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Endoscopic Spine Surgery Essentials: Interlaminar Lumbar Decompression

Starts: Sun 8:00AM CT (Sep 01, 2024) Ends: Mon 8:00AM CT (Aug 19, 2024) OnDemand

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This course on Interlaminar Lumbar Decompression is designed to equip you with the skills and knowledge to perform endoscopic decompression procedures safely and effectively. You will learn to identify images of central and lateral recess stenosis and corresponding neurogenic claudication, describe the ideal indications for endoscopic decompression, and recognize the relevant surgical anatomy and landmarks.

The course consists of 7 modules, ensuring a comprehensive understanding of each step involved in the procedure and will take approximately 1 hour to complete.

1. Patient Selection
2. Surgical Anatomy
3. Surgical Planning
4. OR Setup and Patient Positioning
5. Surgical Steps
6. Intra-Operative Imaging
7. Post-Operative Care

After the conclusion of the 7th module, you are encouraged to answer knowledge check questions. Answering the questions is not required to complete the course, however you are encouraged to take them to assess your retention of the material.

Chair

Michael Y. Wang, MD, MBA

Faculty

Jin-Sung L. Kim, MD, PhD

Christoph P. Hofstetter, MD, PhD

Khanathip Jitpakdee, MD

Contributor

Meng Huang, MD

What You Will Learn

Upon completion of this course, participants should gain strategies to:

Identify surgical anatomy relevant to endoscopic lumbar decompression and describe important landmarks for safe and accurate surgical access;

Develop a surgical plan based on the combination of clinical and radiographic findings, utilizing advanced imaging and visualization tools;

Recognize principles and concepts related to postoperative care, including developing patient-specific care plans and providing effective patient and family education for postoperative recovery.

Disclaimer

NASS courses are created to enhance physician understanding of the complexity of performing these procedures only. The course is not designed to certify that attendees are proficient in the procedures taught in the course. NASS strongly advises participants to continue to have proctoring, mentoring and additional experience prior to treating patients.

Audience

All Members and Nonmembers in the medical field.

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Registration: General Registration
 Member$199.00
 Member In-Training$59.00
 Non-Member$349.00

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Continuing Medical Education (CME)s

The North American Spine Society is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The North American Spine Society designates this enduring activity for a maximum of

1.0

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.

Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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We want to make sure that your registration process is a pleasant one, so if you have any trouble or a question, please email or call us at (630) 230-3600.

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