Special Courses
Elevate your 2025 Spine Summit experience by incorporating specialized courses into your itinerary. These focused learning opportunities provide an in-depth exploration of specific topics, allowing you to expand your knowledge and enhance your skills. To secure your spot in these exclusive sessions, simply check the corresponding box under “Choose Sessions” during the registration process. If you’ve already registered, add a Special Course to your existing registration here.
1:30 – 5:30 pm
Special Course 1 – Transforming Spine Surgery: The Power of Artificial Intelligence, Registries and Data Science
In partnership with the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS)
Explore the intersection of spine surgery, data science, registries and Artificial Intelligence and how these rapidly evolving fields are shaping clinical practice. Gain insights from leading spine surgeons and industry experts on the use of registries and AI in spine surgery. Discover practical applications and innovations in healthcare product and device development.
$250 | Physicians
$75 | Residents / Medical Students
Special Course 2- Deformity Techniques and Hot Topics with the Masters
In partnership with the Scoliosis Research Society (SRS)
An international panel of Master Surgeons will present video demonstrations of surgical techniques and topic experts will provide updates on the most relevant topics in spinal deformity (alignment targets, when minimal fusion will suffice, risk mitigation and managing spinal cord pathology in deformity) in this collaborative course with SRS (Scoliosis Research Society).
$250 | Physicians
$75 | Residents / Medical Students
Special Course 3 – Innovative Breakthroughs in Cervical Spine Surgery: Enhancing Safety and Quality
In partnership with the Cervical Spine Research Society (CSRS)
This course will explore strategies for treating degenerative cervical pathologies, including fusion and non-fusion operations for myeloradiculopathy. Key techniques, debated by orthopedic and neurosurgeon experts, will be discussed. The focus will be on trailblazing approaches prioritizing safety and quality and innovations for enhancing safety and minimizing complications.
$250 | Physicians
$75 | Residents / Medical Students
11 am – 5 pm (SOLD OUT)
Special Course 4 – Endoscopic Spine – From Simple to Complex
In partnership with the Korean Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Society (KOMISS)
Join us for an engaging and comprehensive educational endoscopic spine course designed for both novices and experts that includes a didactic session and a hands-on cadaver lab. This course will cover a wide range of procedures, starting with simple discectomies and decompression surgeries and progressing to more complex cervical and thoracic procedures. Participants will also gain hands-on experience with the endoscopic implantation of interbody cages. Taught by leading experts in the field, this course promises to enhance your skills and knowledge, whether you are just starting out or looking to refine advanced techniques. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from the best and elevate your expertise in endoscopic spine surgery.
Special Course 4 has reached maximum enrollment. Join the waitlist to be notified if any spots become available. Please note that due to high demand, availability cannot be guaranteed.
$550
1:30 – 4:30 pm
Educational Update for the APP
This four-hour session will offer a meaningful overview of common treatment dilemmas faced by the APP in clinical and hospital settings. Didactic sessions will include educational updates about APP driven, multi-modal work up such as bone density, social determinants of health, selection of injections, and neuromodulation. A one hour “hands-on” session will include rotations through stations focusing on clinical exams for “spinal mimics:” hip, shoulder, and SI joint, screw placement with intraoperative imaging interpretation and patient selection and surgical technique of lateral and anterior interventions.
$50 | Advanced Practice Providers
3:15–5:45 pm
Special Course 5 – The Business and Economics of Spine Surgery: What the Future Holds
This course focuses on business and economic aspects of spine surgery. This can range from coding to personal finance to the broad aspects of economics and spine surgery. Guest speakers from outside spine surgery will be invited and the less often discussed aspects of spine surgery are presented and debated
$250 | Physicians
$75 | Residents / Medical Students
Special Course 6 – Lumbar Spine Conundrums: Case Discussions
In partnership with the Lumbar Spine Research Society (LSRS)
Join us for a course on Lumbar Spine Conundrums where we will discuss and debate challenging, but commonly encountered, cases surrounding the indications, treatment strategies and outcomes of surgical interventions for lumbar spine conditions. Topics will range from the effectiveness of indirect decompression, the optimal management of stenosis in scoliosis/spondylolisthesis, to optimal management of neurologically intact burst fractures. Join us as we consider the variability in surgical practices among spine surgeons and their specialties.
$250 | Physicians
$75 | Residents / Medical Students
Special Course 7 – Complex Spine Trauma, Technology and Trade-offs
In partnership with AO Spine North America
This course offers a contemporary review of complex spine trauma, focusing on the latest advancements in evaluation, classification, and surgical decision-making. Participants will gain insights into the clinical outcomes and complication profiles associated with spine trauma surgeries and explore advanced surgical techniques for managing complex trauma cases.
$250 | Physicians
$75 | Residents / Medical Students
Special Course 8 – Spine Trauma
In partnership with the Brazilian Spine Society (BSS) and Brazilian Neurosurgical Society (BNS)
This course will provide practical, current didactic information on spine trauma through lectures, interactive case presentations and discussion. Emphasis will be placed on surgical approaches, radiographic interpretation, spine trauma classification, stabilization techniques and complications avoidance and management.
$250 | Physicians
$75 | Residents / Medical Students
Special Course 9 – Improving Assessment, Surgery and Outcomes for Patients with Cervical and Thoracolumbar Deformities
In partnership with the International Spine Study Group (ISSG)
This co-branded course, presented by the International Spine Study Group Foundation, the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, provides an in-depth exploration of the latest research findings and surgical techniques for the treatment of adult cervical and thoracolumbar deformities. Participants will gain insights into advanced surgical planning including minimally invasive and open surgical strategies to optimize patient outcomes and best practices to improve care. Led by expert surgeons and researchers, this course integrates cutting-edge approaches from the ISSGF to enhance clinical decision-making and operative techniques.
$250 | Physicians
$75 | Residents / Medical Students
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