Complications Avoidance and Management A Case-Based Discussion Program February 28, 2015

Course Chairmen: Christopher P. Ames, MD Alexander R. Vaccaro, MD, PhD

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San Diego, CA

Cou r s e Course CHAIRMEN

Christopher P. Ames, MD Co-Chairman

Alexander R. Vaccaro, MD, PhD Co-Chairman

Course Description MERC Complications Avoidance and Management is a case-based program focusing on prevention and correction of operative and post-operative complications. Case presentations will emphasize surgical techniques, pearls and pitfalls of complex cases. This highly collaborative and informative one-day program allows participants to exchange ideas and information with leading faculty on fundamentals of patient selection, surgical techniques and complication management. Case discussions will emphasize the following topics: • Deformity • Tumor and Trauma • Infection • MIS Techniques

Target Audience Enrollment in this course is open to practicing orthopaedic and neurological spine surgeons.

A variety of interactive learning techniques, including saw bones labs, case reviews, debates, lectures, panels and group discussions. CADAVERIC

GROUP LEARNING

GROUP LEARNI CADAVERIC

Facult y The faculty of this course is led by surgeons distinguished in the field of neurological and orthopaedic spinal surgery.

Course ChairmEn Christopher P. Ames, MD

Alexander R. Vaccaro, MD, PhD

Board-Certified Neurological Surgeon Professor of Clinical Neurological Surgery Director of Spine Tumor and Spinal Deformity Surgery Co-Director, Spinal Surgery and UCSF Spine Center Director, Spinal Biomechanics Laboratory

Board-Certified Orthopaedic Surgeon Professor of Neurosurgery, The Everrett J. and Marion Gordon Co-Director, Delaware Valley Spinal Cord Injury Center Co-Chief of Spine Surgery and Co-Director of Spine Surgery Thomas Jefferson University and the Rothman Institute Philadelphia, PA

San Francisco, CA

INVITED FACULTY* Jean-Jacques Abitbol, MD

Choll W. Kim, MD, PhD

Board-Certified Orthopaedic Surgeon Co-Founder, California Spine Group

Board-Certified Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon The Spine Institute of San Diego Minimally Invasive Center of Excellence San Diego, CA

San Diego, CA

Mark Bilsky, MD Board-Certified Neurological Surgeon Director of Disciplinary Spine Tumor Team Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center New York, NY

Ivan Cheng, MD Board-Certified Orthopaedic Surgeon Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Stanford University Stanford, CA * Faculty list subject to change

Rex Marco, MD Board-Certified Orthopaedic Surgeon Professor of Oncology, Orthopaedics and Neurosurgery University of Texas Medical School Houston, TX

Agen da* Saturday, February 28, 2015 7:00am - 8:00am

Breakfast

8:00am - 8:15am

Welcome and Introductions Adult Deformity Complications

8:15am - 8:40am

Complications of Alignment in Adult Deformity

8:40am - 9:05am

Proximal and Distal Instrumentation Failure

9:05am - 9:35am

Debate: Is it better to Stop at T10 or to Extend to Upper Thoracic For Degenerative Scoliosis?

9:35am - 10:00am

Complications of Osteotomies

10:00am - 10:25am

Neurological Injury: Reacting to Monitoring Changes

10:25am - 10:35am

BREAK MIS

10:35am - 11:00am

Understanding the MIS Learning Curve

11:00am - 11:25am

Subsidence and Implant Fracture Complications

11:25am - 11:50am

Lateral Approach Complications in Patients with Degenerative Disease

11:50am - 12:20pm

Debate: ALL Release vs. Posterior Osteotomy

12:20pm - 12:50pm

LUNCH

12:50pm - 1:30pm

Panel Discussion: Attendee Case Review Tumor/Trauma

1:30pm - 1:55 pm

Complications of en bloc Resection

1:55pm - 2:20pm

Complications from Vertebral Column Resection

2:20pm - 2:45pm

Instability with the Onset of Metastatic Disease

2:45pm - 3:00pm

BREAK Other Complications

3:00pm - 3:25pm

Iatrogenic Vertebral Artery Injuries

3:25pm - 3:50pm

Infections

3:50pm - 4:30pm

Product Fair

4:30pm - 4:45pm

Closing Remarks

*Program agenda subject to modification.

Complications Avoidance and Management A Case-Based Discussion Program

February 28, 2015 San Diego, CA

Hotel & Tr avel The program, related activities, and accommodations will be held at: The Omni Hotel, San Diego 675 L Street San Diego, CA 92101 (619) 231-6664

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