 4:15 PM
EST
Auditory Brainstem Implants
Location: MM: NWT
Speaker:
Michael Link
1:45 PM - 4:15 PM
EST
Neurophysiology (CSCN) Day PM: EMG/NCS interpretation through clinical cases
Chair:
Cecile Phan
Speaker:
Marvin Chum
Speaker:
Hans Katzberg
Speaker:
Katherine Beadon
Speaker:
Vera Bril
1:45 PM - 4:15 PM
EST
Neurophysiology (CSCN) Day PM: EMG/NCS interpretation through clinical cases
Location: MM: Manitoba
Chair:
Cecile Phan
Speaker:
Marvin Chum
Speaker:
Hans Katzberg
Speaker:
Katherine Beadon
Speaker:
Vera Bril
1:45 PM - 2:10 PM
EST
Interpret EMG/NCS findings in anterior horn cell disorders
Location: MM: Manitoba
Speaker:
Marvin Chum
2:10 PM - 2:35 PM
EST
Interpret EMG/NCS findings in demyelinating poly(radiculo)neuropathies
Location: MM: Manitoba
Speaker:
Hans Katzberg
2:35 PM - 3:00 PM
EST
Interpret EMG/NCS findings in multiple mononeuropathies
Location: MM: Manitoba
Speaker:
Katherine Beadon
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM
EST
Break
Location: MM: Manitoba
3:15 PM - 3:40 PM
EST
NMJ disorders – pitfalls to avoid
Location: MM: Manitoba
Speaker:
Vera Bril
3:40 PM - 4:05 PM
EST
Utility of EMG in diagnosing and monitoring treatment response in myositis
Location: MM: Manitoba
Speaker:
Cecile Phan
4:05 PM - 4:15 PM
EST
Q&A
Location: MM: Manitoba
1:45 PM - 4:15 PM
EST
Child Neurology (CACN) Day PM: Pediatric Epilepsy - Part 2
Co-Chair:
David Callen
Co-Chair:
Hugh McMillan
Co-Chair:
Andrea Andrade
Speaker:
Elizabeth Donner
Speaker:
Elaine Wirrell, MD PhD
Speaker:
Cristina Go
Speaker:
Mary Connolly
1:45 PM - 4:15 PM
EST
Child Neurology (CACN) Day PM: Pediatric Epilepsy - Part 2
Location: MM: Quebec
Co-Chair:
David Callen
Co-Chair:
Hugh McMillan
Co-Chair:
Andrea Andrade
Speaker:
Elizabeth Donner
Speaker:
Elaine Wirrell, MD PhD
Speaker:
Cristina Go
Speaker:
Mary Connolly
1:45 PM - 1:50 PM
EST
Welcome and re-cap
Location: MM: Quebec
Speaker:
David Callen
Speaker:
Hugh McMillan
Speaker:
Andrea Andrade
1:50 PM - 2:25 PM
EST
Andermann Lecture: Understanding Mortality in Children with Epilepsy
Location: MM: Quebec
Speaker:
Elizabeth Donner
2:25 PM - 3:00 PM
EST
Developmental and Epileptic Encephalopathies in Infants and Children
Location: MM: Quebec
Speaker:
Elaine Wirrell, MD PhD
3:00 PM - 3:35 PM
EST
Update on Neurostimulation
Location: MM: Quebec
Speaker:
Cristina Go
3:35 PM - 4:10 PM
EST
Life & quality of life after epilepsy surgery
Location: MM: Quebec
Speaker:
Mary Connolly
4:10 PM - 4:15 PM
EST
Wrap up and evaluations
Location: MM: Quebec
Speaker:
Hugh McMillan
Speaker:
David Callen
Speaker:
Andrea Andrade
1:45 PM - 4:15 PM
EST
Neuroradiology (CSNR) Day PM: Evidence based practice in Interventional Neuroradiology
Co-Chair:
Jai Shankar
Co-Chair:
Dana Iancu
Speaker:
Tim Darsaut
Speaker:
Daniel Roy
Speaker:
Robert Fahed
Speaker:
Roland Jabre
1:45 PM - 4:15 PM
EST
Neuroradiology (CSNR) Day PM: Evidence based practice in Interventional Neuroradiology
Location: MM: Algonquin
Co-Chair:
Jai Shankar
Co-Chair:
Dana Iancu
Speaker:
Tim Darsaut
Speaker:
Daniel Roy
Speaker:
Robert Fahed
Speaker:
Roland Jabre
1:45 PM - 2:05 PM
EST
Evidence based INR, is it possible in 2024? How to apply science to clinical care? General introduction RTCs care trials
Location: MM: Algonquin
Speaker:
Tim Darsaut
2:10 PM - 2:30 PM
EST
Pragmatic vs explanatory RCTs: The case of stroke trials
Location: MM: Algonquin
Speaker:
Daniel Roy
2:35 PM - 2:55 PM
EST
Randomize the first patient
Location: MM: Algonquin
Speaker:
Robert Fahed
3:00 PM - 3:20 PM
EST
How do we introduce new devices: WEB device in RISE study
Location: MM: Algonquin
Speaker:
Dana Iancu
3:25 PM - 3:45 PM
EST
How do we introduce new techniques: TATAM
Location: MM: Algonquin
Speaker:
Roland Jabre
3:50 PM - 4:10 PM
EST
Relevant data from pragmatic RTCs : update results (STAT, FIAT, CURES, ISAT2, TOBAS, CAM)
Location: MM: Algonquin
Speaker:
Tim Darsaut
1:45 PM - 4:15 PM
EST
Stroke (CSC) Day PM: Resident Review Workshop
Co-Chair:
Brett Graham
Co-Chair:
Mahesh Kate
Speaker:
Noor Niyar Ladhani
Speaker:
Rick Swartz
Speaker:
Amy Yu
Speaker:
Abhilekh Srivastava
1:45 PM - 4:15 PM
EST
Stroke (CSC) Day PM: Resident Review Workshop
Location: MM: Confederation 5 & 6
Co-Chair:
Brett Graham
Co-Chair:
Mahesh Kate
Speaker:
Noor Niyar Ladhani
Speaker:
Rick Swartz
Speaker:
Amy Yu
Speaker:
Abhilekh Srivastava
1:45 PM - 1:50 PM
EST
Moderator
Location: MM: Confederation 5 & 6
1:50 PM - 2:35 PM
EST
CTP perfusion, what pink and green mean
Location: MM: Confederation 5 & 6
Speaker:
Brett Graham
Speaker:
Mahesh Kate
2:35 PM - 3:25 PM
EST
Stroke in Pregnancy
Location: MM: Confederation 5 & 6
Speaker:
Noor Niyar Ladhani
Speaker:
Rick Swartz
3:25 PM - 4:15 PM
EST
Approach to Young Stroke
Location: MM: Confederation 5 & 6
Speaker:
Amy Yu
Speaker:
Abhilekh Srivastava
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
EST
Visit the Exhibit Hall
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
EST
Visit the Exhibit Hall
Location: CF: Canadian
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
EST
CACN AGM
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
EST
CACN AGM
Location: MM: Quebec
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
EST
CNSS AGM
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
EST
CNSS AGM
Location: MM: NWT
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
EST
CSNR AGM
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
EST
CSNR AGM
Location: MM: Algonquin
6:15 PM - 7:45 PM
EST
CJNS Journal Board Meeting
6:15 PM - 7:45 PM
EST
CJNS Journal Board Meeting
Location: MM: Manitoba
Friday, May 24, 2024
7:30 AM - 8:00 AM
EST
Coffee Service
7:30 AM - 8:00 AM
EST
Coffee Service
Location: CF: Ballroom Foyer
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
EST
Adult Neurology (CNS) Mini-Platforms - A
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
EST
Adult Neurology (CNS) Mini-Platforms - A
Location: MM: BC
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
EST
A.1 Stephen Pasternak - Repurposing Ambroxol as a disease-modifying treatment for Parkinson’s disease dementia: A phase 2, randomized, double blind placebo-controlled trial.
Location: MM: BC
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
EST
A.2 Vasvi Dhir - Understanding Grit in Healthy Older Adults At-Risk for Alzheimer's Disease
Location: MM: BC
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
EST
A.3 Donald Weaver - Beta-Amyloid is a Cytokine and Alzheimer's is an Autoimmune Disease
Location: MM: BC
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
EST
A.4 Manav Vyas - Neurological Events following COVID-19 Vaccination: Does Ethnicity Matter?
Location: MM: BC
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
EST
A.5 - Jonathan Krett - Investigating Myelitis and Rheumatologic Disease Overlap in the Era of Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder and MOG Antibody-associated Disease
Location: MM: BC
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
EST
A.6 James Perry - INDIGO: a global, randomized, double-blinded, Phase 3 study of vorasidenib versus placebo in patients with grade 2 glioma with an IDH1/2 mutation (mIDH1/2)
Location: MM: BC
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
EST
Canadian Stroke Consortium (CSC) Mini-Platforms - B
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
EST
Canadian Stroke Consortium (CSC) Mini-Platforms - B
Location: MM: Alberta
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
EST
B.1 Celina Duroux - CT Or MRI Protocol for Acute Stroke Reperfusion with EVT (COMPARE): an international retrospective cohort study.
Location: MM: Alberta
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
EST
B.2 Thalia Field - Time from symptom onset and number of health care encounters prior to diagnosis of cerebral venous thrombosis
Location: MM: Alberta
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
EST
B.3 Preet Gandhi - Neuroimaging Markers of Cerebrovascular Disease and Cognition in Adults with Moderate-Great Complexity Congenital Heart Disease
Location: MM: Alberta
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
EST
B.4 Bashir Daud Shah - Stroke Care and Neurological Emergency Response Simulation (SCaNERS): High-Fidelity Acute Stroke Simulation and its Impact on Knowledge Retention
Location: MM: Alberta
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
EST
B.5 Christian Stapf - Video-based prehospital teletriage for acute stroke : Primary results from a regional pilot-study.
Location: MM: Alberta
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
EST
B.6 Faizan Khan - Long-Term Risk of Subsequent Stroke After Transient Ischemic Attack or Minor Stroke: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Location: MM: Alberta
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
EST
Child Neurology (CACN) Mini-Platforms - C
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
EST
Child Neurology (CACN) Mini-Platforms - C
Location: MM: Quebec
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
EST
C.1 Kenneth Myers - Utility of Genetic Testing in the Pre-surgical Evaluation of Children with Drug-Resistant Epilepsy
Location: MM: Quebec
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
EST
C.2 Emanuel Mostofi - An in-depth analysis of pediatric inflammatory myopathies: findings from a comprehensive tertiary care hospital
Location: MM: Quebec
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
EST
C.3 Alexandra Laliberté - Retrospective study of sulthiame in treatment of pediatric epilepsy
Location: MM: Quebec
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
EST
C.4 Sarah Buttle - Neurologic Injury in Pediatric Patients Cannulated for Rescue Extracorporeal Life Support
Location: MM: Quebec
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
EST
C.5 Sarah Buttle - Altered Inflammatory Profiles in Critically Ill Children with Neurologic Involvement
Location: MM: Quebec
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
EST
C.6 Rhandi Shristensen - Sex Differences in Neurodevelopmental Outcomes and Brain Development from Early-life to 8-years in Preterm Males and Females
Location: MM: Quebec
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
EST
Clinical Neurophysiology (CSCN) Mini-Platforms - D
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
EST
Clinical Neurophysiology (CSCN) Mini-Platforms - D
Location: MM: Manitoba
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
EST
D.1 Zaeem Siddiqi - Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of Subcutaneous Efgartigimod in Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy: Results From the ADHERE Trial
Location: MM: Manitoba
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
EST
D.2 Zaeem Siddiqi - Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Efgartigimod vs Chronic IVIg for Treatment of Patients With Generalized Myasthenia Gravis in Canada
Location: MM: Manitoba
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
EST
D.3 Carolina Barnett-Tapia - Interim results for Myasthenia Gravis-Resource Utilization, Epidemiology, Survival & Treatment Patterns (MG-REST) study in Ontario, Canada
Location: MM: Manitoba
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
EST
D.4 Crystal Proud - Safety and efficacy of delandistrogene moxeparvovec versus placebo in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (EMBARK): Pivotal Phase 3 Primary results
Location: MM: Manitoba
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
EST
D.5 Parnia Sadeghzadeh - Low Density Scalp Electrical Source Imaging of the Ictal Onset Zone Network using Source Coherence Maps
Location: MM: Manitoba
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
EST
D.6 Sabrina Chan - Neurological Care and Outcomes of Pregnant Patients with Epilepsy in a Canadian Tertiary Care Center (2014-2020)
Location: MM: Manitoba
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
EST
Neuroradiology (CSNR) Mini-Platforms - E
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
EST
Neuroradiology (CSNR) Mini-Platforms - E
Location: MM: Algonquin
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
EST
E.1 Mikail Malik - Focal Leptomeningeal Vascular Anomalies on Brain MRI: A Mimic of Leptomeningeal Metastatic Disease
Location: MM: Algonquin
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
EST
E.2 Erin Gaudette - Proof of concept for liquid biopsy: positive correlation between extracellular vesicles shed by high grade gliomas and volume of hypervascular tumour tissue on MRI
Location: MM: Algonquin
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
EST
E.3 Brendan Santyr - fMRI Correlates of Symptom-Specific Improvement in STN Deep Brain Stimulation.
Location: MM: Algonquin
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
EST
E.4 Abdul Al-Shawwa - Machine learning based patient classification to predict neurological deterioration in mild Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy
Location: MM: Algonquin
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
EST
E.5 Thomas Mattingly - Designing a Paradigm for Post Endovascular Therapy Imaging
Location: MM: Algonquin
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
EST
Neurosurgery (CNSS) Mini-Platforms - F
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
EST
Neurosurgery (CNSS) Mini-Platforms - F
Location: MM: NWT
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
EST
F.1 Irene Harmsen - Oscillatory Network Markers of Subcallosal Cingulate Deep Brain Stimulation for Depression
Location: MM: NWT
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
EST
F.2 - Alexander Landry - Comprehensively mapping transcriptionally relevant histone modifications in aggressive meningioma leads to novel biologic insights and therapeutic vulnerabilities
Location: MM: NWT
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
EST
F.3 Justin Wang - Multicentre prospective validation of integrated molecular classification of meningiomas and prediction of recurrence risk using DNA methylation
Location: MM: NWT
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
EST
F.4 Ulas Cikla - Anatomical Assessment and Comparative Analysis of Ventricular Access Points in Pterional Approach: A Cadaveric Study
Location: MM: NWT
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
EST
F.5 Laureen Hachem - A neurotransmitter-dependent mechanism of ependymal cell activation: Insights into a novel therapeutic target for spinal cord injury
Location: MM: NWT
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
EST
F.6 Jenna Smith-Forrester - Opportunities for Improvement: Understanding Drivers of Emergency Department Visits within 90 Days of Posterior Spinal Decompression Surgery
Location: MM: NWT
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
EST
Grand Rounds
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
EST
Grand Rounds
Location: CF: Ballroom
9:00 AM - 9:05 AM
EST
Introduction/Opening/Welcoming Remarks by Joseph Megyesi, SPC Chair
Location: CF: Ballroom
9:00 AM - 9:05 AM
EST
Tejas Sankar acknowledges Dr. Mark Keezer as the 2023 Journal Reviewer of the Year
Location: CF: Ballroom
9:05 AM - 9:20 AM
EST
CNS André Barbeau Memorial Prize | Fatema AlZamanan
Location: CF: Ballroom
9:05 AM - 9:20 AM
EST
CNS Francis McNaughton Memorial Prize | Seyed-Mohammad Fereshtehnejad
Location: CF: Ballroom
9:20 AM - 9:40 AM
EST
Adult Neurology (CNS) Case - Presenter: Erin Nuro
Location: CF: Ballroom
Presenter:
Erin Nuro
9:40 AM - 9:45 AM
EST
CSCN Acknowledgments
Location: CF: Ballroom
9:45 AM - 10:05 AM
EST
Neurophysiologists (CSCN) Case - Presenter: Amir Ghaemmaghami
Location: CF: Ballroom
Presenter:
Amir Ghaemmaghami
10:05 AM - 10:10 AM
EST
CACN President's Prize | Ronda Lun
Location: CF: Ballroom
10:10 AM - 10:30 AM
EST
Pediatric Neurology (CACN) Case - Presenters: Hernan Gonorazky and Asmaa Alenizi
Location: CF: Ballroom
Presenter:
Hernan Gonorazky
Presenter:
Asmaa Alenizi
10:30 AM - 10:45 AM
EST
Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall
Location: CF: Ballroom
10:45 AM - 11:00 AM
EST
CNSS K.G. McKenzie Prize for Basic Research | Alexander Landry
Location: CF: Ballroom
10:45 AM - 11:00 AM
EST
CNSS K.G. McKenzie Prize for Clinical Research | Justin Wang
Location: CF: Ballroom
11:00 AM - 11:20 AM
EST
Neurosurgery (CNSS) Case - Presenter: Jeffery Zucatto
Location: CF: Ballroom
Presenter:
Jeffrey Zuccato
11:20 AM - 11:25 AM
EST
CSNR Society Prize | Ian R. Macdonald
Location: CF: Ballroom
11:25 AM - 11:45 AM
EST
Neuroradiology (CSNR) Case - Presenter: Sachin Pandey
Location: CF: Ballroom
Presenter:
Sachin Pandey
11:45 AM - 12:00 PM
EST
Stroke (CSC) Case - Presenter: Jeyaram Thangeswaran
Location: CF: Ballroom
Presenter:
Jeyaram Thangeswaran
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
EST
Lunch in Exhibit Hall
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
EST
Lunch in Exhibit Hall
Location: CF: Canadian
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
EST
UofT NSX 100 Years – Functional Neurosurgery
Chair:
Mojgan Hodaie
Chair:
Nir Lipsman
Speaker:
Andres Lozano
Speaker:
Edward Chang
Speaker:
Kim Burchiel
Speaker:
Aviva Abosch
Speaker:
Clement Hamani
Co-Chair:
Robert Gross
Co-Chair:
Taufik Valiante
Speaker:
Soha Al-Omar
Speaker:
Adrian Laxton
Speaker:
Joseph Nelmat
Speaker:
Andrew Parrent
Speaker:
Tejas Sankar
– University of Alberta
Speaker:
David Steven
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
EST
UofT NSX 100 Years – Functional Neurosurgery
Location: CF: Ontario
Chair:
Mojgan Hodaie
Chair:
Nir Lipsman
Speaker:
Andres Lozano
Speaker:
Edward Chang
Speaker:
Kim Burchiel
Speaker:
Aviva Abosch
Speaker:
Clement Hamani
Co-Chair:
Robert Gross
Co-Chair:
Taufik Valiante
Speaker:
Soha Al-Omar
Speaker:
Adrian Laxton
Speaker:
Joseph Nelmat
Speaker:
Andrew Parrent
Speaker:
Tejas Sankar
– University of Alberta
Speaker:
David Steven
1:30 PM - 1:40 PM
EST
Functional Neurosurgery in Toronto- The First 100 Years
Location: CF: Ontario
Speaker:
Andres Lozano
1:40 PM - 1:55 PM
EST
Neuronal Mechanisms of Speech and Language
Location: CF: Ontario
Speaker:
Edward Chang
1:55 PM - 2:10 PM
EST
Deep Brain Stimulation: Awake or Asleep?
Location: CF: Ontario
Speaker:
Kim Burchiel
2:10 PM - 2:25 PM
EST
Parkinson’s Disease, Sleep Dysfunction, and Neuromodulation
Location: CF: Ontario
Speaker:
Aviva Abosch
2:25 PM - 2:40 PM
EST
Translational research on Deep Brain Stimulation for post-traumatic stress disorder
Location: CF: Ontario
Speaker:
Clement Hamani
2:40 PM - 3:00 PM
EST
Into the Future. Moderators: Robert Gross, Taufik Valiante
Location: CF: Ontario
Co-Chair:
Taufik Valiante
Co-Chair:
Robert Gross
Speaker:
Soha Al-Omar
Speaker:
Adrian Laxton
Speaker:
Joseph Nelmat
Speaker:
Andrew Parrent
Speaker:
Tejas Sankar
– University of Alberta
Speaker:
David Steven
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
EST
UofT NSX 100 Years – NeuroOncology Neurosurgery
Chair:
Karolyn Au
Chair:
Mark Bernstein
Speaker:
Sunit Das
Speaker:
Mitchel Berger
Speaker:
MIchael Lim
Speaker:
Viviane Tabar
Speaker:
Linda Liau
Co-Chair:
Kate Drummond
Co-Chair:
Paul Kongkham
Speaker:
Francesco DiMeco
Speaker:
Shawn Hervey-Jumper
Speaker:
Joseph F. Megyesi
– Western University
Speaker:
Anil Nanda
Speaker:
Nelson Oyesiku
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
EST
UofT NSX 100 Years – NeuroOncology Neurosurgery
Location: CF: Ontario
Chair:
Karolyn Au
Chair:
Mark Bernstein
Speaker:
Sunit Das
Speaker:
Mitchel Berger
Speaker:
MIchael Lim
Speaker:
Viviane Tabar
Speaker:
Linda Liau
Co-Chair:
Kate Drummond
Co-Chair:
Paul Kongkham
Speaker:
Francesco DiMeco
Speaker:
Shawn Hervey-Jumper
Speaker:
Joseph F. Megyesi
– Western University
Speaker:
Anil Nanda
Speaker:
Nelson Oyesiku
3:30 PM - 3:40 PM
EST
The History of Neuro-oncology at the University of Toronto
Location: CF: Ontario
Speaker:
Sunit Das
3:40 PM - 3:55 PM
EST
A Neurosurgeon's Personal Journey: Reflections on how Necessity and Serendipity led to Discovery
Location: CF: Ontario
Speaker:
Mitchel Berger
3:55 PM - 4:10 PM
EST
Overcoming Exhausted T-Cells in GBM
Location: CF: Ontario
Speaker:
MIchael Lim
4:10 PM - 4:25 PM
EST
Conceptual Advances in Neuro-Oncology
Location: CF: Ontario
Speaker:
Viviane Tabar
4:25 PM - 4:40 PM
EST
Immunotherapy in the Era of Targeted Therapies and Novel Imaging Techniques
Location: CF: Ontario
Speaker:
Linda Liau
4:40 PM - 5:00 PM
EST
Into the Future. Moderators: Kate Drummond, Paul Kongkham
Location: CF: Ontario
Co-Chair:
Kate Drummond
Co-Chair:
Paul Kongkham
Speaker:
Francesco DiMeco
Speaker:
Shawn Hervey-Jumper
Speaker:
Joseph F. Megyesi
– Western University
Speaker:
Anil Nanda
Speaker:
Nelson Oyesiku
6:00 PM - 10:00 PM
EST
Toronto 100 Anniversary Gala Dinner
6:00 PM - 10:00 PM
EST
Toronto 100 Anniversary Gala Dinner
Location: CF: Ballroom
Saturday, May 25, 2024
8:30 AM - 10:15 AM
EST
UofT NSX 100 Years – Skull Base Neurosurgery
Chair:
Michael Cusimano
Chair:
Francesco Doglietto
Speaker:
Gelareh Zadeh
Speaker:
Jacques Morcos
Speaker:
Marcos Tatagiba
Speaker:
William Couldwell
Speaker:
Juan Fernandez-Miranda
Speaker:
Doug Kondziolka
Co-Chair:
Caroline Hayhurst
Co-Chair:
Justin Wang
Speaker:
Paul Gardner
Speaker:
Osaama Khan
Speaker:
Michael Link
Speaker:
Jennifer Moliterno Gunel
Speaker:
Farshad Nassiri
Speaker:
Omar Pathmanaban
8:30 AM - 10:15 AM
EST
UofT NSX 100 Years – Skull Base Neurosurgery
Location: CF: Ontario
Chair:
Michael Cusimano
Chair:
Francesco Doglietto
Speaker:
Gelareh Zadeh
Speaker:
Jacques Morcos
Speaker:
Marcos Tatagiba
Speaker:
William Couldwell
Speaker:
Juan Fernandez-Miranda
Speaker:
Doug Kondziolka
Co-Chair:
Caroline Hayhurst
Co-Chair:
Justin Wang
Speaker:
Paul Gardner
Speaker:
Osaama Khan
Speaker:
Michael Link
Speaker:
Jennifer Moliterno Gunel
Speaker:
Farshad Nassiri
Speaker:
Omar Pathmanaban
8:30 AM - 8:40 AM
EST
History of UofT Skull Base Neurosurgery
Location: CF: Ontario
Speaker:
Gelareh Zadeh
8:40 AM - 8:55 AM
EST
The Cavernous Sinus: An Access Route and a Surgical Destination
Location: CF: Ontario
Speaker:
Jacques Morcos
8:55 AM - 9:10 AM
EST
Intracranial Schwannomas other than Vestibular: A Bouquet of Flowers
Location: CF: Ontario
Speaker:
Marcos Tatagiba
9:10 AM - 9:25 AM
EST
Orbital Surgery for the Neurosurgeon
Location: CF: Ontario
Speaker:
William Couldwell
9:25 AM - 9:40 AM
EST
A Method to Madness: Endoscopic Endonasal Transcavernous Surgery
Location: CF: Ontario
Speaker:
Juan Fernandez-Miranda
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM
EST
Understanding the natural history of vestibular schwannomas: Should surgeons be proactive or reactive?
Location: CF: Ontario
Speaker:
Doug Kondziolka
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM
EST
Into the Future. Moderators: Caroline Hayhurst, Farshad Nassiri
Location: CF: Ontario
Co-Chair:
Caroline Hayhurst
Co-Chair:
Justin Wang
Speaker:
Paul Gardner
Speaker:
Osaama Khan
Speaker:
Michael Link
Speaker:
Jennifer Moliterno Gunel
Speaker:
Farshad Nassiri
Speaker:
Omar Pathmanaban
10:15 AM - 11:45 AM
EST
UofT NSX 100 Years – Vascular Neurosurgery
Chair:
Cian O'Kelly
Chair:
Julian Spears
Speaker:
Ivan Radovanovic
Speaker:
Fady Charbel
Speaker:
Luca Regli
Speaker:
Murat Gunel
Speaker:
Pedro Lylyk
Co-Chair:
Amir Reza Dehdashti
Co-Chair:
Charles Matouk
Speaker:
Amal Abou-Hamden
Speaker:
Nima Etminan
Speaker:
Vitor Mendes Pereira
Speaker:
Adrienne Weeks
10:15 AM - 11:45 AM
EST
UofT NSX 100 Years – Vascular Neurosurgery
Location: CF: Ontario
Chair:
Cian O'Kelly
Chair:
Julian Spears
Speaker:
Ivan Radovanovic
Speaker:
Fady Charbel
Speaker:
Luca Regli
Speaker:
Murat Gunel
Speaker:
Pedro Lylyk
Co-Chair:
Amir Reza Dehdashti
Co-Chair:
Charles Matouk
Speaker:
Amal Abou-Hamden
Speaker:
Nima Etminan
Speaker:
Vitor Mendes Pereira
Speaker:
Adrienne Weeks
10:15 AM - 10:25 AM
EST
History of UofT Vascular Neurosurgery
Location: CF: Ontario
Speaker:
Ivan Radovanovic
10:25 AM - 10:40 AM
EST
Cognition guiding Technique. The flow-based, data-driven evolution of a vascular neurosurgeon
Location: CF: Ontario
Speaker:
Fady Charbel
10:40 AM - 10:55 AM
EST
Democratising Surgical Excellence through Artificial Intelligence
Location: CF: Ontario
Speaker:
Luca Regli
10:55 AM - 11:10 AM
EST
Multi-omic Approaches to Dissect Intracranial Aneurysm Pathogenesis
Location: CF: Ontario
Speaker:
Murat Gunel
11:10 AM - 11:25 AM
EST
Endovascular Treatment of Hydrocephalus
Location: CF: Ontario
Speaker:
Pedro Lylyk
11:25 AM - 11:45 AM
EST
Into the Future. Moderators: Amir Reza Dehdashti, Charles Matouk
Location: CF: Ontario
Co-Chair:
Amir Reza Dehdashti
Co-Chair:
Charles Matouk
Speaker:
Amal Abou-Hamden
Speaker:
Nima Etminan
Speaker:
Vitor Mendes Pereira
Speaker:
Adrienne Weeks
11:45 AM - 12:45 PM
EST
UofT NSX 100 Years – Historical Vignettes
Co-Chair:
James Drake
11:45 AM - 12:45 PM
EST
UofT NSX 100 Years – Historical Vignettes
Location: CF: Ontario
Co-Chair:
James Drake
11:45 AM - 12:45 PM
EST
Charles Drake - U of T Graduate and Vascular Neurosurgery Pioneer
Location: CF: Ontario
Speaker:
James Drake
12:45 PM - 2:00 PM
EST
UofT NSX 100 Years – Pediatric Neurosurgery
Chair:
Peter Dirks
Chair:
Jennifer Quon
Speaker:
Frederick Boop
Speaker:
Nalin Gupta
Speaker:
Patrick J. McDonald
Speaker:
Jay Riva-Cambrin
Speaker:
Scellig Stone
Speaker:
James Drake
Speaker:
George M. Ibrahim
Speaker:
Abhaya Kulkarni
Speaker:
James Rutka
12:45 PM - 2:00 PM
EST
UofT NSX 100 Years – Pediatric Neurosurgery
Location: CF: Ontario
Chair:
Peter Dirks
Chair:
Jennifer Quon
Speaker:
Frederick Boop
Speaker:
Nalin Gupta
Speaker:
Patrick J. McDonald
Speaker:
Jay Riva-Cambrin
Speaker:
Scellig Stone
Speaker:
James Drake
Speaker:
George M. Ibrahim
Speaker:
Abhaya Kulkarni
Speaker:
James Rutka
12:45 PM - 12:55 PM
EST
Pediatric Brain Tumours: How We Got Here and Where We’re Going
Location: CF: Ontario
Speaker:
Frederick Boop
12:55 PM - 1:05 PM
EST
Gene Therapy of the Central Nervous System
Location: CF: Ontario
Speaker:
Nalin Gupta
1:05 PM - 1:15 PM
EST
Pediatric Neurosurgery in Canada- Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
Location: CF: Ontario
Speaker:
Patrick J. McDonald
1:15 PM - 1:25 PM
EST
Hydrocephalus: The Power of International Collaboration and the Way Forward
Location: CF: Ontario
Speaker:
Jay Riva-Cambrin
1:25 PM - 1:35 PM
EST
Functional Neurosurgery of Children
Location: CF: Ontario
Speaker:
Scellig Stone
1:40 PM - 2:00 PM
EST
Future of Pediatric Neurosurgery
Location: CF: Ontario
Speaker:
James Drake
Speaker:
George M. Ibrahim
Speaker:
Abhaya Kulkarni
Speaker:
James Rutka
2:15 PM - 4:00 PM
EST
UofT NSX 100 Years – Spine Neurosurgery
Chair:
Jetan H. Badhiwala
Chair:
Suganth Suppiah
Speaker:
Michael Fehlings
Speaker:
Allan Levi
Speaker:
W. Bradley Jacobs
Speaker:
James Guest
Speaker:
Eve Tsai
Co-Chair:
Jefferson Wilson
Speaker:
Daipayan (Deep) Guha
Speaker:
Rajiv Midha
Speaker:
Safraz Mohammed
Speaker:
Ann Parr
Speaker:
Robert Spinner
Speaker:
Christopher Witiw
2:15 PM - 4:00 PM
EST
UofT NSX 100 Years – Spine Neurosurgery
Location: CF: Ontario
Chair:
Jetan H. Badhiwala
Chair:
Suganth Suppiah
Speaker:
Michael Fehlings
Speaker:
Allan Levi
Speaker:
W. Bradley Jacobs
Speaker:
James Guest
Speaker:
Eve Tsai
Co-Chair:
Jefferson Wilson
Speaker:
Daipayan (Deep) Guha
Speaker:
Rajiv Midha
Speaker:
Safraz Mohammed
Speaker:
Ann Parr
Speaker:
Robert Spinner
Speaker:
Christopher Witiw
2:15 PM - 2:30 PM
EST
Spine Neurosurgery at the University of Toronto: Where have we Been? Where are We Now? Where are we going?
Location: CF: Ontario
Speaker:
Michael Fehlings
2:30 PM - 2:45 PM
EST
Motion Sparing Spinal Procedures: Current State and Future Directions
Location: CF: Ontario
Speaker:
Allan Levi
2:45 PM - 3:00 PM
EST
Clinical Decision-Making in Cervical Spinal Deformity
Location: CF: Ontario
Speaker:
W. Bradley Jacobs
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM
EST
The Importance of PK/PD Modeling in Understanding Riluzole Neuroprotection
Location: CF: Ontario
Speaker:
James Guest
3:15 PM - 3:30 PM
EST
Improving the Successful Translation of Animal Spinal Cord and Brain Regeneration Therapies to Humans
Location: CF: Ontario
Speaker:
Eve Tsai
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
EST
Into the Future Moderators: Suganth Suppiah, Jefferson Wilson
Location: CF: Ontario
Co-Chair:
Suganth Suppiah
Co-Chair:
Jefferson Wilson
Speaker:
Daipayan (Deep) Guha
Speaker:
Rajiv Midha
Speaker:
Safraz Mohammed
Speaker:
Ann Parr
Speaker:
Robert Spinner
Speaker:
Christopher Witiw
Sunday, May 26, 2024
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
EST
UofT NSX 100 Years – Global Neurosurgery
Chair:
Mark Bernstein
Chair:
Mojgan Hodaie
Speaker:
George M. Ibrahim
Speaker:
Kathleen Khu
Speaker:
James Balogun
Speaker:
Graham Fieggen
Speaker:
Selfy Oswari
Speaker:
Ahmed Alkhani
Speaker:
Anil Nanda
Speaker:
Rajiv Midha
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
EST
UofT NSX 100 Years – Global Neurosurgery
Location: MM: Tudor 7 & 8
Chair:
Mark Bernstein
Chair:
Mojgan Hodaie
Speaker:
George M. Ibrahim
Speaker:
Kathleen Khu
Speaker:
James Balogun
Speaker:
Graham Fieggen
Speaker:
Selfy Oswari
Speaker:
Ahmed Alkhani
Speaker:
Anil Nanda
Speaker:
Rajiv Midha
8:30 AM - 8:40 AM
EST
A Legacy of Global Neurosurgery in Toronto
Location: MM: Tudor 7 & 8
Speaker:
George M. Ibrahim
8:40 AM - 8:50 AM
EST
Global Neurosurgery: Perspective from the Philippines
Location: MM: Tudor 7 & 8
Speaker:
Kathleen Khu
8:50 AM - 9:00 AM
EST
Subspecialty Training as a pivot in Global Neurosurgery
Location: MM: Tudor 7 & 8
Speaker:
James Balogun
9:00 AM - 9:10 AM
EST
Global Neurosurgery - A View From the South
Location: MM: Tudor 7 & 8
Speaker:
Graham Fieggen
9:10 AM - 9:20 AM
EST
Challenges and Opportunities : Neurooncology in Indonesia
Location: MM: Tudor 7 & 8
Speaker:
Selfy Oswari
9:20 AM - 9:30 AM
EST
Neurosurgical Training in Saudi Arabia: The Impact of Canadian Graduates
Location: MM: Tudor 7 & 8
Speaker:
Ahmed Alkhani
9:30 AM - 9:40 AM
EST
Global Neurosurgery: Quo Vadis?
Location: MM: Tudor 7 & 8
Speaker:
Anil Nanda
9:40 AM - 9:50 AM
EST
Developing a Multi-disciplinary Model for Peripheral Nerve Surgery
Location: MM: Tudor 7 & 8
Speaker:
Rajiv Midha
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
EST
UofT NSX 100 Years – LIMELIGHT
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
EST
UofT NSX 100 Years – LIMELIGHT
Location: MM: Tudor 7 & 8
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
EST
Limelight: Abstract Driven Rapid Fire Oral Presentations
Location: MM: Tudor 7 & 8
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
EST
Lunch and Poster Session
Location: MM: Tudor 7 & 8
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
EST
Fireside Chat
Location: MM: Tudor 7 & 8
2:15 PM - 4:00 PM
EST
UofT NSX 100 Years – Women and Diversity in Leadership Neurosurgery
Chair:
Jennifer Moliterno Gunel
Chair:
Gelareh Zadeh
Speaker:
Nelson Oyesiku
Speaker:
Linda Liau
Speaker:
Viviane Tabar
Speaker:
Aviva Abosch
Speaker:
Shawn Hervey-Jumper
Speaker:
Kate Drummond
Speaker:
Jennifer Brown
Speaker:
Ann Parr
2:15 PM - 4:00 PM
EST
UofT NSX 100 Years – Women and Diversity in Leadership Neurosurgery
Location: MM: Tudor 7 & 8
Chair:
Jennifer Moliterno Gunel
Chair:
Gelareh Zadeh
Speaker:
Nelson Oyesiku
Speaker:
Linda Liau
Speaker:
Viviane Tabar
Speaker:
Aviva Abosch
Speaker:
Shawn Hervey-Jumper
Speaker:
Kate Drummond
Speaker:
Jennifer Brown
Speaker:
Ann Parr
2:15 PM - 2:25 PM
EST
Leadership in Neurosurgery
Location: MM: Tudor 7 & 8
Speaker:
Nelson Oyesiku
2:25 PM - 2:35 PM
EST
Title TBD
Location: MM: Tudor 7 & 8
Speaker:
Linda Liau
2:35 PM - 2:45 PM
EST
Title TBD
Location: MM: Tudor 7 & 8
Speaker:
Viviane Tabar
2:45 PM - 2:55 PM
EST
Title TBD
Location: MM: Tudor 7 & 8
Speaker:
Aviva Abosch
2:55 PM - 3:05 PM
EST
Reflections on clinical trial participation
Location: MM: Tudor 7 & 8
Speaker:
Shawn Hervey-Jumper
3:05 PM - 3:15 PM
EST
Beyond Quotas
Location: MM: Tudor 7 & 8
Speaker:
Kate Drummond
3:15 PM - 3:25 PM
EST
A Neurosurgical Career in Ten Pictures
Location: MM: Tudor 7 & 8
Speaker:
Jennifer Brown
3:25 PM - 3:35 PM
EST
Women in Neurosurgery: Barriers and Opportunities
Location: MM: Tudor 7 & 8
Speaker:
Ann Parr
3:35 PM - 3:40 PM
EST
Closing Remarks
Location: MM: Tudor 7 & 8
Speaker:
Jennifer Moliterno Gunel
Speaker:
Gelareh Zadeh