Neurology II

Name: Neurology II
Start: 2025-02-10T00:00:00+01:00
End: 2025-02-14T23:59:59+01:00
Location: Bern, Switzerland

Held

Program Director:

Prof. Dr. Veronika Stein Dipl. ECVN (CH)

Principal Course Master(s):

Prof. Dr. Veronika Stein Dipl. ECVN (CH)

Course Master(s):

Dr. Arianna Maiolini, DECVN (CH)
Prof. Dr. Frank Steffen, DECVN (CH)
Dr. Marcin Wrzosek, DECVN (PL)
Prof. Dr. Franck Forterre, DECVS (CH)
Prof. Dr. Daniela Schweizer, DECVDI (CH)
Dr. Pablo Barge-Carmona, DECVDI (CH)
Dr. Ekaterina Gamez Maidanskaia (CH)
MSc vet. Phys. Florence Pittet (CH)
Dr. Fabiana Graciolli-Tomazi (CH)
Dr. Julia Hauer (CH)
Dr. Aurelia Gasser (CH)
Dr. Ulrike van der Pol (DE)
Dr. Lise Hourriez (CH)

Course Overview

Spinal and peripheral nervous system diseases
This course is designed for those who have already attended the course Neurology I and feel comfortable with defining the neuroanatomical localization. The course Neurology II offers the possibility to broaden the knowledge and level of competency in Neurology and aims to provide a logical step-wise approach to the most common diseases particularly of the spinal cord and peripheral nervous system. The morning sessions will include lectures/presentations on various topics such as intervertebral disk disease, AA-instability and Wobbler, degenerative and inflammatory spinal diseases, CSF and imaging diagnostics in spinal diseases, electrodiagnostics, polyneuropathies and myopathies as well as the therapy of the diseases.

Course Program (Subject to change)

Monday 10/02/25

08:30 – 08:45 Login and welcome
08:45 – 09:45 Introduction and goals of the course Stein
09:45 – 10:45 Fresh-up: Neurological exam and lesion localization Stein
10:45 – 11:15 Coffee Break
11:15 – 12:00 VITAMIN D Myelopathies Maiolini
12:00 – 13:30 Lunch Break
13:30 – 15:00 Case based session: Videos – Lesion localization (Spinal cord and PNS) Stein / Maiolini / Hauer / van der Pol
15:00 – 15:30 Coffee Break
15:30 – 17:00 Case based session: Videos – Lesion localization (Spinal cord and PNS) Stein / Maiolini / Hauer / van der Pol
17:00 – 17:30 Discussion and summary of learning objectives Stein
17:30 Welcome Apéro

Tuesday 11/02/25

08:15 – 08:30 Learning objectives of the day Stein
08:30 – 09:15 Intervertebral disc disease Stein
09:15 – 10:00 Non-Compressive spinal cord diseases Stein
10:00 – 10:30 Coffee Break
10:30 – 11:15 Malformations Maiolini
11:15 – 12:00 Imaging in spinal diseases (Rx, Myelography) Schweizer
12:00 – 13:30 Lunch Break
13:30 – 15:00 Case based session: Videos – Spinal cord disorders Maiolini / Stein / Schweizer / Gasser
15:00 – 15:30 Coffee Break
15:30 – 17:00 Case based session: Videos – Spinal cord disorders Maiolini / Stein / Schweizer / Gasser
17:00 – 17:30 Discussion and summary of learning objectives Stein

Wednesday 12/02/25

08:15 – 08:30 Learning objectives of the day Stein
08:30 – 09:15 Fracture, instability and co. Forterre
09:15 – 10:00 Lumbosacral stenosis I Steffen
10:00 – 10:30 Coffee Break
10:30 – 11:15 Lumbosacral stenosis II Steffen
11:15 – 12:00 Imaging in spinal diseases (CT / MRI) Barge-Carmona
12:00 – 13:30 Lunch Break
13:30 – 15:00 Case based session: Videos – Spinal cord disorders Steffen / Forterre / Barge-Carmona / Graciolli-T.
15:00 – 15:30 Coffee Break
15:30 – 17:00 Case based session: Videos – Spinal cord disorders Steffen / Forterre / Barge-Carmona / Graciolli-T.
17:00 – 17:30 Discussion and summary of learning objectives Stein

Thursday 13/02/25

08:15 – 08:30 Learning objectives of the day Stein
08:30 – 09:15 VITAMIN D PNS + Electrodiagnostics + Biopsy Wrzosek
09:15 – 10:00 Neuromuscular diseases I Wrzosek
10:00 – 10:30 Coffee Break
10:30 – 11:15 Neuromuscular diseases II Wrzosek
11:15 – 12:00 Rehabilitation / Physiotherapy Pittet
12:00 – 13:30 Lunch Break
13:30 – 15:00 Case based session: Videos – Neuromuscular disorders Wrzosek / Pittet / Maiolini / Hauer
15:00 – 15:30 Coffee Break
15:30 – 17:00 Case based session: Videos – Neuromuscular disorders Wrzosek / Pittet / Maiolini / Hauer
17:00 – 17:30 Discussion and summary of learning objectives Stein

Friday 14/02/25

08:15 – 08:30 Learning objectives of the day Stein
08:30 – 09:15 Pharmacological approach to inflammatory diseases Maiolini
09:15 – 10:00 Analgesia in neuropathic pain Gamez Maidanskaia
10:00 – 10:30 Coffee Break
10:30 – 11:15 Inflammatory spinal cord diseases + CSF diagnostics Maiolini
11:15 – 12:00 Degenerative Myelopathies / Spinal neoplasia Maiolini
12:00 – 13:00 Lunch Break
13:00 – 13:30 Outlook to Neurology III (Intracranial and vestibular diseases) + Basis &
Advanced Neurosurgery + MAS & CAS Programs + CASUS Stein
13:30 – 15:00 Case based session: Videos – Miscellaneous + BYOC Maiolini / Gamez Maidanskaia + Neuro
15:00 – 15:30 Coffee Break
15:30 – 17:00 Case based session: Videos – Miscellaneous + BYOC Maiolini / Gamez Maidanskaia + Neuro
17:00 – 17:30 Discussion and summary of learning objectives Stein