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Program—
THE
SPINE STUDY GROUP 23rd SYMPOSIUM:
SPINE SURGERY: INSIGHTS & PERSPECTIVES
May 17-20, 2012
Ritz-Carlton-Palm Beach
THURSDAY | FRIDAY | SATURDAY | SUNDAY
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Thursday, May 17 — Healthcare, Osteobiologics, and Cervical |
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6:30 - 7:30 am | BREAKFAST / EXHIBITS |
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7:30 - 8:10 am | Session 1: The Spine Study Group- History of mentorship |
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Opening remarks / Moderator: Harry Herkowitz
Origin of the Spine Study Group - Sam Wiesel
How the Spine Study Group has evolved - Steve Garfin
Discussion / Questions
Fellowship mentorship - Todd Albert
Fellowship accreditation - Frank Eismont
Discussion / Questions
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8:10 - 8:45 am | Session 2: Office Practice |
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Moderator: Gordon Bell
Electronic medical record - Robert Eastlack
Outcome measures - Eeric Truumees
Discussion / Questions
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8:45 - 9:05am | COFFEE BREAK / EXHIBITS |
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9:05 - 10:00am | Session 3: Healthcare |
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Moderator: Todd Albert
Insurance coverage issues - Christopher Bono
Clinical trials - David Wong
Conflicts of interest - Christopher Bono
Discussion / Questions
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10:00 - 10:45am | WORKSHOP DEMOS (Non-CME) |
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10:45 - 11:40am | Session 4: Osteobiologics |
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Moderator: Scott Boden
rhBMP-2 for ALIF - Michael Vives
rhBMP-2 for other indications - Kris Radcliff
Discussion / Questions
Cell based bone graft products - Yu-Po Lee
Synthetic bone graft products - Marc Weinstein
Discussion / Questions
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11:40 - 12:00pm | Debate 1: Infuse for TLIF |
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Moderator : Steve Garfin
Of course, how could you not? - John Rhee
Are you crazy? - Justin Tortolani
Audience Discussion / Poll
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12:00 - 12:50pm | LUNCH |
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12:50 - 1:30pm | Session 5: Cervical Spine Trauma |
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Moderator: Bradford Currier
Clearance of the cervical spine in the setting of a normal CT scan - Andrew Hecht
Pharmacologic treatments for spinal cord injury - Andrew White
Hypothermia for spinal cord injury - Kris Radcliff
Discussion / Questions
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1:30 - 2:10pm | Session 6: Degenerative Cervical Spine |
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Moderator: Alex Vaccaro
Anterior cervical instrumentation - Jason Eck
Allograft, autograft, cages - Andrew White
Role of cervical foraminotomy - Andrew Hecht
Discussion / Questions
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2:10 - 2:40 pm | Debate 2: One level anterior cervical case |
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Moderator: Todd Albert
Cervical disc arthroplasty is the way to go - Jonathan Grauer
That sounds sleek, but I would still have an ACDF if it was my neck - Justin Tortolani
Audience Discussion / Poll
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2:40 - 3:20 pm | Session 7: Injections - what is the evidence / utility? |
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Moderator: Jeff Fischgrund
Lumbar facet injections - Seth Williams
Lumbar epidural injections - Garrick Cason
Cervical injections - Jason Eck
Discussion / Questions
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3:20 - 3:25pm | Announcements / Adjourn |
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THURSDAY | FRIDAY | SATURDAY | SUNDAY -top |
