Join us for the Workshop on Neuro-Onco-Functional Balance, an advanced scientific event bringing together leading experts in neurosurgery, oncology, and functional imaging. Explore cutting-edge technologies, innovative surgical strategies, and hands-on practical workshops to enhance tumor resection precision and patient outcomes.
- 20th–21st May 2025
- Amphitheatre - Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg (CHL)
- Organized by the National Department of Neurosurgery, CHL
Engage with top professionals, gain hands-on experience, and shape the future of neuro-oncology!
PROGRAM
DAY 1 : 20TH MAY 2025 - Preliminary Program Workshop Neuro-Onco-Functional Balance
- 08H30 : Welcome and Registration
- 09H00 : Introduction - Martine Goergen, MD, General Director, CHL / Prof Guy Berchem, MD, Medical Director, CHL
- 09H20 : Innovative Health Technologies in Luxemburg - Francoise Liners, PhD, Director of Innovative Health Technologies, Ministry of Economy, Luxemburg
- 09H50 : Neuro-Onco-Functional Balance ; new strategies in brain tumor surgery based on emergent technologies - Privatdozent Frank Hertel, MD, MA, Neurosurgery, CHL
- 10H10 : Anatomy of surgical relevant fibre tracts in the human brain - Prof Mittelbronn, MD, Neuropathology
- 10H40 : Basics of MR-diffusion- and spectroscopic imaging - Privatdozent Tobias Henning, MD, Neuroradiology, CHL
- 11H00 : Integration of navigated TMS and fibre imaging for the planning of brain tumor surgery - Finn Jelke,MD, PhD cand, CHL, UL, LIH, Alexandra Schweicher, Rani Ezzedine, MD, Neurosurgery, CHL
- 11H30 : Raman spectroscopy and optical coherence tomography for the improvement of resection control - Finn Jelke MD, PhD cand, Neurosurgery, CHL, UL, LIH, Felix Kleine Borgmann, MD, PhD, Oncology, HRS
- 12H00 : Confocal Laser Microscopy; value and challenges for intaroperative resection control - David Breuskin, MD, Neurosurgery CHL
- 12H20 : 5-ALA based Glioma Resection; Review of the current literature - Christophe Berthold, MD, Neurosurgery, CHL
- 12H40 : Perioperative speech testing - Emilie Bruyère, Speech Therapist, CHL
- 13H00 : LUNCH / INDUSTRY EXHIBITION
- 14H00 : Cognition and brain tumor surgery - Jade Delarue, Ergotherapist, CHL
PRACTICAL WORKSHOPS :
- 14H30
- Group 1 : Planning with deterministic/probabilistic fibre tracking - Brainlab, Munich
- Group 2 : Motor- and speech mapping with TMS - Oksana Lyalka, ANT Neuro, Berlin, Finn Jelke, Alexandra Schweicher, Rani Ezzedine
- 16h00 : COFFEE BREAK
- 16h30
- Group 1 : Motor- and speech mapping with TMS - Oksana Lyalka, ANT Neuro, Berlin, Finn Jelke, Alexandra Schweicher, Rani Ezzedine, Speech therapists, CHL
- Group 2 : Planning with deterministic/probabilistic fibre tracking - Brainlab, Munich
- 19H00 : DINNER › Restaurant Ambiente, Route d’Arlon, Luxemburg
DAY 2 : 21ST MAY 2025 - Preliminary Program Workshop Neuro-Onco-Functional Balance
- 08H30 : Case Demonstrations - Yousra Akram, MD, Neurosurgery, CHL, Muaz Alameer, MD, Neurosurgery, CHL, Rani, Ezzedine, MD, Neurosurgery, CHL, Ismaila Ouedraogo, MD, Neurorugery, CHL, Aude van der Meulen,, MD, Neurosurgery, CHL
- 09H00 : Hybrid approaches in skull base surgery, potential impact of future Technologies - Privatdozent Frank Hertel, MD, MA, Neurosurgery, CHL
- 09H15 : Mathemathical modelling of brain and tumor tissue - Prof Stéphane Bordas, Engineering Department, UL
- 09H45 : Prediction of mechanical tumor tissue properties and potential value for the planning of intracranial tumor resections;
made in Luxemburg - Anas Obeidat PhD, Stéphane Urcun, EVA, Luxemburg, Meryem Andaloussi, PhD cand, UL, CHL - 10H00 : Augmented reality glasses; game changing technology for intraoperative multimodal imaging in the navigation space; made in Luxemburg - Cedric Spass, PhD, Arspectra, Luxemburg
- 10H30 : Multimodal planning for Radiotherapy/Radiosurgery - Prof Guillaume Vogin, MD, CFB, Luxemburg
- 11h00 : Targeted oncological approaches. Impact on surgery; when do we need tissue? - Corina Filip, MD, Kriibszentrum, Oncology, CHL
- 11H30 : Laser Interstitial Therapy (LITT) in Neurooncology - Privatdozent Lars Buentjen, MD, Neurosurgery, University Hospital Magdeburg, Germany
- 12h00 : LUNCH / INDUSTRY EXHIBITION
PRACTICAL WORKSHOPS IN 3 GROUPS :
- 13h30
- Group 1 : Augmented reality glasses; augmented reality in Exoscope and Microscope - Arspectra, Olympus, Zeiss
- Group 2 : Fundamentals of Machine Learning; interpretation of spectroscopic results - Andreas Husch PhD, Felix Kleine-Borgmann, PhD, HRS
- Group 3 : Cognitive testing; practical handouts - Jade Delarue, Ergotherapist, CHL
- 16H30 : SUM UP AND FAREWELL
REGISTRATION
Secure your spot today! Fill out the registration form here.
Exhibitors :
ANT Neuro, Brainlab, EVA, Olympus, Zeiss, Medtronic
Asked :
CME points, Landesärztekammer Saar, Saarbrücken, potential Cooperation with EANS (European Association of Neurosurgery)
Hotel :
Contingent with special rates asked
Abbreviations :
- CHL: Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg, Luxemburg
- CFB: Centre Francois Baclesse, Esch, Luxemburg
- HRS : Hopitaux Robert Schuman, Luxemburg
Targeted Audience :
Neurosurgical residents and Young Neurosurgeons, Clinical Neuroscientists with affiliation to Neurosurgical Oncology
Goal :
The participants should learn practical skills in the field an be able to use/ establish the learned basic skills in their daily practice.
Participation Fee :
50 Euro. Housing to be organized personally by the participants.
Payment instructions will be provided in the confirmation email.