NEUROSURGEONS ASSOCIATION OF SRI LANKAANNUAL ACADEMIC SESSIONS - 2019

28th & 29th September 2019Marino Beach Hotel, Colombo, Sri Lanka

“New Horizons in Neurosurgery”

Consultants LKR 5000/- Trainees / MO LKR 3000/- Foreign Delegates USD 30

Registar�on - asiatours.lk/events/neurosurgeons/

08.00 - 09.00 amSession 1 Epilepsy PresenterModerators Dr Sunil Perera & Dr Nirukshan Jayaweera 90 mins

09.00 - 09.30 am Paediatric aspect of refractory epilepsy Dr (Mrs) Piyara Rathnayake09.30 - 10.00 am Adult aspect of refractory epilepsy Dr (Mrs) Sunethra Senanayake10.00 - 10.30 am Selec�on criteria for epilepsy surgery Dr George C. Vilanilam10.30 - 10.45 am

Moderators Dr Punsith Gunawardena & Dr Stravinsky Perera 90 mins10.45 - 11.15am Surgeons role in epilepsy Dr Sanjeewa Garusinghe

Dr (Mrs) Sunethra SenanayakeDr George C. VilanilamDr Sanjeewa GarusingheProf Jithangi Wanigasinghe Dr Kishara GoonarathneDr Anil De Silva

12.15 - 01.00 pmSession 2 Surgical workout for epilepsyModerators Dr Nilaksha Kumarasinghe & Dr Yohan Koralage 120 mins

01.00 - 01.45 pm Radiologist role in diagnosing epilepsy Dr Sanjeewa Munasinghe01.45 - 02.30 pm Intra opera�ve monitoring Dr Sudath Gunasekara02.30 - 03.00 pm Anaesthe�st role in epilepsy Dr (Mrs) H.Kumarihamy03.00 - 03.15 pm

Session 3 EvidenceModerators Dr Sanjeewa Garusinghe & Dr Thilak Thoradeniya 90 mins

03.15 - 03.45 pm Up to date evidence for epilepsy surgery Prof Jithangi Wanigasinghe03.45 - 04.15 pm Post epilepsy surveillance and rehabilita�on Dr Kishara Goonarathne04.15 - 04.45 pm Temporal lobe epilepsy Dr George C. Vilanilam

Session 1 Func�onal neurosurgery PresenterModerators Dr Jagath Rathugamage & Dr Kishara Goonarathne 120 mins

08.30 - 09.00 amPa�ent selec�on and protocols in func�onal neurosurgery (Se�ng up func�onal Neurosurgery)

Dr Raguram G

09.00 - 09.30 am Neurologists’ role in func�onal neurosurgery Dr Gamini Pathirana

09.30 - 10.00 am Indica�ons for deep brain s�mula�on (DBS) and surgical procedure Dr Raguram G

10.00 - 10.30 am Other indica�ons for DBS Dr Guruprasad Hosurkar10.30 - 10.45 am

Session 2 Pain managementModerators Dr Prasanna Rathnayaka & Dr Madushanka Gomez 90 mins

10.45 - 11.15 am Treatment for trigeminal neuralgia Dr Sunil Perera11.15 - 11.45 am Sacro-Iliac joint Dysfunc�on Dr P. Athiththan11.45 - 12.15 pm Spinal cord s�mula�on for failed back syndrome Dr Jagath Rathugamage12.15 - 01.00 pm

Session 3 Paediatric symposiumModerators Dr P. Athiththan & Dr Mahendra Somathilaka 90 mins

01.00 - 01.30 pm Spinal lipoma and tethered cord - What and when to intervene Prof Nobuhito Morota

01.30 - 02.00 pm Paediatric brain stem tumors Dr Sunil Perera02.00 - 02.30 pm Craniosynostosis Dr Nirukshan Jayaweera02.30 - 02.45 pm

Moderators Dr Prasanna Gunasena & Dr Nilaksha Kumarasinghe 60 mins

02.45 - 03.15 pm Complex hydrocephalus and management of shunt complica�ons Prof Nobuhito Morota

03.15 - 03.45 pm Neurosurgical management of midline and posterior fossa cyst Prof Nobuhito Morota

Tea break

Registra�on

Tea break

11.15 - 12.15 pm MDT and Difficult case discussion

Lunch break

Evening tea break

END OF DAY 1

DAY 01 SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 28TH 2019

DAY 02 SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 29TH 2019

Lunch break

Tea break

Closing Ceremony