Multidisciplinary Approach to the Brachial Plexus
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Dates: Thursday, May 1, and Friday, May 2, 2025
Location: Hospital for Special Surgery, 535 East 70th Street, New York, NY 10021
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:
This workshop will focus on differentiating between knowledge and dogma/practice norms.
- 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.
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.
Below you will find the draft course schedule and link to registration.
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. Please carefully review the following information. Abstracts can be submitted during the registration process (see below).
Click here to download abstract guidelines and template.
Click here to download abstract guidelines and template.
Join Us In New York City
Hospital for Special Surgery is located at 535 E 70th St., New York, NY.
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.)
Parking & Accommodations | For information on parking and accommodations, please view our neighborhood directory.
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.)
Parking & Accommodations | For information on parking and accommodations, please view our neighborhood directory.
Local accommodations are limited and early reservations are recommended.
Workshop Schedule
Day 1 - Thurs, May 1
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
|
8 am |
What is the diagnosis? |
|
9:30 am |
Electrodiagnosis Led by Dr. Ross Mandeville |
|
11:00 am |
Lunch |
|
Noon |
Ultrasound and MRI (Led by Prof. Nens van Alfen) |
|
14:00 |
Early Surgery (0-9 months post-injury) Lead by Dr. Chris Dy |
|
15:30 |
Understanding and Addressing Pain |
Day 2 - Friday, May 2
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
|
8:30 am |
Surgery (9-18 months post injury) Led by Dr. Jonathan Isaacs |
|
09:30 am |
Parsonage-Turner Syndrome |
|
11:30 |
Lunch |
|
12:30 |
Abstract Presentations |
|
13:30 |
Intra-op Electrical Stimulation/Neuromonitoring/Biopsy |
|
15:00 |
Looking Ahead |
Confirmed Panel Leads
Dr. Dominic Power
Hand and Peripheral Nerve Surgery Department Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Birmingham UK
Dr. Christopher Dy
Hand and Peripheral Nerve Surgery Department Washington University,
St. Louis, MO
St. Louis, MO
Dr. Jonathan Isaacs
Professor & Chair, Division of Hand Surgery, Virgina Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
Prof. Nens van Alfen
Professor, Clinical Neurophysiology RadBound University, Nijmegen, Netherlands
Dr. Dominic Power
Hand and Peripheral Nerve Surgery Department Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Birmingham UK
Dr. Christopher Dy
Hand and Peripheral Nerve Surgery Department Washington University,
St. Louis, MO
St. Louis, MO
Dr. Jonathan Isaacs
Professor & Chair, Division of Hand Surgery, Virgina Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
Prof. Nens van Alfen
Professor, Clinical Neurophysiology RadBound University, Nijmegen, Netherlands
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. Contact us if you need your promo code.
GNF Members and HSS Staff receive a discount on registration. Contact us if you need your promo code.
Early Bird (until 9/1/2024):
In-Person
$350 – GNF Members and HSS Staff (promo code required)
$400 – General Public
Virtual
$175- GNF Members and HSS Staff (promo code required)
$225- General Public
Early Bird (until 9/1/2024):
In-Person - $400
Virtual - $225
Organizers
Darryl B. Sneag, MD
Hospital for Special Surgery
Ek Tsoon Tan, PhD
Hospital for Special Surgery
Jean-Noel Goubier, MD, PhD
Institut de Chirurgie Nerveuse et du Plexus Brachial
Stephen McConoughey, PhD
Global Nerve Foundation