10.00 When to say ‘no’ to surgery
S. Blumenthal (Dallas)

10.15 Good to Great: Advanced techniques for enhancing surgical outcomes and avoiding complications in lumbar microsurgery
D. Wong (Denver)

10.30 Optimising the surgical patient
R. Cecchinato (Milan)

10.45 Positioning of patients on the table
P. Depauw (Tilburg)

11.00 Discussion

11.10 Thromboembolic prophylaxis
M. Czyz (Birmingham)

11.25 Managing comorbid conditions known to impact surgical outcomes including BMI/weight, diabetes/metabolic syndrome, mental health/depression
C. Lane (Calgary)

11.40 Spine surgery in elderly patients: is it reasonable? What to expect?
L. Marie-Hardy (Paris)

11.55 Discussion

12.05 NASS President Talk
Z. Ghogawala (Burlington)

12.20 Lunch Break

13.20 Radiation in MISS vs open surgery
JJ. Abitbol (San Diego)

13.35 When is sagittal imbalance a surgical indication?
JC. Le Huec (Bordeaux)

13.50 Revisiting Complications and Prevention Strategies in Full Endoscopic Spine Surgery
W.K. Kwon (Seoul)

14.05 Discussion

14.15 Robotics and navigation: does it add to safety?
JJ. Abitbol (San Diego)

14.30 Pedicular guide: a versatile alternative to robotic navigation for fast and accurate screw positioning
M. Pastor (Montpellier)

14.45 How to overcome the learning curve in endoscopic spine surgery
F. Hassel (Freiburg)

15.00 Avoiding complication in sacro iliac fusion
J. Nelensteijn (Enschede)

15.15 Discussion

15.30 Coffee Break

15.55 Neurological complications in spine surgery
I. Vlok (Cape Town)

16.10 Metastasis of the spine: management and pitfalls
L. Marie-Hardy (Paris)

16.25 Infectious complications
R. Dunn (Cape Town)

16.40 Avoiding extra-pedicular penetration
C. Bolger (Dublin)

16.55 Implant failure and managing their removal
JJ. Abitbol (San Diego)

17.10 Dural breach: is it a real problem? From incidental durotomies to complications of lumbar drains
R. Garcia (Miami)

17.25 Vascular complications in spine surgery
M. Aebi (Bern)

17.40 Discussion

17.55 End of first day

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 23, 2024

SURGICAL COMPLICATIONS II
  Chairman: R. Guyer

8.00 Sagittal alignment: is it a fad?
C. Colloca (New York)

8.15 Gunshot and stab wounds to the spine: complications from the beginning?
R. Dunn (Cape Town)

8.30 Blindness in spine surgery
D. Wong (Denver)

8.45 How to treat spondylodiscitis
I. Vlok (Cape Town)

9.00 Discussion

09.15 Does Navigation and Robotics in endoscopic spine surgery lead to better results?
F. Hassel (Freiburg)

9.30 Coronal imbalance in adult deformity, the risk of flat back
C. Lamartina (Milan)

9.45 Exploring the Benefits of Endoscopic Spine Surgery: A Complex Case Series
W.K. Kwon (Seoul)

10.00 Coffee Break

10.30 Allograft and BMP safety
R. Garcia (Miami)

10.45 Adjacent level degeneration: fact or fiction?
R. Guyer (Dallas)

11.00 Complications due to obesity
M. Czyz (Birmingham)

11.15 Neuromonitoring: when is it useful and when indispensable?
C. Bolger (Dublin)

11.30 Discussion

11.45 Iatrogenic stenosis
R. Garcia (Miam)

12.00 Epidural hematoma after surgery
C. Bolger (Dublin)

12.15 Complications of artificial discs
R. Guyer (Dallas)

12.30 Learning curve in endoscopy
P. Depauw (Tilburg)

12.45 Discussion

13.00 Coffee Break

14.00 When pilots help doctors: an introduction to CRM
N. Alligton (Liège)

14.15 Common defences for medical malpractice cases
E. Muehlbauer (Chicago)

14.30 Building models to predict novel predictors of surgical outcomes
C. lane (Calgary)

14.45 How aviation safety impacts patient safety in the operating room: crew resource management and other tales from the front lines
D. Wong (Denver)

15.00 discussion 15.15 Risk stratification
C. Lamartina (Milan)

15.30 Injections safety concerns: The example of the US epidural steroid aspergillus contamination outbreak-reporting issues/patient tracing/epidemiology/ treatment/and the associated 32 patient deaths
D. Wong (Denver)

15.45 Measuring outcomes
S. Blumenthal (Dallas)

16.00 Evaluating safety of new technologies
D. Wong (Denver)

16.15 Considerations in escalating from conservative care to surgery
C. Colloca (New York)

16.30 Discussion

16.45 End of the Meeting