2025 Formal Agenda

Please note that minor changes may occur!

To find the meeting point for the first day, please head to: Transportation

Part of the agenda will contain “optional” demonstrations that you can attend if you have time to spare.

Thursday

Registration

8:00-8:30

Lecture Room (Våd studiesal), University of Copenhagen

Welcome and Introduction

8:30-8:40

with Professor Christian von Buchwald

Surgical planning

8:40-09:20

Applied anatomy of the paranasal sinuses and anterior skull base.
with Raj Bhalla

CT-scan of the nose and paranasal sinuses – diagnostics and surgical planning.
with Benjamin Verillaud

Frontal sinus – Anatomy

09:20-9:40

Anatomy of the frontal sinus and frontal recess
with Saleh Okhovat

– Break –

Frontal sinus – Surgical Extent

09:50-10:10

Surgical extent of frontal sinus surgery
with Catherine Rennie

Sphenoid sinus

10:10-10:30

Surgical approaches and considerations
with Nora Haloob

Anatomical lab

11:00-17:00

Altering between demonstrations and hands-on: Ergonomics and instrument handling, dacryocystorhinostomy, pedicled flaps, Epistaxis: Managing SPA & aa. ethmoidalis, Uncinectomy + Middle meatal antrostomy + ethmoidectomy, prelacrimal approach, Frontal sinus: Draf IIa-III, Superomedioorbital resection, Carolyn’s window.

There will of course be time reserved for lunch.

Friday

Welcome day 2

8:25-8:30

Faculty Club, Panum Institute, University of Copenhagen
with Christian von Buchwald

Transnasal approach to the pituitary

8:30-8:50

with Lars Poulsgaard

Endoscopic orbital and optiv nerve decompression

8:50-09:10

with Catherine Rennie

CSF-leak

9:10-9:30

closure techniques and aspects
with Saleh Okhovat

– Break –

Challenging cases

09:45-10:15

Paneldiscussion. Chair: Christian von Buchwald

Anatomical lab

10:30-16:00

Altering between demonstrations and hands-on: 3/4-hands technique in endoscopic skull base surgery, CSF-leak closure, endoscopic orbital decompression, endoscopic transcribriform approach.

There will of course be time reserved for lunch.

Evaluation and course certificate

16:00-16:15

with Raj Bhalla & Christian von Buchwald