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Congress Programme September – TECHNOLOGY, TECHNIQUES, TRAINING AND TRANSPARENCY eans2019.com Congress Programme Table of Contents Society Information Welcome Letter Organising Committees About the EANS EANS Travel Grants Congress Information Contacts & Venue Information Congress App Good to know | A-Z Registration UEMS/EACCME Accreditation Networking Events Venue Plan Scientific Programme Acknowledgement to the Abstract Reviewers Programme at a Glance Scientific Programme • Tuesday, September • Wednesday, September • Thursday, September • Friday, September • Saturday, September ePosters Indices • Index of Speakers • Index of ePoster Authors Recognition, Acknowledgements & Industry Support Acknowledgements Corporate Symposia Corporate Satellite Workshop Exhibitor and Sponsor Company Profiles Exhibition Floorplan The content in this congress programme is as of August 23, 2019 - errors & omissions excepted August 23, 2019 - errors is as of programme in this congress The content EANS2019 | Dublin, Ireland INDEX Welcome! We are delighted to welcome you to EANS2019, the 19th European Congress of Neurosurgery, taking place in Dublin from 24 to 28 September 2019. The theme of the Congress is "Technology, Techniques, Training and Transparency" and we were working hard to ensure that the programme strongly reflects this. We are thrilled that so many eminent speakers and experts have agreed to join us. We offer our thanks to our outstanding Organising Committee for their invaluable help. There are significant opportunities for delegates to share their own work: through oral presentations and e-posters! We will continue to offer our highly regarded "Masterclass" – a great opportunity for younger members of the neurosurgical community to learn from world-renowned experts in a small, interactive setting. We also continued with a 4th year of travel grants for young neurosurgeons who would otherwise be unable to attend the Congress – see page 5 for details. EANS2019 will provide you with the perfect opportunity to reconnect with old friends, to forge new connections, and to share knowledge with the European and international neurosurgical community. We trust you will enjoy your time here with us! Presidents of the EANS2019 Organising & Ciaran Bolger Jesus Lafuente Scientific Committee EANS2019 EANS President Congress President Organising Committee President of the EANS2019 Scientific Committee Ciaran Bolger Scientific Committee Board Member: Neurotrauma & Critical Care Skull Base Scientific Mark Wilson Ramesh Nair Francesco Sala Niklas Marklund Moncef Berhouma Neurosurgery Pediatric Neurosurgery Vascular Neurosurgery Paul Eldridge Conor Mallucci Mohsen Javadpour Damianos Sakas Marianne Juhler Luca Regli Peter Vajkoczy Radiosurgery Peripheral Nerve Daniel Rawluk Lukas Rasulic Local Members Bodo Lippitz Neil Kitchen Spinal Neurosurgery Paul May Neuro-Oncology Jake Timothy Peter Hutchinson Stephen MacNally Bernhard Meyer Andreas Demetriades Colin Watts John Duff Liam Gray Stephen Young EANS Board of Officers President Training Committee Board Member: Jesus Lafuente Chairman Audit and Governance Torstein Meling Vakis Papanastassiou President Elect Karl Schaller Individual Membership President of the UEMS Committee Chairman Section of Neurosurgery Past President Hans Clusmann Johannes van Loon Andre Grotenhuis Board Member: Editor in Chief of Secretary Scientific Acta Neurochirurgica Andreas Demetriades Francesco Sala Tiit Mathiesen Treasurer Board Member: Training Committee Nicolas Foroglou CME and Guidelines Chairman Elect Johannes van Loon Claudius Thome www.eans2019.com EANS2019 | Dublin, Ireland 3 About the EANS The European Association of Neurosurgical Societies (EANS) is both an independent federation of European national neurosurgical societies and a fast-developing association of individual neurosurgeons from around the world. We are a professional community whose aim is to enhance the quality of neurosurgical patient care through training, education and research. A key way in which we fulfil this objective is by facilitating the exchange of scientific information at the highest level through the organisation of meetings, symposia and educational courses – with the annual Congress as our flagship event. A growing number of fellowship and observership opportunities are available to our members, as is a comprehensive online library of neurosurgical material via the EANS Academy. To find out more about the EANS, our activities and membership please go to www.eans.org or visit us during the congress at the EANS Booth in the Entrance Foyer on Level 0. For more information about us, our You can also find us on Facebook as activities and membership, please visit www.facebook.com/EANSonline, our website at www.eans.org and get and on Twitter as @EANSonline. in touch via [email protected]. 4 EANS Travel Grants 2019 The European Association of Neurosurgical Societies 10x (EANS) offered travel grants of € 1200.00 to 10 pre-selected attendees. DUBLIN The grants were awarded on a competitive basis according to the following criteria: Age • Candidates must be neurosurgeons 40 years of age or under at the time of EANS2019 (whether qualified or in training): born on September 24, 1979 or later. Country • Candidates have to live in countries which are categorised as World Bank Low Income or Lower Middle Income as of December 2018. Abstract • Candidates have to submit an abstract for the EANS2019 congress, and the abstract needs to be accepted (notification of acceptance was sent after submission). EANS2019 | Dublin, Ireland 5 Congress Information Contacts & Venue Information Contacts EANS Secretariat Financial Administrator Congress Organiser Executive Director Beata Vasiliakova Valentini Amarantidou [email protected] [email protected] Scientific Programme Events Coordinator Coordinator Visi Navarro Chara Ignatiadou AIM Group International, [email protected] scientifi[email protected] Vienna Office Mariannengasse 32, 1090 Vienna Events & Admin Coordinator Communications Coordinator +43 (0)1 402 77 55-0 Martina De Gregorio Maria Kantziari [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Congress Venue The Convention Center Dublin How to reach the CCD – Convention (The CCD) Center Dublin? Spencer Dock, N Wall Quay, The closest tram stations (Spencer Dock or North Wall, Dublin 1, D01 T1W6, Mayor Square) to the CCD – Convention Ireland Center Dublin are only 5 minutes' walk away. From Dublin Airport the CCD is best reached by bus. The "Docklands/Convention Center" bus stop is in front of the building. Transportation in Dublin By bus: By tram (LUAS): Dublin Bus offers a high frequency, Luas is Dublin's light rail transit system. easy-to-use and accessible service There are two lines, the Green Line across all of the city centre and and the Red Line. The CCD is on the surrounding areas. You can find more Red Line, conveniently linking to downtown information on fares and tickets at Dublin and Connolly and Heuston rail stations. http://www.dublinbus.ie. Direct busses run Direct trams run every 5 to 10 minutes every 10 to 15 minutes between Dublin between "Spencer Dock" and the downtown of Airport and the bus stop "Docklands/ Dublin. It takes just about 10 minutes to travel Convention Center". in one direction. Tickets can be purchased for single journeys or days (Leap Visitor Card). By car: By taxi: The CCD has its own car park with At the airport, taxis with a taximeter 320 spaces, for which tickets can be are permanently available from the pre-booked online from up to two forecourts directly outside Terminal weeks in advance. Several other car parks 1 & 2. The fare from the airport to the city with over 2000 parking spaces are located centre of Dublin is normally around EUR 35.00. within 10 to 15 minutes walking distance. The Licensed taxis can be recognized by the blue closest ones are National College of Ireland and yellow roof signs. and Point Village Parking. EANS2019 | Dublin, Ireland 7 Congress App Maximise your connectivity and speed up your planning during the congress with the EANS2019 congress app! Download it from the App Store and benefit from the complete information in electronical form at your fingertips. Key features: • Browse through the scientific programme with the latest updates and create your personalised schedule. • Search the abstracts of all ePosters and oral presentations and read them directly in the app. • Stay informed by receiving push notifications or checking the news feed. • Find your way to our industry partners and throughout the venue by using the interactive floorplans. • Share your thoughts about the congress via the social wall. And much more... 8 Good to Know | A-Z Abstracts EANS Individual Members' Lounge All abstracts are available in the congress Reserved exclusively for EANS Individual app and on the EANS Academy under Members and EANS2019 Faculty, the Members' http://academy.eans.org. Lounge is located in the foyer on Level 3. There you will find space for working, informal meetings and relaxing. Refreshments and light Badge snacks are provided throughout the whole day. On your first day at the congress, you will receive your name badge including the Please pick up your Members' ribbon at congress material at the Self-Service Check-In. the EANS Booth in the Entrance Foyer on You are kindly requested to wear the name Level 0 which gives you access to the badge at all times in the congress venue as Members' Lounge. well as for the networking events. In case your badge is lost, a new badge will be issued
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