UCSF CME: 10th Annual UCSF Techniques in Complex Spine Surgery Program 2021

Overview:

The 2021 UCSF Techniques in Complex Spine Surgery Course is a two-day course emphasizing pioneering trends in spinal surgery. This course is designed to be interactive with didactic lectures given by leaders in the spine community as well as a hands-on bioskills lab portion. Participants will review and practice surgical principles and techniques in the treatment of spinal deformities and tumors. As a result of hands-on sessions and case conferences, residents, fellows, and surgeons with less than an advanced level of experience will have improved skills in cases dealing with complex spinal deformities.

TARGET AUDIENCE
Orthopaedic and neurosurgeons as well as their clinical support team and surgeons in training in the specialty of spine surgery.

Objectives:

An attendee completing this course will increase skills and strategies to:

• Identify the indications, applications and surgical techniques for posterior column osteotomies, interbody fusion techniques, and transpedicular osteotomy and corpectomy techniques for spinal reconstruction;
• Evaluate and treat pain related to spinal disorders in a cost-effective and reliable manner based on recently published guidelines;
• Evaluate and treat lumbar degenerative disease and deformity in a cost-effective manner based on an evidence based approach. and avoid case to morbidity risk;
• Identify risk factors that may predispose individuals to perioperative morbidity, determine modifiable risk factors and strategies for effective optimization;
• Diagnose spinal instability related to spinal tumors and formulate surgical treatment plans to address neurological deficits, pain, and instability in spine oncology patients based on published guidelines;
• Correlate radiographic findings to surgical anatomy as they pertain to the approach and techniques for minimizing complications.

Accreditation:

The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

UCSF designates this live activity for a maximum of TBA AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This CME activity meets the requirements under California Assembly Bill 1195, continuing education and cultural and linguistic competency.

Nurses
For the purpose of recertification, the American Nurses Credentialing Center accepts  AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM issued by organizations accredited by the ACCME.

Physician Assistants
AAPA accepts category 1 credit from AOACCME, Prescribed credit from  AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM from organizations accredited by the ACCME.

Pharmacy
The California Board of Pharmacy accepts as continuing professional education those courses that meet the standard of relevance to pharmacy practice and have been approved for  AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM

Course Outline:

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Chairs:

Christopher P. Ames, MD
Professor of Neurological Surgery
UCSF Spine Center

Vedat Deviren, MD
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
UCSF Spine Center

Faculty:

Travel & Lodging:

Vdara Hotel
2600 W. Harmon Ave.
Las Vegas NV 89158
Hotel Phone: 702-590-2111
Reservations: 866-745-7767
Rates:
$185/night- Thursday 11/4 and Friday 11/16
$215/night- Saturday 11/7

Plus $35/night resort fee

Cutoff Date: October 7, 2019

Reservations Information:
https://book.passkey.com/go/SUCS1121VD
Website: www.vdara.com