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5th International Spine Symposium Focus 2010

Course Description
Course Faculty
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Course Schedule
Sun., January 31
Mon., February 1
Tues., February 2
Wed. February 3
Thurs., February 4
Course Registration

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

6:00 a.m.

Concurrent Orthopedic and Neurosurgery Self Assessment Exam Sessions
Moderators: Mark B. Dekutoski, M.D.
William E. Krauss, M.D.
Breakfast Roundtable Discussion: Motion Preservation Surgery
Moderators: Alexander R. Vaccaro, M.D., Ph.D.

7:00 a.m.

Session IV: Value (Quality/Cost) in Spine Care
Moderators: Alexander R. Vaccaro, M.D., Ph.D.

7:00 a.m.

Defining Value in Spine Surgery
Todd J. Albert, M.D.

7:15 a.m.

Question & Answer Session

7:20 a.m.

Value Metrics: What are They and Why are They Important
Charles (Michel) M. Harper, Jr., M.D.

7:35 a.m.

Question & Answer Session

7:40 a.m.

Foreign Single Payer Systems: Cost vs. Quality Health Care
Richard G. Fessler, M.D., Ph.D.

7:55 a.m.

Question & Answer Session

8:00 a.m.

Mayo Health Care Policy Center: What is it and What Does it Advocate?
Charles (Michel) M. Harper, Jr., M.D.

8:15 a.m.

Question & Answer Session

8:20 a.m.

Audience- Panel Discussion: Value in Spine Care

8:40 a.m.

Session Evaluation

8:45 a.m.

Spinal Curve Ball
 Moderator: Peter S. Rose, M.D.
                    Patrick H. Luetmer, M.D.

9:00 a.m.

Refreshment Break & Exhibits

9:20 a.m.

Session V: Minimally Invasive Surgery
Moderator: Steven R. Garfin, M.D.

9:20 a.m.

How Do I Do It? Video Demonstrations: MIS- XLIF
Luiz Pimenta, M.D., Ph.D.

9:30 a.m.

Question & Answer Session

9:35 a.m.

How Do I Do It? Video Demonstrations: Cervical MIS
Richard G. Fessler, M.D., Ph.D.

9:45 a.m.

Question & Answer Session

9:50 a.m.

How Do I Do It? Video Demonstrations: Interspinous Device
Jeffrey C. Wang, M.D.

10:00 a.m.

Question & Answer Session

10:05 a.m.

How Do I Do It? Video Demonstrations: MIS Deformity
Mark B. Dekutoski, M.D.

10:15 a.m.

Question & Answer Session

10:20 a.m.

Session Evaluation

10:25 a.m.

Refreshment Break & Exhibits

10:45 a.m.

Session VI: Motion Preservation Update
Moderator: Richard G. Fessler, M.D., Ph.D.

10:45 a.m.

Motion Sparing: Does it Make Sense?
Steven R. Garfin, M.D.

11:00 a.m.

Overview of Cervical Arthroplasty- What’s Available
Todd J. Albert, M.D.

11:15 a.m.

An Update on Lumbar Disk Arthroplasty
Alexander R. Vaccaro, M.D., Ph.D.

11:30 a.m.

Complications and Salvage of Lumbar Disk Replacement
Luiz Pimenta, M.D., Ph.D.

11:45 a.m.

Posterior Dynamic Stabilization: The Hope, The Facts
Todd J. Albert, M.D.

12:00 p.m.

Audience Discussion Session

12:25 p.m.

Session Evaluation

12:30 p.m.

Adjourn

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