Seventh Annual Symposium on Current Concepts in Spinal Disorders

A conference for orthopaedists, neurosurgeons, fellows, residents and other physicians interested in the surgical treatment of spinal disorders

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Held

Friday and Saturday, February 1 & 2, 2008

Location

Mandalay Bay Hotel
3950 South Las Vegas Blvd.
Las Vegas, Nevada

Course Description

The 2008 course will present current treatments, new and emerging technologies and controversies in spine care management. An internationally recognized faculty has been assembled to present on such topics as: latest trends in thoracic and lumbar spinal surgery; cervical disc replacement; update on osteobiologics and biomechanics; and update on artificial discs and non-fusion spinal technologies. Participants are encouraged to join faculty for discussions and debates regarding the above topics. There will be ample opportunity for interaction with our noted faculty.

Faculty

For a copy of the faculty information for this year's symposium, please email: stokesb@cshs.org

Educational Objectives

At the end of this activity, participants should be able to:

  • Discuss ethical issues regarding surgical decision making
  • Diagnose and manage care of patients with back pain
  • Evaluate the scientific data regarding current controversial spine topics
  • Apprise patients of nonoperative and operative strategies on the treatment of spinal disorders
  • Assess controversial areas relevant to the treatment of patients with spinal stenosis
  • Compare various surgical options and techniques as related to degenerative disc disease (DDD) of the spine
  • Identify appropriate indication and correction for spinal deformity patients
  • Describe alternative osteobiological solutions to solve common spinal disorders
  • Interpret the basic concepts of motion preservation technology
Accreditation

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Nurses

The California and Nevada State Board of Registered Nursing accepts courses approved by the ACCME for category 1 credit as meeting the continuing education requirements for license renewal.

Policy on Disclosure

It is the policy of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center to ensure balance, independence, objectivity and scientific rigor in all of its educational activities. In accordance with the policy of Cedars-Sinai, faculty is asked to disclose any affiliation or financial interest that may affect the content of their presentation. This information will be available at the meeting.

Acknowledgment of Commercial Support

Cedars-Sinai acknowledges educational grants from the following companies in support of this activity:

  • DePuy Spine, a Johnson and Johnson Company
  • Medtronic Sofamore Danek
  • NuVasive
  • Kyphon Inc.
  • Aesculap
  • Cedara Software
  • Endius
  • EnduraTEC
  • EBI
  • Hydrocision
  • Joimax
  • Orthovita
  • OSI
  • Osteotech, Inc.
  • SpinalMotion
  • Spineology, Inc.
  • St. Francis Medical Technologies. Inc.
  • Stryker Spine
  • Synthes Spine
  • True MRI
  • Zimmer Spine-Tech