THE SPINE STUDY GROUP 19th SYMPOSIUM:
Spine Surgery in 2012: Challenges, Best Practices, and New Technologies

May 1-4, 2008
Ritz-Carlton Hotel
Palm Beach,Florida
 

Session I:  Spine Surgery in 2012 - Moderator:  Alan Hilibrand

Where we Were in 2004 - Bradford Currier
     what we thought we’d be doing in 2008 vs the reality
American Medical Care in 2012 - Alan Hilibrand
     Presidential platforms and reform proposals
Future Trends in Spine Surgery - Eeric Truumees
     Importance of cost
     Importance of outcomes
     Role of reimbursement?
Results of IDE Trials; what we might know by 2012 - Jonathan Grauer

Session II:  Symposium on the SPORT Trial - Moderator: Todd Albert

HNP Trial Results…beyond the publications - Joon Lee
Degen Spondy results…relevance? - Jeff Fischgrund
Spinal Stenosis Results…Impact on clinical practice - Raj Rao

Beyond hyperbole:  what really happened in those surgeries (OR time, blood loss, complications, and additional surgeries at 2 yr F/U; an attempt to define “best practices”)

Discussion /Questions -  Panel/ SPORT Authors

Session III:  Cost-Effectiveness of Fusion Substrates - Moderator: Scott Boden

Lumbar Posterolateral Fusion
Cost of Harvesting ICBG vs “local Bone” - Moe Lim
Cost of DBM with  Local  Bone - AndrewHecht:
Cost of BMP-2 in Posterolateral Fusion - Kern Singh
“How About Doing Something Interbody?”: Cost-Effectiveness - Justin Tortolani
Cervical Spine Surgery
Costs of ICBG Harvest vs Structural Allograft for ACDF - Chris Bono
Cost of BMP  With Cheapest Structural Graft/Device - Jeff Silber
Different Allograft Options—Cost Effectiveness - Steven Ludwig
Laminectomy and Fusion:  Do you need ICBG? Cost? - Jonathan Grauer
Laminaplasty:  Do you Need Plates?  Cost? - John Rhee

Session IV:  Lumbar Spine - Moderator: Gordon Bell

Lumbar Microdiscectomy - Alan Hilibrand
Degenerative Spondylolisthesis (L4-5) - Harry Herkowitz
Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion - Jeff Stambough
Lumbar MIS - Choll Kim

Session V:  Cervical Spine  -  Moderator: Brad Currier

Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion - Raj Rao
Posterior Foraminotomy - Dan Riew
Laminaplasty - Frank Eismont
Laminectomy and Fusion - Todd Albert

Challenges to Our Profession and Specialty

Session VI:  The Government and Spine surgery – Moderator: Sam Wiesel

Relationships with Industry - Kornelis Poelstra:
     Consulting Arrangements
     Product Development and Royalties
     Research Funding
Stark Laws and Your Practice - David Wong:
Pay for Reporting - Chris Bono
     Is it worth it?
     How do we “do it”?
Gain Sharing: Potential benefits to spine surgeons - Darryl Antonacci

Session VII:  Trends in Healthcare for 2012 - Moderator: Alex Vaccaro

Will we be Able to Use New Technology? - Alpesh Patel
Physician Reimbursement - Kern Singh
Partner w/your Hospital to Control Costs / Improve Outcomes - Eeric Truumees
Economic Credentialing…it’s all about YOU! - Andrew Hecht
     By your hospital
     By 3rd party payors
Advocacy Efforts of NASS, AAOS - David Wong

Session VIII:  Symposium on Mentoring - Moderator:  Frank Eismont

What is a mentor? - Dan Spengler
How to find a mentor when starting out - Brian Kwon
How to be a mentor for junior partners - Sam Wiesel

Spine Surgery in the year 2012

Session IX:  Treatment of Symptomatic Disc Degeneration - Moderator: Jeff Stambough

Current Best  Practices:  Review Evidence for Non-op Treatment - Brian Kwon
Biotechnologies
Disc Regeneration With Growth Factors - Moe Lim
Disc Regeneration With Genetic Manipulation - Joon Lee
Intradiscal Fusion via Percutaneous Techniques - Dan Riew
Anterior Lumbar Disc Replacement:  Still Available? - JustinTortolani
Keeping it Simple: Interspinous Devices - Alpesh Patel
Posterior Lumbar Disc Replacement:  On the Horizon - StevenLudwig
Posterior Disc Replacement+Motion Control:The “holy grail”? - Kornelis Poelstra

Case Presentations/Discussion

Session X:  Treatment of Lumbar Stenosis in 2012 Moderator -Harry Herkowitz

Spinal Stenosis Without Instability – Debate
More MIS - Choll Kim
More Interspinous Spacers - Gordon Bell
More of the Same - Jay Khanna
Degenerative Spondylolisthesis
Decompression Alone:  When? Results? - Jeff Silber
Decompression and Fusion With Rigid Fixation - Jay Khanna
Decompression with “dynamic stabilization” - Darryl Antonacci
Decompression and “Motion Control” (Facet replacement) - Johnathan Grauer

Session XI:  Treatment of Cervical Spondylosis in 2012 Moderator – Steve Garfin

An Optomist’s View of Cervical Disc Replacement - John Rhee
A Pessimist’s View of Cervical Disc Replacement - Peter Whang
Trends in Posterior Cervical Surgery - Raj Rao

Breakfast with Faculty/ Roundtable Discussion
Spine Trauma Rounds / Case Presentations