ISASS16 Info: Conference Schedule | Scientific Program | Program Committee | CME Information
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Conference Schedule
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 7:00 - 8:00 | Continental Breakfast in Renaissance Foyer |
| 8:00 - 8:30 | General Session: MIS-1 Moderator(s): Massimo Balsano, MD; James Yue, MD |
| 8:30 - 9:30 | Co Presidental Address: Gunnar B.J. Andersson, MD, PhD; Presidential Guest Speaker Allen B. West |
| 9:30 - 10:30 | General Session: MIS-2 Moderator(s): Massimo Balsano, MD; James Yue, MD |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Break on Exhibit Floor in Tower Ballroom |
| 11:00 - 12:00 | General Session: MIS-3 Moderator(s): Massimo Balsano, MD; James Yue, MD |
| 12:00 - 1:30 | Industry Workshops (Not CME) LDR - Room: Raphael 1 - MIVo Lumbar Solutions Speaker: Hieu Ball, MD Medtronic - Room: Raphael 2 - The Value of Navigation in Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Globus Medical - Room: Raphael 3 - How Expandable Technology Has Changed My Practice Speakers: Domagoj Coric, MD; Choll W. Kim, MD, PhD; W. Zachary Ray, MD NuVasive - Room: Michaelangelo - Alignment Matters: Anterior Column Realignment (ACR®) with Computer Assisted Surgery Zyga - Room: Donatello 2 - Clinical Data and Experience with a Minimally-Invasive Decortication and Fixation System for Sacroiliac Joint Fusion Speakers: Richard A Kube, MD; Ali Araghi, DO |
| 1:30 - 2:30 | Symposia: Update on ASC surgery Coding, Reimbursement, and Avoiding Sanctions by the DOJ Moderator(s): James Yue, MD; Richard Kube, MD |
| 2:30 - 3:30 | General Session: Cervical-1 Moderator(s): Ali Araghi, DO; Seok-Woo Kim, MD |
| 3:30 - 4:00 | Break on Exhibit Floor in Tower Ballroom |
| 4:00 - 5:00 | General Session: Tumor, Trauma, Infection, Image Moderator(s): Ulrich Berlemann, MD; Stephen Hochschuler, MD |
| 5:00 - 6:00 | Oral Posters: MIS - Room: Raphael 1 Moderator(s): Steven Garfin, MD |
| 5:00 - 6:00 | Oral Posters: Cervical - Room: Raphael 2 Moderator(s): Donna Ohnmeiss, DrMed |
| 5:00 - 6:00 | Oral Posters: Biomechanics - Room: Raphael 3 Moderator(s): Leonard Voronov, MD, PhD |
| 5:00 - 6:00 | Oral Posters: Melting Pot - Room: Michaelangelo Moderator(s): Mamoru Kawakami, MD, PhD |
| 5:00 - 6:00 | Oral Posters: Tumor, Trauma, Infection, Image - Room: Donatello 2 Moderator(s): Stephen Hochschuler, MD |
| 5:00 - 6:00 | Oral Posters: Spine Smorgasbord - Room: Donatello 3 Moderator(s): James Yue, MD |
| 6:00 - 8:00 | Opening Reception |
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 7:00 - 8:00 | Continental Breakfast in Renaissance Foyer |
| 8:00 - 8:30 | General Session: Value and Outcomes in Spine Surgery Moderator(s): Alex Vaccaro, MD; Michael Wang, MD |
| 8:30 - 9:30 | General Session: Adult Spinal Deformity Moderator(s): Hee Kit Wong, MD, PhD; Isador Lieberman, MD, MBA, FRCSC |
| 9:30 - 10:10 | Co-Presidential Address: Hee Kit Wong, MD, PhD; Presidential Guest Speaker Robin Young |
| 10:10 - 10:40 | Break on Exhibit Floor in Tower Ballroom |
| 10:40 - 12:00 | General Session: Lumbar Moderator(s): Jack Zigler, MD; Sajan Hegde, MBBS, MS |
| 12:00 - 1:30 | Industry Workshops (Not CME) Aesculap - Room: Raphael 1 - Advocating for a New Standard of Care for the Active Patient: A Novel Network Meta-Analysis of Lumbar TDR vs. Fusion Speaker: Richard Guyer, MD, President, Texas Back Institute and Key Stakeholder Panel Medtronic - Room: Raphael 2 - Transforming Your TLIF Procedure - The Latest Innovations in MIS Technologies Paradigm Spine - Room: Raphael 3 - A Spinal Stenosis Summit. What's really important and why? Join spinal stenosis experts in case discussion and EBM approach to better outcomes for patients. Speakers: Jason Garber, MD; John Peloza, MD; Christopher Yeung, MD; Michael Musacchio, MD Zimmer Biomet - Room: Michaelangelo - Looking Ahead at 2016: MIS Technique and Technologies in the Outpatient Setting Speaker: Reginald Davis, MD, FACS |
| 1:30 - 2:30 | Symposium: Minimally Invasive Correction of Adult Spinal Deformity Moderator(s): Alexander Vaccaro, MD |
| 2:30 - 3:00 | General Session: Pediatric Spine Moderator(s): Gunnar Andersson, MD, PhD; Luiz Pimenta, MD, PhD |
| 3:00 - 3:30 | Transfer of Presidency & Awards Ceremony |
| 3:30 - 4:00 | Break on Exhibit Floor in Tower Ballroom |
| 4:00 - 5:00 | General Session: Cervical-2 Moderator(s): Matthew Scott-Young, MBBS, FRACS, FAOrthA; Hyun Chul Shin, MD, PhD |
| 5:00 - 6:00 | Spine Talks |
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 6:30 - 7:30 | 5K Fun Run |
| 7:00 - 8:00 | Continental Breakfast in Renaissance Foyer |
| 8:00 - 9:00 | General Session: Innovative Technologies Moderator(s): Ulrich Berlemann, MD; Jeffrey Goldstein, MD |
| 9:00 - 10:00 | Symposium: New Technologies - Hype or Incremental Value? Chair(s): Neel Anand, MD |
| 10:00 - 10:30 | Break on Exhibit Floor in Tower Ballroom |
| 10:30 - 12:00 | General Session: Biomechanics Moderator(s): Lisa Ferrara, PhD; Leonard Voronov, MD, PhD |
| 12:00 - 1:00 | Lunch On Own |
| 1:00 - 2:25 | General Session: MIS -2 Moderator(s): Yu-Po Lee, MD; Michael Wang, MD |
| 2:25 - 3:30 | General Session: Adult Spinal Deformity-2 Moderator(s): Seok-Woo Kim, MD; Isador Lieberman, MD, MBA, FRCSC |
| 3:30 - 4:30 | Symposium: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly - Reimbursement in a Value-Based World: A Forum for Surgeons and Industry Moderated/Hosted By: ISASS Research Committee Chair, Dr. Lisa Ferrara and ISASS Coding & Reimbursement Task Force Chair, Dr. Morgan Lorio |
| 3:30 - 5:30 | Special Session: The Role of Endoscopic Spine Surgery in Spinal Care: The State of the Art Session Director: Anthony T. Yeung, MD Note: An additional fee of $25 is required to attend this Special Session. |
| 3:30 - 5:30 | Cadaver Lab Lecture - Room: Raphael 1 Chair: Ali Araghi, DO |
| 3:30 - 4:00 | Posterior Screw Fixation Using Dynamic Surgical Navigation Faculty: Professor Hee-Kit Wong |
| 4:00 - 4:30 | Application of Novel Integrated Plate Fixation to Lateral Lumbar Surgery with Avenue® L and VerteBRIDGE® Plating Faculty: Daniel D. Lee, MD |
| 4:30 - 5:30 | Expanding Your Practice - Innovations in the Oblique Lateral and Transforaminal Approaches Faculty: Scott Hodges, DO |
| 4:30 - 4:40 | ISASS Business Meeting |
| 4:40 - 4:50 | Close of ISASS16 |
| ISASS16 Concludes |
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 7:00 - 6:00 | Cadaver Lab - Room: Raphael 1 Chair: Ali Araghi, DO |
| 7:00 - 7:45 | Breakfast; Raphael 1 |
| 7:45 - 8:00 | Transition to Lab, Raphael 2 & 3 Station 1: OLIF; Faculty: Neel Anand, MD Station 2: MIS TLIF; Faculty: Scott Hodges, DO Station 3: Lateral Lumbar Fusion Surgery Utilizing LDR’s Avenue® L Cage and VerteBRIDGE® Plating; Faculty: Daniel D. Lee, MD; Hieu Ball, MD Station 4: Posterior Fusion/Osteotomy; Faculty: William Smith, MD |
| 8:00 - 11:00 | Station Rotation 1 |
| 11:00 - 12:00 | Lunch, Raphael 1 |
| 12:00 - 3:00 | Station Rotation 2 |
| 3:00 - 6:00 | Station Rotation 3 |