First 5-ALA Fluorescence-Guided Surgery Brain Tumor Symposium

First 5-ALA Fluorescence-Guided Surgery Brain Tumor Symposium is organized by Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (ISMMS) and will be held on Nov 30, 2018 at Leon and Norma Hess Center for Science and Medicine, New York City, New York, United States of America. The target audience for this medical event is Neurosurgery

Course Description:
This will be the first 5-ALA fluorescence-guided surgery brain tumour symposium held in the United States. Neurosurgeons will hear experts from both the US and Europe discuss fluorescence-guided surgery (FGS).

Course Objectives:
• Define the use of 5-ALA fluorescence-guided surgery (FGS) for gliomas to practising neurosurgeons.
• Discuss the use of 5-ALA FGS for different tumour types.
• Discuss the use of 5-ALA FGS in combination with other intraoperative visualization technologies.
• Certify practicing neurosurgeons on use of 5-ALA FGS for gliomas.