< PreviousLas Vegas, Nevada | September 6–8, 2018 ANNUAL FORUM ’18FACULTY & ACCREDITATION10Medical Education Resources (MER) 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.The faculty reported the following financial relationships with commercial interests whose products or services may be mentioned in this CME activity: If noted, the relationships are disclosed as follows:A. Grants/Research SupportB. Consulting Fees (e.g. Ad Boards)C. Speakers’ BureauD. Ownership Interest/ShareholderE. SalaryF. Royalty/Patent HolderName of FacultyReported Financial RelationshipAnand, NeelMedtronic (B, D, F); Globus Medical (D, F); Theracell (D); Paradigm Spine (D); Bonovo (D); Spinal Balance (D)Amaral, RodrigoNuVasive Inc. (B-with educational purposes)Anderson, D. GregDePuy Synthes Spine (B); K2M (B); Integrity Spine (B)Ashraf, NomaanNo relationships to discloseBae, HyunSimplify Medical (A); Empirical Spine (A); DePuy Johnson & Johnson (B); NuVasive (B, F); Prosydian (D); Stryker (F)Berven, Sigurd H.AOSpine (A); NSF (A); NIH (A); CDMI (A); NuVasive (A); Globus (A-Institutional Support, B); Stryker (B, F); Medtronic (B, F); RTI (B); Spinal Simplicity (D); Providence Medical (D); Green Sun Medical (D)Chang, VictorMedtronic (A); Globus Medical (B); K2M (B); SpineGuard (B)Eastlack, RobertNuVasive (A, B, D, F); Seaspine (A, B, D, F); Aesculap (B); Titan (B); K2M (B); SI-Bone (B); Alphatec (D); Spine Innovation (D, F); Invuity (D, F); Globus Medical (F)Eden, SoniaStryker (B)Foley, KevinMedtronic (B, D, F); Discgenics (D); NuVasive (C); SpineWave (D); TrueVision (D)Hofstetter, ChristophJ & J (B); Globus (B); joimax (B)Huang, RussNo relationships to discloseKanter, AdamNuVasive (B, F); Zimmer Biomet (B, F)Khoo, LarryGlobus Spine (B, F); Zimmer Biomet (B, F); Medacta Spine (B); Burst Biologics (B); SpineGuard (B)Kim, Jin-Sung LukeRIWO Spine, GmbH (B); Elliquence, LLC (B); Innovasive (D); MEDRICS (D, F); The Catholic University of Korea (F)Kulkarni, ArvindNo relationships to discloseKumar, AbhishekStryker (B); CTL Medical (B); HD Life Sciences (B); NuVasive (D); Alphatec (D)Lehman, RonMedtronic (B, C); Stryker (B, C); DePuy Synthes (B, C)Disclosure of Conflicts of InterestFaculty and Committee MembersLas Vegas, Nevada | September 6–8, 2018 ANNUAL FORUM ’18FACULTY & ACCREDITATION11Disclosure of Conflicts of InterestFaculty and Committee MembersLieberman, IsadorMisonix (B); Stryker (B); Medtronic (C); Globus Medical (B); Safe Orthopedics (B); SI-Bone (B); Mazor (D)McAnany, StevenNo relationships to discloseMobasser, JPMedtronic (B, F)Moss, IsaacStryker (B); NuVasive (B); Orthozon (B, D); Atlas Spine (B); Pfizer (B); Spineart (F)Mummaneni, PraveenNREF (A); ISSG (A); AOSpine (A); DePuy Spine (B, F); Globus Medical (B); Stryker (B); Spineart (B); Spinicity/ISD (D); UCSF (E); Thieme Publishers (F); Springer Publishers (F)Mundis, GregNuVasive (B, F); K2M (B, F); Allosource (B); Seaspine (B); Viseon (B); Integrity (B)Nunley, PierceK2M (B, C, F); LDR (C, F); Amedica (D); Paradigm Spine (D); Spineology (D)Okonkwo, DavidZimmer Biomet (B, F), NuVasive (B, F); Stryker (B)Oppenlander, MarkGlobus Medical (B)Park, PaulPfizer (A), Vertex (A); Globus Medical (B, F); NuVasive (B); Medtronic (B); Allosource (B)Phillips, FrankNuVasive (B, D, F); Stryker (B, F); SI-Bone (B, D); Theracell (D); Spinal Simplicity (D); Providence Medical (D), Surgio (D); Vital 5 (D); Edge (D); Mainstay (D); Bonovo (D); Medtronic (F)Pimenta, LuizNuVasive (B, C, D, F)Polston, GregoryOptumRx (B)Qureshi, SheerazCSRS (A); Zimmer Biomet (B, F); Stryker Spine (B, F); Globus Medical (B); Avaz Surgical (D); RTI (F)Radcliff, KrisOrthofix (A); Pacira (A); Simplify Medical (A); Globus Medical (B, F); Orthopedic Sciences, Inc. (B, F); Medtronic (B); Stryker (B); Zimmer (B); Rothman Institute (D); 4 Web Medical (D)Ray, Wilson ZacNIH/NINDs (A); Department of Defense (A); Defense Advanced Research Program Agency (A); Globus Medical (B); DePuy Synthes (B); Acera Surgical (F)Robinson, LeslieNo relationships to discloseRoh, JeffStryker (B, F); Johnson & Johnson (B); IntuitiveX (D); Innovasive (D); NavLab (D, F); Precisive (D, F); Chiral (D); Auctus (D); Novapproach (D); Helia Care (D); Advanced Biologics (D); Artoss (D); Circulex (F); Rohidas, ShrinivasNo relationships to discloseRyu, StephenNuVasive (B); Medtronic (B); Zimmer Biomet (C); Stryker (C)Schoeff, JonathanMedtronic (B); Aesculap (B); K2M (B); Thompson Retractors (B); Halyard Health (B) Sethi, RajivK2M (A); NuVasive (A); SRS (A); AAOS (A); Benaroya Foundation (A)Singh, KernCSRS (A); TDi(D); Stryker (F); Zimmer Biomet (F); RTI (F)Slosar, PaulTitan Spine (B, D, F)Smith, WilliamMDT (A); NuVasive (A, B, C, D, F); Providence (A, B); Spineology (A, B, F); Pediguard (B, C, D); Ortho Bio Design (B); SpineSmith (D)Soffin, EllenTBDStaub, BlakeMedtronic (B); NuVasive (B)Las Vegas, Nevada | September 6–8, 2018 ANNUAL FORUM ’18FACULTY & ACCREDITATION12Disclosure of Conflicts of InterestFaculty and Committee MembersTaylor, BillNuVasive (B, F); Alphatec (B, F); DePuy (B)Than, KhoiBioventus (B)Upadhyaya, CheeragDePuy Synthes (B)Uribe, JuanNuVasive (A, B, C, D, F); SI-Bone (B)Wang, MichaelDepartment of Defense (A); DePuy Synthes Spine (B, F); K2M (B); Spineology (B); Globus Medical (B); Stryker (B); Innovative Surgical Devices (D); Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles (F); Springer Publishing (F); Quality Medical Publishing (F)Whang, PeterBioventus (A); SI-Bone (A, B, C); Spinal Kinetics (A); Bio2 (B); Cerapedics (B); Ferring Pharmaceuticals (B); Histogenics (B); Life Spine (B); Medtronic (B, C); Relievant (B); Orthofix (B); Pacira (B, C); Paradigm Spine (B); Simplify Medical (B); Stryker (B, C); SAIL Fusion (D)Yu, ElizabethEmpirical Spine (A)Yue, JamesAesculap (B, C, F); Wolf Spine (B, C); Elliquence (B); Paradigm Spine (D); Bonovo (D); Alphatec Spine (F)The content managers reported the following financial relationships with commercial interests whose products or services may be mentioned in this CME activity:Name of Content ManagerReported Financial RelationshipJamie Sykes, Medical Education ResourcesNo relationships to discloseJeremy Longhurst, BroadWaterNo relationships to discloseKate Laney, BroadWaterNo relationships to discloseDisclosures of Conflicts of Interest for Authors and Co-Authors of Free Papers are included in the Abstracts section of the Online Program Book.DISCLAIMERThe content and views presented in this educational activity are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of Medical Education Resources, SMISS, and/or BroadWater. The authors have disclosed if there is any discussion of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not indicated by the FDA in their presentations. The opinions expressed in this educational activity are those of the faculty and do not necessarily represent the views of Medical Education Resources, SMISS, or BroadWater. Before prescribing any medicine, primary references and full prescribing information should be consulted. Any procedures, medications, or other courses of diagnosis or treatment discussed or suggested in this activity should not be used by clinicians without evaluation of their patient’s conditions and possible contraindications on dangers in use, review of any applicable manufacturer’s product information, and comparison with recommendations of other authorities. The information presented in this activity is not meant to serve as a guideline for patient management.Next >