BRAIN Course

Board Review and Intensive Neurosurgical Course

BRAIN Course

Board Review and Intensive Neurosurgical Course

Dr. Mohammed Bafaquh

Course Director
Department of Neuro-oncology, King Faisal specialist Hospital and research center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Neuroanatomy Research Group

Dr. Razan AlMufarriji

Course Coordinator
Department of Neurosurgery, National Neuroscience Institute, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Faculty

Total number of lectures

Total number of cases

Targeted audience

Neurosurgical residents.

Introduction

The Neurological Surgery Board Review Course is a 3-day intensive program covering the core topics of the Neurological Surgery specialty. Led by expert faculty, the course includes a combination of pre-course video lectures, didactic lectures, and case-based scenarios designed to enhance learning and exam preparedness.

Objectives

By the end of the course, candidates will be able to answer all exam questions related to the following topics: Neuroanatomy, Neuroradiology, Neurocritical Care, Neuro-oncology, Neurotrauma, Neurophysiology, Neurovascular Surgery, Spine Surgery, Peripheral Nerve Surgery, Adult Neurosurgery, and Pediatric Neurosurgery.

Scientific Committee

Dr. Faris Yaghmoor

Department of Neurosurgery, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Dr. Abdulaziz Almusa

Neurosurgery Prince Sultan Military Medical City Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Dr. Abdulelah Turkistani

Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery, National Neuroscience Institute, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Dr. Othman Almutiri

Department of Neurosurgery, National Neuroscience Institute, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Dr. Thanyan Almasoody

Department of Spine Surgery, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Faculty

Department of Clinical Neurological Sciences, Western University, London, Canada.

Dr. Amr Alhabib

Division of Neurosurgery, King Saud University Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Dr. Faisal BinSwidan

Department of Neurology, Security Forces Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Dr. Faisal Farrash

Division of Neurosurgery, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Dr.Othman Alhamad

Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Dr. Yasser Orz

Department of Neurosurgery, National Neuroscience Institute, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh.

Dr. Abdulmajeed Alahmary

Department of Neurosurgery, Abdulmajeed Alahmari, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Dr. Abdu Khairy

Division of Neurosurgery, Aseer Central Hospital (ACH),Ministry of Health (MOH) Abha,Saudi Arabia

Dr. Najeeb Alomar

Neurosurgery Division, King fahad Medical City.

Dr. Gmaan Alzahrani

Division of Neurosurgery, National Neuroscience Institute, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Dr. Fahd Alsubaie

Department of Neurovascular Surgery, National Neuroscience Institute, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Dr. Ashwag Alqurashi

Division of Neurosurgery, King Saud University Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Dr. Abdulrahman Aldakkan

Department of Neurosurgery, King Saud University Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Dr. Wael Alshiea

Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Dr. Fawaz AlOtaibi

Neurosurgery Division, King fahad Medical City.

Dr. Abdurzaq AlOjan

Department of Neurosurgery, King Fahad University Hospital, Dammam, Saudi Arabia

Dr. Mohammad Alshardan

Department of Neurosurgery, National Neuroscience Institute, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Dr. Hosam ALjohani

Department of Neurosurgery, King Fahad University Hospital, Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia

Dr. Abdurzaq Ajlan

Department of Neurosurgery, King Saud Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Dr. Abdullah ALRashid

Division of Neuroradiology and Neurointervention, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Dr. Ayman Albnayan

Department of Neurosurgery, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Dr. Muhammad Tariq

National Neurosciences Institute, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Dr. Naif AlOtibi

Neurosurgery National Neuroscience Institute, King Fahad Medical City Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Dr. Abdullah AlObaid

National Neuroscience Institute, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Dr. Abdulelah Alluhaybi

Department of pediatric Neurosurgery National Neuroscience Institute King Fahad Medical City

Dr. Abdurahman Alturki

Department of Neurovascular Surgery, National Neuroscience Institute, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Dr.Maryam Alotaibi

Department of Neurosurgery, King Saud Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Dr. Basim Noor elahi

Devision of Neurosurgery, Security Forces Hospital - Riyadh. Saudi Arabia

Dr. Ahmed Lary

King Abdulaziz Medical City- National Guard Hospital - Jeddah

Dr. Abdulrahman Nazer

Department of Epilepsy King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center

Dr. Ibrahim Althubaiti

Department of Epilepsy King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center

Dr. Naser Alotaibi

MBBS, FRCPC Vascular neurologist A. professor KFSHRC

Dr. Maher Hassounah

Department of Neurosurgery King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center

Dr Amal Alyahya

Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Course Materials

Practice Exam.
Embryology and Pediatric neurosurgery.
Neuro-oncology.
Neurovascular.
Spine.
Neurophysiology and Peripheral nerve.

Course agenda

7:00 am - 7:30 am

Registration and Coffee

7:30 am - 7:35 am

Course Director Talk (Dr. Mohammed Bafaquh)

7:35 am - 8:00 am

Lecture 0 ( Dr. David Steven)

Exam survival tips

8:05 am - 8:50 am

Lecture 1 (Dr. Abdullah Alrashed)

Neuroradiology I: Neurovascular.

8:55 am - 9:40 am

Lecture 2 (Dr. Makki Almuntashri)

Neuroradiology II: Neuro-Oncology.

9:45 am - 10:30 am

Lecture 3 (Dr. Maher Hassounah)

Neuro-Oncology I: adult gliomas Diffuse adult gliomas, Neuronal and mixed glial tumors

10:35 am - 11:20 am

Lecture 4 (Dr. Abdullah AlObaid)

Neuro-oncology II: Metastatic brain lesions. Metastatic brain tumor and hematologic tumors

11:25 am - 12:10 pm

Lecture 5 (Dr. Abdu Khairy)

Neuro-oncology III: Skull base and sellar/suprasellar tumor Meningiomas, Pituitary adenomas and Craniopharyngiomas.

12:10 pm - 1:00 pm

Lunch and Prayer

1:05 pm - 1:50 pm

Lecture 6 (Dr. Faisal Farrash)

Neuro-oncology IV: Posterior fossa tumors (adult) Cerebellar lesions and CP angle lesions

1:55 pm - 2:40 pm

Lecture 7 (Dr. Ahmed Lary)

Neuro-oncology V: Genetic tumor syndromes NF1, NF2, Schwannomatosis, Von Hippel-Lindau syndrome and Tuberous sclerosis.

2:45 pm - 3:30 pm

Lecture 8 (Dr. Amal Alyahya)

Neuro-oncology VI: Pediatric - Gliomas Pediatric Diffuse low- and high-grade gliomas, and Circumscribed astrocytic gliomas.

3:35 pm - 4:20 pm

Lecture 9 (Dr. Abdulelah Alluhaybi)

Neuro-oncology VI: Pediatric – posterior fossa tumor Ependymal tumors Medulloblastoma and Choroid plexus tumors

4:20 pm - 4:35 pm

Break and case (Dr. Mohammed Bafaquh)

4:40 pm - 5:25 pm

Lecture 10 (Dr. Ashwag Alqurashi)

Neuro-oncology VIII: CNS tumor – Other Mesenchymal, non-meningothelial tumours, and pineal region lesions

5:30 pm - 6:15 pm

Lecture 11 (Dr. Mojgan Hodaie )

Trigeminal Neuralgia

6:15 pm - 6:25 pm

Break

6:25 pm - 7:30 pm

Hot seat (Dr. Abdurazaq Alojan - Dr. Basim Noor elahi- Dr. Ayman Albanyan - Dr. Fawaz Alotaibi - Dr. Gmaan Alzahrani - Dr. Ashwag Alqurashi - Dr. Abdulrazag Ajlan- Dr. Ahmed Lary - Dr. Abdu khairy - Dr. Amal Alyahya - Dr. Abdulrahman Nazer)

4 Hot seats 12 mins per case 2 moderators per case

7:30 am - 8:15 am

Lecture 1 ( Dr. Mayam AlOtibi )

Pediatric neurosurgery I: Intracranial anomalies Craniosynostosis, Encephalocele, Chiari malformation and Dandy-walker malformation.

8:20 am - 9:05 am

Lecture 2 (Dr. Abdulrahman Alturki)

Pediatric neurosurgery III: vascular Moyamoya disease and Vein of Galen Malformation

9:10 am - 9:55 am

Lecture 3 (Dr. Fahd Alsubaie)

Neurocritical care and NeuroTruama: ICP & CPP Management, Brain Death Criteria, Seizures & Sedation, others

10:00 am - 10:45 am

Lecture 4 (Dr. Abdulrahman Aldakkan)

Neurovascular - Brain DAVF, CCF and cavernomas

10:50 am - 11:35 am

Lecture 5 (Dr. Mohammed Bafaquh)

Peripheral nerve Tumor, trauma and neuropathic pain

11:35 am - 1:00 pm

Lunch and Prayer (Jummah)

1:00 pm - 1:45 pm

Lecture 6 (Dr. Faisal Al suwaidan)

Functional neurosurgery I: Pain Headaches, facial pain and Neuralgia syndromes.

1:50 pm - 2:35 pm

Lecture 7 (Dr. Ibrahim Althubaiti)

Functional neurosurgery II: Epilepsy surgery

2:40 pm - 3:25 pm

Lecture 8 (Dr. Abdulrahman Nazer)

Functional neurosurgery III: Parkinson's disease DBS, Trigeminal neuragia, intrathecal pain pump

3:25 pm - 3:40 pm

Break and Case (Dr. Naif Alotibi)

3:40 pm - 3:50 pm

Lecture 9 (Dr. Hosam ALjehani)

Neurovascular I- brain Saccular Aneurysm and AVM.

3:55 pm - 4:40 pm

Lecture 10 (Dr. Naif Alotibi )

Neurovascular II- brain Non-saccular Aneurysms and tumor embolization.

4:45 pm - 5:20 pm

Lecture 11 (Dr. Nasser Alotaibi )

Neurovascular IV- Stroke Stroke, carotid disease and Intracranial hemorrhage

5:25 pm - 6:10 pm

Lecture 12 (Dr. Arthur Cukiert)

Functional Neurosurgery IV: Neurostimulation in epilepsy

6:10 pm - 6:20 pm

Break

6:20 pm - 7:30 pm

Hot Seat (Dr. Abdurazaq Alojan - Dr. Basim Noor elahi - Dr. Ayman Albanyan - Dr. Fawaz Alotaibi - Dr. Gmaan Alzahrani - Dr. Ashwag Alqurashi - Dr. Abdulrazag Ajlan - Dr. Ahmed Lary -Dr. Abdu khairy - Dr. Amal Alyahya - Dr. Abdulrahman Nazer)

4 Hot seats 12 mins per case 2 moderators per case

7:30 am - 8:15 am

Lecture 1 (Dr. Othman Alhammad)

Pediatric neurosurgery II: Spine anomalies Open spinal defect, Split cord malformation, Dermal sinus tract and lipomyelomeningocele

8:20 am - 9:05 am

Lecture 2 ( Dr. Mohammad Alshardan )

Spine surgery I: Degenerative Radiographical, guidelines and management

9:05 am - 9:25 am

Break and case (Dr. Ahmed Ajeshi)

9:25 am - 10:10 am

Lecture 3 (Dr. Wael A lshaya )

Spine surgery II: occipito-cervical region Pathology and management

10:15 am - 11:00 am

Lecture 4 (Dr. Amro Alhabib)

Spine surgery III: Trauma Spine column and spinal cord injury (guideline and management)

11:05 am - 11:55 am

Lecture 5 (Dr. Yasser Orz)

Spine surgery IV: Vascular DAVF and spinal vascular malformation

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Lunch and Prayer

1:00 pm - 1:45 pm

Lecture 6 (Dr. Abdulmajeed Alahmari)

Spine surgery V: Tumors Extradural lesions, primary bone lesions, Intradural extramedullary lesions, and intradural intramedullary lesions.

1:50 pm - 2:35 pm

Lecture 7 ( Dr. Othman Alhammad )

Pediatric neurosurgery II: Spine anomalies Open spinal defect, Split cord malformation, Dermal sinus tract and lipomyelomeningocele

2:40 pm - 3:25 pm

Lecture 8 (Dr. Mohammed Imtiaz)

Neurophysiology for neurosurgeons IOM, SSEP, MEP and awake monitoring

3:30 pm - 4:15 pm

Lecture 9 ( Dr. Hosam Aljehani )

Traumatic brain injury (TBI). Classification, guidelines, and Neurocritical care

4:20 pm - 5:05 pm

Lecture 10 ( Dr. Ahmed Aljeshi )

CNS Infections (Brain and spine)

5:05 pm - 5:15 pm

Break

5:15 pm - 6:15 pm

Hot Seat (Dr. Abdurazaq Alojan - Dr. Basim Noor elahi - Dr. Ayman Albanyan - Dr. Fawaz Alotaibi - Dr. Gmaan Alzahrani - Dr. Ashwag Alqurashi - Dr. Abdulrazag Ajlan - Dr. Ahmed Lary - Dr. Abdu khairy - Dr. Amal Alyahya - Dr. Abdulrahman Nazer)

4 Hot seats 12 mins per case 2 moderators per case