Pre-Congress Courses

Pre-Congress Course 1: Brain Tumors and Surgical Approaches
Date: Monday, October 5, 2026
Time: 09:00 AM – 05:00 PM
Course Directors:
• Dr. Paul Klimo Jr.
• Dr. Mohamed El Beltagy
Venue: Children's Cancer Hospital Egypt 57357
Theoretical: Theater
Hands-On: Basement Halls A, B, C
Program details can be found HERE.
Pre-Congress Course 2: Challenges in Pediatric Hydrocephalus
Date: Monday, October 5, 2026
Time: 09:00 AM – 04:00 PM
Course Director:Dr. Ulrich Thomale
Venue: Children's Cancer Hospital Egypt 57357
Theoretical: Moustafa El Diwany
Hands-On: Hussein Kamel Hall – EPA
Program details can be found HERE.
Pre-Congress Course 3: The Surgery of Spinal Dysraphism & Spinal Cord Tumors
Date: Monday, October 5, 2026
Time: 09:00 AM – 03:40 PM
Course Directors:
• Dr. Dominic Thompson
• Dr. Robert Keating
Venue: Children's Cancer Hospital Egypt 57357
Theoretical: Mamdouh Gabr Hall – EPA
Program details can be found HERE.
Pre-Congress Course 4: Epilepsy Surgery
Date: Monday, October 5, 2026
Time: 09:00 AM – 11:00 PM
Course Director:Dr. Chima Oluigbo
Venue: Children's Cancer Hospital Egypt 57357
Theoretical: Art Therapy – Room 4
Program details can be found HERE.
Pre-Congress Course 5: Craniosynostosis
Date: Tuesday, October 6, 2026
Time: 09:00 AM – 04:30 PM
Course Director:Dr. Federico Di Rocco
Venue: Children's Cancer Hospital Egypt 57357
Theoretical: Moustafa El Diwany
Hands-On: Mamdouh Gabr Hall – EPA
Program details can be found HERE.
Pre-Congress Course 6: Neuroendoscopy
Date: Tuesday, October 6, 2026
Time: 09:00 AM – 05:30 PM
Course Director:Dr. Samer Elbabaa
Venue: Children's Cancer Hospital Egypt 57357
Theoretical & Hands-On: Hussein Kamel Hall – EPA
Program details can be found HERE.
Pre-Congress Course 7: Management of The Growing Pediatric Spine
Date: Tuesday, October 6, 2026
Time: 09:00 AM – 01:50 PM
Course Directors:
• Dr. Richard Anderson
• Dr. Mari Groves
Venue: Children's Cancer Hospital Egypt 57357
Theoretical: Theater
Hands-On: Basement Halls A, B, C
Program details can be found HERE.
Pre-Congress Course 8: ICP & Basics of Intraoperative Ultrasound
Date: Tuesday, October 6, 2026
Time: 09:00 AM – 04:00 PM
Course Directors:
• Dr. Llewellyn Padayachi
• Dr. Martin Schuhmann
Venue: Children's Cancer Hospital Egypt 57357
Theoretical: Art Therapy – Room 4
Program details can be found HERE.
Pre-Congress Course 9: Intraoperative Neurophysiology
Date: Wednesday, October 7, 2026
Time: 09:00 AM – 04:00 PM
Course Director:Dr. Francesco Sala
Venue: InterContinental Cairo Semiramis Hotel, Cairo Pavilion Conference Center
Program details can be found HERE.
Pre-Congress Course 10: Management of Tone in Neurosurgery
Date: Wednesday, October 7, 2026
Time: 09:00 AM – 01:20 PM
Course Director:Dr. Bo Xiao
Venue: InterContinental Cairo Semiramis Hotel, Cairo Pavilion Conference Center
Program details can be found HERE.

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