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-Welcome and Introduction-

-Introductory part１-
Lecture
Discussion
Coffee break & exhibitors

-BRAIN TUMOR SURGERY-
Lecture
Discussion
Coffee break & exhibitors
Lecture

-VASCULAR BRAIN SURGERY-
Lecture
Discussion
Coffee break & exhibitors
Lecture
Discussion
PM

Discussion
Sponsored Session
Lunch and exhibitors

-Introductory part２-
Lecture
Discussion
Magistral lecture
Coffee break & exhibitors

-DISCUSSION GROUPS-

Discussion
Lecture
Discussion
lunch with exhibitors
Poster Session
Sponsored Session

-DISCUSSION GROUPS-

Best Oral Presentation
Brunch and exhibitors

-Epilepsy and IONM-
Lecture
Discussion

-Final Remarks and closure-
Lecture
Best Oral Presentation Award
Adjourn

Welcome cocktail

Gala dinner

CCEP symposium

DAY 1, Monday, Nov 24th

8:00〜8:05 (TFP.5m)

1.- Welcome and Introduction
Speaker
Kunihiko Kodama, Department of Neurosurgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan

8:05〜8:10 (TFP.5m)

2.- Welcome and Introduction
Speaker
Takanori Saito, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Kansai Medical University Hospital, Osaka, Japan

8:10〜8:15 (TFP.5m)

3.- ISIN President
Speaker
Kathleen Seidel, Department of Neurosurgery, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland

8:15〜8:20 (TFP.5m)

4.- Course Overview
Speaker
Isabel Fernández Conejero, Department of Intraoperative Neurophysiology, University Hospital of Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain

8:20～9:55INTRODUCTORY PART 1

Moderators
Tsunenori Takatani, Department of Anesthesiology / Central Operating Room, Nara Medical University, Nara, Japan
Isabel Fernández Conejero, Department of Intraoperative Neurophysiology, University Hospital of Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain

8:20〜8:40 (TFP.20m)

An overview of IONM
Speaker
Gea Drost, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

8:40〜9:00 (TFP.20m)

The OR safety & troubleshooting
Speaker
Jay Shils, Department of Neurosurgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA

9:00〜9:20 (TFP.20m)

Anesthesia and IONM
Speaker
Marko Sahinovic, Department of Anaesthesiology, Rijksuniversiteit, Groningen, The Netherlands

9:20〜9:40 (TFP.20m)

Communication in the OR
Speaker
Francisco Soto, Director of Neurology Department, Clínica MEDS, Santiago de Chile, Chile

9:40〜9:55 (TFP.15m)

Discussion

9:55〜10:30Coffee break & exhibitors

10:30～12:05INTRODUCTORY PART 2

Moderators
Gea Drost, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
Ana Mirallave, Department of Clinical Neurophysiology and Neurosurgery at King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK

10:30〜10:50 (TFP.20m)

How to optimize signals
Speaker
Dimitrios Kefalas, Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, UK

10:50〜11:10 (TFP.20m)

Somatosensory Evoked Potentials
Speaker
Konstantinos Papadopoulos, Department of Neurosurgery, Medical School, “Evangelismos” Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece

11:10〜11:30 (TFP.20m)

Warnings in motor evoked potentials
Speaker
Julian Prell

11:30〜11:50 (TFP.20m)

TES vs DCS, technical nuances
Speaker
M. Gemma Pérez Fajardo, Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía (Reina Sofía University Hospital), Cordoba, Spain

11:50〜12:05 (TFP.15m)

Discussion

12:05〜13:05Lunch (luncheoun seminar x 2)

Moderators
Muneharu Ando, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Kansai Medical University, Osaka, Japan
Shinichiro Taniguchi, Department of Medicine, Kansai Medical University, Osaka, Japan

12:05〜12:35 (TFP.30m)

Usefulness of transcranial motor evoked potential in clipping surgery for cerebral aneurysms
-Introduction of a new protocol for stable monitoring-
Speaker
Tatsuya Sasaki, Department of Neurosurgery, Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Sendai, Japan

Sponsored by Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd.

12:35〜13:05 (TFP.30m)

A Story of Intraoperative Spinal Cord Monitoring
Is it possible to accurately monitor spinal cord functions using the developed methodologies?
Speaker
Tetsuya Tamaki, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Aitoku Medical Welfare Centre, Wakayama, Japan

Sponsored by Teijin Healthcare Co., Ltd.

13:05〜14:15INTRODUCTORY PART 3

Moderators
Yu Fujii, Department of Neurosurgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
Pablo Álvarez Abut, Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital of Bern, Bern, Switzerland

13:05〜13:25 (TFP.20m)

Visual Evoked Potentials: Methodology and Limitations
Speaker
Javier Urriza, Department of Intraoperative Neuromonitoring, Clinical Neurophysiology, Hospital Universitario de Navarra, Public University of Navarra, Pamplona-Navarra, Spain

13:25〜13:45 (TFP.20m)

Technical aspects of cortical and subcortical mapping
Speaker
Ana Mirallave, Department of Clinical Neurophysiology and Neurosurgery at King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK

13:45〜14:05 (TFP.20m)

Fundamentals of CCEPs
Speaker
Riki Matsumoto, Department of Neurology, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan

14:05〜14:15 (TFP.10m)

Discussion

14:15〜15:05Sponsored Session

14:15〜14:40

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14:40〜15:05

NIHON KOHDEN CORPOPATION

15:05〜15:30Coffee Break

15:30〜17:25Discussion Group

DG - Rotation 1
Set-up of brain tumor surgeries
Moderators
Tsunenori Takatani, Department of Anesthesiology / Central Operating Room, Nara Medical University, Nara, Japan
Speaker
Matthew Hoffman, Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
Tatsuya Oishi, Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
DG - Rotation 2
Technical parameters and troubleshooting
Moderators
Tatsuya Sasaki, Department of Neurosurgery, Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Sendai, Japan
Speaker
Jay Shils, Department of Neurosurgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA
Dimitrios Kefalas, Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, UK
DG - Rotation 3
Anesthesia for optimal brain surgery
Moderators
Kenji Yoshitani, Department of Transfusion and Anesthesiology, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Osaka, Japan
Speaker
Marko Sahinovic, Department of Anaesthesiology, Rijksuniversiteit, Groningen, The Netherlands
Onésimo Alaniz, Department of Anesthesia, Bellvitge University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain
DG - Rotation 4
Monitoring vascular procedures
Moderators
Yasushi Motoyama, Department of Neurosurgery, Osaka Keisatsu Hospital, Osaka International Medical and Science Center, Osaka, Japan
Speaker
Roberto Peláez, Department of Neurology, Germans Trias i Pujol Hospital, Badalona, Barcelona, Spain
Mª Angeles Sánchez Roldán, Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Vall d´Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain
DG - Rotation 5
CCEPs
Moderators
Riki Matsumoto, Department of Neurology, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
Ai Demura, Department of Neurosurgery, Kyoto University Hospital, Kyoto, Japan
Speaker
Pablo Álvarez Abut, Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Yukihiro Yamao, Department of Neurosurgery, Kyoto Medical Center, Kyoto, Japan
DG - Rotation 6
Monitoring brain tumor surgery
Moderators
Masafumi Fukuda, Department of Neurosurgery, NHO Nishiniigata Chuo Hospital, Niigata, Japan
Speaker
Kathleen Seidel, Department of Neurosurgery, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Stefanie Binzer, Department of Neurology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
DG - Rotation 7
Monitoring awake brain surgery
Moderators
Yu Fujii, Department of Neurosurgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
Speaker
Carolin Weiss, Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
Department of Neurosurgery, Santa Maria Hospital, Lisbon, Portugal
Naomi Kahana, Department of Neurosurgery, Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel-Aviv, Israel
DG - Rotation 8
Considerations for pediatric brain surgery
Moderators
Nobuhito Morota, Department of Neurosurgery, Kitasato University Hospital, Kanagawa, Japan
Speaker
Alejandra Climent, Department of Pediatric Neurology, Hospital Sant Joan de Deu, Barcelona, Spain
Ana Mirallave, Department of Clinical Neurophysiology and Neurosurgery at King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK

17:30〜18:00Magistral Lecture

Interaction and Interference of Somatosensory Evoked Potentials (SEPs)
Speaker
Thoru Yamada, Department of Medicine, University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, USA

WELCOME RECEPTION

TFP* : Time for presentation (minutes)

DAY 2 - Tuesday, Nov 25th

8:00〜9:35BRAIN TUMOR SURGERY (part 1)

Moderators
Andrea Szelenyi, Department of Neurosurgery, LMU University Hospital, LMU Munich, Germany
Naomi Kahana, Department of Neurosurgery, Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel-Aviv, Israel

8:00〜8:20 (TFP.20m)

Functional anatomy of cortical areas & tracts
Speaker
Carolin Weiss, Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
Department of Neurosurgery, Santa Maria Hospital, Lisbon, Portugal

8:20〜8:40 (TFP.20m)

Surgery of tumors in motor areas
Speaker
Kathleen Seidel, Department of Neurosurgery, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland

8:40〜9:00 (TFP.20m)

Tumors in the insula & deep brain
Speaker
Aliasgar Moiyadi, Department of Neurosurgery, Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, India

9:00〜9:20 (TFP.20m)

Awake craniotomy for language and SMA preservation
Speaker
Klaus Novak, Department of Neurosurgery, Medical University of Vienna, Austria

9:20〜9:35 (TFP.15m)

Discussion

9:35〜10:05Coffee break & exhibitors

10:05〜11:15BRAIN TUMOR SURGERY (part 2)

Moderators
Javier Urriza, Department of Intraoperative Neuromonitoring, Clinical Neurophysiology, Hospital Universitario de Navarra, Public University of Navarra, Pamplona-Navarra, Spain
M. Gemma Pérez Fajardo, Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía (Reina Sofía University Hospital), Cordoba, Spain

10:05〜10:25 (TFP.20m)

Supratentorial surgery in children
Speaker
Nobuhito Morota, Department of Neurosurgery, Kitasato University Hospital, Kanagawa, Japan

10:25〜10:45 (TFP.20m)

Utility of VEP in supratetorial surgery
Speaker
Tatsuya Sasaki, Department of Neurosurgery, Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Sendai, Japan

10:45〜11:05 (TFP.20m)

Cortical Motor and Sensory mapping under general anesthesia
Speaker
Matthew Hoffman, Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA

11:05〜11:15 (TFP.10m)

Discussion

11:15〜12:55BRAIN TUMOR SURGERY (part 3)

Moderators
Klaus Novak, Department of Neurosurgery, Medical University of Vienna, Austria
Tatsuya Oishi, Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA

11:15〜11:35 (TFP.20m)

Mapping and monitoring in awake surgeries
Speaker
David Sabsevitz, Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA

11:35〜11:55 (TFP.20m)

Neuromonitoring for supratentorial surgery in asleep adults
Speaker
Andrea Szelenyi, Department of Neurosurgery, LMU University Hospital, LMU Munich, Germany

11:55〜12:15 (TFP.20m)

Neuromonitoring for supratentorial surgery in asleep children
Speaker
Nobuhito Morota, Department of Neurosurgery, Kitasato University Hospital, Kanagawa, Japan

12:15〜12:25 (TFP.10m)

Discussion

12:25〜12:45 (TFP.20m)

STARD project
Speaker
Jay Shils, Department of Neurosurgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA

12:45〜12:55 (TFP.10m)

Discussion

12:55〜14:30Poster session and lunch with exhibitors (25 posters)

Moderators Poster session
Isabel Fernández-Conejero, Department of Intraoperative Neurophysiology, University Hospital of Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain
Francisco Soto, Director of Neurology Department, Clínica MEDS, Santiago de Chile, Chile
M. Gemma Pérez Fajardo, Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía (Reina Sofía University Hospital), Cordoba, Spain
Matthew Hoffman, Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA

14:30〜16:40DISCUSSION GROUPS

DG - Rotation 1
Set-up of brain tumor surgeries
Moderators
Tsunenori Takatani, Department of Anesthesiology / Central Operating Room, Nara Medical University, Nara, Japan
Speaker
Matthew Hoffman, Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
Tatsuya Oishi, Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
DG - Rotation 2
Technical parameters and troubleshooting
Moderators
Tatsuya Sasaki, Department of Neurosurgery, Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Sendai, Japan
Speaker
Jay Shils, Department of Neurosurgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA
Dimitrios Kefalas, Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, UK
DG - Rotation 3
Anesthesia for optimal brain surgery
Moderators
Kenji Yoshitani, Department of Transfusion and Anesthesiology, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Osaka, Japan
Speaker
Marko Sahinovic, Department of Anaesthesiology, Rijksuniversiteit, Groningen, The Netherlands
Onésimo Alaniz, Department of Anesthesia, Bellvitge University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain
DG - Rotation 4
Monitoring vascular procedures
Moderators
Yasushi Motoyama, Department of Neurosurgery, Osaka Keisatsu Hospital, Osaka International Medical and Science Center, Osaka, Japan
Speaker
Roberto Peláez, Department of Neurology, Germans Trias i Pujol Hospital, Badalona, Barcelona, Spain
Mª Angeles Sánchez Roldán, Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Vall d´Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain
DG - Rotation 5
CCEPs
Moderators
Riki Matsumoto, Department of Neurology, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
Ai Demura, Department of Neurosurgery, Kyoto University Hospital, Kyoto, Japan
Speaker
Pablo Álvarez Abut, Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Yukihiro Yamao, Department of Neurosurgery, Kyoto Medical Center, Kyoto, Japan
DG - Rotation 6
Monitoring brain tumor surgery
Moderators
Masafumi Fukuda, Department of Neurosurgery, NHO Nishiniigata Chuo Hospital, Niigata, Japan
Speaker
Kathleen Seidel, Department of Neurosurgery, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Stefanie Binzer, Department of Neurology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
DG - Rotation 7
Monitoring awake brain surgery
Moderators
Yu Fujii, Department of Neurosurgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
Speaker
Carolin Weiss, Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
Department of Neurosurgery, Santa Maria Hospital, Lisbon, Portugal
Naomi Kahana, Department of Neurosurgery, Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel-Aviv, Israel
DG - Rotation 8
Considerations for pediatric brain surgery
Moderators
Nobuhito Morota, Department of Neurosurgery, Kitasato University Hospital, Kanagawa, Japan
Speaker
Alejandra Climent, Department of Pediatric Neurology, Hospital Sant Joan de Deu, Barcelona, Spain
Ana Mirallave, Department of Clinical Neurophysiology and Neurosurgery at King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK

TFP* : Time for presentation (minutes)

Gala Dinner :

 Date : Tuesday, November 25, 17:30 – 22:30

 Venue : Toei Kyoto Studio Park

 Address : 10 Uzumasa Higashihachiokacho, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto 616-8586, Japan

 Dress Code : Business Casual

DAY 3 - Wednesday, Nov 26th

8:00〜9:15VASCULAR BRAIN SURGERY

Moderators
Mª Angeles Sánchez Roldán, Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Vall d´Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain
Dimitrios Kefalas, Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, UK

8:00〜8:20 (TFP.20m)

Functional vascular anatomy
Speaker
Tetsuyoshi Horiuchi, Department of Neurosurgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan

8:20〜8:40 (TFP.20m)

Surgery of intracranial aneurysms & AVM
Speaker
Kunihiko Kodama, Department of Neurosurgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan

8:40〜9:00 (TFP.20m)

IONM intracranial aneurysm and AVM
Speaker
Isabel Fernández-Conejero, Department of Intraoperative Neurophysiology, University Hospital of Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain

9:00〜9:15 (TFP.15m)

Discussion

9:15〜9:45Coffee break & exhibitors

9:45〜12:00OTHER VASCULAR PROCEDURES

Moderators
Roberto Peláez Cruz, Department of Neurology, Germans Trias i Pujol Hospital, Badalona, Barcelona, Spain
Stefanie Binzer, Department of Neurology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark

9:45〜10:05 (TFP.20m)

Surgery of carotid endarterectomy
Speaker
Tetsuyoshi Horiuchi, Department of Neurosurgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan

10:05〜10:25 (TFP.20m)

Neuromonitoring in carotid endarterectomy
Speaker
Michael Malcharek, Department of Neuroanesthesia & Intraoperative Neurophysiology, Klinikum St. Georg, affiliated Hospital of the University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany

10:25〜10:45 (TFP.20m)

IONM in endovascular procedures
Speaker
Sedat Ulkatan (virtual), Department of Neurology, Mount Sinai West Hospital, New York, NY, USA

10:45〜11:00 (TFP.15m)

Discussion

11:00〜12:00 (TFP.60m)

BEST ABSTRACTS : ORAL COMMUNICATION (4)
Moderators
Carolin Weiss, Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
Department of Neurosurgery, Santa Maria Hospital, Lisbon, Portugal
Konstantinos Papadopuolos, Department of Neurosurgery, Medical School, “Evangelismos” Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece

12:00〜13:00 Brunch and exhibitors

13:00〜13:50EPILEPSY AND IONM

Moderators
Alejandra Climent, Department of Pediatric Neurology, Hospital Sant Joan de Deu, Barcelona, Spain
Matthew Hoffman, Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA

13:00〜13:20 (TFP.20m)

Epilepsy Surgery
Speaker
Jordi Rumià (virtual), Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Kansai Medical University Hospital, Osaka, Japan

13:20〜13:40 (TFP.20m)

Neuromonitoring in Epilepsy Surgery
Speaker
Gamaleldin Osman, Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA

13:40〜13:50 (TFP.10m)

Discussion

13:50〜14:15Final Remarks and Closure

13:50〜13:55 (TFP.5m)

Presentation ISIN EC and Congress Mumbai 2026
Speaker
Aliasgar Moiyadi, Department of Neurosurgery, Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, India

13:55〜14:00 (TFP.5m)

Course evaluation
Speaker
Isabel Fernández-Conejero, Department of Intraoperative Neurophysiology, University Hospital of Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain

14:00〜14:05 (TFP.5m)

Best Oral Presentation Award
Speaker
Kathleen Seidel, Department of Neurosurgery, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Speaker
Isabel Fernández-Conejero, Department of Intraoperative Neurophysiology, University Hospital of Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain

14:05〜14:10 (TFP.5m)

Adjourn
Speaker
Kunihiko Kodama, Department of Neurosurgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan

14:10〜14:15 (TFP.5m)

Adjourn
Speaker
Kathleen Seidel, Department of Neurosurgery, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland

TFP* : Time for presentation (minutes)

Topics of Discussion groups

DG Topic Faculty Rotations
Day 1 Day 2
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1 Set-up of brain tumor surgeries DG1 A B C D E F G H
2 Technical parameters and troubleshooting DG2 B C D E F G H A
3 Anesthesia for optimal brain surgery DG3 C D E F G H A B
4 Monitoring vascular procedures DG4 D E F G H A B C
5 CCEPs DG5 E F G H A B C D
6 Monitoring brain tumor surgery DG6 F G H A B C D E
7 Monitoring awake brain surgery DG7 G H A B C D E F
8 Considerations for pediatric brain surgery DG8 H A B C D E F G

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