THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 2019
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| SESSION I: HEALTHCARE REFORM: SETTING THE STAGE FOR VALUE-BASED DISCUSSIONS |
| Healthcare Reform- Transition from Volume to Value – Paul Slosar, MD |
| Legislative Update on Healthcare Reform – Richard Fessler, MD, PhD |
| NASS position and Advocacy on Healthcare Reform – Jean Jacques Abitbol, MD, FRCSC |
| Measuring Quality and Value: Metrics that Matter – Sigurd Berven, MD, PhD, FACS |
| Alternative Payment Models: MIPS/MAPS/BCPI – Sheyan Armaghani, MD |
| Narrow Networks/ACOs in Spine – Farhan Siddiqi, MD |
| Surgery Centers/Ambulatory Care in Spine Surgery – Rick Sasso, MD |
| How does Reimbursement Reform Affect My Practice? – Pierce Nunley, MD |
| SESSION II: NEW TECHNOLOGIES IN SPINE SURGERY |
| Assessment of the Value of New Technologies; Defining Disruptive Techniques and Technologies – Juan Uribe, MD |
| Novel implant surfaces – Jay Turner, MD, PhD |
| Polymers and Antimicrobial activity in Interbody Cages – Scott Webb, DO |
| Expandable Interbody Cages – Marc Weinstein, MD |
| Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery – Farhan Siddiqi, MD |
| Osteobiologics Update – Wellington Hsu, MD |
| How does Big Data and Predictive Analytics Guide an Evidence-Based Approach to New Technology – Richard Fessler, MD, PhD |
| DEBATES |
| Evidence Supports Adoption of Osteobiologics for Spinal Fusion- BMP, Cell-Based DBM, FactorX – John Small, MD |
| Osteobiologics Add Cost Without Improving Outcomes in Spinal Fusions – Harvey Smith, MD |
| Rebuttal – John Small, MD |
| Robotic-Assisted Surgery is the Future of Spine Surgery – Jay Turner, MD, PhD |
| The Robot is a Technology That Adds Cost Without Value – Ivan Cheng, MD |
| Rebuttal – Jay Turner, MD, PhD |
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2019
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| SESSION III: CERVICAL |
| Management of Cervical Radiculopathy- Arthroplasty – Andrew Utter, MD, FANNS |
| Management of Cervical Radiculopathy- MIS foraminotomy – Ivan Cheng, MD |
| Management of Cervical Radiculopathy- ACDF – Paul Slosar, MD |
| Case Presentations – Richard Fessler, MD, PhD |
| Cervical Myelopathy- Anterior Approach – Rick Sasso, MD |
| Cervical Myelopathy- Laminoplasty – Cliff Tribus, MD |
| Cervical Myelopathy- Posterior instrumented fusion – Jay Turner, MD, PhD |
| Cervical spine deformity- Measurements and Management – Sheyan Armaghani, MD |
| Case Presentations – Richard Fessler, MD, PhD |
| SESSION IV: DEFORMITY |
| The Transition from Degenerative Pathology to Deformity – Jean Jacques Abitbol, MD, FRCSC |
| Sagittal Alignment- From Pelvis to Occiput – Kush Verma, MD, MS |
| Techniques for Restoring Lordosis in Lumbar Degenerative Pathology: ALIF vs OLIF – Juan Uribe, MD |
| Techniques for Restoring Lordosis in Lumbar Degenerative Pathology: The Role of TLIF – Cliff Tribus, MD |
| Techniques for Restoring Lordosis in Lumbar Degenerative Pathology: ACR – Jay Turner, MD, PhD |
| When to Do More, When to Do Less in Degenerative Scoliosis – Hani Mladi, MD |
| The Role of MIS in Degenerative Scoliosis- What is the Benefit? – Juan Uribe, MD |
| The Role of MIS in Degenerative Scoliosis- What are the Limitations? – John Small, MD |
| Cost-effectiveness in Surgical Strategies for Degenerative Scoliosis – Richard Fessler, MD, PhD |
| Predictive Modeling of Clinical Outcomes in Deformity Surgery – Sigurd Berven, MD, PhD, FACS |
| Business and Labor Law Pitfalls for the Practicing Surgeon – Christopher VanDeWater |
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2019
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| SESSION V: LUMBAR DEGENERATIVE |
| New Technologies for Identifying a Pain Generator – Sigurd Berven, MD, PhD, FACS |
| The Symptomatic Intervertebral Disc- Lumbar Arthroplasty, Fusion and Regenerative Approaches – Harvey Smith, MD |
| Facet Arthropathy as a Pain Source- Evaluation and Management – Hani Mladi, MD |
| The Sacroiliac Joint- Evidence for pain generation and Management – Scott Webb, DO |
| Complications in Spine Surgery: Prevalence and avoidance – Hani Mladi, MD |
| System reform in Spine Surgery: Preoperative Optimization – Marc Weinstein, MD |
| System Reform in Spine Surgery: Intraoperative Protocols to Reduce Complications – Andrew Utter, MD, FANNS |
| System reform in spine surgery: Post-Operative Pathways to Reduce Complications – Wellington Hsu, MD |
| Case Presentation and Discussion – Kush Verma, MD, MS |
ABSTRACT PRESENTATIONS
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| ECONOMICS & OUTCOMES |
| Costs and Utility of Post-Discharge Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation Following Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery – Alekos Theologis, MD |
| Determinants of Variability in Observed Costs in Spinal Surgery Episodes – Patrick Dermrkarian, MD |
| PROMIS Correlates with Legacy Outcome Measures in Patients with Neck Pain and is Better than NDI at Assessing Disability in Cervical Deformity – Brad Curtis Johnson, MD |
| Ultrasound Diagnosis and Therapeutic Intervention in the Spine – Taylor Shea, MD |
| COMPLICATIONS |
| Iatrogenic Inferior Endplate Fracture from Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion Resulting in Post-Operative Neurologic Deficit – Tyson Maugle, DO |
| Use of Polyetheretherketone Interbody Devices for Multi-Level Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion Results in a Three-Fold Higher Rate of Pseudarthrosis Compared to Structural Allograft – Khoi D. Than, MD |
| Is There a Clear Solution for Recurrent Disk Herniations? – Antonio J. Webb, MD PGY5 |
| Shape Loss of Autoclaved, Machine-Bent Cobalt-Chrome and Titanium Spine Surgery Rods – Brent Munroe, MD |
| ADJACENT SEGMENT PATHOLOGY & CERVICAL |
| Cervical Disc Replacement and Role of Motion Preservation in Limiting Adjacent Segment Degeneration – Tyson Maugle, DO |
| Economic Impact of Revision Operations for Adjacent Segment Disease of The Cervical Spine – Alekos Theologis, MD |
| The Incidence of Adjacent Segment Disease in Total Facet Arthroplasty, a Retrospective Case Series – Michael Venezia, MD |
| Comparison of Inpatient versus Outpatient Single Level Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion for Cervical Radiculopathy: Utilization, Safety and Economics from a National Perspective – Christopher D. Witiw, MD, MS, FRCSC |
| Is It Possible to Evaluate the Ideal Cervical Alignment for Each Patient Needing Surgery? An Easy Rule to Determine the Appropriate Cervical Lordosis in Preoperative Planning – Fedrica Penner, MD |
| BASIC SCIENCE |
| Degeneration of Intervertebral Disc is Irreversible, With No Effective Treatment Exists Currently – Lee Onn Chieng, MD |
| Bone Marrow Enhances Fusion with Oxysterol-133 – Elizabeth Lord, MD |
| Fixation of Disc-Like Angle-Ply Structures in a Rabbit Model – Michael Eby, MD |
| Assessment of The Efficacy of Teriparatide (Forteo) in Patients Undergoing Posterolateral Lumbar Spinal Fusion: A Pilot Study – Kevin Taliaferr, MD |
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