The 12th Mayo Clinic Medical & Surgical Spine Course: Cervical Spine Update 2018 is a course that covers topics such as:
- Perform a complete musculoskeletal and neurological examination of a patient who presents with neck pain with or without arm symptoms
- Perform a complete musculoskeletal and neurological examination of a patient who presents with low back pain with or without leg symptoms
- An evidence based approach to cervical radiculopathy including pharmacologic, nonpharmacologic and surgical treatment options
- An evidence based approach to acute neck pain, including initial pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic treatment, and follow up treatment when symptoms persist
- The advantages of cervical disc arthroplasty versus ACDF
- The importance of osteoporosis care and impact on surgical and non-surgical patient outcomes
- And organize the surgical treatment and management of cervical deformity
- And facilitate the surgical treatment and management on patients with central cord syndrome
- The impact of spine disease on global health
- The operative and non-operative treatment of spine trauma
- The issues surrounding cervical spine adjacent segment disease
- Common and rare complications associated with spine surgery
The 12th Mayo Clinic Medical & Surgical Spine Course: Cervical Spine Update 2018 brings together non-operative and procedural specialists and mid-level providers in various specialties including:
- Neurosurgery
- Orthopedics
- Internal medicine
- Family medicine
- Anesthesia
- Physical medicine and rehabilitation
- Nurse practitioners
- Physician assistants
- And physical therapists