Multidisciplinary Approach to the Brachial Plexus
Dates: Thursday, May 1, and Friday, May 2, 2025
Location: Hospital for Special Surgery – New York, NY
Target Audience: Surgeons, Neurologists, Physiatrists, Radiologists, Physical and Occupational Therapists
Location: Hospital for Special Surgery – New York, NY
Target Audience: Surgeons, Neurologists, Physiatrists, Radiologists, Physical and Occupational Therapists
About the Conference
About the Conference
Join us for an interactive workshop on brachial plexus diagnosis through care! This two-day workshop will have short lectures, panel discussions, and discussion with the audience to address critical gaps in brachial plexus care including:
- Identifying & describing the variability in diagnosis and treatment of brachial plexopathies between physicians.
- Understanding the cause of this variability and determining limitations in diagnosis that are factors in driving this variability
This workshop will focus on differentiating between knowledge and dogma/practice norms.
In-person and virtual attendees are eligible for CEU credits.
The learning objectives from this workshop are to:
- Understand how to fully utilize a multidisciplinary approach to diagnose and treat patients with brachial plexopathies .
- Maximize the potential of advanced imaging and electrodiagnostic studies to determine the severity of injury and the intrinsic capacity for nerve regeneration
- Identify the boundaries of current knowledge and also differentiate between knowledge and practice norms/dogma in the diagnosis and treatment of brachial plexus plexopathies.
Participating Faculty
ABSTRACT SUBMISSION
Prospective participants are invited to submit abstracts for oral and poster presentations at this meeting. A prize award of $300 will be given to the top abstract presentation at the meeting.
Interest participants can submit an abstract during the registration process. Research on any topic related to brachial plexus care can be submitted and will be reviewed by the course planning committee.
Abstract submission is now closed.
Interest participants can submit an abstract during the registration process. Research on any topic related to brachial plexus care can be submitted and will be reviewed by the course planning committee.
Abstract submission is now closed.
Join Us In New York City
The Hospital for Special Surgery is located on the upper east side of New York City.
Attendees traveling from outside NYC can fly into either La Guardia (LGA) (4.3 miles), JFK (12 miles), Newark, NJ (EWR) (13 miles).
There are numerous lodging options within walking distance of HSS. Visit travel advisor for the 10 closest lodging options to HSS – (This link will take you off the GNF website. We have no affiliation with Travel Advisor.)
Attendees traveling from outside NYC can fly into either La Guardia (LGA) (4.3 miles), JFK (12 miles), Newark, NJ (EWR) (13 miles).
There are numerous lodging options within walking distance of HSS. Visit travel advisor for the 10 closest lodging options to HSS – (This link will take you off the GNF website. We have no affiliation with Travel Advisor.)
Workshop Schedule
Day 1 - Thurs, May 1
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
|
8:00 |
Welcome |
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8:15 |
Opening Talks Clinical Examination – Jacques Hacquebord (US) Imaging – Ultrasound – Nens van Alfen (Netherlands) Imaging – CT and MR Imaging of Pre-gangilionic Injury – Yoshimi Endo (US) Imaging – MR Imaging of Post-gangilionic injury – Darryl Sneag (US) Electrodiagnosis – Larry Robinson (Canada) Intraoperative Histology Jorg Bahm (Germany) Intraoperative Neuromonitoring Ruth van der Looven (Belgium) Open Discussion |
|
10:45 |
Abstracts – Session 1 |
|
11:15 |
Sponsored Lunch |
|
12:15 |
Abstracts – Session 2 |
|
13:00 |
Session 1 – Early Time Point Post-Injury (< 6 months) Lead – Chris Dy, MD Panelists: Justus Groen, MD Lawrence Robinson, MD Yoshimi Endo, MD Jean-Noel Goubier, MD Tom Quick, MD |
|
14:30 |
Break with Sponsors |
|
15:00 |
Session 2 – Mid Time Point Post-Injury (9-15 months) Lead – Dominic Power, MD Panelist: Ronald Adler, MD Alan Belzberg, MD Steve Lee, MD Ruth van der Looven, MD, PhD Darryl Sneag, MD |
|
16:30 |
Session 3 – Thoracic Outlet Syndrome Lead – Harvey Chim, MD Panelists: Zsuzsanna Arányi, MD, PhD Alan Belzberg, MD Madi El Haj, MD Darryl Sneag, MD Alta Fried, CHT, OTR/L Robert Cerfolio, MD |
|
18:00 |
Happy Hour |
Day 2 - Friday, May 2
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
|
7:30 |
Breakfast with Sponsors |
|
8:15 |
Keynote Lecture – Reformatting the Sensory-Motor Matrix after Neural Disruption – Oskar Aszmann MD, PhD |
|
9:00 |
Session 4 – Parsonage-Turner Syndrome/ Neuralgic Amyotrophy Lead – Zsuzsanna Arányi, MD, PhD Panelists: Nens van Alfen, MD, PhD Darryl Sneag, MD Oskar Aszmann, MD, PhD Scott Wolfe, MD: |
|
10:30 |
Break with Sponsors |
|
11:00 |
Session 5 – Late Time Point Post-Injury (> 15 months) Lead – Jorg Bahm, MD, PhD Panelists: Carlo Milani, MD Darryl Sneag, MD Justin Brown, MD Robert Spinner, MD |
|
12:30 |
Lunch |
|
13:30 |
Session 6 – Revision Surgery Lead – Alex Shin, MD Panelists: Ross Mandeville, MD Oskar Aszmann, MD, PhD Dan Zlotolow, MD |
|
15:00 |
Panel Discussion – What’s on the horizon for a multidisciplinary brachial plexus care? |
|
15:00 |
Conference Close |
REGISTRATION
Remote attendees will be able to submit questions and comments via a Q&A function. These will be monitored and incorporated into the panel discussion.
GNF Members and HSS Staff receive a discount on registration.
Early Bird (until 12/31/2024):
In-Person
$350 – GNF Members, HSS and NYU Staff
$400 – General Public
Virtual
$200- GNF Members, HSS and NYU Staff
$250- General Public
Sponsors
Organizers
Darryl Sneag, MD
Hospital for Special Surgery
Ek Tsoon Tan, PhD
Hospital for Special Surgery
Jean-Noel Goubier, MD
Brachial Plexus and Nerve Surgery Institute, Paris, France
Stephen McConoughey, PhD
Global Nerve Foundation
Accreditation and Credit Designation:
Physicians: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of Hospital for Special Surgery and the Global Nerve Foundation. Hospital for Special Surgery is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Hospital for Special Surgery designates this live activity for a maximum of 13.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Physical Therapy Professionals: Hospital for Special Surgery is a New York State Education Department approved provider for physical therapy continuing education. This course is approved for a maximum of 13.00 contact hours.
This activity is provided by the Texas Board of Physical Therapy Examiners Accredited Provider 2512063TX and meets continuing competence requirements for physical therapist and physical therapist assistant licensure renewal in Texas. (Approval Period: 1/1/2023–12/31/2025)
Satisfies CE Requirements: AK, AL, AR, AZ, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KY, KS, MA, ME, MI, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NM, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY
It is the licensee’s responsibility to determine approval for their state and discipline due to constantly changing requirements. We would, however, be happy to assist with this process if requested.
This course is not intended for use by any participants outside the scope of their license or regulation.
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