Our Faculty 

Friday, November 17th, 2023

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7:30 AM - 12:30 PM Cadaver Labs Off-Site​

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3:00 PM The Loews hotel check-in

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SYMPOSIUM BEGINS

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5:15 PM Registration & Cocktail Reception

6:00 PM Welcome Message and Introduction | Frank Phillips, MD

 

SUCCEEDING IN PRACTICE 

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6:10 PM Getting Started: Dos and Don'ts in Your First Year of Practice and Building a Referral Network 
6:20 PM Topic Discussion and Q&A

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6:25 PM ASCs and Other Ancillary Opportunities | 
6:40 PM Topic Discussion and Q&A

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6:45 PM Dealings with Industry and Future Trends | 

7:00 PM Topic Discussion and Q&A

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7:05 PM Adjourn

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7:30 PM Educational Dinner exclusively for Fellows and Young Surgeons

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Saturday, November 18th, 2023

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6:30 AM Breakfast

7:30 AM Welcome & Introduction |

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LUMBAR DEGENERATIVE AND DEFORMITY

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7:35 AM MIS TLIF: Technique Pearls and Outcomes
7:45 AM Topic Discussion and Q&A

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7:50 AM Lateral Interbody Fusion: Transpsoas vs Prepsoas, Technique Pearls, and Outcomes 
8:00 AM Topic Discussion and Q&A

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8:05 AM Ask the expert's case presentations- Lumbar Fusion: When to fuse and techniques: ALIF, TLIF, LLIF, 360  

Panel Discussion

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8:35 AM Spinal Alignment: What Parameters Are Essential to Measure in My Everyday Practice?

8:45 AM Topic Discussion and Q&A

 

8:50 AM Ask the expert's case presentations- Deformity and degenerative scoliosis 
Panel Discussion

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BREAKOUT SESSION I

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9:15 AM-10:45 AM  Didactic Sessions with Industry

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INTERMISSION

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10:45 AM Coffee and Refreshment Break

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FACULTY CASE DISCUSSIONS 

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11:00 AM Case Discussions in Breakout rooms

Cervical Myelopathy-Anterior vs. Posterior Cases 

Cervical Trauma Cases 

Lumbar Deformity Case 

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LUNCH

12:05 PM  Lunch 

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BREAKOUT SESSION II

1:05 PM -2:35 PM Didactic Sessions with Industry:

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HOT TOPICS

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2:35 PM Cervical Radiculopathy What’s new: TDR vs. ACDF: When, Which, and How? 

2:45 PM Topic Discussion and Q&A

 

2:50 PM Fusion Biologics What’s new: Alternatives? What, When, and How? 

3:00 PM Topic Discussion and Q&A

 

3:05 PM SI-Joint: New trends and uses for SI fusion including pelvic fixation 

3:15 PM Topic Discussion and Q&A

 

3:20 PM Augmented Reality in Spine Surgery 
3:30 PM Topic Discussion and Q&A

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BREAK OUT SESSION III

3:45 PM-5:15 PM Didactic Sessions with Industry

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SPONSORED CASE STUDIES

Groups rotate through three sessions with faculty-based case discussions

5:15 PM Case Discussions - cases are sponsored by Industry.

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6:05 to 6:10 PM Adjourn

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

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Sunday, November 19th,  2023

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 6:30 AM Breakfast

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TRANSITIONING FROM FELLOWSHIP INTO PRACTICE

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7:30 AM Alumni Roundtable: What to Expect in Your First Year of Practice 

Panel Members: TBD

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8:10 AM Finding the Right Practice: Academics v. Private Practice

Panel Discussion

8:30 AM Topic Discussion and Q&A

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8:35 AM Online Marketing - Social Media, Patient Reviews, How to Grow a Successful Practice 

8:45 AM Topic Discussion and Q&A

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8:50 AM Whirlwind Tour of Billing and Coding

9:05 AM Topic Discussion and Q&A

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9:10 AM My Experience as a Spine Patient

9:25 AM Topic Discussion and Q&A

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9:30 AM Happiness in Practice 

9:45 AM Topic Discussion and Q&A

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SYMPOSIUM ENDS

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9:50 AM Closing Remarks | Glenn Abel, CEO of Magnifi Group

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