Thursday, September 04th

Improving Treatment Outcomes & Managing Patient Expectations in Spine Surgery

09.45 - 10.30

10.30 - 10.35

PD Dr. med. Cordula Netzer MBA (President)
PD Dr. med. Pietro Scarone (Local Host)

10.35 - 12.15

Chairs: Mazda Farshad, Frank Hassel

10.35 - 10.55

How to Get Started & Classification of Endoscopic Spine Procedures
Prof. Dr. med. Mazda Farshad, MPH

10.55 - 11.15

Advanced Indications of Spinal Endoscopy
Dr. med. Frank Hassel

11.15 - 11.35

Monoportal Versus Biportal Endoscopy (debate)
PD Dr. med. Jean-Yves Fournier
PD Dr. med. Antonio Faundez

11.35 - 11.55

Navigation in Spinal Endoscopy
Dr. Hooman Esfandiari

11.55 - 12.15

Free Communications 3

Titles to be announced in July

12.15 - 13.15

13.15 - 14.00

Chairs: Andrea Cardia, Markus Loibl
Titles to be announced in July

14.00 - 14.45

Chairs: Sonja Häckel, Raluca Reitmeir

14.45 - 15.15: Coffee Break & Exhibition
15.15 - 17.30: SGS Jubilee Session | Bridging History and Tomorrow
Chairs: Cordula Netzer, Moritz Deml, Pietro Scarone
15.15 - 15.30: Damals
Autrefois
SGS Honorary and Founding Members
15.30 - 16.00: ...bis Heute: Hürden und Meilensteine
...jusqu'à aujourd'hui : obstacles et milestones
SGS Former Presidents
16.00 - 16.15: SGS Award Ceremony
16.15 - 16.30: Geschichte der Wirbelsäulenchirurgie aus der Perspektive der Forschung
Histoire de la chirurgie de la colonne vertébrale du point de vue de la recherche
Prof. Dr. Hans-Joachim Wilke
16.30 - 16.45: Zukunft der Wirbelsäulenmedizin
L'avenir de la médecine rachidienne
Prof. Dr. Norbert Boos
16.45 - 17.30: ...und Morgen?
...et demain ?
Prof. Dr. Florian Ringel, DWG
Prof. Dr. Dr. Dominique Rothenfluh, MD, PhD, EUROSPINE
Prof. Dr. Hans-Joachim Wilke, Spine Research
PD Dr. med. Jean-Yves Fournier, SGNC
Prof. Dr. med. Matthias Zumstein, SO
Prof. Dr. Jan Štulík, CSc., Czech Spine Surgery Society
Dr. Alessio Chiappini, SYSS
18.30: Networking Dinner
Blu Restaurant, Locarno
Prior online registration required