Join us for the 6th Canadian Peripheral Nerve Symposium

The 6th Annual Canadian Peripheral Nerve Symposium will take place on Friday, October 21st in London Ontario. As always, the emphasis will be on highly interactive, lively discussions anchored by provocative presentations by experts from across Canada and around the world! Highlights this year include:

• “Sideways”: A close look at the controversies surrounding end-to-side nerve repair. Jonathan Isaacs will bring us up to date on the basic science behind the technique while Kirsty Boyd (Ottawa) will tell us why she enthusiastically supports the idea and Chris Doherty (Vancouver) will explore the doubts that many clinicians still hold.

• Persistent and Recurrent Carpal Tunnel Syndrome after Surgical Release: While carpal tunnel surgery is generally very effective, persistence or recurrence of symptoms does occur. We explore why this might happen with talks by Amy Moore (Ohio State) on mimickers of CTS, by Ben Ritsma (Queens) on how electrodiagnostic testing can help us, and by Stahs Pripotnev (London, ON) on revisionary surgery.

• Femoral Nerve Injuries: As total hip arthroplasty via an anterior approach becomes increasingly common, so is femoral neuropathy. Dr Amy Moore has been a pioneer in lower extremity nerve reconstruction and will bring us up to date on her lessons learned and current reconstructive techniques.

• Update on monitoring and assessment of patients with neurofibromatosis: Patients afflicted with NF1 carry a 5% lifetime risk of developing malignant peripheral nerve tumours. Dr Galerah Zadeh is the co-director of the Neurofibromatosis Program at the University of Toronto and will tell us about the latest recommendations.

• Many other sessions including new developments in nerve surgery for spasticity, an update on electrical stimulation after (and before!) nerve repair, mimickers of ulnar neuropathy, therapy to meximize donor recovery after nerve transfer, high resolution ultrasound and neurotoxin to assess and treat thoracic outlet syndrome, refining surgical timing and indications in peripheral nerve surgery for spinal cord injury.

• Detailed brochure is attached here: about_us/events/2022/6th-Canadian-Peripheral-Nerve-Brochure.pdf


Registration information can be found at:
https://www.sjhc.london.on.ca/peripheral-nerve-symposium


Questions? Contact Justine Clarke at: cpns.symposium@gmail.com