7:00     Best Paper Review (Marc Weinstein, MD)

• Factors associated with career satisfaction and burnout among US neurosurgeons: results of a nationwide survey (John Small, MD)
• Percutaneous Injection of Autologous Bone Marrow Concentrate Cells Significantly Reduces Lumbar Discogenic Pain Through 12 Months (Farhan Siddiqi, MD)
• Long-term Outcomes of the US FDA IDE Prospective, Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial Comparing PCM Cervical Disc Arthroplasty With Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion (Faheem Sandhu, MD)
• The Top 100 Classic Papers in Lumbar Spine Surgery (Neel Anand, MD)
• Oral Steroids for Acute Radiculopathy Due to a Herniated Lumber Disc (Robert Henderson, MD)
• Does a Zero-Profile Anchored Cage Offer Additional Stabilization as Anterior Cervical Plate? (Thomas Freeman, MD)
• Reoperation Rates for Symptomatic Nonunions in Anterior Cervical Fusions from a National Spine Registry (Pierce Nunley, MD)

8:15        My Worst Complication (Faculty and Attendees)

9:30       Discussion / Q&A / Closing Remarks

10:00     Course Adjourns

Neuro and orthopaedic spine surgeons and other healthcare professionals whose scope of practice includes spine surgery.

Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to:

• Evaluate and discuss treatment options for complex and challenging deformity cases
• Assess the current trends in imaging and emerging technologies
• Compare evidence of cervical spine care options
• Assess the general healthcare marketplace and legal landscape as it relates to spine surgery