9th Mapping Course: Neuropsychological Assistance Workshop 2026

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COURSE AIMED AT

The course is directed to Neuropsychologists, Psychologists, Speech Therapists, Therapists, Nurses, Neurosurgeons, and all professionals involved in the peri- and intra-operative (neuro) psychological assistance.

COURSE ACCREDITATION

An application has been made to the UEMS EACCME® for CME/CPD accreditation of this event.
In case the participant attended the full on-site course, he/she would have two diplomas.

COURSE DIRECTOR

Dr. Andreu Gabarrós
Chairman
Neurosurgery Department
Brain Mapping Program Director
Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge
Associate Professor of Neurosurgery
Universitat de Barcelona

ORGANIZING COMMITEE

PROGRAM

Wednesday November 18th ON-SITE WORKSHOP

• Theoretical framework behind awake brain surgery: from historical to contemporary models. Anna Gasa-Roqué / Dr. Joanna Sierpowska
• How to define a candidate for an awake brain surgery? Rapid fire Q & A session with Dr. Andreu Gabarrós (Chief of the Neurosurgery Department of the University Hospital of Bellvitge) about the dialogue between neurosurgeons and neuropsychologists in presurgery preparation. Moderators: Anna Gasa-Roqué / Dr. Joanna Sierpowska
• Neuropsychological assessment of glioma patients undergoing awake brain surgery in the left-dominant hemisphere: before and after surgery. Anna Gasa-Roqué
• From design to implementation: validating and adapting intraoperative tasks through “de novo” development and linguistic tailoring to participant profiles. Deva Álvarez / Dr. Joanna Sierpowska
• Crash course in psychometrics: understanding what the results mean for each person given their profile. Anna Gasa-Roqué / Dr. Laura Maldonado-Murciano
• Discussion panel: Design, assessment, and interpretation of neuropsychological domains before, during, and after the surgery.
• Precision medicine: personalized electrical stimulation mapping tasks for tumor resection. Víctor Cepero / Dr. Xim Cerdà-Company
• Workshop 1 Cognitive and language assessment before and after surgery. Neuropsychological battery of tests, scoring and interpretation for patients with tumors located in the left-dominant hemisphere. Instructors: Dr. Joanna Sierpowska / Anna Gasa-Roqué
• Workshop 1 wrap-up and discussion.
• Workshop 2 Cortical and white matter mapping and intraoperative monitoring by clinical cases - hands-on intraoperative evaluation and scoring based on live surgeries (video material). Instructors: Anna Gasa-Roqué / Dr. Joanna Sierpowska
• Workshop 2 wrap-up and discussion
• Keynote Speaker: Mapping right hemisphere functions with direct electrostimulation: current practice and future directions. Dr. Guillaume Herbet
• Discussion and closing remarks.

Thursday 19th ON-SITE or ONLINE
Theory

Friday 20th ON-SITE or ONLINE
2 live surgeries (awake and asleep patient)

FEES

* Members of FANPSE (Federación de Asociaciones de Neuropsicología Estatales) and COPC (Col·legi Oficial de Psicologia de Catalunya) will get a 20% discount.
** Students (from undergraduate to PhD included) will get a 40% discount.

VENUE

The training program will be developed in:

University Hospital Bellvitge
Feixa Llarga, s/n
L ‘Hospitalet de Llobregat
Barcelona
(Spain)