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SAS NewsView Past Issues of The Spine Movement - The SAS Newsletter > The Magnifi Group brings the Interactive Educational Program (IEP) for Spine to Your Home Screen! CME Also Offered Click here for the latest IEP for Spine Newsletter >
 The Interactive Educational Program (IEP) for Spine is an online learning platform designed specifically for Spine Surgeons. The IEP features over 1000 pages of surgeon-authored content. The conditions-based reference guide is edited by Drs. Steven Garfin, Harry Herkowitz, Frank Phillips, Scott Boden, James Kang, and Ken Yonemura. The IEP content is complemented with over 600 images and animations. The IEP is the first program of its kind to include specific industry techniques and product guides.
The IEP also offers an online Interactive Notebook for surgeon use as an online organizer and storage tool. Additional tools include a spine-specific Forum, a spine-events calendar, a Job Board, and surgical videos. Online CME Courses are also available!
The IEP is offered at no charge exclusively to SAS Members. Online CME courses for ACCME-accredited Category 1 credits will be available.
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For any questions, or to get a head start on the IEP, please email Karen Shultz directly
at kschultz@magnifigroup.com. Online Editorial - Health Care "Reform?"
Stephen Hochschuler, MD - Past President
August 17, 2009
As Members of Congress return to their states and districts to discuss with their constituents the substance of health care reform now taking shape in Washington, they are finding that the optimism for true reform that existed last spring has eroded in the face of the reality of the legislative process, and the realization that they may be overreaching. Specifically, the initial enthusiasm that the President, Congress and many stakeholders felt about the core principles sought in reform - increasing access to care and reducing costs - has waned, as current legislation seems to stray from those core principles and may end up foisting onto the American people something altogether different. Read More > Study Presented at SpineWeek Finds Plasma Disc Decompression Effective for Contained Cervical Disc Herniation
Chiroeco.com – 08/07/09 02:21
AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ArthroCare Corp. (Nasdaq: ARTC), a leader in developing state-of-the-art, minimally invasive surgical products, today announced that a study demonstrating the effectiveness of plasma disc decompression (PDD) for treating patients with contained disc herniation was presented from the podium yesterday at SpineWeek 2008 in Geneva. PDD is a minimally invasive surgical procedure that can be performed under local anesthesia and light sedation. Read More > SAS09: Consolidating the Revolution
Orthopedics This Week - 05-05-09 On April 28, outgoing SAS president Karin Büttner-Janz, M.D., Ph.D. turned over a spine society that has grown in size, identity and global scope to incoming president Chun-Kun Park, M.D. Büttner-Janz also hands off the SAS presidency to Park at a time of great challenge and opportunity for spine surgeons. Economic pressures continue to mount and more evidence of clinical and cost-effectiveness is being demanded by public and private payers. With a new set of bylaws (crafted with the contributed wisdom of the spine industry's Ben Franklin, Charlie Ray, M.D.), The SAS is no more and will forever be known as SAS: The International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery. This renewed focus on all spinal medicine moves the organization through its adolescence into early adulthood. The organization also broadened its global reach in 2009 as it established new Society chapters in China, India, the Middle East, and Korea. Another sign of SAS’ growing maturity in the last year was its entry into the mainstream of medical politics by joining the American Medical Association's House of Delegates. Read More > PearlDiver Technologies Inc. and The SAS (SAS) to Provide Member Access to Largest Patient Record Database
 PearlDiver Technologies Inc., an aggregator of medical information databases announced today an agreement with The SAS whereby PearlDiver will provide SAS Members with proprietary access to its multiple databases. PearlDiver’s database of HIPPA compliant patient records is the largest searchable database of such records in the United States and, potentially, the world. Read More > More SAS News in the Archives >
Industry News Smoking Contributes to Back Pain and Ineffective Surgical Treatments
Therapy Times – Mon, 30 Nov 2009 23:57 CST
Smoking cigarettes not only contributes to lung cancer and emphysema, it also leads to back pain and spine problems, according to recent studies and observations from leading neurosurgeons in Chicago. Read More >
Impliant Announces the Addition of Vice President of Clinical and Regulatory Affairs to Executive Management Team
Sacramento Business Journal – Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:50 CST
PRNewswire/ -- Impliant, Inc., a developer of novel motion-sparing alternatives to traditional spinal fusion surgery, announced today that it has added Noel Rolon to its executive management team as the Vice President of Clinical and Regulatory Affairs. Read More > SpinalMotion: Chapter 2 in Artificial Discs
Medical Devices - 11/11/09 12:42
Article preview reprinted from IN VIVO - September/October, 2009 SpinalMotion is one of a small number of second-generation companies that hope to follow in the path of the first artificial disc companies, with novel technologies and a more measured assessment of the market, especially the lumbar disc... Read More > Texas Back Institute Shares Surprising Back Facts and Simpl..
PR Newswire - 10/16/09 10:01
PLANO, Texas, Oct. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Specialists at the Texas Back Institute are honoring National Spine Health Day, today, by providing exercises to keep your back in tiptop shape. Read More > Celling Technologies Launches the Res-Q Adult Stem Cell Development
Orlando Business Journal - 10/12/09 12:56
PRNewswire/ -- Celling Technologies, an innovator in stem cell therapy, launched its latest technology for the isolation of adult stem cells. The Res-Q device was developed by ThermoGenesis Corporation to provide an easy to use, point-of-care system to compliment their MXP system currently being marketed in... Read More > Impliant, Inc. Conducts the First Two Implantations of Its New TOPS VersaLink Spinal System
Device Space - 10/09/09 14:08
PRINCETON, N.J., Oct. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Impliant, Inc., a developer of novel motion-sparing alternatives to traditional spinal fusion surgery, announced today that it conducted the first two implantations of its TOPS VersaLink System, the newest addition to its product portfolio. Read More > President Obama taps docs in health reform push
Boston Herald - 10/05/09 23:54
WASHINGTON - On the cusp of a key legislative push, President Obama filled the Rose Garden yesterday with doctors supportive of his health-care overhaul, saying “nobody has more credibility with the American people on this issue than you do. Read More > Versa Card, Inc. Provides Update for Its Spine Treatment Center
BizJournals.com - 09/25/09 07:20
HOUSTON, Sept. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Versa Card, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: IGLB), doing business as "Spine Pain Management, Inc." (the "Company"), is pleased to announce that the first spine treatment center has opened in Houston, Texas. Read More > Academic Opinion Leaders in the Field of Spine Surgery
CNBC - 09/16/09 17:38
MINNEAPOLIS, Sept 16, 2009 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- SI-BONE, Inc. a San Francisco Bay-area, medical device company, announced the first ever meeting of thought leading spine surgeons to review data and develop a clinical diagnostic process for identification... Read More > Universal Medical Systems of Ohio Introduces 'Charlie'
PR Newswire - 09/15/09 13:07
Meadowlark, an eight-year-old male Golden Retriever, undergoes a scan by Charlie, the first multi-slice portable CT scanner. Meadowlark was discovered to have a C6-7 disc rupture. Read More > More Industry News in the Archives >
Spine FusionEfficacy and Cost-Effectiveness of Cell Saving Blood Autotransfusion in Adult Lumbar Fusion
Perfusion – Mon, 28 Sep 2009 18:35 CDT
Transfus Med. 2009 Aug;19(4):202-6 The objective of this study was to explore the use of cell saver blood autotransfusion in spinal surgery and to evaluate the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of cell saver blood autotransfusion during lumbar spine fusion in adults. Read More > Spine® - US Spine Launches New PEEK Interbody Fusion System
Ad-Hoc-News – Tue, 06 Oct 2009 10:18 CDT
US Spine® is pleased to announce the launch of the Phantom Plus / Interbody Fusion System Phantom Plus provides spine surgeons with next generation instrumentation and implants that offer a compliment to US Spine?s posterior fixation systems Features include tapered leading edges for easy insertion, a higher degree of doming to more closely match endplate anatomy, anti-migration teeth, and advanced instrumentation for multiple insertion techniques. Read More > Obesity's Effect on Anterior Spine Surgery Examined
Modern Medicine – 27/08/09 19:31
Obese, non-obese patients have similar rates of blood loss, complications, length of hospitalization... Read More > Sanford Health: Spinal Implant Developed by Sanford Clinic Neurosurgeon Receives FDA 510(k) Market Clearance as a Lumbar Intervertebral Body Fusion Device
Biospace – 27/08/09 17:46
SIOUX FALLS, S.D., Aug. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Sanford Health, a comprehensive health care provider in the Upper Midwest, announced today a spinal implant... Read More > Celling Technologies Sets New Standards With Sophisticated Adult Stem Cell Device
Lexdon – 26/08/09 02:34
AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 21 // -- Celling Technologies collaborated with innovative cell processing expert, ThermoGenesis Corp., to deliver the most sophisticated... Read More > New Survey Takes Important Step in Defining Comprehensive Spine Programs
Smart Brief – 25/08/09 13:02
PRNewswire/ -- NeuStrategy, Inc., Chicago and SpineMark Corporation, San Diego announce the results of the nation's first-ever Spine Center of Excellence... Read More > 12 Years Later, A Small Miracle Has Grown Up
9News.com – 25/08/09 21:24
PUEBLO - When she was just 7 years old, People magazine, Dateline NBC and 9NEWS were telling her story. Arianne Lane was the charming little girl from... Read More > More Spine Fusion News in the Archives >
Spine SurgeryDespite Limitations the Asia Pacific Spinal Nonfusion Market Will See Double-Digit Growth Through 2013, According to Millennium Research Group
Tec Trends – Tue, 29 Sep 2009 11:25 CDT
WALTHAM, Mass., Sept. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- According to Millennium Research Group (MRG), the global authority on medical technology market intelligence, the spinal nonfusion market will increase at a compound annual growth rate of almost 17% through 2013. Read More > Mum-of-two pain free after spine treatment
this is Nottingham.co.uk – Mon, 12 Oct 2009 09:04 CDT
A MUM-OF-TWO with a debilitating spinal condition is now pain-free with the help of a four-week treatment course. Lucy Flux, 29, of Cropwell Bishop, has suffered severe pain from her curved spine since being pregnant with her first child three years ago. Read More > Free presentation to discuss lumbar spinal stenosis
Citizen-Times (AP) – Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:10 CST
Park Ridge Hospital and Medtronic Spine LLC are sponsoring a free presentation with Dr. Keith Maxwell, orthopedic surgeon, on Lumbar Spinal Stenosis 6 p. Read More > Lumber laminectomy: Hi tech spine surgery centers in India
PR-Inside.com – Mon, 12 Oct 2009 05:59 CDT
Lumber laminectomy in India with cost effective spine treatment for micro endoscopic laminectomy in India is attracting a large number of tourists from western countries. Read More > Vertebroplasty surgery in India by experienced Indian spine surgeons
PR-Inside.com – Mon, 12 Oct 2009 06:46 CDT
Vertebroplasty surgery in India by experienced Indian spine surgeons is providing relief to many patients who are suffering from spine related problems. Now Indian spine treatment centres have started using the latest spine surgery techniques for the procedure of vertebroplasty. Read More > Minimal price Anterior cervical corpectomy in India: Relief from health insurance worries
PR-Inside.com – Mon, 12 Oct 2009 05:37 CDT
India is having the industry’s most elaborate and exclusive patient care and clinical coordination teams stationed at each partner hospital, we provide you the smoothest and seamless care ever imagined. Read More > Plif Surgeons In India – By Internationally Experienced Surgeons
PR-Inside.com – Fri, 25 Sep 2009 05:50 CDT
Introduction: PLIF Posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF) is a surgical technique for placing bone graft between adjacent vertebrae (interbody). Typically, screws and rods or other types of spinal instrumentation are used to hold the spine. Read More > Revolutionary spine surgery give patients a new life with less pain
Morning Journal – Thu, 17 Sep 2009 03:46 CDT
AxiaLIF® is the least minimally invasive fusion option for the lumbar sacral junction of the spine. The AxiaLIF system employs a novel approach to accessing the lowest portion of the lumbar spine through a percutaneous opening via the sacral bone. Read More > Laser Therapy Surgery Hospitals In India Offering Low Cost Treatment
PR-Inside.com – Fri, 25 Sep 2009 05:05 CDT
Arthroscopic Laser Treatment of Spinal Disorders For decades, spine surgeons have used large incisions to treat spinal conditions. Large and invasive incisions necessitate patients be... Read More > Revision Spine Surgery India - International Patient Services India
PR-Inside.com – Fri, 25 Sep 2009 05:05 CDT
Revision Spine Surgery - Having A Second Go! Revision Spine Surgery, Back Pain, Health, Medicine, Back Pain, Cervical Spine SurgeryFailed back syndrome is a common name for Failed Back Surgery Syndrome. Read More > More Spine Surgery News in the Archives >
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