Tuesday, April 26, 2011 |
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| 1:00 - 5:00 | Coding & Reimbursement: No Rumors, Just Facts - Don’t Panic, Don’t React - Economic issues facing the global spine community. |
| 5:00 - 7:00 | OPENING RECEPTION in Exhibit Hall |
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Wednesday, April 27, 2011 |
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| 8:00 - 8:15 | Welcome by Program Co-Chairs |
| 8:15 - 9:45 | Plenary: Cervical Therapies |
| 9:45 - 10:00 | SAS Members Business Meeting |
| 10:00 - 10:30 | Break - Exhibit Hall |
| 10:30 - 12:00 | Plenary: Presidential Speaker: Josh Makower, MD - FDA Impact on US Medical Technology Innovation |
| 12:00 - 1:30 | Industry Workshops |
| 1:30 - 3:00 | Concurrent Sessions: 1
Breakout 1: Cervical TDR
Breakout 2: Biologics
Breakout 3: Biomechanics and Basic Science |
| 3:00 - 3:30 | Break - Exhibit Hall |
| 3:30 - 5:00 | Concurrent Sessions: 2
Breakout 1: Cervical complications
Breakout 2: Posterior Dynamics and Interspinous Ligamentoplasty
Breakout 3: Navigation and Biomechanics
Breakout 4: MIS I |
| 5:00 - 6:00 | Wine and Spine - Case Studies - Town Square Exhibit Floor |
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Thursday, April 28, 2011 |
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| 8:30 - 10:00 | Plenary: Degenerative Scoliosis |
| 10:00 - 10:30 | Break - Exhibit Hall |
| 10:30 - 12:00 | Plenary: MIS Best Rated Papers - MIS Surgical Approaches: Anatomy, Technical Pearls, Pitfalls, and Clinical Applications |
| 12:00 - 1:30 | Industry Workshops |
| 1:30 - 3:00 | Concurrent Sessions: 3
Breakout 1: Lumbar TDR
Breakout 2: MIS II
Breakout 3: Lumbar Complications |
| 3:00 - 3:30 | Break - Exhibit Hall |
| 3:30 - 5:00 | Concurrent Sessions: 4
Breakout 1: Multilevel Cervical
Breakout 2: MIS III
Breakout 3: Oral Posters Lumbar Spine
Breakout 4: Oral Poster Cervical Spine
Breakout 5: Oral Poster MIS, Navigation, Deformity
Breakout 6: Oral Poster Biology, Wear, Non-Surgical |
| 5:00 - 6:00 | Wine and Spine - Case Studies - Town Square Exhibit Floor |
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Friday, April 29, 2011 |
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| 8:30 - 10:00 | Plenary: Lumbar Therapies |
| 10:00 - 10:30 | Break - Exhibit Hall |
| 10:30 - 11:50 | Plenary:Vertebral Augmentation - Where to now? |
| 11:50 - 12:00 | Awards |
| 12:00 - 1:30 | Lunchtime Symposium at Town Square in Exhibit Floor: What is the Best Evidence for Lumbar Fusion Surgery? |
| 1:30 - 1:45 | Transfer of Presidency |
| 1:45 - 3:00 | Concurrent Sessions: 5
Breakout 1: Nucleus
Breakout 2: Innovative
Breakout 3: Vertebroplasty |
| 1:45 - 6:15 | Business in Spine for Residents and Fellows: What you need to know before signing on the dotted line: How to know what job is right for you? |
| | SAS11 Concludes |
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Saturday, April 30, 2011 |
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| 7:00 - 4:30 | Hands on Cadaveric Motion Sparing and Innovative Fusion Techniques Lab |
