17th Annual UCSF Spine Symposium

  • 16-17 Jun 2023
  • Hilton San Francisco Financial District, CA, United States

Description

The 17th Annual UCSF Spine Symposium is dedicated to trends in diagnostic and therapeutic strategies for patients suffering from spinal disorders.

The 17th Annual UCSF Spine Symposium covers topics such as:

  • Appropriate indications for surgery of the painful, degenerated spine and the appropriate surgical approach based on recently published guidelines
  • Evaluation and treatment of spinal pain in a cost effective and reliable manner based on recently published guidelines
  • Pain management strategies for patients with spine-related pain
  • Evaluation and  treatment of lumbar degenerative disease and deformity in a cost effective manner to avoid perioperative complications by identifying risk factors that may predispose to morbidity
  • Physical exams that include a process to identify lower extremity pain that dissipates while sitting and exacerbates with standing or walking
  • Utilization and competence with NASS spinal stenosis guidelines and the AANS-CNS cervical spine guidelines
  • Spinal instability related to spinal tumors and surgical treatment plans to deal with neurological deficits and pain in spine oncology patients based on recently published guidelines

The 17th Annual UCSF Spine Symposium brings together:

  • Orthopedists
  • Neurosurgeons
  • Physical therapists
  • Nurses
  • Anesthesiologists
  • Physiatrists
  • Primary care providers
  • Pain specialists

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Event Categories

Health & Medicine: Anaesthesiology, Neurology, Neurosurgery , Orthopedics

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