11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Registration and lunch

12:00 PM - 12:10 PM

Welcome with Seth Kaufman, MD and Course Directors: Patrick Maloney, MD; Atul Patel, MD; Sherry Taylor, MD.

12:10 PM - 12:40 PM

We’ve got your back!

• Lower back pain is one of the most common complaints. Learn the diagnosis work-up to treatment and the big "red flags."
• Presenter: Sherry Taylor, MD, Neurosurgeon, Course Director

12:40 PM - 1:10 PM

Options abound for pain management

• New innovations and technology create more choices than ever to help your patients deal with pain. Here’s what you should know. P
• Presenters: Cynthia Pena, MD, Pain Management

1:10 PM - 1:40 PM

You want to put cement where?

• For patients with an injured or collapsed vertebra, there is an newer opportunity to help relieve their pain. Kyphoplasty, a minimally invasive surgery, puts a special cement in the patients vertibra to repair it. We'll discuss starting points from patient selection through to expected outcomes. Patients who never expected to have relief from debilitating pain have found their miracle in kyphoplasty, a minimally invasive surgery that involves using special cement to repair vertebrae.
• Presenter: Christopher Lee, MD, Interventional Radiology

1:40 PM - 1:50 PM

Break

1:50 PM - 2:20 PM

Case complexity meets limitations.

• When cases become more and more complex, how do you address resource limitations and untapped capabilities?
• Presenter: Conor Grady, MD, Neurosurgeon

2:20 PM - 2:50 PM

Robots, cameras & navigation, oh my!

• Robotic technology has taken complex neurosurgery to a new level, opening the door for new techniques, smaller incisions, which mean quicker recoveries for our patients.
• Presenter: Atul K. Patel, MD, Neurosurgeon, Course Director

2:50 PM - 3:20 PM

Deciphering Calf Pain: Beyond the Musculoskeletal Realm

• Join Dr. Melissa Loja for an engaging exploration of calf pain beyond musculoskeletal causes, focusing on neurologic, arteriogenic, and venous claudication.
• Presenter: Melissa Loja MD, Vascular Surgeon

3:20 PM - 3:30 PM

Break

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Is your back out of whack, or is it Sacroiliac?

• The sacroiliac joint has shown to be a pain generator in up to 30 percent of patients with chronic lower back pain. Learn about options for relief.
• Presenter: Cornelis Elmes, MD, Orthopedic Surgeon

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Surgical planning in adult spinal deformity

• Current concepts & application of predictive modeling in the operating room.
• Presenter: Joshua Bakhsheshian, MD, Neurosurgeon – Mayo Clinic

5:00 PM - 5:30 PM

High-Impact Tips to Confront Low Extremity Pain

• What are the common complaints patients have when it comes to lower extremity pain? An in-office musculoskeletal exam can guide your path toward diagnosis and treatment.
• Presenter: Michael Caravelli, MD, Orthopedic Surgeon

5:30 PM - 6:00 PM

Spinopelvic parameters and surgical planning

• Spinal deformities can be debilitating, but now there are surgical options to correct them. Our conversation will take you from diagnosis through treatment options.
• Presenter: Patrick Maloney, MD, Neurosurgeon, Course Director, Medical Director

6:00 PM - 6:30 PM

Survey, CME paperwork and Reception