Neurosurgery (CNSS) Day: Update on Vestibular Schwannoma Management

Tuesday, June 28, 2022

1:45 PM – 4:15 PM EST

Location:Rue Notre-Dame

Audience:

Child Neurologist, Neurosurgeon, Neuroradiologist, Resident, Fellow

Learning Level:

Intermediate (Practicing Physician), Advanced (Special Interest, Higher Level Discussion)

Learning Format:

Case studies, Forum/panels, Question and answer sessions

CanMEDs Roles:

Medical Expert, Scholar, Collaborator, Leader, Health Advocate

Description:

Co-Chair(s)

FA

Fahad Alkherayf
DS

David Schramm

Speaker(s)

DS

Denis Sirhan
RA

Ryojo Akagami
KR

Kesh Reddy

Vestibular Schwannomas are one of the most common intracranial tumors, However, their management can be challenging and require more than one modality of treatment. Management of vestibular schwannomas involves input from neuro-otologist surgeons, radiation oncologists and neurosurgeons. On this session speakers from different disciplines in interactive format, will share management techniques of these challenging patients.

Learning Objectives:

Describe the rationale for various treatment strategies available for managing patients with vestibular schwannoma
Describe different follow-up strategies that align with patient priorities
Outline pitfalls in management and strategies to avoid them
Incorporate new surgical techniques to improve outcomes

Presentations:

1:45 PM – 1:50 PM EST

Welcome and Introduction
Speaker: Fahad Alkherayf
1:50 PM – 2:15 PM EST

Treatment strategies for vestibular schwannoma
Speaker: Fahad Alkherayf
2:15 PM – 2:45 PM EST

When to choose Translabyrinthine approach?
Speaker: David Schramm
2:45 PM – 3:15 PM EST

When to choose a retrosigmoid approach?
Speaker: Denis Sirhan
3:15 PM – 4:15 PM EST

Expert Teams Debate: How Aggressive Should we be with Vestibular Schwannoma? Interactive discussion with the audience
Speaker: David Schramm
Speaker: Ryojo Akagami
Speaker: Kesh Reddy
Speaker: Denis Sirhan