Hands-On Image-Guided Spine Intervention Course
Friday-Sunday, October 22nd, 23rd & 24th, 2010
Held at The University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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Course Topics (including hands-on cadaver training):
- Percutaneous Vertebroplasty
- Percutaneous Kyphoplasty
- Sacroplasty
- Cement Mixing for Vertebroplasty, Kyphoplasty and Sacroplasty
- Discography and FAD
- Ganglionic Nerve Blocks
- Epidural Steroid Injections
- Neural Stimulator Placement
- Selective Nerve Root Blocks
- Facet Joint Injections
- Radiofrequency Ablation
- Sacroiliac Joint Injections
- Appropriate Patient Workup & Procedure, Selection in the Complex Setting
- Appropriate Selection of Materials, Pharmaceuticals and Image Guidance
Course Directors:
- Walter S. Bartynski, M.D.
- Allan L. Brook, M.D.
- Bassem A. Georgy, M.D.
- A. Orlando Ortiz, M.D., M.B.A.
- Jeffrey A. Stone, M.D.
- Gregg H. Zoarski, M.D.
Faculty:
- Walter S. Bartynski, M.D., University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
- Allan L. Brook, M.D., Montefiore Medical Center, New York, NY
- Bassem A. Georgy, M.D., North County Radiology, Escondido, CA
- Louis A. Gilula, M.D., Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University, St. Louis, MO
- Joshua A. Hirsch, M.D., Harvard University, Boston, MA
- Timothy S. Eckel, M.D., Annapolis Radiology Associates, Annapolis, MD
- Gregory J. Lawler, M.D., Danbury Radiology Associates, Danbury, CT
- Dan T.D. Nguyen, M.D., Penn State Milton Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA
- Wayne J. Olan, M.D., Suburban Hospital-George Washington Univ. Medical Center, DC
- A. Orlando Ortiz, M.D., M.B.A., Winthrop University Hospital, Mineola, NY
- Jeffrey A. Stone, M.D., Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL
- Gregg H. Zoarski, M.D., University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD
Course Description:
The University of Maryland, the American Society of Spine Radiology and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine are pleased to announce that they are jointly sponsoring a Hands-On Image-Guided Spine Intervention Course on October 22, 23, and 24, 2010 at the University of Maryland Medical Center, 22 South Greene Street, in Baltimore, Maryland. This three-day course is designed to provide basic instruction in understanding and performing image-guided spine interventions for treatment of back pain. The course will feature nine hours of classroom instruction, and twelve hours of small group hands-on cadaver lab training for participants to develop practical skills. Topics will include: Pharmacology for Common Spine Interventions, Vertebroplasty/Kyphoplasty, Sacroplasty, Acetabular Augmentation, Sacrococcygeal Injections, Lumbar Epidural Steroid Injections, Selective Lumbar Nerve Root Blocks, Lumbar Diskography and FAD, Lumbar Facet Joint Injection, Ganglionic Blocks, Sacroiliac Joint Injection, Spinal Cord Stimulator Placement, C1-C2 Punctures, Cement Preparation, Coblation for Tumor and Complication Avoidance. The course will be limited to 36 attendees, and will be on a first-come, first-served basis.
Target Audience:
Radiologists, Neuroradiologists, Neurosurgeons, Pain Management Physicians, Anesthesiologists, and other clinicians with an interest in spinal imaging and image-guided intervention.
Course Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course the attendee will be able to:
- Evaluate clinical and radiographic findings to determine whether a patient is an appropriate candidate for various spine interventional procedures
- Identify the newest interventional and therapeutic spine techniques for the diagnosis and treatment of back pain in regards to lumbar diskography, lumbar facet injections, vertebroplasty, kyphoplasty, sacroplasty, tumor coblation, spinal cord stimulator placement, sympathetic blockades, lumbar epidural steroid injections, and selective lumbar nerve blocks. Attendees will also develop hand skills in these cases.
- Identify complications and be able to avoid them in the future.
- Provide post-procedural care and follow-up for patients who have undergone various spine interventional procedures.
Accreditation:
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint sponsorship of the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and the American Society of Spine Radiology. The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
*The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 20.5 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Each physician should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
*Other healthcare professionals are awarded 2.05 continuing education units (CEU’s) which are equal to 20.5 contact hours.
Course Schedule:
| October 22, 2010 Friday Morning, Day 1: Fluoroscopy-Guided Spinal Pain Interventions |
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| 8:00-8:55 | Registration | |
| 8:55-9:00 | Welcome and Introduction | Walter Bartynsk |
| 9:00- 9:30 | Clinical, Anatomic and Imaging Correlation | Walter Bartynski |
| 9:30-10:00 | Pharmacology | Gregg Zoarski |
| 10:00-10:45 | SNRB /ESI / Sympathetic blocks | Timothy Eckel |
| 10:45-11:05 | Coffee Break | |
| 11:05-11:50 | Facet Blocks, Median Branch Blocks, Synovial Cyst Aspiration/Rx and SI joints | Louis Gilula |
| 11:50-12:30 | Radiofrequency Ablation: Facet (MBB), SIJ | Jeffrey Stone |
| 12:30-1:30 | Lunch | |
| Friday Afternoon, Day 1: Vertebral Augmentation (Vertebroplasty/Kyphoplasty), Sacroplasty, Spinal Cord Stimulators |
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| 1:30-2:10 | Discography and FAD | Bartynski/Ortiz |
| 2:10-2:30 | Diagnosis and Treatment of Coccygodynia | Jeffrey Stone |
| 2:30-2:45 | Update on Billing Part 1 | Greg Lawler |
| 2:45-3:10 | Patient Selection and Evaluation for Vertebroplasty/Kyphoplasty | Gregg Zoarski |
| 3:10 -3:35 | Techniques for Vertebroplasty & Kyphoplasty | Wayne Olan |
| 3:35-3:50 | Vertebral Augmentation ‘Cements’: Review & Update | Dan Nguyen |
| 3:50-4:05 | Coffee Break | |
| 4:05-4:35 | Sacroplasty | A. Orlando Ortiz |
| 4:35-4:50 | The Acetabulum and Alternative Augmentation Sites | Joshua Hirsch |
| 4:50-5:20 | Spinal Cord Stimulators: Introduction & Patient Selection | Allan Brook |
| 5:20-5:35 | Update on Billing, Part 2 | Wayne Olan |
| 5:35 PM | End of Day 1 | |
| October 23, 2010 Saturday, Day 2: Spinal Cord Stimulators (continued) and Cadaver Rotations-1 |
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| 7:00-7:45 | Breakfast with Exhibitors | |
| 7:45-8:30 | Techniques for Temporary/Permanent Stimulator Placement | Bassem Georgy |
| Hands-on-Workshops: Epidurals, Nerve Root/Facet/SIJ Treatment and Disk Assessment 8:30am to 5:00pm Cadaver Rotations: 1 hour 5 minutes |
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| A: SNRB/ESI | Lawler/Brook | |
| B: Facet/MBB/SIJ | Gilula/Nguyen | |
| C: RF Ablation | Olan/Stone | |
| D: Discography/FAD | Bartynski/Ortiz | |
| E: Advanced Blocks: Sympathetic/ganglion, TNRB, caudal | Georgy/Eckel | |
| F: C1C2 Puncture and Cement Mixing | Zoarski/Hirsch | |
| Rotations include: | ||
| 10:40-11:10 | Coffee break with Exhibitors | |
| 12:15-1:15 | Lunch with Exhibitors | |
| 3:25-3:55 | Coffee break with Exhibitors | |
| 5:00 PM | End of Day 2 | |
| October 24, 2010 Sunday, Day 3: Tumor Treatment, Coblation and Cadaver Rotations-2 |
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| 7:00-7:45 | Breakfast with Exhibitors | |
| 7:45-8:15 | Treatment of Malignant Lesions, RF and Coblation | Bassem Georgy |
| Hands-on-Workshops: Vertebral Augmentation, Coblation, Spinal Cord Stimulators 8:15am to 3:30pm Cadaver Rotations: 1 hour |
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| A: Vertebral Augmentation/Vertebroplasty I | Zoarski/Gilula | |
| B: Vertebral Augmentation/Vertebroplasty II | Bartynski/Nguyen | |
| C: Advanced Vertebral Augmentation/Sacroplasty | Brook/ Ortiz | |
| D: Vertebral Augmentation: Balloon Kyphoplasty | Eckel/Hirsch | |
| E: Tumor Ablation | Stone/Lawler | |
| F: Spinal Cord Stimulators | Georgy/Olan | |
| Rotations include: | ||
| 10:15-10:35 | Coffee break with Exhibitors | |
| 12:35-1:35 | Lunch with Exhibitors | |
| 3:35 | Program Ends | |
Course Registration Fee:
ASSR Members $2,000
ASNR Members $2,200
Non-Members $2,400
*To apply for ASSR membership, visit the ASSR website at http://www.theASSR.org or call 630-574-
0220, ext 226. (Must confirm membership by providing member number or application date, if in process, in order to receive discount rate.)
Enrollment is confirmed only after receipt of the registration fee. Please use the accompanying registration form. We are requesting your email address when you enroll, as this is our preferred method of sending confirmation and additional instructions. We do not process registrations without payment.
Please make your check payable to “University of Pittsburgh” and mail to:
W.S. Bartynski, M.D.
UPMC Dept of Radiology
200 Lothrop Street Room D-132
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Online Registration:
Registration form can be accessed on the ASSR website at www.theassr.org
*Registration is limited to 36 participants.
Refunds:
Full refunds, less a $100 service charge, will be issued in response to written notification received by September 20, 2010. After that date no refunds will be issued. The ASSR reserves the right to cancel the course due to insufficient registration.
Special Needs:
Advance notification of any special needs will help us provide better service. Please notify us of your needs at least two weeks in advance of the program by calling 617-955-3737.
Faculty Disclosure:
In accordance with Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education requirements on disclosure, information about relationships of presenters with commercial interests (if any) will be included in materials distributed at the time of the course.
Airport & Ground Transportation:
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport is located southwest of Downtown Baltimore. It is approximately 10 miles from the University of Maryland Medical Center. For more information, please visit their website: http://www.bwiairport.com/
Airlines Serving BWI Airport:
- Air Canada: 1-888-247-2262
- Midwest Airlines: 1-800-452-2022
- Air Tran: 1-800-247-8726
- Southwest: 1-800-435-9792
- American Airlines: 1-800-433-7300
- United: 1-800-241-6522
- Continental: 1-800-525-0280
- US Airways: 1-800-428-4322
- Delta: 1-800-221-1212
Ground Transportation:
Taxis are available outside of baggage claim at BWI. An approximate fare to Baltimore is $32. For more information, call 410-859-1100.
Private Car/RMA Worldwide Chauffeured Transportation serves the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area. RMA provides round trip services, immaculate late model luxury sedans, limousines and vans, professional chauffeurs, and 24-hour service. Please ask about group services. Please make reservations online at http://www.rmalimo.com. All major credit cards accepted. For service in Baltimore: 410-519-0000
Airport Shuttle:
http://www.theairportshuttle.com
1-800-776-0323
In Maryland – 410-381-2772
Accommodations:
The following hotels are within walking distance to the University of Maryland Medical Center:
| Hotel | Address | Website | Phone |
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| Marriott Baltimore Inner Harbor at Camden Yards |
110 South Eutaw St. 3 blocks walking distance to University of Maryland Medical Center |
Marriot | 410-962-0202 1-800-228-9290 |
| Radisson Plaza Lord Baltimore-Inner Harbor |
20 W Baltimore St. 5 blocks walking distance to University of Maryland Medical Center |
Radisson | 410-539-8400 1-888-201-1718 |
| Hampton Inn Inner Harbor Hotel |
131 East Redwood St. 6 blocks walking distance to University of Maryland Medical Center |
Hampton Inn | 410-539-7888 1-800-HAMPTON |
| Sheraton Baltimore City Center Hotel |
101 Fayette St 6 blocks walking distance to University of Maryland Medical Center |
Sheraton | 410-752-1100 1-800-325-3535 |
For More Information:
Contact Kasey Nowalk, Education Coordinator by phone: 617-955-3737 or email: kasey@theassr.org. For specific questions regarding course content, please contact Walter Bartynski, MD at 412-647-3530 or by email at: bartws@upmc.edu.