Spine Conference

At a recent annual continuing medical education meeting sponsored by The Scoliosis Research Society, I was an invited instructor. This conference was the 17^th International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques and was held in Toronto. This educational meeting is considered one of the premier international spine meetings held annually for spine surgeons, and it is an honor to be asked to be one of the limited faculty members.

At this meeting, I presented the results of a spine research study for an investigational device that I am participating in. This study is related to the cervical spine and deals with cervical motion technology. A few other continuing medical education activities that I participated in included:

· Gave a presentation on occipitocervical fixation and biomechanics.

· Moderated a round table discussion on cervical reconstruction.

· Participated in a fundamentals session on the cervical spine and discussed posterior cervical decompression and fusion.