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ForwardBrown-Harvard-Tufts-Yale Neurosurgery-Orthopedics CME Accredited Cadaveric Spine Course for Residents and Fellows
Capacity
8 stations with 4 attendees at each station. 1-2 Faculty/Station
Target Audience
Neurosurgery & Orthopedic Spine Attendings, Fellows, Senior Residents interested in spine.
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to:
• Understand the surgical anatomy & approaches to the operative spine from occiput to the pelvis
• Describe indications for surgical stabilization and instrumentation in patients with trauma, deformity, tumor and degenerative diseases of the spine
• Compare and contrast minimally invasive and traditional open approaches to spine surgery
• Outline the diversity of surgical treatment of spinal disorders and promote evidence-based strategies towards understanding of how surgical intervention effects pain and functional outcomes in spine patients
Additional Information
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Friday, May 31, 2019
| 12:00–5:00 pm Venue: MedCure Lab | Cadaver Pre-Dissection Residents, Fellows, Available Faculty |
| 6:30–9:00 pm Venue: The Capital Grille Providence, RI | Faculty & Attendee Dinner Lecture Complications, Salvage Strategies & Surgical Humility! All Faculty |
Saturday, June 1, 2019
Venue: MedCure Lab
| 7:00–7:30 am | Registration and Breakfast |
| 7:30–9:00 | Lecture Session I Thoracic, Lumbar, Sacral Instrumentation Relevant Anatomy |
| 9:00–10:30 | Hands-On Cadaver Workshop I Occipito-Cervical Fixation |
| 10:30–12:00 pm | Posterior Approach—Decompression Thoracic/Lumbar Laminectomy/Transpedicular Approach |
| 12:00–1:30 pm | Working Lunch & Lecture Session II Adult Spinal Deformity Principles, Preoperative Evaluation, & Surgical Treatment Alan H. Daniels, MD Cervico-Thoracic Deformity Correction John H. Shin, MD Lateral Approaches to the Thoracolumbar Spine Ziya L. Gokaslan, MD Endoscopic Spine Albert E. Telfeian, MD, PhD MIS Spine Approaches Khalid M. Abbed, MD |
| 1:30–3:00 | Hands-On Cadaver Workshop II Smith Peterson Osteotomy (cervical, thoracic, lumbar) |
| 3:00–5:00 | Hands-On Cadaver Workshop III Thoracolumbar Trans-thoracic & Retroperitoneal Approach |
| Hands-on Cadaver Workshop—Supplemental Dissection | |
Advanced Approaches ALIF Exposure Anterior Approach to Cervical Spine Anterior Cervical Discectomy | |
Travel
Directions to MedCure Lab
Coming From Providence, RI (Northbound)
Merge onto I-95 N, take exit 23 for RI-146 toward US-44 Woonsocket/State Offices. Continue on RI-146 N, then take I-295 N exit toward RI-99 N, keep left at the fork and continue onto RI-99 N. Continue to Highland Corporate Dr., the destination will be on the left.
Coming from Boston, MA (Southbound)
Merge onto I-93 S, take exit 1A toward I-95 S, then take exit 4 for I-295 S . Take exit 18B for RI-146 N toward US-44 Woonsocket. Make a slight right toward RI-99 N and continue onto RI-99 N. Continue to Highland Corporate Dr., the destination will be on the left.
Hotel Accommodations
A limited number of rooms have been reserved for course faculty and attendees at:
Providence Omni Hotel, 1 West Exchange Street, Providence, RI
Room Rate: $209.00 (single or double)
Please call 401-598-8000 and ask for the Brown Spine Course rate.
Room block expires May 17, 2019
Course Directors
Adetokunbo A. Oyelese, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Neurosurgery
Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Director, Division of Spine Surgery
Surgical Director, Comprehensive Spine Center
Rhode Island Hospital | Providence, RI
Alan H. Daniels, MD
Associate Professor of Orthopedics
Director, Brown Spine Surgery Fellowship
Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Chief, Adult Spinal Deformity Service
Rhode Island Hospital & The Miriam Hospital | Providence, RI
Faculty
Khalid M. Abbed, MD
Associate Professor of Neurosurgery
Chief, Neurosurgery Spine | Yale School of Medicine
Director, Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
Director, Spine Tumor Surgery
Co-Director, Yale-New Haven Hospital Spine Center
Yale Spine Center | New Haven, CT
Craig P. Eberson, MD
Associate Professor of Orthopaedics
Director, Orthopedic Residency Program and
Pediatric Orthopedic Fellowship
Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Chief, Division of Pediatric Orthopedics
Hasbro Children’s Hospital | Providence, RI
Jared Fridley, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery
Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Director, Spinal Surgical Outcomes Laboratory
Rhode Island Hospital | Providence, RI
Ziya L. Gokaslan, MD
Gus Stoll, MD Professor & Chair of Neurosurgery
Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Neurosurgeon-in-Chief, Rhode Island Hospital & The Miriam Hospital
Clinical Director, Norman Prince Neurosciences Institute
President, Brown Neurosurgery Foundation | Providence, RI
Phillip R. Lucas, MD
Clinical Associate Professor of Orthopaedics
Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Rhode Island Hospital | Providence, RI
Ron I. Riesenburger, MD
Associate Professor
Tufts University School of Medicine
Director, Spine Center
Co-Chief, Division of Spinal Surgery
Tufts Medical Center | Boston, MA
John H. Shin, MD
Director, Metastatic Spine Oncology and Spinal Deformity Surgery
Spinal Reconstruction Surgery
Brigham & Women’s Comprehensive Spine Center
Massachusetts General Hospital | Boston, MA
Albert E. Telfeian, MD, PhD
Professor of Neurosurgery
Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Director, Center for Minimally Invasive Endoscopic Spinal Surgery
Rhode Island Hospital | Providence, RI
The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Credit Designation
Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University designates this live activity for a maximum of 9.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Available Credit
- 9.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
- 9.50 AttendanceParticipants will receive a Certificate of Attendance stating this program is designated for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. This credit is accepted by the AAPA and AANP.