***REVISED SCHEDULE DUE TO CONVERSION TO FULL VIRTUAL EVENT***

Day 1 Friday Nov 12

7:30A - 7:45A                   Welcome address (Jeff Balzer PhD/ Josh Sunderlin MS, CNIM)

Principles of Intraoperative Neuromonitoring:

7:45A – 8:15A                  IONM: The History and Physiological Basis – Partha Thirumala, MD

8:15A – 8:45A                  Principles of EEG Monitoring During Surgery – Katherine Anetakis, MD

8:45A – 9:15A                  Principles of SSEP Monitoring During Surgery – Donald Crammond, PhD

9:15A – 9:30A                  Break 15min – Please visit Exhibitor area

9:30A – 10:00A                Principles of TcMEP Monitoring During Surgery – Jeffrey Balzer, PhD

10:00A – 10:30A              Principles of BAER Monitoring During Surgery – James Castellano, MD, PhD

10:30A – 11:00A              Principles of EMG Monitoring During Surgery – Varun Shandal, MD

11:00-12:00p                   LUNCH BREAK – Please visit Exhibitor area

IONM For Spinal Surgery:

12:00P – 12:30P              Pediatric Spinal Procedures – Taylor Abel, MD

12:30 - 1:00P                    MIS Procedures – Vincent Miele, MD

1:00P – 1:30P                   Spinal Fusion Procedures – Jeremy Shaw, MD

1:30P – 1:45P                   Break 15min – Please visit Exhibitor area

Supratentorial Mapping:

1:45P – 2:15P                   Craniotomy procedures with mapping – Pascal Zinn, MD, PhD

2:15P – 2:45P                   Techniques for Direct cortical and subcortical mapping – Silvia Verst, MD, PhD

2:45P – 3:15P                   Functional Speech assessment in awake craniotomy – Bradford Mahon, PhD

Skull base Procedures:

3:15-3:30P                        Break 15min – Please visit Exhibitor area

3:30P – 4:00P                   Monitoring of skull base procedures – Ulkatan Sedat, MD

4:00P - 4:45PM                Skull base procedures – Nate Zwagerman, MD

KEYNOTE SPEECH:

4:45P – 5:45P                  TcMEP for Nerve Root IONM - Bryan Wilent, PhD

5:45                                   Adjournment (Day 1)

Day 2 Saturday Nov 13

7:30A – 7:45A                  Day 2 Announcements – Jeffrey Balzer PhD/ Josh Sunderlin MS, CNIM

International IONM:

7:45A – 8:15A                  IONM in Australia – Anthony Kyte

8:15A – 8:45A                  IONM in Saudi Arabia – Saleh Algarni, MD

8:45A – 9:15A                  IONM in Canada – Marshall Wilkinson, PhD

9:15A – 9:30A                  Break 15min – Please visit Exhibitor area

IONM for Stroke Prevention:

9:30A – 10:00A                IONM for stroke prevention – Partha Thirumala, MD

10:00A – 10:30A              IONM for Cardiovascular Procedures – Ibrahim Sultan, MD

10:30A – 11:00A              Neurointerventional Procedures – Michael Lang, MD

11:00A – 12:00P              Lunch – Please visit Exhibitor area

Transcranial Doppler:

12:00P – 12:30P              Using Transcranial Doppler for Vasospasm detection – Josh Sunderlin, MS, CNIM

Artificial Intelligence:

12:30P – 1:15P                 Artificial Intelligence in IONM – Shyam Visweswaran, MD, PhD

Functional Neurosurgery

1:15P – 1:45P                   Functional Neurosurgery – Jorge Gonzales-Martinez, MD, PhD

1:45P – 2:00P                   Break 15min – Please visit Exhibitor area

Interactive Sessions

2:00P – 3:00P                   Demonstrative Session:  Placing cranial nerve EMG electrodes - Gregory Adams, CNIM

3:00P – 4:00p                   Cerebrovascular Anatomy and Interactive Case Studies – Jeffrey Balzer, PhD / Carly Brog, CNIM

4:00P – 5:00P                   Troubleshooting Technical Problems with IONM Equipment – Katherine Anetakis, MD / Andrew Moyer, CNIM

5:00P                                 Adjournment (Day 2)

Day 3 Sunday Nov 14

7:30A – 7:45A                  Day 3 Announcements – Jeffrey Balzer, PhD/ Josh Sunderlin, MS, CNIM

Interactive Case studies

7:45A – 8:45A                  Interactive Case studies – Josh Sunderlin, MS, CNIM/ Partha Thirumala, MD    

Review submitted Data

8:45A – 9:45A                  Attendees submit data in advance to be reviewed and discussed collaboratively - Katherine Anetakis, MD; Jeffrey Balzer, PhD; Donald Crammond, PhD; Partha Thirumala, MD

9:45A – 10:00A                Break 15min – Please visit Exhibitor area

Improving IONM Practice:

10:00A – 10:30A              Training Process Improvement – Anthony Gossett, CNIM

10:30A – 11:00A              Teaching Troubleshooting – Josh Sunderlin, MS, CNIM

11:00A – 11:30A              Quality Assurance –Katherine Anetakis, MD, & Mindy Corridoni, CNIM

11:30A – 12:00P              Communication and Documentation (Medico-legal implications) – Jeffrey Balzer, PhD

12:00P  Conference Adjournment