The Finnish Neuroanaesthesia Section was born in February 1994 with less than ten neuroanaesthesiologists from our country’s five university hospitals. Ever since, the number of active members and attendees in the meetings of our section has grown. The 10th Anniversary meeting in 2004 was my first neuroanaesthesia meeting and I remember that we were less than 20 attendees. This … [Read more...] about Report of the 30th Anniversary meeting of Finnish Neuroanaesthesia Section
ICPNT Brief Reports
ICPNT EC members participated in four neuroanesthesia meetings around the world. These meetings included the Neuroanesthesia and Critical Care Society of Great Britain and Ireland (NACCS), the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (ANZCA), the World Congress of Anesthesiology (WCA) in Singapore, and the Finnish Society of Anesthesiologists / Section of … [Read more...] about ICPNT Brief Reports
ICPNT Fellow in the Spotlight
Dr. Bruna Bastiani graduated from her Neuroanesthesiology Fellowship at University of Sao Paulo, Brazil in February 2024. The University of Sao Paulo achieved ICPNT accreditation in 2023 for its Neuroanesthesiology Fellowship Program. The Program Director is Dr. Cristiane Tavares. ICPNT Fellowship Experience at the University of São Paulo, Brazil From the first year … [Read more...] about ICPNT Fellow in the Spotlight
Program Directors Forum
Hello Neuroanesthesia fellowship Program Directors! We would like to bring to your attention the creation of an online forum through ICPNT exclusively for the PDs. We hope this forum will be a useful space for the PDs to communicate. Having a forum to share ideas, seek advice, post curriculum and provide support will be a helpful resource for the PDs. Please reach out with … [Read more...] about Program Directors Forum
SNACC Medically Challenging Case: Anesthetic considerations & challenges during neuromonitoring in a patient with cervical spinal cord AVM
Introduction: Intraoperative neuromonitoring (IONM) provides valuable data for managing patients with spinal cord arteriovenous malformations (AVMs). Previous literature shows that patients who are not treated for their spinal cord AVMs can experience lasting and progressive disabilities.1 The use of IONM and provocative testing, such as the pre-embolization lidocaine … [Read more...] about SNACC Medically Challenging Case: Anesthetic considerations & challenges during neuromonitoring in a patient with cervical spinal cord AVM