Dear Friends,
We take great pleasure in inviting you for the above workshop, to be held under the auspices of Medica Institute of Neurological Diseases (MIND) at Medica Superspecialty Hospital, 127 Mukundapur, EM bypass, Kolkata 700099, India, on 13th and 14th of January, 2012.
Prof. Tipu Aziz, Professor and Head of Functional Neurosurgery unit at John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, England and Dr. Dipankar Nandi, Consultant Neurosurgeon, Charring Cross Hospital and Sr. Lecturer Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, would be performing live surgery, in collaboration with the MIND team, for tremor (essential and Parkinson Disease), dystonia and similar movement disorders on the above dates, and will also be giving lectures in their respective fields.
We invite papers from you pertaining to functional neurosurgery for platform or electronic poster presentations.
The provisional programme is as follows:
13th January 2012
| 09.00 am - 09.15 am |
Inauguration |
| 09.15 am – 10:00 am |
Prof. Tipu Aziz – ‘Surgery for
Tremor, dystonia and other functional disorders’ |
| 10.00 am – 1pm |
Live surgery (DBS/Lesional) |
| 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm |
Lunch |
| 2:00 pm – 2.45 pm |
Dr. Dipankar Nandi – ‘Deep Brain Stimulation’ |
| 3:00pm – 5:00 pm |
Free papers, case discussion and video or live surgery
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| 7:00 pm onwards |
Dinner and cultural programme |
14th January 2012
9:00 am onwards:
LIVE surgery demonstration-
1. Cases of PD
2. Case of cervical dystonia or similar (DBS/lesion making as appropriate to above cases)
16th - 18th January 2012
Operative cases and interaction with the experts
Prof. Aziz and Nandi would be willing to operate on suitable cases.
Kolkata is at its best at this time of the year, its mild winter making a tour of city and the surrounding places of interest a very pleasant experience. We would be happy to be of any assistance to delegates and their families in organizing such trips.
Wishing you all a very happy and enjoyable season ahead
Yours sincerely
Dr. L. N. Tripathy
MBBS, MS, MCh (PGI), FRCS (Neurosurgery), CCST (UK)
Director, Medica Institute of Neurological Diseases (MIND)
Vice Chairman, Medica Superspecialty Hospital
127, Mukundapur, EM Bypass,
Kolkata 700099
Mobile: +91 9831090155
Office- +91 33 66520000; ex-180, 109, 186
Important NOTES:
Online Registration charges: Free
Deadline for Registration, accommodation and abstract submission – 31st December 2011
Kindly refer to our website (www.medicahospitals.in)
for registration
Please contact (for any query):
Ms. Karabi Ghosh, Co-ordinator – MIND, (+91 9230011832)
karabi.ghosh@medicasynergie.in
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