Nontraumatic Emergencies: Brain and Spine

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We kindly ask all participants to bring their mobile devices (preferably tablet, mobile phone, laptop) for the interactive quiz session.


09:00-10:30 - Session I: Brain
10:50-12:20 - Session II: Spine
13:10-14:40 - Session III: Pediatric

15:00-16:00 - Session IV: Cases: Interactiv Quiz Session

08:50-09:00 Opening and Welcome
Franca Wagner, Bern; Johanna Lieb, Basel
09:00-10:30 Session I: Brain
Moderation: Eberhard Kirsch, Basel; Matthias Mutke, Basel
09:00-09:30 Inflammatory & Infectious Emergencies
Sebastian Winklhofer, Zurich
09:30-10:00 Non-Inflammatory Emergencies
Kiriaki Kollia, Zurich
10:00-10:30 Toxic & Acquired Metabolic: Drugs, Diabetes & Deficiencies
Anthony De Vere-Tyndall, Winterthur
10:30-10:50 Coffee break
10:50-12:20 Session II: Spine
Moderation: Karl-Olof Lövblad, Geneva; Sebastian Winklhofer, Zurich
10:50-11:20 Compressive Myelopathy: Degenerative, Neoplastic & Vascular malformations
Christoph Germann, Zurich
11:20-11:50 Non-Compressive Myelopathy: Inflammatory, Ischemic, Infectious & Granulomatous
Patric Hagmann, Lausanne
11:50-12:20 Spinal and cranial emergencies: Surgical perspective
Christian Fung, Bern
12:20-13:10 Lunch
13:10-14:40 Session III: Pediatric
Moderation: Friederike Prüfer, Basel; Franca Wagner, Bern
13:10-13:40 Clinical perspective: What is important to know?
Bettina Henzi, Bern
13:40-14:10 Pediatric brain emergencies
Irina Mader, Basel
14:10-14:40 Pediatric head and neck emergencies
Minerva Becker, Geneva
14:40-15:00 Coffee break
15:00-16:00 Session IV: Cases: Interactive Quiz Session
Moderation: Franca Wagner, Bern; Johanna Lieb, Basel; Annika Lonak, Basel
16:00-16:30 Farewell and Apéro
Franca Wagner, Bern; Johanna Lieb, Basel