A Third Masterclass in Intra-Operative Neuro-Monitoring (IONM) for Spinal Surgery

A Third Masterclass in Intra-Operative Neuro-Monitoring (IONM) for Spinal Surgery is organized by Orthopaedic Institute Ltd and would be held during Sep 22, 2017 at The Robert Jones And Agnes Hunt Orthopedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom.

The target audience for this medical event are anaesthetists, surgeons, spinal injury physicians and clinical neurophysiologists. This CME Conference has been approved with a maximum of 5 credits.

Course Description :
A unique learning oppotunity, providing an introduction to basic principles necessary in understanding the importance of somatosensory (SSEP), motor evoked potential (MEP), and electromyograpy (EMG), in an operating room setting. A multidisciplinary approach will give participants an insight into the benefits of an integrated team approach for exploiting this unique monitoring technology.

After this course delegates should be able to:
• Identify applied neuro-anatomy and physiology of spinal cord relevant to the procedure
• Comprehend basic principles of IONM.
• Able to make decisions about IONM modalities to be used for a particular surgical procedure
• Understand the anaesthetic to be delivered in relationto the type of IONM Interpret surgical and anaesthetic viewpoint of IONM and be able to act accordingly

Additional Details will be posted as soon as they are available.