Friday, September 05th

Improving Treatment Outcomes & Managing Patient Expectations in Spine Surgery

08.00 - 08.30: Check-in, Welcome Coffee & Exhibition
08.30 - 08.45: Welcome
PD Dr. med. Cordula Netzer MBA (President)
PD Dr. med. Pietro Scarone (Local Host)
08.45 - 10.05: Pre-habilitation and Preparation of the Patient
Chairs: Pietro Scarone, Martin Stienen
08.45 - 09.05: Podium-Discussion
Case - Expert talks - Case Solution
Dr. med. Ramona Guatta
PD Dr. med. Pietro Scarone
Prof. Dr. Madelon Peters
Prof. Dr. med. Oliver Nic Hausmann
Prof. Mari Lundberg
09.05 - 09.25: Why Psychosomatics Matters!
Prof. Dr. Madelon Peters
09.25 - 09.45: Why Patient Preparation Matters!
Prof. Dr. med. Oliver Nic Hausmann
09.45 - 10.05: Why Physiotherapy Matters!
Prof. Mari Lundberg
10.05 - 10.35: Coffee Break & Exhibition
10.35 - 11.35: Free Communications II
Chairs: Fabrice Külling, Marco Germann
Titles to be announced in July
11.35 - 12.35: SGS General Assembly
For SGS members only
12.35 - 13.35: Lunch Break & Exhibition
Lunch Sysmposium
Escape Game by Medtronic
Prior online registration required for the Escape Game
13.35 - 14.05: From Earth to Heaven:
A Quest for Equilibrium between Philosophy and Art
Prof. Alessandro Tosi
(University of Pisa, Director of the Museo della Grafica)

14.05 - 15.35: Endorsed by AO Spine and AO Knowledge Forum Tumor: Intradural lesions
Chairs: Ralph Schär, Enrico Tessitore
14.05 - 14.30: Intradural Lesions for Non-Intradural Experts:
An Overview
PD Dr. med. David Bellut
14.30 - 14.50: Intradural Intramedullary Lesions Watch Versus Biopsy Versus Resect
Prof. Dr. med. Andreas Raabe
14.50 - 15.15: Intradural Extramedullary Lesions Watch Versus Biopsy Versus Resect
Prof. Dr. Florian Ringel
15.15 - 15.35: Avoidance & Management of Intraoperative Spinal Cord Injury
To be announced
15.35 - 16.05: Coffee Break & Exhibition
16.05 - 17.15: Endorsed by EuroSpine:
Prevention of Iatrogenic Deformity in Short Lumbar Fusions
Chairs: Dominique Rothenfluh, Charles Yann Philippe
16.05 - 16.25: The Biomechanical Rationale for Lordosis Restoration
To be announced
16.25 - 16.50: The Clinical Rationale for Lordosis Restoration
To be announced
16.50 - 17.15: Lumbar Degenerative Sagittal Deformity and State of the Art Surgery
Prof. Dr. Dr. Dominique Rothenfluh, MD, PhD
17.15 - 17.25: Scientific Award Ceremony
Chairs: Andrea Cardia, Sonja Häckel, Marco Germann
17.25 - 17.30: Closing Remarks & Farewell
PD Dr. med. Cordula Netzer MBA (President)
Prof. Dr. med. Oliver Nic Hausmann (President-Elect)
PD Dr. med. Pietro Scarone (Local Host)