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

Target Audience
Neurosurgeons, Physiatrists, Primary Care Physicians, and all other community healthcare professionals interested in learning the latest treatments and care options for neurological spinal diseases.

Agenda
Friday, September 22, 2017
7:00 - 7:45am
Registration and Breakfast

7:45 - 8:00am
Welcome and Introduction

8:00 - 8:45am
“Value and Future of Spine Care: Outcomes Research, Bundled Payments, MACRA and HER”
Dr. Joseph Cheng

8:45 - 9:30am
“Treatment Guidelines for Back Pain and Lumbar Spine Disorders”
Dr. Zoher Ghogawala

9:30 - 10:15am
“Update on Treatment of Spinal Metastases”
Dr. Mark Bilsky

10:15 - 10:30am
Break

10:30 - 11:15am
“Update on Treatment of Cervical Spinal Disorders”
Dr. Harel Deutsch

11:15 - 11:45am
“Rehabilitative Medicine and Pain Management for Neurological Spinal Diseases”
Dr. Darryl Kaelin

11:45 - 12:15pm
“Identifying When Surgical Treatment of Spinal Disease is Necessary”
Dr. Thomas Altstadt

12:15 - 12:45pm
Adjournment and Lunch

Course Director
Maxwell Boakye, MD
Professor
University of Louisville Neurosurgery
Louisville, KY



Participating Faculty
Thomas Altstadt, MD
Associate Professor
University of Louisville Department of Neurosurgery
Louisville, KY

Mark Bilsky, MD
Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs in Neurosurgery
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York City, NY

Joseph Cheng, MD
Professor and Vice Chair
Department of Neurosurgery
Yale University
New Haven, Connecticut

Harel Deutsch, MD
Associate Professor
Department of Neurosurgery
Rush University
Chicago, IL

Zoher Ghogawala, MD
Associate Professor and Chair
Department of Neurosurgery
Tuft University
Boston, MA

Darryl Kaelin, MD
Chief, Professor and Residency Director
Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
University of Louisville
Louisville, KY

Learning Objectives
As a result of participating in this activity, the participants should be able to:

1. Identify the best care and treatment options for patients with neurological spinal diseases.
2. Recognize treatment guidelines for back pain and lumbar spine disorders.
3. Define treatment of cervical spinal disorders and rehabilitative medicine for spinal diseases.

Continuing Education Credit
Physician Credit - The University of Louisville Continuing Medical Education office designates this live activity for a maximum of 4.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurses - This program has been approved by the Kentucky Board of Nursing for 4.8 continuing education credits through University of Louisville Hospital, provider number 4-0068-7-18-993. The Kentucky Board of Nursing approval of an individual nursing education provider does not constitute endorsement of program content.

Accreditation
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 Course Coordinator Emily Rollins at least 14 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 to view a copy of the course brochure

Registration
Registration Fees:

Advance registration for this Symposium is now closed. You may still attend the event by registering as a walk-in at the welcome desk the day of the event.

Map and Venue Directions
To view a map to Churchill Downs Trophy Room, 700 Central Ave, Louisville, KY 40208 and receive directions CLICK HERE

Acknowledgments
We thank our supporting and exhibiting companies for their participation in the conference! A final listing of supporters and exhibitors will be available at the meeting.