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