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Upcoming Webinars for Professionals
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Radiation Reduction Strategies and Cutting Edge Imaging Technologies for Spinal Deformity
Upon completion of this webinar, participants should be able to:
- Effectively counsel patients and staff on the risks of radiation exposure
- Choose the most appropriate radiation reduction techniques for your practice
- Differentiate the magnitude of radiation from fluoroscopy versus X-Ray versus Computed Tomography (CT) and know risks and benefits of each modality
This webinar was supported, in part, by a grant from DePuy Synthes.
Neuromuscular Scoliosis: Transition from Pediatric to Adult Care
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Upon completion of this webinar, participants should be able to:
- Define the expected natural history of neuromuscular scoliosis beyond skeletal maturity.
- Propose a multidisciplinary management strategy to optimize the care of complex neuromuscular patients as they transition from pediatric to adult care.
- Evaluate surgical methods and goals in the management of ambulant versus non-ambulant adult patients with neuromuscular deformity.
- Provide strategies to assist transitional care of patient with neuromuscular disease from pediatric to adult institutions.
Spinal Tumors: A Case-Based Discussion
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Upon completion of this webinar, participants should be able to:
- Appropriately work up a patient with a new lesion found in the spine.
- Recognize and address spinal deformity as part of both indications and treatment for patients with spinal tumors.
- Discuss the NOMS algorithm and SINS system as they apply to patients with metastatic disease of the spine.
- Identify common errors made in working up patients with primary tumors of the spine.
The Value of Predictive Analytics in Adult Spine Deformity
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Upon completion of this webinar, participants should be able to:
- Implement decision making from each perspective: patient, surgeon, hospital, and policy.
- Incorporate a true shared decision making model for all stakeholders in ASD surgery, including the patients.
- Provide an outline of the current predictive modeling methodology being utilized in ASD surgery.
- Improve patient selection via appropriate risk stratification, optimize clinical and radiographic outcomes, and explore the economics of ASD surgery.
This webinar was supported, in part, by a grant from Globus Medical.
Vertebral Body Tethering: Past, Present, and Future
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Upon completion of this webinar, participants should be able to:
- Identify the potential advantages of vertebral body tethering compared to the standard arthrodesis procedure in AIS.
- Define the principle of growth modulation in correcting and maintaining curve correction in the skeletally immature AIS patient.
- Term established indications for the tethering procedure.
- Define the prerequisite skill sets required in the performance of the tethering procedure.
- Delineate the pitfalls, complications, and unknown long term outcomes associated with spinal tethering procedure.
This webinar was supported, in part, by a grant from Globus Medical.
Spinal Global Outreach: 101 to Advanced Degree
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This webinar will cover case-based tips on how to get started in global outreach and how to create long standing outreach programs.
This webinar was supported, in part, by a grant from K2M.
Leveraging Social Media to Improve Your Practice
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This webinar will cover how to use Social Media fruitfully in order for it to have a positive impact on a clinical practice as well as identify ways to communicate in Social Media while staying HIPPA compliant.
Spondylolysis and Spondylolisthesis: A Case-Based Discussion of Contemporary Treatment Guidelines Based on Evidence
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This webinar will cover a range of common clinical scenarios from the early presentation in the pediatric population to the later presentation of symptomatic disease in the adult. Contemporary non-operative and operative treatment options will be discussed.
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the sponsorship of the Scoliosis Research Society (SRS). SRS is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Scoliosis Research Society (SRS) designates this web activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should only claim the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Early Onset Scoliosis: Challenges and Controversies
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This webinar will describe how current treatments for Early Onset Scoliosis affect the health of children and articulate the actual indications for surgery and when it should be performed.
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the sponsorship of the Scoliosis Research Society (SRS). SRS is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Scoliosis Research Society (SRS) designates this web activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should only claim the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Improving Value of Scoliosis Care: Real Life Lessons from the Field
In partnership with POSNA
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This webinar focuses on what constitutes value, and how it can be created through standardization and improvement of practice with special reference to pediatric and adult spinal deformity care.
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the sponsorship of the Scoliosis Research Society (SRS). SRS is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Scoliosis Research Society (SRS) designates this web activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should only claim the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Intraspinal Anomalies and Spine Deformity
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Upon completion of this webinar, participants should be able to:
- Analyze the variety of intraspinal anomalies seen and determine the best management strategies for the most common.
- Classify the types of split cord malformations seen and when these should be treated prior to spine deformity correction.
- Discuss strategies to minimize neurologic complications in patients with intraspinal anomaly and scoliosis.
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the sponsorship of the Scoliosis Research Society (SRS). SRS is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Scoliosis Research Society (SRS) designates this web activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. The physician should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Only those who participated in the live stream of the webinar can claim CME. Those who only viewed the recorded version can not.
Casting for Early Onset Scoliosis: Why, When, and How
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Upon completion of this webinar, participants should be able to:
- Identify both the indications and the contraindications of cast treatment of early onset scoliosis.
- Describe the important technical aspects of applying a proper scoliosis cast.
- Discuss common pitfalls in scoliosis casting and how to avoid them.
- Determine when scoliosis casting should be abandoned and other methods used instead.
Casting Webinar Agenda
- Introduction
- Robert P. Huang, MD & James O. Sanders, MD
- Natural History
- James O. Sanders, MD
- Role of Casting in EOS
- Charles E. Johnston, MD
- EDF Casting Technique
- Jacques D’Astous, MD
- Results of EDF Casting
- Peter F. Sturm, MD
- Questions & Panel Discussion
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the sponsorship of the Scoliosis Research Society (SRS). SRS is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Scoliosis Research Society (SRS) designates this web activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.