• Agenda
  
• Brochure
• CE Credit
  
• Course Directors & Faculty
• Registration

Target Audience
Neurosurgery, Neurologists, Physiatrists, Oncologists, Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Physician Assistants, and APRNS.

Agenda
Saturday, November 5th, 2022
8:00 a.m.
Registration & Breakfast

8:50 a.m.
Welcome
Drs. Boakye, Farhadi, and Nasser

9:00 – 9:20 a.m.
KEYNOTE: Neuro-oncology and Spine Surgery
UK Faculty - Phillip Tibbs, MD

9:20 – 9:30 a.m.
Q&A

9:30 – 9:50 a.m.
Cervical Deformity
UC Faculty - Rani Nasser, MD

9:50 – 10:00 a.m.
Q&A

10:00 – 10:20  a.m.
Recent Updates in Spinal Cord Injury, Timing of Surgery, Central Cord Syndrome, Intraspinal Pressure Management
UofL Faculty – Max Boakye, MD

10:20 – 10:30  a.m.
Q&A

10:30 – 10:50 a.m.
Break

10:50 – 11:10 a.m.
Minimally Invasive Lumbar Interbody Techniques
UK Faculty - Rouzbeh Motiei-Langroudi, MD

11:10 – 11:20 a.m.
Q&A

11:20 – 11:40 a.m.
Craniocervical Junction Techniques and Cases
UC Faculty - Justin Virojanapa, DO

11:40 – 11:50 a.m.
Q&A

11:50 – 12:10 p.m.
Proximal Junctional Kyphosis, Techniques and Literature Review
UC Faculty - Owoicho Adogwa, MD

12:10p – 12:20 p.m.
Q&A

12:20 – 1:20 p.m.
Lunch

1:20 – 1:40 p.m.
Contemporary Management of Cervical Stenosis: Nonoperative vs. Anterior Approach vs. Laminoplasty vs. Laminectomy vs. Laminectomy Fusion (Virtual)
UofL Fellow Lecture – Nikhil Jain, MD

1:40 – 1:50 p.m.
Q&A

1:50 – 2:10 p.m.
Prone Lateral Fusions for Adjacent Segment Disease
Duke University - Muhammad M. Abd-El-Barr MD, PhD

2:10 – 2:20 p.m.
Q&A

2:20 – 2:40 p.m.
Updates in Pain Intervention for Spine Surgery
UK Faculty - Christopher Mallard, MD

2:40 – 2:50 p.m.
Q&A

2:50 – 3:10 p.m.
Minimally Invasive Approaches for Adult Spinal Deformity Correction
UK Faculty - Ryan C Hofler, MD

3:10 – 3:20 p.m.
Break

3:20 – 3:40 p.m.
Contemporary Management of Thoracolumbar Burst Fracture: When to Brace, When to Operate, How to Operate
UofL Spine Fellow – Nicolas Khattar, MD

3:40 – 3:50 p.m.
Q&A

3:50 – 4:10 p.m.
KEYNOTE: Spinal Biomechanics
UC Faculty - Joseph Cheng, MD

4:10 – 4:20 p.m.
Q&A

4:25 p.m.
Adjourn

Course Directors
Maxwell Boakye, MD, MPH, MBA
Professor of Neurosurgery
Mabel Wise & Wilma Wise Nelson Endowed Chair
University of Louisville
Louisville, KY

Francis Farhadi, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Neurosurgery
Director of Neurosurgery Spine Program
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY

Rani Nasser, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH

Participating Faculty
Muhammad M. Abd-El-Barr MD, PhD    
Associate Professor
Spine Fellowship Co-Director
Department of Neurosurgery
Duke University, Durham, NC

Owoicho Adogwa, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery
Division of Spine Surgery
University of Cincinnati, OH

Joseph Cheng, MD
Professor of Neurosurgery
Division of Spine Surgery
University of Cincinnati, OH

Ryan C Hofler, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery
Division of Spine Surgery
University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY

Nikhil Jain, MD    
Alumni Fellow of Spine Surgery
University of Louisville, Louisville, KY

Nicolas Khattar, MD
Neurosurgery Spine Fellow
University of Louisville, Louisville, KY

Christopher Mallard, MD    
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
Associated Pain Medicine Fellowship Program Director
University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY

Rouzbeh Motiei-Langroudi, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery
Division of Spine Surgery
University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY

Phillip Tibbs, MD    
Professor and Emeritus Chair of Neurosurgery
University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY

Justin Virojanapa, DO
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery
Division of Spine Surgery
University of Cincinnati, OH

Learning Objectives
As a result of participating in this activity, participants should be able to:
1. Increase effectiveness and results in contemporary management of spinal cord injury.
2. Evaluate and treat cervical stenosis and cervical deformity and appreciate differences and indications for anterior and posterior approaches to cervical stenosis and deformity.
3. Apply AO thoracolumbar classification systems and evidence-based guidelines to management of thoracolumbar burst fractures.

Continuing Education Credit
Physician Credit - The University of Louisville Continuing Medical Education office designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurse - This program has been approved by the Kentucky Board of Nursing for 7.2 continuing education credits through University of Louisville Hospital, provider number 4-0068-12-24-1310. The Kentucky Board of Nursing approval of an individual nursing education provider does not constitute endorsement of program content. Completion criteria to obtain CE's: Attend entire session and complete the evaluation.

Accreditation Statement
The University of Louisville School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Special Services
All individuals are encouraged to participate. To request disability arrangements, please contact the Tony Piedmonte at least 7 days prior to the date of this program. Continuing Medical Education and Professional Development fully complies with the legal requirements of the ADA and the rules and regulations thereof.

Brochure
CLICK HERE for a copy of the course Flyer (Available Soon)

Registration
Registration Fees:There is no fee to attend this event. Advance registration is required to allow for event planning.

CLICK HERE to Register for the Live In-person Conference   

Live Webinar
CLICK HERE to Register for the Webinar version of this Conference
An email will be sent to all registrants 1 week prior and again 2 days prior with instructions for webinar sign-in.

Acknowledgments
We thank our supporting and exhibiting companies for their participation in the "2022 Ohio Valley Spine Symposium: Latest Updates in Complex Spine Treatment" conference. A final listing of supporters and exhibitors will be available at the meeting.

Accreditation Disclosure
As a provider accredited by the ACCME, the Office of CME&PD, School of Medicine, University of Louisville, must ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all its accredited educational activities. All Planners, faculty, reviewers, and other persons that affected the content of this CME activity were required to submit a financial disclosure form from which relevant conflicts of interest were determined. If any relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies were disclosed, the materials each of them prepared for this program (or influenced) were peer-reviewed and determined to be without ineligible company bias, were considered fair and balanced in terms of therapeutic options, and presented evidence-based content. All relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations have been mitigated prior to this activity.

Learner Consent Statement
Names or contact information of learners will not be shared with any ineligible company or its agents without the explicit consent of the individual learner.