Modulo 1
Skull and cervical spine
4 – 5 November
2023
Return to the Centro di Necroscopic Medicine ‘G. Cantore’ of the I.R.C.C.S. Neuromed the training event promoted by the Italian Society of Neurosurgery (SINch). Organized by doctors Arianna Fava, Paolo Di Russo, Nicola Gorgoglione and Michelangelo De Angelis. Under the supervision of Professor Vincenzo Esposito, Head of Neurosurgery II Neuromed, in recent days young neurosurgery professionals have explored various ‘transpetrosis’ intervention techniques which, through the temporal bone, allow areas of the brain to be reached while avoiding damaging crucial areas for the patient’s health. An event that is part of the four promoted by SINch, in addition to Pozzilli there are Verona, Salerno and Cremona.
“I have been participating in these courses for over a year – comments Dr. Andrea Boschi, from the Careggi University Hospital in Florence – and I must say that this Neuromed reality can be considered unique in Italy. The quantity of courses, as well as participation, demonstrates the enthusiasm and welcome of this structure which has become a point of reference for young neurosurgeons who have implemented training with the fellowship. Our generation must be ready for the operating room and this is only possible with training on new intervention techniques without leaving behind more traditional things such as general dissection. Indeed they must be added to virtual reality and all available technologies. Technologies that must work in concert with classical surgery as well as with the study and participation in clinical and surgical activity in the healthcare facility.” Present in this session is Dr. Daniel Ronconi, Neurosurgeon at Santa Casa de Belo Horizonte in Brazil: “The center is excellent, it represents a model for the whole world. It is equipped with high-quality equipment that promotes training. I am convinced that people from all over the world can benefit from it and learn a lot. All the teachers, and the program in general, are of high quality. I received part of my training in France, where we also had a laboratory like this. But the facilities here are much better and the equipment is excellent. In Brazil we should have more structures of this type. It is essential to be able to adequately train our young neurosurgeons, as I always underline in my lectures: we should train on cadavers before practicing on patients. This is very advantageous for the patients themselves, since for the neurosurgeon having an in-depth knowledge of the anatomy is a crucial aspect of the surgical activity.”