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Recordings from our monthly webinar series will be posted below. These presentations will be given by experts within the field, and give the attendees an opportunity to interact with specialists from around the world.
To register for upcoming webinars, visit: https://globalnervefoundation.org/webinars/
Bionic Extremity Reconstruction
From Monday, March 13, 2023
Speaker: Prof. Dr. Oskar Aszmann, Director of the Center for Extremity Reconstruction and Rehabilitation, Vice Chair of the Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Medical University of Vienna
Learning Objectives:
- Overview of the use of bionic reconstruction in extremities including:
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- how to identify when bionic reconstruction is the best option
- identifying the best nerves to use for targeted muscle reinnervation when conducting bionic reconstruction
- case examples of positive outcomes of bionic reconstruction
About the Speaker
Prof. Oskar C. Aszmann, is Director of the Center of Bionic Extremity Reconstruction and Vice-chair of the Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the Medical University Vienna, Austria. He is a European Board Certified Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeon with a strong focus on both upper and lower extremity reconstruction. Since 2006 he has entered a close collaboration with the company Otto Bock to explore the possibilities and limits of bionic reconstruction which has led to the establishment of a partly private/government funded Center for Extremity Reconstruction and Rehabilitation in 2012. This Center has at its core interest the reconstruction and rehabilitation of patients with impaired extremity function. This goal is accomplished with a wide variety of surgical techniques of neuromuscular reconstruction alone or in combination with complex mechatronic devices. 2020 he has been given the position of Full Professor at the newly founded Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
He has received numerous national and international scientific awards and research grants among these, from the Austrian Research Agency (FWF), the Christian Doppler Research Foundation and the European Research Council (ERC) with a sum total of more than 8 Mio€.
Due to the images of surgery, the video must be watched on YouTube: https://youtu.be/668D7Otz7u4
Due to the images of surgery, the video must be watched on YouTube: https://youtu.be/aiM5B7KRA0A
Principles of nerve Transfer
from Thursday, February 9, 2023
Speaker: Dr. Johnny Chuieng-Yi Lu, MD, MSCI Associate Prof Division of Reconstructive Microsurgery Dept of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taiwan
Webinar Synopsis:
- Historical overview of the nerve transfer technique
- Overview of nerve transfers
- Examples of nerve transfers in different locations and situations
- Best practices to improve patient outcome
About the Speaker
Dr. Lu is an Associate Professor working in the Division of Reconstructive Microsurgery, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital (CGMH), Linkou, Taiwan. He received his residency and microvascular training in CGMH, under the guidance of Dr. David Chewi-Chin Chuang and Dr. Fu-Chan Wei and the world-renowned staff in reconstructive microsurgery. He completed his training in 2013, where he was appointed staff in the reconstructive microsurgery team in CGMH. From the years 2017 to 2020, he completed his academic fellowship in peripheral nerve injuries and neuromuscular junction (NMJ) research in Washington University in St. Louis, under the guidance of Dr. Susan Mackinnon and Dr. Alison Snyder-Warwick. At the same time, he also graduated from a Master’s of Science in Clinical Investigation degree, with thesis focusing on the identification of compression peroneal neuropathy in the general population.
Dr. Lu’s accolades includes being awarded the Shenaq International Research award at the Plastic Surgery Research Council meeting in 2019 for his work on the NMJ after nerve injuries, the American Neurological Association Travelling Award in 2019 for relationship of VEGF-A with terminal Schwann Cells, and the Best Case Presentation Award at the 3rd Chang Gung – Mayo Clinic Symposium in 2011 on facial paralysis transplantation. He has recently completed a Taiwan nationally-funded research grant investigating the molecular changes of the terminal schwann cells at the NMJ in acute and chronic nerve injuries, and two institutional grants looking at the adaptive capabilities of the NMJ to ischemic insult, and the NMJ representation in regenerative peripheral nerve interface (RPNI).
Dr. Lu works as part of the peripheral nerve surgery team, working on complex brachial plexus injuries and striving to improve clinical outcomes using new techniques such as vascularized nerve grafts, functioning free muscle transplantations and nerve transfers. He also works in head and neck and extremity reconstruction by performing 1-2 free tissue transfers weekly, and works with an arsenal of free flaps such as the anterolateral thigh perforator flaps, fibular flaps, profunda femoral artery perforators flap and medial sural artery perforator flaps for various complex defects.
Dr. Lu’s accolades includes being awarded the Shenaq International Research award at the Plastic Surgery Research Council meeting in 2019 for his work on the NMJ after nerve injuries, the American Neurological Association Travelling Award in 2019 for relationship of VEGF-A with terminal Schwann Cells, and the Best Case Presentation Award at the 3rd Chang Gung – Mayo Clinic Symposium in 2011 on facial paralysis transplantation. He has recently completed a Taiwan nationally-funded research grant investigating the molecular changes of the terminal schwann cells at the NMJ in acute and chronic nerve injuries, and two institutional grants looking at the adaptive capabilities of the NMJ to ischemic insult, and the NMJ representation in regenerative peripheral nerve interface (RPNI).
Dr. Lu works as part of the peripheral nerve surgery team, working on complex brachial plexus injuries and striving to improve clinical outcomes using new techniques such as vascularized nerve grafts, functioning free muscle transplantations and nerve transfers. He also works in head and neck and extremity reconstruction by performing 1-2 free tissue transfers weekly, and works with an arsenal of free flaps such as the anterolateral thigh perforator flaps, fibular flaps, profunda femoral artery perforators flap and medial sural artery perforator flaps for various complex defects.
Principles of nerve care
From Thursday, January 12, 2023
Speaker: Dr. David Brogan, Associate Professor, Orthopadic Surgery
Learning Objectives:
- Overview of nerve repair by ensuring the physician follows four key steps:
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- ways to identify when you are out of the zone of injury
- tips and tricks for avoiding tension in the nerve
- how to properly align nerves during repair, and
- ways to deal with the gap using auto- and allograph techniques
- Defining mechanisms that control degeneration and their possible role in healing
About the Speaker
Dr. David Brogan is an Associate Professor of Orthopedic Hand and Microsurgery at Washington University in St. Louis. A native of Texas, he completed his undergraduate studies in Biomedical Engineering at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN. After graduation, he was awarded a Marshall Scholarship from the British Parliament to study for an MSc in Medical Engineering and Physics at King’s College London, followed by an MSc in International Health Policy at the London School of Economics. He then went on to obtain his MD at Washington University in St. Louis, followed by training in Orthopedic Surgery at the Mayo Clinic and fellowship training in Hand Surgery at Duke University. In his current role at Washington University, his clinical practice focuses on care and reconstruction of mangled limbs, as well as brachial plexus reconstruction. He runs the Orthopedic Nerve Research Lab in collaboration with Dr. Christopher Dy and has funding as a Co-investigator on multiple grants, including the US Department of Defense and National Institutes of Health. He has also recently been awarded a K08 Mentored Clinician Scientist Development Award from the National Institutes of Health and a similar award from the Orthopedic Research and Education Foundation. His research focuses on functional nerve imaging as well as modulation of molecular pathways to inhibit Wallerian degeneration.
Due to the images of surgery, the video must be watched on YouTube: https://youtu.be/uRIg7DTXLKE