JOINTLY PROVIDED BY: TODD J. ALBERT, MD PROGRAM DIRECTOR VAIL COLORADO 2020 JANUARY 23–26 2020 GRAND HYATT VAIL 30 YEARS AT THE TOP NEW HIGHLIGHTS EVERY YEARWe hope you’ll join us! PROGRAM DIRECTOR Todd Albert, MD PROGRAM DIRECTOR Todd J. Albert, MD Hospital for Special Surgery New York, NY 2 SPINE: BASE to SUMMIT Register early—the program and hotel will fill-up. FACULTY Sigurd Berven, MD University of California San Francisco, CA Michael Fehlings, MD, PhD University of Toronto Toronto, ON, Canada Steven Glassman, MD Norton Healthcare Louisville, KY Han Jo Kim, MD Hospital for Special Surgery New York, NY Lawrence Lenke, MD The Spine Hospital New York, NY Gregory Mundis, Jr., MD Scripps Clinic Medical Group La Jolla, CA Frank Phillips, MD Rush University Medical Center Chicago, IL Sheeraz Qureshi, MD, MBA Weill Cornell Medical College New York, NY Kris Radcliff, MD Rothman Institute Philadelphia, PA Rick Sasso, MD Indiana Spine Group Carmel, IN Christopher Shaffrey, MD Duke University Durham, NC Justin Smith, MD, PhD University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA Juan Uribe, MD Barrow Neurological Institute Phoenix, AZ Alex Vaccaro, MD, PhD Rothman Institute Philadelphia, PA Denise Walt, MD, PhD Psychiatrist Chicago, IL “Excellent format and location” —2019 PARTICIPANT “ Dear Colleagues: Year after year, participants tell us that Spine: Base to Summit is one of the best, even the best program they attend. But, even after 30 years, the meeting strives to get better. NEW highlights this year include:Expanded Clinical Insights In: F One-on-One Case Reviews F Experts in the Hot Seat F Surviving the Pressure Cooker of Being a Spine Surgeon F Lumbar and cervical degen. F New techniques F Adult deformity F New technologies1 Limited to fellows or former fellows, not spouses and/or other guests. COURSE OBJECTIVES F Describe the rationale, techniques, and relative merits of various MIS and open surgical procedures for managing lumbar and cervical degenerative, adult deformity, trauma, and tumor cases. F Discuss ways to avoid and / or manage spinal surgery complications. After completing this activity, participants should be better able to: 3 GRANT FOR FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM REUNION DINNERS Register at least 6 fellows or former fellows of your Fellowship Program, and your Program will receive a grant of $125 per person towards a Fellowship Reunion Dinner in Vail. 1 YOUNG SURGEONS CALL FOR ABSTRACTS & TRAVEL GRANT Senior residents, fellows and surgeons who have been in practice for 3 or less years, are invited to submit abstract(s) for presentation during a CME session. Surgeons who’s abstracts are selected will receive a $500 grant for their travel expenses if they present their paper and attend the meeting’s Young Surgeons dinner, sponsored by a medical company. Format: Abstracts can address any subject directly relevant to spine surgery and must include title, authors, text of 400 words or less, and up to two images. “Faculty and topics are the best!” —2019 PARTICIPANT “ Authors notified: November 25 Submission deadline: November 1 SPECIAL GRANTS OPPORTUNITIES QUESTIONS AND ABSTRACT SUBMISSION: Nancy Henkel | Email: nhenkel@broad-water.com Phone: (630) 681-1040 ext. 306FRIDAY, JANUARY 24, 2020 6:30 AM Registration, Breakfast & Exhibits Open 7:00 Welcome M. FEHLINGS SESSION 2 | Trauma from Occiput to Sacrum: Dilemmas, Challenges and How to Manage MOD: M. FEHLINGS Lectures The Do’s and Don’t’s in the Management of: 7:05 Central Cord Injury M. FEHLINGS 7:13 Sacral Fractures S. BERVEN 7:21 Fractures In Patients with Ankylosis Spondylitis K. RADCLIFF 7:29 Discussion Expert in the Hotseat INTERVIEWER: M. FEHLINGS EXPERT: R. SASSO 7:40 Case: Complex Craniocervical Trauma Debate Most Cases of Geriatric Odontoid Fracture Should be Managed Surgically 7:50 —Pro A. VACCARO 7:55 —Con R. SASSO 8:00 Discussion Case Discussions 8:05 A4 Lumbar Burst Fracture and no Neurology J. SMITH 8:20 Unilateral Cervical Facet Fracture with Minimal Displacement T. ALBERT 3:30 PM Registration & Exhibits Open SESSION 1 | Demons Around Every Corner: Why Spinal Surgery is Like Smoking 2 Packs a Day 4:00 Welcome T. ALBERT, MD Not the Easy Case I Thought It Would Be: Dilemmas and the Decision Process MOD: T. ALBERT 4:05 Cervical Degen. with Radiculopathy, Myelopathy, & Axial Pain H.J. KIM 4:13 Lumbar Degen: 2nd Recurrence of HNP at L45 Mild Degen Scoli F. PHILLIPS 4:21 Adult Thoraco-Lumbar / 75 Yo with Collapsing Tl Adult Degenerative Curve, Neurogenic Claudication, Severe Stenosis and Coronal/Sagittal Decompensation S. GLASSMAN 4:28 Discussion 4:40 Expert in the Hotseat Post Laminectomy Spondylolisthesis INTERVIEWER: A. VACCARO EXPERT: C. SHAFFREY Case Discussions MOD: A. VACCARO 4:50 Case: Lumbar Stenosis with Degen. Spondylolisthesis 5:05 Case: Lumbar Stenosis with Degen. Scoliosis 5:20 Case: Post Laminectomy Refractory Discitis / Osteomyelitis How Do We Successfully Manage the Pressure Cooker of Being a Spine Surgeon? MOD: A. VACCARO 5:35 Managing Pressure—In the Hospital and Outside T. ALBERT 5:50 Panel Discussion DRS. ALBERT, GLASSMAN, MUNDIS, SHAFFREY, WALT 6:15 Adjourn 6:15– 7:15 Wine and Cheese Reception THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 2020 4 SPINE: BASE to SUMMIT PROGRAMSESSION 3 | Lumbar Degen.: Dilemmas, Challenges, and How to Manage MOD: C. SHAFFREY 8:35 Special Lecture: Bmp, Bone Graft Enhancers and Extenders. Where We’ve Come in the Last 15 Years, and Where We’re Going S. GLASSMAN 8:55 Discussion 9:00 Sorting Out Structure, Surface, Modulus, and Mechanobiology in Lumbar Interbody Devices J. SMITH 9:10 Discussion Expert in the Hotseat INTERVIEWER: C. SHAFFREY EXPERT: S. BERVEN 9:17 Degenerative Spondylolisthesis Debate Artificial Disc Replacement vs Fusion for Single Level Lumbar DDD at L5-S1: 9:27 —Artificial disc R. SASSO 9:32 —Fusion F. PHILLIPS 9:37 Discussion Case Discussions 9:42 Grade I Degenerative Spondylolistheses—To Fuse or Not to Fuse? C. SHAFFREY 9:54 Single Level in a Degenerative Scoliosis—To Fuse or Not to Fuse? H.J. KIM 10:06 L2/3 Or L3/4 Post-Laminectomy Recurrent Stenosis—Is Stand Alone Lateral Appropriate? A. VACCARO 10:15 Adjourn 10:20– 10:55 Optional Sessions: Young Surgeon Abstracts One-on-One Case Reviews MOD: K. RADCLIFF Afternoon Workshops & Case Discussions 4:00– 6:15 Après Ski Refreshments 4:20– 5:10 Workshops (Non-CME) Case Discussions 5:20– 6:10 Case Discussion Option #1—Complex Spinal Deformity MOD: L. LENKE 5:20– 6:10 Case Discussion Option #2—Lumbar Degen. SATURDAY, JANUARY 25, 2020 6:15– 6:55 AM Young Surgeons Workshop with Breakfast 6:30 Registration, Breakfast & Exhibits Open 7:00 Welcome SESSION 4 | Lumbar & Cervical Degen. MOD: F. PHILLIPS 7:05 MIS: When Does MIS Work Best in Lumbar Degenerative Conditions? S. QURESHI 7:13 MIS: Complication Avoidance in MIS Surgery? J. URIBE 7:21 Discussion FRIDAY, JANUARY 24, 2020, CONTINUED 5 SPINE: BASE to SUMMIT PROGRAM CALL FOR ABSTRACTS See page 3 for more details. 9:16 Discussion Industry Panel 9:22 What’s the Future for Innovation and Surgeon / Industry Collaboration? MOD: SHAFFREY 9:52 The Launch of the AAOS/AANS Spine Registry S. GLASSMAN, MD 10:00 Tech Updates (Non-CME) 10:10 Discussion 10:15 Adjourn 10:20– 10:55 Optional Sessions: Young Surgeon Abstracts One-on-One Case Reviews MOD: K. RADCLIFF Afternoon Workshops & Case Discussions 4:00– 6:15 Après Ski Refreshments 4:20– 5:10 Workshops (Non-CME) Case Discussions 5:20– 6:10 Case Discussion Option #1—Degen. Deformity MOD: J. SMITH 5:20– 6:10 Case Discussion Option #2 —Cervical Degen. MOD: M. FEHLINGS Debate Lumbar Lateral Approaches: 7:30 —Are Well Proven in 2020 G. MUNDIS 7:35 —Fraught with Complications with Questionable Clinical Advantages K. RADCLIFF 7:40 Discussion 7:45 Complication Avoidance in Cervical TDR R. SASSO 7:53 Complication Avoidance in ACDF T. ALBERT 8:01 Discussion Expert in the Hotseat 8:10 Cervical Single Level Spondylotic Herniation INTERVIEWER: F. PHILLIPS EXPERT: A VACCARO Case Discussion 8:20 Patient with Cervical Cord Compression, T2 Signal Change on MRI and no Neurology M. FEHLINGS SESSION 5 MOD: DR. ALBERT 8:30 Special Lecture: The Unification of Orthopedic and Neurological Spine Surgeons: Advantages. Challenges. Progress C. SHAFFREY, MD 8:50 Discussion 8:56 Special Lecture: Lessons I’ve Learned in Complex Deformity: Principles That Will Serve You Well L. LENKE, MD SATURDAY, JANUARY 25, 2020, CONTINUED 6 SPINE: BASE to SUMMIT PROGRAMSUNDAY, JANUARY 26, 2020 6:30 AM Registration, Breakfast & Exhibits Open 7:00 Welcome SESSION 6 | Tech Updates (non-CME) 7:05– 7:29 Tech Updates (non-CME) SESSION 7 | Are We Winning with New Technologies? MOD: S. BERVEN 7:35 Measuring the Value of New Technologies—What are the Metrics That Matter? S. BERVEN 7:45 Discussion 7:51 What’s New with Imaging and Navigation? What are the Benefits? Is it Affordable? J. URIBE 7:56 Discussion Debate 8:02 —Robots are a Waste of Time and Money, and We Definitely Don’t Have the Resources. G. MUNDIS 8:07 —Robots Have Changed My Life. I Can do Surgery Faster and Better S. QURESHI 8:12 Discussion 8:20 Single Position Surgery—Who Faces Risk and Who Benefits? J. URIBE SESSION 8 | What the Experts Would Do and How They Differ MOD: S. BERVEN Adult Degen. Collapsing Scoliosis with Sagittal Imbalance: Why I’d do a: 8:42 Case Presentation S. BERVEN 8:45 —MIS Correction G. MUNDIS 8:50 —Open Correction L. LENKE 8:55 Discussion Cervical Radiculopathy—Why I’d do a: 9:02 Case Presentation: 9:05 —ACDF F. PHILLIPS 9:10 —Laminoforaminotomy H.J. KIM 9:15 Discussion Grade 1, L5-S1 Adult Isthmic Spondylolisthesis: Why I’d do a: 9:22 Case presentation: 9:27 —Anterior Stand-alone Fixation K. RADCLIFF 9:32 —Posterior Fusion with Interbody S. BERVEN 9:37 Discussion L3/4 Isthmic Spondylolisthesis: Why I’d do a: 9:44 Case Presentation 9:47 —Posterior TLIF J. SMITH 9:53 —Lateral Percutaneous Screws J. URIBE Discussion 10:00 Adjourn 7 SPINE: BASE to SUMMIT PROGRAMCOURSE REGISTRATION AND HOTEL 8 SPINE: BASE to SUMMIT GRAND HYATT VAIL Formerly the Hotel Talisa Situated at the base of Vail Mountain along the banks of picturesque Gore Creek, The Grand Hyatt Vail is a deluxe resort in the heart of the Rocky Mountains. The Grand Vail Hyatt’s on-property chairlift provides Vail’s only true ski-in/ski-out luxury resort, with onsite rentals and ticket office, aided by a world-class ski concierge. Luxuriously appointed guest rooms feature contemporary décor and offer a lovely respite from time well spent in the mountains. ROOM RATE $429 plus $38 resort fee and taxes per night for a Superior category room. Superior category rooms are 350 square feet and sleep up to 4 people. The hotel does have a limited number of suites for an additional fee per night. RESERVATION PROCEDURE Online: https://www.hyatt.com/en-US/group- booking/EGEGH/G-BBBR Phone: 1-800-420-2424 Please mention you are with the Spine: Base to Summit group or mention BroadWater to receive the discounted room rate when making your reservation over the phone. DEADLINE It is recommended that participants book their hotel rooms as soon as possible, as space will fill rapidly. After December 20, 2019 the group room rate will no longer be available. EXTEND YOUR STAY The Grand Vail Hyatt is honoring the discounted group rate 3 days before and 3 days after the meeting. REGISTRATION Register early as the limited space will fill very rapidly! Surgeons $845 Fellows/Residents/Allied Health$595 Guests—Adult$195 Guests—Children Ages 5–12$95 • Registration fee includes daily buffet breakfast, après-ski refreshments, wine and cheese reception, and course materials • Guest registration fee includes daily buffet breakfast and wine and cheese reception FAST, EASY, AND SECURE ONLINE REGISTRATION SECURE YOUR SPOT TODAY! REGISTER NOW!9 SPINE: BASE to SUMMIT SKI INFORMATION Discounted lift tickets may be purchased until December 30, 2019 , during online registration. You may pick up your ski tickets at the BroadWater ticket desk in the Grand Vail Hyatt’s lobby during the times listed below. SKI TICKET DESK HOURS AT THE GRAND HYATT VAIL Wednesday, January 22Thursday, January 23Friday, January 25 10:00 am–7:00 pm 7:30 am–4:00 pm7:30 am–11:00 am January 23–26, 2020 | Grand Hyatt Vail, Vail, CO 9 • Private Ski Valet —There will be a complimentary private ski valet at the Grand Vail Hyatt specifically serving the Base to Summit meeting attendees. This is a true luxury ski-in/ski-out experience where you will be greeted with a warm beverage, toasty boots, and your very own fireplace and lounge. You’ll never carry your skis to and from the chair lift. • Ski Equipment Rentals: You may rent ski equipment at a 20% discounted group rate through Venture Sports, the Grand Vail Hyatt’s onsite ski shop. To reserve your ski equipment, click here SKI LIFT TICKET RATES Adult (13–64)Child (5–12) 1 Day $173$124 2 of 3 Days $340$244 3 of 5 Days $477$342 4 of 6 Days $592$428 5 of 8 Days$695$505 For Senior (65+) ski ticket rates, please email nhenkel@broad-water.com for more details. Please call BroadWater at (630) 681-1040 or email nhenkel@broad-water.com QUESTIONS10 SPINE: BASE to SUMMIT WHO SHOULD ATTEND? This advanced course is for orthopaedic and neurological surgeons, fellows, and residents who include spine surgery in their practices. ACCREDITATION STATEMENT 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 joint providership of Medical Education Resources (MER) and BroadWater. MER is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. CREDIT DESIGNATION Medical Education Resources designates this live activity for a maximum of 13.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. DISCLOSURE POLICY Medical Education Resources ensures balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all our educational activities. In accordance with this policy, MER identifies conflicts of interest with its instructors, content managers, and other individuals who are in a position to control the content of an activity. Conflicts are resolved by MER to ensure that all scientific research referred to, reported, or used in a CME activity conforms to the generally accepted standards of experimental design, data collection, and analysis. MER is committed to providing its learners with high-quality CME activities that promote improvements or quality in health care and not the business interest of a commercial interest. PROVIDERSHIP This activity is jointly provided by Medical Education Resources, Inc., a non-profit medical education company and BroadWater, LLC. COMMERCIAL SUPPORT Various medical companies have been invited to exhibit at this course. Full disclosure of financial and other types of support will be disclosed in the course syllabus materials. REFUNDS A full refund will be provided, less a $150 administrative fee, dependent upon written notice being received by December 20, 2019 by email to nhenkel@broad-water.com or fax (630) 682-5811. Refunds will not be made after this date. Substitutions are allowed at any time but must be submitted in writing. If registrant(s) are unable to attend the meeting due to weather delays, strikes, Acts of God, civil disturbance, or other reasons not directly controlled by the meeting organizers, registration fees, airline, hotel, and other costs incurred by the registrant(s) will not be refunded. ATTENDANCE The course chairmen reserve the right to refuse admission to anyone whose presence is considered to be incompatible with course objectives. COURSE CANCELLATION In the unlikely event of insufficient enrollment, we reserve the right to cancel the course 21 days prior. Registrants will be notified by certified mail and registration fees will be refunded. Airline and other costs incurred by the registrant are the responsibility of the registrant and will not be refunded. CME ACCREDITATION REGISTER NOWNext >