About this seminar
Intraoperative neuromonitoring (IONM) poses numerous challenges for anaesthetists. Where IONM for surgery is used, the role of the anaesthetist is not only to provide optimal anaesthesia but also to facilitate IONM and to conduct a continuous interaction with members of neuromonitoring team. It is important for an anaesthetist to understand the rationale behind the monitoring and the basis of its utility. This also enables a close working relationship with the monitoring team and the surgeon and is key to a successful and an improved outcome.
Programme
09:00 Registration / tea and coffee09:20 Welcome and opening remarks Dr. Sumeeta Conry, Consultant anaesthetist, RJAH, Oswestry
09:30 Prediction of the difficult airway Dr. Colin Shirley, Consultant Neurophysiologist, Birmingham
10:10 Evidence based basics Mr. Michael Owen, Director of Intraoperative Neurophysiology at Neuromonitoring Services Ltd.
10:40 Tea & Coffee 11:10 Choice of IONM modalities for spinal surgery – a surgeon’s perspective Mr. Neil Davidson, Consultant Spinal Surgeon, Alder Hey Hospital, Liverpool.
11:40 Anaesthesthetic considerations for intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring of the spinal cord Sumeeta Conry, Consultant anaesthetist, RJAH, Oswestry
12:10 IONM and Anaesthetics in paediatric spinal surgery Dr. Radha Ravi, Consultant Spine Anaesthetist, Alder Hey Hospital, Liverpool
12:40 Lunch 13:40 Basic anatomy in IONM and neurosurgical requirements for intracranial surgery Mr Francesco Vergani, Neurosurgical Consultant, King’s College Hospital
14:10 Neurophysiology requirements and preparing for IONM Dr Ana Pescador, Head of Neurophysiology, King’s College Hospital
14:40 Tea & coffee15:00 Anaesthethetic considerations specific for IONM in cranial surgery Dr C Fiandeiro, Consultant Neuroanaesthetist KCH
15:30 Special considerations for IONM in the Awake Craniotomy Dr Holly Jones, Consultant Neuroanaesthetist, King’s College Hospital
16:00 IONM Workshop16:30 Close of meeting