2024 Skull Base Fellows Course

2024 Skull Base Fellows Course is organized by Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) and will be held from Aug 29 - 30, 2024 at Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America.

Course Description:
This course is designed for skull base fellows or early-career neurosurgeons with an interest in skull base surgery. The two-day intensive course will include a combination of lectures, case-based discussions, and cadaver dissections designed to cover the basic surgical approaches and anatomy required of every skull base neurosurgeon. Faculty will include neurosurgeons and ENT surgeons who will demonstrate both posterolateral transtemporal surgical approaches as well as endoscopic endonasal anatomy and surgical options. The course will also feature an emphasis on the treatment of vascular lesions.

Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of this course, attendees will be able to: 

• Identify factors that lead to surgical complications and poor outcomes when treating brain tumors. 
• Employ strategies for surgical complication avoidance and treatment management. 
• Analyze the impact of surgical complications on patient quality of life. 
• Demonstrate proper surgical techniques for endonasal endoscopic approaches to the skull base.