Nerve Course Agenda

Thursday, September 10

6:00 PM: Pre-course mixer at the JB Duke Hotel Bar (hosted by Tulavi)
8:00 PM: Brief Logistics Huddle for Faculty / Staff

Friday, September 11

7:00 - 8:00 AM: Check-in / Breakfast at Duke South Amphitheater
7:30 AM: Shuttle pickup from Washington Duke Hotel to course
8:00 - 8:10 AM: Opening Remarks
Neill Li, Eliana Saltzman, Daniel Joh

8:10 - 11:20 AM: MORNING SESSION NERVE ULTRASOUND

Surgical Track - Nerve Ultrasound (Moderators: Neill Li, Ash Patel)
Therapy Track - Nerve Rehabilitation (Moderators: Theresa Hallenen, Megan Vrooman, Christina Pyle)

TimeEventLocation
8:10–8:40Lecture: Interpreting EDX and Use of Ultrasound for Compression Neuropathy
Natalia Gonzalez		HFTL Classroom
8:40-8:50Demonstration: Carpal and Cubital Tunnel Ultrasound
Natalia Gonzalez		HFTL Classroom
8:50-9:00Transition for Ultrasound GroupsHFTL Classroom
9:00-9:30Hands-On Scanning: Carpal, Cubital, Median, UlnarHFTL Classroom
9:30 – 9:50Lecture: Ultrasound of the Brachial Plexus and Peripheral Nerves in the Upper Arm
Stephen Davies		HFTL Classroom
9:50-10:00Demonstration: Suprascapular, Axillary, RadialHFTL Classroom
10:00-10:30 Hands on ScanningHFTL Classroom
10:30 - 10:40Demonstration: Interscalene, Supraclavicular, and Infraclavicular Plexus, Pec Minor
Stephen Davies		HFTL Classroom
10:40 - 11:20  Hands on ScanningHFTL Classroom

11:20 AM - 12:20 PM: LUNCH SESSION

TimeEventLocation
11:20 - 11:35Lunch PickupSouth Amphitheater
11:35 - 11:50Axogen TalkSouth Amphitheater
11:50 - 12:05Lecture: Brachial Plexus Anatomy, Pathology, and Treatment Options
John Li		South Amphitheater
12:05 - 12:20Lecture: Brachial Plexus Exploration and Use of IOM
Joaquim Casañas		South Amphitheater

12:20 - 4:30 PM: AFTERNOON SESSION: BRACHIAL PLEXUS / TRUNK

TimeEventLocation
12:20 - 12:35  Transition to LabHFTL Dissection
12:35 - 12:45Demonstration #1: Supraclavicular Plexus Approach, Scalenectomy / First Rib, SAN to SSN
John Li, Joaquim Casañas		HFTL Dissection
12:45 - 12:55Demonstration #2: Contralateral C7 Transfer in Plexus/Spasticity, Cervical Spine Association
Brandon Smith, Orlando Merced-O'Neill		HFTL Dissection
12:55 - 1:45Dissections #1 & #2
All Faculty		HFTL Dissection
1:45 - 1:55Demonstration #3: Infraclavicular Plexus Approach & Anatomy
Joaquim Casañas, John Li		HFTL Dissection
1:55 - 2:25Dissection #3
All Faculty		HFTL Dissection
2:25 - 2:40Coffee Break / SnacksHFTL Dissection
2:40 - 2:50Demonstration #4: Intercostal Nerve to MuscN, Thoracodorsal to LTN
Mark Attiah, Mike Aversano		HFTL Dissection
2:50 - 3:20Dissection #4
All Faculty		HFTL Dissection
3:20 - 3:30Demonstration #5: Posterior Approach for SAN to SSN | Anatomy of Dorsal Scapular Nerve
TJ Wilson, Mark Attiah		HFTL Dissection
3:30 - 4:00Dissection #5
All Faculty		HFTL Dissection
4:30Shuttle Pickup from Course to Washington Duke HotelDuke Medicine Circle

5:45 - 9:45 PM: EVENING SOCIAL EVENT

TimeEventLocation
5:45 Shuttle Pickup from Washington Duke Hotel to 21C Museum HotelWashington Duke
6:00-6:50Cocktail Hour21C Museum Hotel
6:50 - 6:55Faculty and Group Photo21C Museum Hotel
6:55 - 7:00Dinner Opening Remarks
Neill Li		21C Museum Hotel
7:00 - 7:15Diamond Sponsor Talk: Alafair21C Museum Hotel
7:20 - 7:35Dinner Talk: IONM - Evolution and Cutting-Edge Uses
Joaquim Casañas		21C Museum Hotel
8:00 - 8:15Dinner Talk: A Career in Peripheral Nerve Surgery
John Li		21C Museum Hotel
8:15 - 9:30Wrap-Up Dinner21C Museum Hotel
9:30 - endPost-Dinner Social Activities21C Museum Hotel
9:45Shuttle Pickup from 21C Museum Hotel to Washington Duke Hotel21C Museum Hotel

Saturday, September 12

7:00 - 8:00 AM: Check-in / Breakfast at Duke South Amphitheater
7:30 AM: Shuttle pickup from Washington Duke Hotel to course

8:00 AM - 12:15 PM: MORNING SESSION: ARM / FOREARM

TimeEventLocation
8:00 - 8:15Lecture: Precision Approaches to Hyperselective Neurectomy: IONM Guidance for SpasticitySouth Amphitheater
8:15 - 8:30Transition to LabHFTL Dissection
8:30 - 8:40Demonstration #6: Ulnar Compression Neuropathies (cubital tunnel
/ Guyon's; Transposition Techniques, Revisions)		HFTL Dissection
8:40 - 8:50Demonstration #7: Median Compression NeuropathiesHFTL Dissection
8:50 - 9:30Dissections #6 - #7HFTL Dissection
9:30 - 9:40Demonstration #8: Radial Compression NeuropathiesHFTL Dissection
9:40 - 9:50Demonstration #9: Radial-Axillary Nerve Transfer (Ant. And Post.)HFTL Dissection
9:50 - 10:25Dissections #8 - #9HFTL Dissection
10:25 - 10:35 Demonstration #10:  Double Fascicular TransferHFTL Dissection
10:35 - 10:45Demonstration #11: Brachialis to AIN / FDSHFTL Dissection
10:45 - 11:10Dissections #10 - #11HFTL Dissection
11:10 - 11:20 Demonstration #12: Supinator to PIN | ECRB/Supinator to AINHFTL Dissection
11:20 - 11:30Demonstration #13: FCR to PIN | FDS to ECRBHFTL Dissection
11:30 - noonDissections #12 - #13HFTL Dissection
noon - 12:15Transition to Lunch 

12:15 - 1:25 PM: LUNCH SESSION

TimeEventLocation
12:30 - 1:10   Shark Tank: Orthocell, Checkpoint, Bioventus, Biocircuit (5 min presentation, 5 min discussion each)South Amphitheater
1:10 - 1:25Lecture: Nerve Transfers for Spinal Cord InjurySouth Amphitheater

1:25 - 4:30 PM: AFTERNOON SESSION: DISTAL TRANSFERS

TimeEventLocation
1:25 - 1:40Transition to LabHFTL Dissection
1:40 - 1:50Demonstration #14: AIN to Deep PIN
Daniel Joh, Brandon Smith		HFTL Dissection
1:50 - 2:00Demonstration #15: AIN to Ulnar Motor
Sneha Rao, Kevin Taylor		HFTL Dissection
2:00 - 2:30Dissection #14 - #15
All Faculty		HFTL Dissection
2:30 - 2:40Demonstration #16: ADQ to Recurrent Motor
Kevin Taylor, Eliana Saltzman		HFTL Dissection
2:40 - 2:50Demonstration #17: Opponens to TDUN
Mike Aversano, Eliana Saltzman		HFTL Dissection
2:50 - 3:20Dissection #16 - #17
All Faculty		HFTL Dissection
3:20 - 3:30Demonstration #18: Free Functioning Muscle Transfer
Suhail Mithani, Sneha Rao		HFTL Dissection
3:30 - 4:15Open Dissection
All Faculty		HFTL Dissection
4:15 - 4:30Closing Remarks, Certificates
Neill Li, Eliana Saltzman, Daniel Joh		HFTL Dissection