Agenda for Saturday, 8/17/2024

8:00AM: Hotel pick-up @ Vdara Hotel and travel to Viticus Center East Campus

8:30-9:00: Change into scrubs

9:00-9:10: Shay Bess, MD- Introduction and recap

9:10-9:20: Greg Mundis, MD- Assessment of cervical deformity

9:20-9:30: Sang Lee, MD- Cervical pedicle screw fixation and osteotomies

9:30-9:40: Justin Smith, MD, PhD- Complication rates and prevention in cervical deformity surgery

9:40-9:50: Chris Shaffrey, MD- Management of patients with combined cervical and TL deformity

9:50-10:00: Juan Uribe, MD- Going viral for the wrong reasons: Social Media Lessons for Spine Surgeons

10:00-10:15: Greg Mundis, MD- Avoiding burnout and achieving life balance

10:15-10:30: Shay Bess, MD- Lab Introduction, instruction, transition into lab with coffee break

10:30-1:30PM: All Faculty- Cadaver workshop cervical procedures; see cadaver lab agenda below for details

1:30-2:15: Pacira: Pain management survey results and regional anesthesia techniques for spine surgery

2:00-2:15: Cerapedics: Overview of biologic usage and usage patterns in spine surgery and future innovations

2:15-2:30: Bassel Diebo, MD-ISSG Traveling Fellowship Experience

2:30-3:00: Alan Daniels, MD- Components and contributions to a successful fellowship roundtable ALL FACULTY PARTICIPATE

3:00-4:00: Shay Bess, MD- Employment overview and choosing the right job…3:00-3:45: Mike Graham, HCA administration and all faculty participation; Overview to choosing the right job with round table discussion for employment after fellowship and beyond

3:45-4:00: Pierce Nunley, MD- Private practice vs Academics and the Business of Spine Billing

4:00-4:15pm: Shay Bess, MD- Course assessment, meeting wrap-up and adjourn

Cadaver Lab Agenda Saturday, August 17, 2024

10:30AM- 1:30PM: Cervical Lab

1) Cadavers in supine position

a) Anterior Approaches to the Cervical Spine

b) Anterior cervical discectomy and corpectomy

c) Cervicothoracic Junction with Sternotomy or Manubrium resection

2) Cadavers in prone position

a) Posterior Cervical Reconstruction from Occipital to T2

b) C2 Pedicle Screws

c) Lateral Mass screws

d) Pedicle screws in C7, T1 and T2

3) Deformity and Correction Techniques

a) C7 or Upper thoracic PSO

-Breakout Sessions Run Concurrently: 20 minutes each session

a) Medtronic and Globus (2 robots each; 20 minutes each station (only attend one station)

b) SMAIO (2 SurgiSTUDs; 20 minutes)

c) SI Bone; Iliac Fixation and SI Fusion for ASD (20 minutes)