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	8th Annual UCSF Techniques in Complex Spine Surgery Program

Activity Details
Activity Name:	8th Annual UCSF Techniques in Complex Spine Surgery Program
Needs Assessment:	The 2018 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. Orthopaedic and neurosurgeons as well as their clinical support team and surgeons in training in the specialty of spine surgery.
Course 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.
Location Information
Meeting Location:	Vdara Hotel and MERIN Bioskills Center
Meeting Location URL:	https://www.vdara.com/en.html
Location Address:	2600 Harmon Avenue
Location City:	Las Vegas
Location State:	NV
Location Postal Code:	89158
Location Country:	US
City Information URL:	https://www.visitlasvegas.com/
Activity Information
Start Date:	11/2/2018
End Date:	11/3/2018
Meeting Size:	50
Fees:	On or Before 10/15/18 Physicians: $800.00 Allied Health Professionals: $750 Residents/Fellows: $650 Industry: $1000 Regular Fee (After 10/15/18) Physicians: $900.00 Allied Health Professionals: $850 Residents/Fellows: $750 Industry: $1000
Meeting URL:	http://www.ucsfcme.com/2019/MOR19004/info.html#Top
Printable Materials:	http://www.ucsfcme.com/2019/MOR19004/MOR19004.pdf
Credit Information
Credit Amount:	14
Credit Unit:	Credits
Accreditation:	ACCME - Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education > AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
Activity Learning Format:	Live Activity
Accreditor/Sponsor
Sponsor Name:	University of California, San Francisco
Sponsor Address:	3333 California Street, Suite 450
Sponsor City:	San Francisco
Sponsor State:	CA
Sponsor Postal Code:	94118
Sponsor Country:	US
Sponsor Phone:	415-476-4251
Sponsor Email:	info@ocme.ucsf.edu
Contact Information
Contact Name:	Courtney Flookes
Contact Email:	courtney.flookes@ucsf.edu

Type: Live Activity

1 Registered User

Live Meeting Information

Start: Friday, November 2, 2018
End: Saturday, November 3, 2018

Location: Vdara Hotel and MERIN Bioskills Center
Las Vegas, NV 89158
US

Credits

14 Credits> Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education> AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™