Past WFITN Courses

WFITN Course in Neurovascular Anatomy for Stroke in Naples, February 17-19, 2025

Thanks to the outstanding efforts of our local organizer, Prof. Mario Muto, and his team, we successfully completed the WFITN anatomy course in Naples. A total of 38 young professionals attended from various countries—including Germany, Italy, Switzerland, the U.S., Peru, Austria, Iran, and Kazakhstan. From start to finish, they maintained their focus and enthusiasm during both the clinical neuroanatomy lectures and the 3D-anatomy demonstrations.

As the course director, I am delighted with how exciting and productive the course had been. My sincere thanks go to all participants and to the local organizers for making this event a success.

Michihiro Tanaka, Course Organizer, Past President WFITN

Faculty:
Salvatore Mangiafico, Italy             Howard Riina, United States
Philippe Mercier, France                 Pedro Vilela, Portugal
Alessandra Biondi, France.             Georges Rodesch, France
Michihiro Tanaka, Japan.                Stefano Molinaro, Italy  
Giuseppe Mirone, Italy.                    Mario Muto, Italy, Local Course Organizer
Paolo Machì Switzerland

General Info

The Functional Neurovascular Anatomy course is a comprehensive and didactic review of the embryology and vascular anatomy necessary for stroke intervention. The course comprises lectures, 3D anatomic sessions as well as interactive workshops on angiographic images related to stroke cases. The course has been created for neuroradiologists, radiologists, neurologists and neurosurgeons with particular interest in neurovascular diseases. It may be interesting to physicians in training to become INR specialists as well as senior physicians who wish to refresh their knowledge in functional neurovascular anatomy.

The Functional Neurovascular Anatomy course is a comprehensive and didactic review of the embryology and vascular anatomy of the spine, brain, and head and neck. The course comprises lectures, 3D anatomic sessions as well as interactive workshops on angiographic images. It has been created for neuroradiologists, radiologists, neurologists and neurosurgeons with particular interest in neurovascular diseases.

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Dear Friends and Colleagues,

Worldwide education has been the fundamental mission of Executive committee of WFITN for years. Many Past Presidents have endorsed the concept that “Anatomy is the Cheapest way to be safe” as a never “out of date” foundation for an educational course. The middle East region was chosen for 2018 following extensive discussions and selected based on the fact that it qualified as a “knowledge-needed” region.

This year’s WFITN Neurovascular Anatomy course was therefore chosen to be in BEIRUT, Lebanon, under the leadership of myself as the immediate Past President of the WFITN and in collaboration with Prof. Michel MAWAD who himself is a WFITN Past President. Both of us understand very well the concepts of WFITN education. Prof Mawad is not only a globally well respected INR but currently also the Dean of Medicine at the Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine which is  part of the Lebanese American University, Together we have been working hard to make our course successful. There were 68 participants from various Neuroscience specialties, coming from 6 different continents (the majority were from the region). The Evaluation under format of the UEMSEACCME, who granted 22 CME credits convertible to AMA PRA category 1 credits, indicated excellent satisfaction by the participants. Rapid global changes in technology and new generation type doctors’ culture require us to update the teachings of anatomy while integrating it with clinical cases and illustrative imaging pictures.

Such an Educational course cannot be success without kind support from WFITN executive committee and our Course Faculty. Thanks to all major industrial companies who always understand how important this fundamental educational course are, and finally to all our WFITN members who take interest and participate in the course.

We are now looking forward to a different region in the world for our next WFITN NV course 2019, see you all soon.

Best,

Sirintara PONGPECH Singhara Na Ayudhaya, M.D. 
Professor of Radiology (INR), 1st Past President of WFITN,
Co-Director of WFITN NV anatomy course 2018.

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