Brown-Harvard-Tufts-Yale Neurosurgery-Orthopedics CME Accredited Cadaveric Spine Course for Residents and Fellows

Cumberland, RI US
May 31, 2019 to June 1, 2019

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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Course summary
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 Attendance
    Participants 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.
Course opens: 
04/23/2019
Course expires: 
06/01/2022
Event starts: 
05/31/2019 - 12:00pm EDT
Event ends: 
06/01/2019 - 5:00pm EDT
Cost:
$0.00
Rating: 
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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 amRegistration and Breakfast
7:30–9:00

Lecture Session I

Welcome and Introduction
Ziya L. Gokaslan, MD

Course Overview
Alan H. Daniels, MD & Adetokunbo Oyelese, MD, PhD

Cranio-Cervical & Sub-Axial Cervical Instrumentation: Relevant Anatomy & Techniques
Jared Fridley, MD

Thoracic, Lumbar, Sacral Instrumentation Relevant Anatomy
Craig P. Eberson, MD

Clinical Cases & Vignettes
Adetokunbo Oyelese, MD, PhD & John H. Shin, MD

9:00–10:30

Hands-On Cadaver Workshop I
Posterior Approach—Instrumentation

Occipito-Cervical Fixation
C1-C2 Fixation
Lateral Mass Screws
C7-T1 pedicle screws
Lumbar Cortical Bone Trajectory Screws

10:30–12:00 pm

Posterior Approach—Decompression

Thoracic/Lumbar Laminectomy/Transpedicular Approach
T5 Posterior Corpectomy Approach with Cage
L4/5 PLIF and TLIF

12:00–1:30 pmWorking 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
Posterior Approach—Deformity

Smith Peterson Osteotomy (cervical, thoracic, lumbar)
Pedicle Subtraction Osteotomy (C7, T2, L3)
Vertebral Column Resection
S2AI and Traditional Iliac Screw Placement

3:00–5:00

Hands-On Cadaver Workshop III
Lateral Approach to Thoracolumbar Spine

Thoracolumbar Trans-thoracic & Retroperitoneal Approach
T11 Corpectomy with Cage & Instrumentation
Lateral Lumbar MIS Interbody Approach

Hands-on Cadaver Workshop—Supplemental Dissection
 

Advanced Approaches

ALIF Exposure
Sacrectomy
Transoral/ Transmandibular Decompression
Cervical Thoracic Junction - Median Sternotomy

Anterior Approach to Cervical Spine

Anterior Cervical Discectomy
Anterior Cervical Corpectomy with Cage
Anterior Cervical Instrumentation

 

MedCure Lab
900 Highland Corporate Dr.
Building #3 -- look for the building with the yellow accent
Cumberland, RI 02864
United States

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 Attendance
    Participants 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.

Price

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