The Global Spine Congress will feature a range of pre-courses that will explore some of the hottest topics and techniques for today’s spine care specialists. For the first time, some sessions will also be open to non-delegates.
AOPEER Principles of Clinical Research Course Supported by AO Spine | |
Time | 09:00-17:00 |
Registration | Until March 15: 100 USD After March 15: 150 USD New for 2020: GSC registration not required |
Description | The AO Program for Education and Excellence in Research (AOPEER) is a research education program to support surgeons in their research activities. AOPEER was designed for surgeons and other health care professionals who want to learn or improve the skills they need to conduct clinical research. Conducting clinical studies is a challenging and multifaceted task. This course will provide practical guides and tips to successfully complete a clinical study. The goal of this 1-day course is to introduce the principles of clinical research, including skills and knowledge on why and how to do research, and where to find additional resources, tools, and reference packages to support a research project. |
Preliminary speakers | Asdrubal Falavigna |
Learning objectives | After attending this course, participants should be able to:
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Target Audience | This course is targeted at individuals who want to learn or improve the skills for conducting clinical research and publishing results and also at those with a general interest in research and documentation of clinical cases. |
Virtual Reality Cadaver-less Lumbar Spinal Procedures | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Time | 09:00-17:00 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Registration | 250 USD New for 2020: GSC registration not required | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Description | This one-day intensive workshop is intended to advance the existing skills of spine practitioners from a multi-specialty perspective. Distinguished faculty combines didactic instruction and state-of-the art virtual reality and simulation training with topics related to the clinical evaluation of complex pain and functional impairment. Advanced management options including the role of epidural injections, disc acess, radiofrequency rhizotomy, and neuromodulation including spinal cord stimulation are presented. Spinal anatomy, patient selection, and high yield clinical pearls (with radiographic correlations and quantitative functional assessment) are covered in depth. Time will be provided for open discussions with attendees and faculty on important topics such as indications, risks, literature controversies in peer-review process, and pitfalls. Additionally, faculty will discuss outcome monitoring as part of the skill-set in treating complex pain disorders and their associated functional impairments and disability. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preliminary speakers | Sanjog Pangarkar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Learning objectives | Upon completion of the course, participants will gain strategies to:
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Endoscopic spine surgery: Learning with KOLs and Catching up with the Learning Curve | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Time | 13:00-17:00 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Registration | 190 USD | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Description | This one-day intensive program is organized for spine surgeons who want to learn the recent evolution of endoscopic spinal surgery (ESS) as well as its current advanced techniques for various lumbar spine pathologies. Reflecting the higher demands from the patients for a smaller incision, minimized manipulation to normal structures, as well as consequent faster recovery, these endoscopic procedures have been well acclaimed from various minimally invasive spinal surgery (MISS) related societies around the globe recently. Even though cutting edges in the field of endoscopic spine surgery have drawn the many interests and be popularized by some experts, there are still lots of unmet needs from general spine surgeons. This pre-course offered in GSC 2020 will enable spine surgeons to start integrating endoscopic spine surgeries into their practice. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preliminary speakers | Jin-Sung Luke Kim | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Target Audience | This course is targeted at spine surgeons with less than 3-years of experience in endoscopic spine surgery |
Sports and Spine symposium—A comprehensive approach to integrating successful spine care into sports medicine | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Time | 13:30-17:00 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Registration | 190 USD | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preliminary speakers | Carlos Tucci | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pre-course hosted by Solas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Time | 13:30 - 17:00 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Registration | 190 USD | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Description | Our proposal is aimed at the development and dissemination of mini access techniques, trying to nurture an outstanding team of professionals in the region, as shown in the proposed speakers. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preliminary speakers | Luiz Pimenta | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Learning objectives | It is aimed at the auditorium collecting quality elements and details that can help the safe and reproducible application of side access / mini invasion techniques. All this supported by the great levels of the invited professionals, with great experience in the field. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Target Audience | All talks are directed at the medium / high level of spine surgeons (professionals who begin in the techniques and look for details that make them safer and reproducible in their practices, as for experienced surgeons who seek to improve their standards of quality and safety in the execution of them) We say this since the program was developed progressively, starting with technical details (tips and tricks), and continuing with application and utility of these techniques in more challenging pathologies, as well as developing the described complications and how to avoid and / or solve them. |