Sponsored by AO North America
The Faculty of this Course is comprised of neurological and orthopaedic surgeons distinguished in the fields of spinal surgery.
Marcel F. Dvorak, M.D., FRCSC
Head, Division of Spine
Department of Orthopaedics
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, British Columbia
Seth M. Zeidman, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Neurosurgery
University of Rochester
Rochester, New York
John K. Webb, M.D., F.R.C.S.
Director of Spinal Studies and Surgery
Queen's Medical Centre
Centre for Spinal Study and Surgery
University Hospital
Nottingham, United Kingdom
David S. Bradford, M.D.
Chairman, Department of Orthopaedics
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, California
Max Aebi, M.D., FRCSC
Chairman and Professor
Division of Orthopaedics
McGill University
Royal Victoria Hospital
Montreal, Quebec
Paul M. Arnold, M.D.
University of Kansas Medical Center
Department of Neurosurgery
Kansas City, Kansas
Thomas E. Bailey, Jr. MD
Clinical Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Medical College of Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia
Douglas W. Beard MD
Director, Spine Center of the Rockies
Fort Collins, Colorado
Michael J. Bolesta, MD
Assistant Professor
University of Texas Southwestern
Medical Center
Department of Orthopaedics
Dallas, Texas
Mauro M. Cataletto, MD
Chief of Spine Service
Department of Orthopaedics
Winthrop University Hospital
Island Spine Center
Mineola, New York
Randall M. Chesnut, MD
Associate Professor
Director of Neurotrauma and Neurological Critical Care
Oregon Health Sciences University
Portland, Oregon
Randy F. Davis, MD
Assistant Professor
Orthopaedics and Neurosurgery
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Glen Burnie, Maryland
Thomas B. Ducker, MD, FACS
Professor of Neurosurgery
Johns Hopkins Hospital
University of Maryland
Annapolis, Maryland
Thomas J. Errico, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Orthopaedics
and Neurosurgery
New York University School of Medicine
New York, New York
Michael G. Fehlings, MD, FRCSC, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Neurosurgery
University of Toronto
Head, The Toronto Hospital Spinal Program
Toronto, Ontario
Charles Fisher, MD, FRCSC
Vancouver Hospital
Vancouver, British Columbia
Edmund Frank, MD
Associate Professor of Neurosurgery
Oregon Health Sciences University
Portland, Oregon
Daniel E. Gelb, MD
Assistant Professor Orthopaedics
Penn State Geisinger Health System
Hershey, Pennsylvania
Ziya L. Gokaslan, MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Neurosurgery
University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas
M. Sean Grady, MD
Professor of Neurological Surgery
University of Washington School of Medicine
Harborview Medical Center
Seattle, Washington
Edward N. Hanley, Jr., MD
Chairman
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Carolina Medical Center
Charlotte, North Carolina
Mitchel B. Harris, MD
Associate Professor
Department of Orthopaedics
Louisiana State University School of Medicine
New Orleans, Lousiana
Mark Hartman, MD
Associate Faculty
Charlotte Memorial Hospital
Department of Orthopaedics
Charlotte, North Carolina
Richard W. Hu, MD
Clinical and Associate Professor
University of Calgary
Calgary, Alberta
Cameron B. Huckell, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
SUNY at Buffalo
Simmons Orthopaedic Spine Associates
Buffalo, New York
Michael E. Janssen, DO
Assistant Clinical Professor
University of Colorado
Center for Spinal Disorders
Denver, Colorado
Iain H. Kalfas, MD, FACS
Head, Section of Spinal Surgery
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Department of Neurosurgery
Cleveland, Ohio
James F. Kellam, B.Sc., MD, FACS, FRCSC
Vice Chairman, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Carolinas Medical Center
Charlotte, North Carolina
Desmond C. Kwok, B.Sc., MD, FRCSC
Associate Clinical Professor
Department of Surgery
McMaster University
West Hamilton, Ontario
Carl Lauryssen, MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Neurological Surgery
Washington University School of Medicine
St. Louis, Missouri
Dante Marchesi, MD
Assistant Professor
Division of Orthopaedic Surgery
McGill University
Montreal, Quebec
Sohail K. Mirza, MD
Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
University of Washington School
of Medicine
Harborview Medical Center
Seattle, Washington
John O'Brien, Ph.D., FRDS(Ed), FACS
Spine Surgeon
London Clinic
London, United Kingdom
John K. O'Dowd, MD, FRCS
Orthopaedic Department
Guy and St. Thomas's Hospital
London, United Kingdom
Glenn R. Rechtine, II, MD, FACS
Professor
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
University of Texas
Dallas, Texas
Laurence D. Rhines, MD
Instructor, Department of Neurological Surgery
John Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland
Rick C. Sasso, MD
Clinical Instructor
Indiana University School of Medicine
Indianapolis Neurosurgical Group
Indianapolis, Indiana
John Sledge, III, MD
Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Boston University School of Medicine
Boston, Massachusetts
Alexander R. Vaccaro, MD
Associate Professor
Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Eric J. Woodard, MD
Director, Section of Spinal Surgery
Division of Neurosurgery
Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts
Jim A. Youssef, MD
Durango Orthopaedic Associates
Durango, Colorado
Faculty list subject to modification
The Comprehensive Spine Course will integrate both Neurosurgical and Orthopaedic Spinal Concepts and Techniques. Practical exercises are included.
Enrollment in this Course is open to Neurological and Orthopaedic Spine Surgeons.
During the Course, "Fireside Discussions" will be held. Small groups will be formed to allow a unique opportunity for both the participant and Faculty to present cases for discussion. Please plan to participate actively in the Fireside Discussions by bringing your X-rays and slides of difficult, problem or interesting cases you would like to present.
At the conclusion of this Course, the participant should be able to:
Thursday, November 11, 1999
Friday, November 12, 1999
Saturday, November 13, 1999
Sunday, November 14, 1999
The Interactive Spine Course is intended for experienced neurological and orthopaedic spine surgeons with clinical and professional interests in advanced spinal surgery. The Course format is one of case presentation and discussion. Cases illustrating specific problems, principles or techniques in different areas of spinal surgery, including trauma, degenerative spine disease, deformities, tumors and infections, will be systematically discussed in an interactive forum. Brief lectures supplement and facilitate discussion and provide information highlighting advances, complications, and controversies. An internationally recognized Faculty with specific expertise in various aspects of spinal surgery will facilitate lively discussion of the cases presented as well as those brought by participants. Practical exercises are included.
During the Course, "Fireside Discussions" will be held. Small groups will be formed to allow a unique opportunity for both the participant and Faculty to present cases for discussion. Please plan to participate actively in the Fireside Discussions by bringing your X-rays and slides of difficult, problem or interesting cases you would like to present.
At the conclusion of this Course, the participant should be able to:
The AO North America is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians.
The AO North America designates this continuing medical education activity for a maximum of 23 credit hours (Comprehensive Spine Course) and 23 hours (Interactive Course) in Category 1 of the Physician's Recognition Award of the American Medical Association
Off-Label/Experimental Discussions
Some medical devices discussed or demonstrated in AO ASIF educational activities may not have been cleared by the FDA or may have been cleared by the FDA for specific uses only. The FDA has stated that it is the responsibility of the physician to determine the clearance status of each device he/she wishes to use in clinical practice. Faculty are advised that should their presentations or instructions during this Course include any off-label/experimental use or application, they are to make this known to the audience whenever possible.
Faculty Disclosure
AO North America relies upon invited Faculty to provide educational content that is objective and as free of bias as possible. In this context, Faculty are expected to indicate any commercial relationship relevant to their presentations at this CME activity.
Comprehensive Course. . . . . .$650.00
Interactive Course. . . . . .$850.00
Registration and laboratory materials, reception, continental breakfasts Thursday through Sunday, coffee breaks, and refreshments during Fireside Discussions.
Registration
Wednesday, 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Course Opening
Thursday, 7:30 am
Opening Reception
Thursday, 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Lectures and practical exercises will be conducted daily. The Course will end at approximately noon on Sunday, November 14.
You have the option to register online or submit the registration form to the address listed below.
Registration is required in advance, as seating is limited. Immediate response is encouraged.
Registration Deadline is October 20, 1999. Full refunds will be made only if written notice of cancellation is received by this date. Cancellations received after this date will be subject to a $150.00 cancellation fee. No course tuition refund will be issued for cancellations received after October 29, 1999.
Upon receipt of your registration form and payment, confirmation of your registration will be mailed to you. The Course organization cannot be responsible for the reservation of your hotel accommodations. Please take care of this immediately.
Until official confirmation is received, do not consider yourself registered in this Course.
If you do not wish to submit your registration form online, please complete the registration form and return it along with your tuition payment in full, to:
AO ASIF Continuing Education
RE: Bermuda Spine Course
P.O. Box 1766
Paoli, PA 19301-0800
Tele: (800) 769-1391
Fax: (610) 251-5039
Hotel reservations are the responsibility of the individual registrant. A block of rooms has been reserved at a rate of $110.00, single or double occupancy at the Marriott Castle Harbour, Tucker's Town, Bermuda
Rooms will be on an as-available basis. Please contact the hotel reservation number that will be listed in your registration confirmation packet to make your reservations and indicate that you are with the AO ASIF Course. Hotel reservations require two nights advance deposit. A 5% per person, per day, entertainment fee will be charged by the hotel. Please contact the hotel for cancellation policy.
We suggest you contact World Travel at (800) 262-8065 (24 hours a day, 7 days a week) for air transportation. Please identify yourself as a participant in this Course.
The Marriott Castle Harbour Resort is a 250 acre estate surrounded by views of Castle Harbour, Harrington Sound and the Atlantic Ocean. It is located seven miles from Hamilton, the capital of Bermuda.
Visitors traveling to Bermuda need to have proof of citizenship. You must present a passport, birth certificate or signed voter's registration card in addition to a picture I.D. A driver's license alone will not be accepted.
The Marriott Castle Harbour Resort is located three miles from Kindley Airport. Ground transportation from the airport to the resort is by taxi only. The estimated cost one way is between $10 and $13.
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