DAY 1
08:15-09:00 Registration
09:00-09:15 Objectives of the course
Frank Rasulo
Neurological evaluation of the acutely brain injured patient
09:15-09:35 Lectio magistralis
State of the Art Clinical Evaluation of the Brain Injured Patient: beyond the
GCS
Nicola Latronico
09:35-09:45 PUPILLOMETRY – From the street to the ICU
Frank Rasulo
09:45-09:55 PUPILLOMETRY – For pain management
Frank Rasulo
09:55-10:10 Discussion
10:10-10:30 COFFEE BREAK
Brain Oxygenation: starting from the beginning
10:30-11:00 Gaining Access: Importance of oxygenating the injured brain
Massimiliano Sorbello
11:00-11:10 Monitoring Oxygenation Invasively: Indications and Usefulness
Paolo Gritti
11:10-11:40 Monitoring Oxygenation Non-Invasively: protecting the NON-injured Brain
Basil Matta
11:40-12:30 Discussion
12:30-14:00 LUNCH
14:00- 17:30 Hands-on Session: 3 groups rotating on:
- Difficult airway management: tracheal introducers (Dr. M. Sorbello)
- Pupillometry utilisation and interpretation (Dr. Rasulo)
- NIRS utilization (Dr. Gritti/Dr. Matta)
DAY 2
Brain Ultrasonology
10:00-10:30 Lectio magistralis
Transcranial Doppler – Where it all began and where we’re going
Rune Aaslid
10:30-10:40 Trancranial Color Coded Duplex Doppler: How to do it now
Simone Piva
10:40.-11:00 Discussion
11:00-11:20 COFFEE BREAK
11:20-11:30 Where and when to use it: Vasospasm
Marina Munari
11:30-11:40 Where and when to use it: Stroke Ischemico
Paolo Gritti
11:40-11:50 Where and when to use it: Optic Nerve Sheath diameter
Rita Bertuetti
11:50-12:00 Where and when to use it: Intracranial Hypertension Bundle
Frank Rasulo
12:00-12:30 Discussion
12:30-14:00 LUNCH
14:00-18:80 Hands-on Session: 4 groups rotating on:
- Basic- intermediate TCCD station (Dr. Piva, Dr. ssa Bertuetti)
- Advanced TCCD (Dr. Rasulo, Dr. Gritti)
- Brain ultrasound simulator (Dr. Zugni)
- Continuous monitoring
DAY 3
EEG Monitoring of the Critically Ill Patient
09:00-09:20 Introduction to the use of EEG in the critically ill patient
Paolo Zanatta
09:20-09:40 Processing the EEG signal: making things simple
Pierre Pandin
09:40-10:00 Processed EEG - Importance in Anesthesia, importance in ICU
Stefano Romagnoli
10:00-10:15 Discussion
10:15-10:30 COFFEE BREAK
10:30-13:30 Hands-on Session: Processed EEG monitoring case simulator ( Dr. Romagoli, Dr. Pandin)
13:30-14:30 LUNCH
Monitoring the Injured Brain
14:30-14:50 Lectio Magistralis
10 years if research on Brain Injury... any progress?
Giuseppe Citerio
14:50-15:00 Intracranial Hypertension following brain injury how much of a problem is
it?
Carlo Alberto Castioni
15:10-15:20 Invasive ICP monitoring by Intensivists
Frank Rasulo
15:20-17:30 Hands-on Session: 3 groups rotating:
- ICP bolt insertion technique (Dr. Rasulo)
- workshop on ICP monitoring and interpretation (Dr. Citterio/ Dr. Castioni)
- workshop on invasive brain oxygenation monitoring and interpretation (Dr. Gritti)
DAY 4
Muscle & Nerve Monitoring
09:30-10:00 The sick and the Weak
Nicola Latronico
10:00-10:10 Polineuropathy or Hypokinetic Delirium?
Simone Piva
10:10-10:40 Lectio Magistralis
Role of neurophysiological examination of the peripheral nervous systema and
muscles in the ICU
Wermer Z’Graggen
10:40-11:00 Discussion
11:10-11:30 COFFEE BREAK
11:30-11:40 Decomposizione high-desnsity EMG
Claudio Orizio
11:40-12:00 High-density EMG
Francesco Negro
12:00-12:30 Discussion
12:30-14:00 LUNCH
14:00- 17:00 Hands-on Session: simplified EMG technique and application (Dr. Guarneri, Dr.ssa Barbieri, Dr.ssa Peli, Dr. Orizio, Dr. Negri)
DAY 5
Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in the ICU
09:00-09:30 Lectio Magistrialis
The Importance of Collaborating with Bio Engineers and Data Analysts
Elena Bignami
09:30-10:00 BIG DATA in the ICU: How to deal with the large numbers
Ari Ercole
10:00-10:30 Discussion
11:30-11:00 COFFEE BREAK
11:00-11:30 Closed-loop Anesthesia – Dawn or Sunset?
Antonio Visioli
11:30- 12:00 Workshops: an example of machine integration
Massimiliano Paltenghi
12:00-16:00 Hands-on Session:ICM plus monitoring workshop: what, when, how and why use it (Dr. Ercole, Dr.ssa Bertuetti)
13:00-14:00 LUNCH