Monday, 26 July 2027
09.00 – 09.30 Introduction and goals of the course, prep.
09.30 – 11.00 Dorsal cervical access: just the backdoor version of a ventral slot?
11.00 – 11.30 Coffee Break
11.30 – 12.15 Understand well and treating accurately dorsal/dorsolateral cervical compressions: Facetectomy vs dorsal laminectomy
12.15 – 13.30 Lunch Break
13.30 – 15.00 Wet lab: Cervical facetectomy and cervical dorsal laminectomy
15.00 – 15.30 Coffee Break
15.30 – 17.00 Wet lab and closing discussions.
Tuesday, 27 July 2027
09.00 – 09.15 Summary of day 1 – Learning objectives for day 2
09.15 – 10.00 Surgical Management of Spinal Diverticula in Dogs: Indications for Durotomy, Durectomy, and Beyond
10.00-11.00 Understand well and performing accurately thoracolumbar lateral corpectomy
Understand well and treating accurately thoracolumbar spinal neoplasia
11.00 – 11.30 Coffee Break
11.30 – 12.15 Understand well and treating accurately lumbosacral foraminal stenosis
12.15 – 13.30 Lunch Break
13.30 – 15.00 Wet Lab: Thoracolumbar lateral corpectomy, modified dorsal approaches and lumbosacral foraminotomy
15.00 – 15.30 Coffee Break
15.30 – 17.00 Wet lab and closing discussions.
Wednesday, 28 July 2027
09.00 – 09.15 Summary of day 2 – Learning objectives for day 3
09.15 – 10.30 Thoracolumbar and cervical stabilization
10.30 – 11.00 Pedicle screw system considerations
11.00 – 11.30 Coffee Break
11.30 – 12.15 Clinical use of pedicle screws
12.15 – 13.30 Lunch Break
13.30 – 15.00 Wet Lab: cervical and thoracolumbar stabilization techniques
15.00 – 15.30 Coffee Break
15.30 – 17.00 Wet lab and closing discussions.
Thursday, 29 July 2027
09.00 – 09.15 Summary of day 3 – Learning objectives for day 4
09.15 – 11.00 Brain surgery – indications and procedures for brain surgery and ventriculoperitoneal shunt placement
11.00 – 11.30 Coffee Break
11.30 – 12.15 Short overview about peripheral nerve surgery
12.15 – 13.30 Lunch Break
13.30 – 15.00 Wet Lab: Surgical approaches to the brain
15.00 – 15.30 Coffee Break
15.30 – 17.00 Wet lab and closing discussions.
Friday, 30 July 2027
09.00 – 09.15 Summary of day 4 – Learning objectives for day 5
09.15 – 10.30 Case-based clinical reasoning – surgical vs. non-surgical approaches
10.30 – 11.00 Coffee Break
11.00 – 12.15 Outlook to Neurology courses, Certificate and Master Programs & CASUS
12.15 – 13.30 Lunch Break
13.30 – 15.00 BYOC + Final discussion
