ISASS17 Info: Conference Schedule | Scientific Program | Program Committee | CME Information
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Conference Schedule
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 8:00 - 10:30 | General Session: MIS Moderators: Ali Araghi, DO; Frank Phillips, MD; Sheeraz Qureshi, MD; Jian Shen, MD |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Break on Exhibit Floor |
| 11:00 - 12:00 | General Session: Spinal Innovation Moderators: Mark Kurd, MD; Stephen Hochschuler, MD |
| 12:00 - 1:30 | Industry Workshops (Not CME) |
| 1:30 - 2:30 | Symposium 1: Pain management. Why do we do injections at all? The evidence is really weak. Moderator: Pierce Nunley, MD |
| 2:30 - 3:30 | General Session: Biomechanics Moderator: Leonard Voronov, MD |
| 3:30 - 4:00 | Break on Exhibit Floor |
| 4:00 - 5:00 | General Session: Cervical Motion Preservation Moderators: Seok Woo Kim, MD; Harel Deutsch, MD |
| 5:00 - 6:00 | Oral Posters |
| 6:00 - 8:00 | Opening Reception |
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 8:00 - 9:15 | General Session: Adult Spinal Deformity Moderators: Ricardo Fontes, MD; Hanjo Kim, MD |
| 9:15 - 10:10 | Presidential Address by Dr. Hee-Kit Wong and Presidential Guest Speaker |
| 10:10 - 10:40 | Break on Exhibit Floor |
| 10:40 - 12:00 | General Session: Tumor, Trauma and Infection Moderators: Steven Ludwig, MD; Yu-Po Lee, MD |
| 12:00 - 1:30 | Industry Workshops (Not CME) |
| 1:30 - 2:30 | Symposium 2: Adult Spinal Deformity Moderators: Luis Pimenta, MD, PhD |
| 2:30 - 3:00 | General Session: Values and Outcomes in Spine Surgery Moderators: Neel Anand, MD; Alexander Vaccaro, MD |
| 3:00 - 3:30 | Awards Ceremony and Transfer of Presidency; Guest Speaker Robin R. Young |
| 3:30 - 4:00 | Break on Exhibit Floor |
| 4:00 - 5:00 | General Session: Lumber Motion Preservation Moderators: Jack Zigler, MD; Luiz Pimenta, MD, PhD |
| 5:00 - 6:00 | Symposium 3: Minimally Invasive Endoscopic Surgery Moderators: Anthony Yeung, MD; Choll Kim, MD |
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 6:45 - 7:45 | 5k Fun Run |
| 8:00 - 9:00 | General Session: Thoraco-Lumbar Degenerative Moderator: Gunnar B.J. Andersson, MD, PhD; Michael Gerling, MD |
| 9:00 - 10:00 | Symposium 4: Don't believe the hype.... Moderator: Alexander Vaccaro, MD |
| 10:00- 10:30 | Break on Exhibit Floor |
| 10:30 - 12:00 | General Session: Cervical Degenerative Moderators: Gunny Deol, MD; Kris Siemenow, MD |
| 12:00- 1:00 | General Session: ACSR at ISASS: Controversies in Spine Surgery Moderators: Mark Kurd, MD; Alexander Vaccaro, MD |
| 1:00 - 2:00 | General Session: Endoscopic Surgery Moderators: Michael Wang, MD; Christopher Yeung, MD |
| 2:00 - 3:00 | General Session: Pediatric Spine Moderator: Joseph Zavatsky, MD; Tom Errico, MD |
| 3:00 - 3:10 | ISASS Business Meeting |
| 3:10 - 3:15 | Close of ISASS17 |
| 3:30 - 5:30 | Cadaver Lab Lecture |
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 7:00 - 3:00 | Cadaver Lab |