Wednesday - September 22
Basic Course Program
Please note that al time slots are in Central European Summer Time (CEST)
Basic Course - Session 1
Host: Johan Telleman
09.00 - 09.05
Opening
Nens van Alfen - Radboud UMC, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
09.05 - 10.00
Introduction to NM US
Nens van Alfen - Radboud UMC, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
10.00 - 10.20
Knobology and getting a good image on screen
Nens van Alfen - Radboud UMC, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
10.20 - 10.40
Clinical value of nerve ultrasound
Craig Zaidman - Washington University Physicians, USA
10.40 - 11.00
Short Break
Basic Course - Session 2
Host: Frouke Nijhuis
11.00 - 11.20
Anatomy and scan demo median nerve
Johan Telleman - ETZ Tilburg, The Netherlands
11.20 - 11.40
Anatomy and scan demo ulnar nerve
Simon Podnar - Ljubljana University Medical Centre, Slovenia
11.40 - 12.00
Anatomy and scan demo radial nerve including PIN and SRN
Ana Lucila Moreira - Centro de Neurologia, Campinas, Brazil
12.00 - 12.15
Short Break
Basic Course - Session 3
Host: Frouke Nijhuis
12.15 - 12.35
Anatomy and scan demo fibular and tibial nerve
Craig Zaidman - Washington University Physicians, USA
12.35 - 12.55
Anatomy and scan demo sciatic, femoral/saphenous nerve
Juerd Wijntjes - Radboud UMC, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
12.55 - 13.45
Lunch Break
Basic Course - Session 4
Host: Simon Podnar
13.45 - 14.05
Anatomy and scan demo brachial plexus
Zsuzsanna Aranyi - Semmelweis University, Budapest
14.05 - 14.25
Anatomy and scan demo nerves in the neck: phrenic, long thoracic, dorsal scapular, suprascapular, pectoral nerves
Michael Cartwright - Wake Forest School of Medicine, USA
14.25 - 14.45
Short Break
Basic Course - Session 5
Host: Zsuzsanna Aranyi
14.45 - 15.05
Anatomy and scan demo sensory skin nerves: LCNFA, MCNFA, LCFN, sural
Nens van Alfen - Radboud UMC, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
15.05 - 15.25
Anatomy and scan demo cranial nerves II, VII, X, XI and XII
Doris Lieba-Samal - University Vienna, Austria
15.25 - 15.45
Short Break
Basic Course - Session 6
Host: Marjan Scheltens
15.45 - 16.05
NMUS cases - nerve
Alexandra Borchert - Nervenultraschall Euregio, Aachen, Germany
16.05 - 16.35
Post course test
Eman Tawfik
16.35 - 16.45
Closing
Nens van Alfen - Radboud UMC, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Wednesday - September 22
Advanced Course Program
Advanced Course - Session 1
Host: Juerd Wijntjes
09.00 - 09.05
Opening
Nens van Alfen - Radboud UMC, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
09.05 - 10.00
Introduction US guided botulinum toxin injection for dystonia and spasticity
Andrea Boon - Mayo Clinic, Minnesota, USA
10.00 - 10.20
Anatomy and scan demo key muscles for botulinum toxin injection
Christiaan Saris - Radboud UMC, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
10.20 - 10.40
Expert discussion panel: how to approach this case?
Andrea Boon - Mayo Clinic, Minnesota, USA
Christiaan Saris - Radboud UMC, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
10.40 - 11.00​
Short Break
Advanced Course - Session 2
Host: Christiaan Saris
11.00 - 11.20
Injection safety and hygiene aspects
Nens van Alfen - Radboud UMC, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
11.20 - 11.40
Basic nerve injection techniques CTS and meralgia
Juerd Wijntjes - Radboud UMC, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
11.40 - 12.00
Clinical value of muscle ultrasound
Craig Zaidman - Washington University Physicians, USA
12.00 - 12.15
Short Break
Advanced Course - Session 3
Host: Doris Lieba-Samal
12.15 - 12.35
Upper limb muscle ultrasound anatomy
Nens van Alfen - Radboud UMC, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Juerd Wijntjes - Radboud UMC, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
12.35 - 12.55
Lower limb muscle ultrasound anatomy
Nens van Alfen - Radboud UMC, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Juerd Wijntjes - Radboud UMC, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
12.55 - 13.45
Lunch Break
Advanced Course - Session 4
Host: Juerd Wijntjes
13.45 - 14.05
Neck and trunk muscle ultrasound anatomy: trapezius, SCM, scalene, levator scapulae, serratus anterior, thoracic paraspinals, lumbar paraspinals, gluteal muscles
Craig Zaidman - Washington University Physicians, USA
14.05 - 14.25
Anatomy and scan demo respiratory muscles: diaphragm, intercostals, abdominal, accessory
Jonne Doorduin - Radboud UMC, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Jeroen van Doorn - Radboud UMC, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
14.25 - 14.45
Short Break
Advanced Course - Session 5
Host: Craig Zaidman
14.45 - 15.05
Anatomy and scan demo orofacial muscles
Sanne Vincenten - Radboud UMC, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
15.05 - 15.25
Muscle ultrasound visual and quantitative analysis techniques
Juerd Wijntjes - Radboud UMC, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
15.25 - 15.45
Short Break
Advanced Course - Session 6
Host: Juerd Wijntjes
15.45 - 16.05
NMUS cases - muscle
Nens van Alfen - Radboud UMC, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Christiaan Saris - Radboud UMC, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Juerd Wijntjes - Radboud UMC, Nijmegen, The Netherlands