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

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SYMPOSIUM BEGINS 

5:15 PM | Registration & Cocktail Reception  

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

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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 

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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

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TRANSITIONING FROM FELLOWSHIP INTO PRACTICE

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

           Faculty led panel discussion with 2-3 alumni

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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.

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

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10:10 AM | Course Concludes

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