Program 2024

Friday, September 13th  (D)

Arrival

1830 – 1930     Reception, East Front Porch (jacket required, black tie preferred)

1930 – 2100     Dinner, Main Dining Room

Complimentary Activities at the Hotel

2100 – 2130     demitasse coffee and live music in the Parlor

2130 – 2330     live singer and dancing (with optional cash bar) in the Terrace Room

Saturday, September 14th  (B,L,D)

Conference Day 1

700 – 830     Business Meeting 1 and breakfast (members only), Pontiac Room

730 – 830     Breakfast (non-members), Main Dining Room

845 – 1100      Scientific Session I – Grand Pavilion

845 – 900     Amgad Hanna

Welcome and Introduction

Basic Science Research

Moderators: Lars B. Dahlin, David Tak Wai Chiu

900 – 915     Rajiv Midha

Preconditioning donor nerve using focused ultrasound neurotomy

915 – 930     Rajiv Midha

Acute versus delayed experimental obturator to femoral nerve end-side transfers

930 – 945     Stephen Kemp

The C-RPNI facilitates multimodal sensory afferent signaling and neuroma attenuation

945 – 1000     Johnny Chuieng-Yi Lu

Exploring reinnervation within the RPNI through the perspective of the neuromuscular junction

1000 – 1015     Shimon Rochkind

Restoring motor function in long-term paralyzed muscles: insights from experimental and clinical evidence on peripheral nerve reconstruction

1015 – 1030     Alexander Shin

The Use of Grayscale Muscle Ultrasound to Indicate Muscle Recovery After Peripheral Nerve Reconstruction

1030 – 1045     Christine Radtke

Analysis of various silks in regard to nerve regeneration: material properties and Schwann cell response

1045 – 1100     Lars B. Dahlin

Proteomics of human nerve biopsies in diabetic neuropathy and after nerve injury using quantitative mass spectrometry of posterior interosseous, sural and digital nerves

1100 – 1130      Coffee break

1130 – 1230      Scientific Session II – Grand Pavilion

Brachial Plexus Injury

Moderators: Christine Radtke, Howard Clarke

1130 – 1145     Johnny Chuieng-Yi Lu

Evaluation of MRI-assisted diagnosis of C5 root quality and long-term functional outcomes after nerve grafting in traumatic brachial plexus injuries

1145 – 1200     Kristen Davidge

Predicting the need for primary nerve surgery in infants with brachial plexus birth injury

1200 – 1215     Willem Pondaag

Sensibility of the hand is diminished and disabling in children with C5-C6 brachial plexus birth injury

1215 – 1230     Shane Tubbs

Pseudoganglia of the axillary nerve branch to teres minor: anatomical and histological study

1300 – 1400     Grand Luncheon Buffet, Main Dining Room

1430 – 1530      Scientific Session III – Grand Pavilion (carriage attire accepted)

Challenging Cases

Moderators: Allan Belzberg, Christian Heinen

1430 – 1445     Line Jacques

Sciatic nerve injury from direct transection by femoral cerclage wire: case report and management nuances

1445 – 1500     Johnny Chuieng-Yi Lu

Delayed salvage of a denervated gracilis-FFMT with a vascularized nerve flap in severe brachial plexus injury

1500 – 1515     Brian Gander

Large Nerve Gaps in the Pediatric Patient

1515 – 1530     Zarina Ali

NTRK-rearranged mesenchymal tumor in non-NF1 24yo male, s/p multiple resections, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy

1600 – 1730     Carriage Tour (optional additional ticketed event*) – Meet outside the East end of the hotel, by Sadie’s Ice cream Parlor

1830     Group photo, front porch steps

1900 – 2030     Dinner, Main Dining Room (jacket required)

Complimentary Activities at the Hotel

2030 – 2130     demitasse coffee and live music in the Parlor

2130 – 2330     live singer and dancing (with optional cash bar) in the Terrace Room

Sunday, September 15th  (B,L,D)

Conference Day 2

730 – 830     Breakfast, Main Dining Room

900 – 1045     Scientific Session IV – Grand Pavilion

Nerve Entrapment, Nerve Imaging

Moderators: Eric Zager, Amgad Hanna

900 – 915     Amgad Hanna

Proximity of LFCN to ASIS plays a role in the development of meralgia paresthetica

915 – 930     Christian Heinen

Life quality after decompression of the pudendal nerve – is surgery a viable option?

930 – 945     Alexander Shin

An Update on incisionless ultrasound guided thread carpal tunnel release

945 – 1000     Shane Tubbs

A deeper understanding of the anconeus epitrochlearis, Osborne's ligament, and the ulnar nerve: application to decompression of the cubital tunnel

1000 – 1015     Lars B. Dahlin

Statin treatment is associated with a lower risk of carpal tunnel syndrome, but not of ulnar nerve entrapment, in type 2 diabetes – a nationwide register study

1015 – 1030     Jeffrey Strakowski

Ultrasound evaluation of post Covid-19 neuralgic amyotrophy: a case report

1030 – 1045     Jeffrey Strakowski

High frequency US evaluation of post-surgical median recurrent branch neuropathy: a case report

1045 – 1130      Coffee break

1130 – 1230      Scientific session V – Grand Pavilion

Spinal Cord Injury

Moderators: Rajiv Midha, Alexander Shin

1130 – 1145     Andrew Jack

Epidemiology and characterization of Canadian traumatic spinal cord injury patient candidates for upper extremity functional restoration through peripheral nerve transfer: an ambispective study

1145 – 1200     Justin Brown

Nerve transfers for elbow extension in tetraplegia: a case series

1200 – 1215     Justin Brown

Nerve transfer for restoration of grasp in tetraplegia: two strategies to improve the results of brachialis to AIN

1215 – 1230     Sami Tuffaha

Nerve transfers for tetraplegia

1300 – 1400     Grand Luncheon Buffet, Main Dining Room

1430 – 1530      Scientific session VI – Grand Pavilion (biking attire accepted)

Spasticity, Amputation, Keynote

Moderators: Shimon Rochkind, Kristen Davidge

1430 – 1445     Sami Tuffaha

Contemporary and emerging surgical approaches for spasticity

1445 – 1500     Stephen Kemp

Restoring lost function with regenerative peripheral nerve interfaces and implanted EMG electrodes

1500 – 1530     Keynote Lecture, Jeffrey Strakowski

Ultrasound Evaluation of the Tibial Nerve in the Tarsal Tunnel

1600 – 1800     Biking (optional additional ticketed event*) – Meet outside the hotel at the Woodlands Activity Center – details here

1900 – 2030     Dinner, Main Dining Room (Jacket required)

Complimentary Activities at the Hotel

2030 – 2130     demitasse coffee and live music in the Parlor

2130 – 2330     live singer and dancing (with optional cash bar) in the Terrace Room

Monday, September 16th (B,L)

Conference Day 3 (casual attire accepted)

700 – 830     Business Meeting 2 and breakfast (members only), Pontiac Room

730 – 830     Breakfast (non-members), Main Dining Room

900 – 1045     Scientific session VII – Grand Pavilion

Tumors

Moderators: Robert Spinner, Line Jacques

900 – 915     Line Jacques

Somatic mosaic SOX10 indel mutations underlie a form of segmental schwannomatosis

915 – 930     Lars B. Dahlin

Schwannomatosis-NEC (not elsewhere classified)‚ principles for diagnosis and routines for follow up

930 – 945     Lars B. Dahlin

Long-standing pain and cold sensitivity resembling a glomus tumour with unclear MRI signals but without any found glomus tumour

945 – 1000     Robert Spinner

Hamartomas and choristomas of nerve: similarities, differences and opportunities

1000 – 1015     Eric Zager

An unusual femoral nerve lesion

1015 – 1030     Suganth Suppiah

Neural crest-like cell state in MPNSTs is dependent on SHH pathway activation

1030 – 1045     Amgad Hanna

Final remarks and Conclusion

1100     Boxed Lunch for those leaving early, Grand Pavilion

1200 – 1400     Grand Luncheon Buffet for those who are staying, Main Dining Room

1530 – 1700     Afternoon Tea (optional additional ticketed event*), Parlor – details here

Departure

*Any of the optional activities above can be booked at other times directly through the hotel.