Kanza Tariq

The afternoon of the Hydrocephalus Simulation Course 2026, with brilliant lectures from Mr Laurence Watkins and Mr Ahmed Toma and a range of hydrocephalus stations including: Foramen Magnum Decompression (FMD) Neuro-navigation ICP bolt insertion Management of different shunt valves What an amazing day, thank you to all the attending delegates and of course the committee and faculty!

Kicking off the Queen Square Hydrocephalus Simulation Course we have Mr Thorne with an introductory overview of hydrocephalus!

An excellent insight into the management of both acute and chronic hydrocephalus by Mr Toma! @AhmedToma13

A morning of practical simulations! Delegates have had the opportunity to get hands on experience carrying out EVDs, lumbar drains, ETVs and shunt taps!

A wonderful lunch for our delegates this afternoon! @drkanzatariq @EmaleeBurrows

It was a pleasure to hear from Ms Figueroa, discussing perspectives on paediatric hydrocephalus from Great Ormond Street! @drkanzatariq @EmaleeBurrows

For our last lecture of the day, we have the great Mr Prezerakos delivering a lecture on surgery for Chiari malformation @gprezerakos @drkanzatariq @EmaleeBurrows

"Everything You Should Know About Shunts But Had No Idea You Should Ask" - we start in style with Mr. Lewis Thorne to give us an introductory overview to hydrocephalus🔥🔥🔥

Following up, we now have Mr. Greg James from GOSH to give us a talk on Pediatric Hydrocephalus!

One of our own, Christos Soumpasis, talking about the management of acute hydrocephalus #neurosurgery #hydrocephalus

Here's a preview of our incoming workshops:

Showcasing our workshop on freehand, bolted and tunnelled EVD's and linquoguard & lumbar drains!

Along with our workshop on Endoscopy & ETV's and Shunt tap and M.scio measurements!

Now we have Mr. George Prezerakos to give us an overview on Chiari malformation and surgical considerations!

Thank you to Dr. Kanza Tariq for leading the organization of the course and for the amazing food!

Next, we have Mr. Ahmed Toma to take us through the management of adult/chronic hydrocephalus!

Massive thanks to Susan Sethi for putting so much work into organizing every course of ours!

Anddd our workshops on neuronavigation and foramen magnum decompression!

Showcasing our workshops on valves, settings and adjustments in hydrocephalus and ICP bolt insertion and interpretation!