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Propaedeutic Neurosurgery two-day course
A two-day introductory course of the Hellenic Neurosurgical Society: lectures at the Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens on Friday, hands-on stations at NeuroLab on Saturday.
ORGANISER
Hellenic Neurosurgical Society
DATE
30–31 January 2026
VENUES
BRFAA and NeuroLab, Athens
COORDINATOR
Th. Papasilekas
The brief
Two venues, one course.
The first day of lectures was held at the Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens (BRFAA). On the second day the course moved to NeuroLab, where the sessions on craniotomy and cranial approaches combined lectures with hands-on stations.
We ran the secretariat and the logistics across both venues.
Programme
How the course ran
FRI 30 JAN · BRFAA
Anatomy, emergencies and spine
- Basic neuroanatomy: surface and deep brain anatomy, vascular and angiographic anatomy, practical spine anatomy
- Neurosurgical emergencies: head injury and ICP, epidural and subdural haematomas, vascular and paediatric emergencies, hydrocephalus, spinal trauma
- Spine surgery: lumbar and anterior cervical approaches, thoracolumbar fusion, failed back syndrome
SAT 31 JAN · NEUROLAB
Craniotomy and cranial approaches
- Operating room set-up, patient positioning and head fixation
- The craniotome
- Neuronavigation
- Cranial approaches
Two venues
Friday · Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens (BRFAA), 4 Soranou Efesiou
Saturday · NeuroLab, 7 Sevastoupoleos
What we delivered
Secretariat and logistics across two venues
- Course secretariat
- Venues: BRFAA on the first day, the seminar room and lab stations at NeuroLab on the second
- Coffee breaks and lunches
- Sound, video and presentation support
- Event photography
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