Registration is now open for the ISASS MIS Endoscopic and Percutaneous New Technologies and Techniques, Navigation and Robotics Course being held September 22-23, 2017 in Long Beach, CA, US.
Course Description
This is is a two-day hands-on course for surgeons. This course is presented in morning lectures and afternoon cadaver workshops. It includes exposure on the basics (step-by-step approach) through the state of the art in endoscopic spine surgery. The course emphasizes an interactive discussion format in the morning lectures and actual “hands-on” cadaver training in addition to expert demonstration.
CME Credits
Currently earn up to 16.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ for this course.
Co-Chairs: Al Telfeian, MD and Christopher Yeung, MD
Location: Science Care, Long Beach, CA
Date: September 22-23, 2017
7:00 am to 8:00 am
Registration and Badge Pickup
7:00 am to 7:45 am
Continental Breakfast
7:45 am to 8:00 am
Welcome – Al Telfeian and Christopher Yeung
8:00 am to 8:20 am
Anatomy of the Lumbar Spine
8:20 am to 8:35 am
Transforaminal Endoscopic Discectomy: Step by Step
8:35 am – 8:45 am
MIS Techniques for Achieving Sagittal Balance
8:45 am to 9:05 am
Interlaminar Endoscopic Discectomy
9:05 am to 9:15 am
Interlaminar Endoscopic Foraminotomy
9:15 am to 9:25 am
Combining Robotics and MIS Spine Surgery
9:25 am to 9:35 am
Lumbar Dorsal Rhizotomy
9:35 am to 9:45 am
Endoscopic Lumbar Laminectomy for Central and Lateral Recess Stenosis
9:45 am to 10:15 am
Break
10:15 am to 10:35 am
Endoscopic Spondylolisthesis Treatment
10:35 am to 10:55 am
Endoscopic treatment of the instrumented lumbar spine (failed lateral recess stenosis, adjacent segment disease, TDR complications, Xlif complications, and more).
10:55 am to 11:10 am
Expandable Cage Applications in MIS to Reduce Complications
11:10 am to 12:00 pm
Questions and Discussion
12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
Lunch
1:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Cadaver Lab Station Rotations
7:00 am to 8:00 am
Breakfast
8:00 am to 8:10 am
Endoscopic Lumbar Fusion
8:10 am to 8:20 am
Expandable Cage Applications for MIS Deformity Correction
8:20 am to 8:40 am
Endoscopic Cervical Discectomy
8:40 am to 9:00 am
Endoscopic Posterior Cervical Foraminotomy
9:00 am to 9:20 am
How to Achieve a Successful Fusion with MIS Techniques
9:20 am to 9:40 am
Endoscopic Thoracic Discectomy
9:40 am to 10:10 am
Break
10:10 am to 10:30 am
Avoidance and Management of Complications
10:30 am to 10:50 am
Coflex (Dynamic Spine Stabilization)
10:50 am to 11:45 am
Questions and Discussion
11:45 am to 12:45 pm
Lunch
12:45 pm to 5:45 pm
Cadaver Lab Station Rotations