Back Talk | Spine Education

At Indiana Spine Group’s Back Talk continuing medical education symposium, as highlighted in a previous blog entry , there are two educational tracks that will be available for conference attendees on day one.  In addition to the general track discussed in the prior blog, there is a more in-depth track entitled, More Specifics | Spinal Diagnostics and Treatment. 

In this education track there will be a few sessions focusing on the diagnosis of spinal disorders and abnormalities.  One session titled Spinal Imaging | Technology and Diagnosis, will be presented by Stephen Pomeranz, MD. Dr. Pomerance is a radiologist. In this session, Dr. Pomeranz will provide an in-depth look at spinal imaging technologies and highlight the latest developments in spinal imaging technology and their applications in spinal diagnostics.  Additionally, using case studies, he will review radiological finds and diagnostic indicators. 

The second session of this educational track will focus on The Electrodiagnostic Evaluation, and will be presented by physical medicine and rehabilitation specialist Dr. Shashank Dave.  During his presentation, Dr.Dave will discuss the role and application of electromyography in the diagnosis of spinal disorders and diseases.  Additionally, he will review case studies which utilize electromyography and identify specific diagnoses. 

Another session presented for the in-depth track will focus on Diagnostic and Therapeutic Injections of the Spine.  This will be presented by minimally invasive spine specialist John Arbuckle, MD.  During this session Dr. Arbuckle will review and differentiate between the different type of therapeutic injections and will review the treatment efficacy of injections, the clinical protocols, indications and expected outcomes. 

The last session of this continuing education track will highlight spine surgery, and is entitled Surgical Perspectives | Fusion vs Arthroplasty, presented by spine surgeon Rick Sasso, MD.  During this session, Dr. Sasso will provide a detailed analysis of spinal fusion and arthroplasty and he will discuss motion preservation modalities for the treatment of generative disc disease.  He will highlight lumbar and cervical artificial discs as well as review research studies and discuss patient selection, indications and expected outcomes.