Our Faculty 

Friday, November 21

7:30 AM - 2:30 PM | Cadaver Labs hosted exclusively for Fellows and Young Surgeons'

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3:00 PM | The Grand Hyatt | Nashville, TN

 

SYMPOSIUM BEGINS 

5:15 PM Registration & Cocktail Reception | 

6:10 PM Welcome Message and Introduction |   Frank Phillips, MD 

 

SUCCEEDING IN PRACTICE 

6:20 PM | Getting Started: Dos and Don’ts in Your First Year of Practice and Building a Referral Network 

6:30 PM | Topic Discussion and Q&A

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6:35 PM | ASCs and Spine Surgery - The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly 

6:50 PM | Topic Discussion and Q&A

 

6:55 PM | Dealings with Industry and Future Trends 

7:10 PM | Topic Discussion and Q&A

 

7:15 PM | 5 Tips to Avoid Financial Revisions  Vestia Advisors, LLC

7:30 PM | Topic Discussion and Q&A 

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7:35 PM | Finding Your Right Practice - Prioritizing your Selection Criterias | Liesl Bernard, CEO, IEP Search

7:45 PM | Topic Discussion and Q&A

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7:55 PM | Adjourn

 

8:00 PM | Educational Dinner: For Fellows and Young Surgeons 

 

Saturday, November 22

6:30 AM | Breakfast 

 

LUMBAR DEGENERATIVE AND DEFORMITY 

7:35 AM | MIS TLIF: Technique Pearls and Outcomes 

7:45 AM | Topic Discussion and Q&A

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7:50 AM | Single Position Lateral Interbody Fusion: Technique Pearls and 20-years of Outcomes

8:00 AM | Topic Discussion and Q&A

 

8:05 AM | Prone-Lateral Surgery: Technique Pearls, and Outcomes 

8:15 AM | Topic Discussion and Q&A

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PANEL CASE PRESENTATIONS
8:20 AM | Ask the Experts Lumbar Fusion Case and Debate: When to Fuse and Techniques: ALIF, TLIF, LLIF, 360 

Panel Discussion

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BREAKOUT SESSION I

9:00 - 10:45 AM | Didactic Sessions with Industry 

 

INTERMISSION

10:45 - 10:55 AM 

 

GENERAL SESSION CONTINUED 

10:55 AM | Spinal Alignment: What Parameters Are Essential to Measure in My Everyday Practice?

11:05 AM | Topic Discussion and Q&A

 

11:10 AM | Robotics, Augmented Reality and Navigation for Spinal Deformity 

11:25 AM | Topic Discussion and Q&A

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PANEL CASE PRESENTATIONS 

11:30 AM | Ask The Experts Case Presentations – Deformity, Degenerative Scoliosis Cases and Debates: When Do We Need Guidance? What Levels Do We Fuse? 

Panel Discussion

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LUNCH

12:00 - 1:00 PM | Lunch Session 

 

HOT TOPICS 
1:00 PM | Cervical Radiculopathy - What’s new: TDR vs ACDF: When, Which, and How? 

1:10 PM | Topic Discussions and Q&A

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1:15 PM | Biologics and Cages That Enable Fusion – What’s new: Alternatives? What, When, and How? 
1:25 PM | Topic Discussions and Q&A

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1:30 PM | Current Thoughts on Pelvic Fixation 
1:45 PM | Topic Discussions and Q&A

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1:50 PM | Spinal Endoscopy | Peter Derman, MD
2:00 PM | Topic Discussions and Q&A

 

BREAKOUT SESSION II

2:15 – 4:00 PM | Didactic Session with Industry 

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BREAK

4:00 – 4:10 PM | PM Refreshment Break 

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ROUND TABLE CASE PRESENTATIONS 

4:10 – 5:45 PM | Round Table Case Discussions

Fellows’ and Young Surgeons will be divided into small groups and rotate between the following topics. Each case discussion will last for 25-minutes

1. Cervical Myelopathy 
2. Lumbar Deformity 
3. Complications 

 

5:45 PM | Adjourn

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7:30 PM | Faculty Dinner with Premier and Foundation Level Sponsors 

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Sunday, November 23

6:30 AM | Breakfast

 

TRANSITIONING FROM FELLOWSHIP INTO PRACTICE

7:30 AM Alumni Panel | Transitioning From Fellowship Into Practice

Faculty led panel discussion with 2-3 alumni

 

8:00 AM | Finding the Right Practice: Academics v. Private Practice 

Panel discussion

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8:20 AM | Marketing 101 — Online and Offline Strategies for Growing Your Practice 
8:30 AM | Topic Discussion and Q&A

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8:35 AM | Designing your Career: Finding Your Inspiration 
8:50 AM | Topic Discussion and Q&A

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8:55 AM | Whirlwind Tour of Billing and Coding 
9:05 AM | Topic Discussion and Q&A

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ATTENDEE CASE PRESENTATIONS

9:10 AM | Ask The Experts: Preparing for the Board - Attendee Case Presentations

Faculty Panel

Fellows and Young Surgeons’ are invited to speak at the podium to share interesting cases for review and discussion with the other attendees and faculty.

 

10:00 AM | Closing Remarks | Andrew Wolpe, COO/President : Magnifi Group, Inc. 

 

10:10 AM Course Concludes

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