XI International Facial Nerve Symposium
SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME
As this is the preliminary programme it may be subject to changes, so make sure you check for updates.
Pre-Congress Events
Participants will be given the opportunity for a 2 hours dissection of the temporal bone; a brief survey of techniques for facial nerve exposure and decompression will be lectured.
Only 8 participants will be approved for each Pre-Congress Courses.
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Saturday, April 25th, 2009
| 08.30 | GOLF TOURNAMENT (Golf Club Arco di Costantino, www.golfarco.it) |
| 09.30-11.30 | TEMPORAL BONE DISSECTION (POLICLINICO UMBERTO I) |
| 12.00-14.00 | TEMPORAL BONE DISSECTION (POLICLINICO UMBERTO I) |
| 15.00-19.00 | REGISTRATION |
| 15.30 - 16.20 | |
| INSTRUCTIONAL COURSES | |
| PLENARY | Hemifacial spasm: endoscope-assisted microvascular decompression J. Magnan, France |
| CAETANI | Facial nerve monitoring in cochlear and auditory branistem implants A. Ramos, C. Cenjor – Spain |
| RUSPOLI1 | Decision-making surgery for facial reanimation G. Salimbeni, Italy |
| RUSPOLI2 | Facial nerve in acute and chronic otitis media D. Zanetti, Italy |
| RUSPOLI3 | Topographic diagnosis in facial nerve palsy G. Ralli, Italy |
| 16.30 - 17.20 | |
| INSTRUCTIONAL COURSES | |
| PLENARY | Facial nerve anastomosis R. Bento, Brazil |
| CAETANI | Reversible tympanoplasty in middle ear surgery of the facial nerve G. Babighian, Italy |
| RUSPOLI1 | Acute viral facial palsy: present and future M. Manos-Pujol, J. Nogués, I. Domenech, J. Tornero, E. Amilibia, F. Cruellas – Spain |
| RUSPOLI2 | Non-surgical Rehabilitation for Facial Paralysis, Paresis and Synkinesis: Concept and Process J. Diels, USA, C. Beurskens, The Netherlands |
| RUSPOLI3 | Prevention and management of facial palsy G. Magliulo – Italy |
| 18.30 | |
| OPENING CEREMONY | |
| Nobel Prize Lecture Neural growth factor: present and future R. Levi Montalcini, Italy |
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| 19.30 - 22.30 | |
| WELCOME COCKTAIL | |