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AOSpine Masters Symposium—Surgery of the infl ammatory spine30 September - 1 October, 2016 Florence, Italy

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Welcome to Florence

Dear colleagues,

on behalf of AOSpine Europe, it will be a great pleasure and honor to welcome you to the AOSpine Master Symposium on inflammatory diseases of the spine taking place in the beautiful city of Florence.

Important goals in understanding and treating inflammatory and metabolic diseases of bone and joints have recently been reached by the scientific community; nevertheless there are still many pathologies that produce instability and deformities of the spine as well as neurological unpairments, and surgery remains the best treatment in some invalidating or life-threatening situations. Therefore in treating such complex cases the spine surgeon has to face not only challenging technical problems, but must also be aware of how the natural history of the underlying disease can influence the post-operative course and the long-term results of surgery. Biology and medical treatments often have the same importance as surgery to obtain good results in treating inflammatory and metabolic diseases of the spine.

A panel of qualified experts will give a state of the art update, but, as always during AOSpine educational events, we expect that the participants will also contribution to the success of the event.

The symposium will be held on 30 September - 1 October 2016 in Florence. The city of Florence is beloved by everybody in the world, being a unique concentration of art, beauty and elegance; so the location represents a further reason to attend the event.

We are looking forward to welcoming you to Florence.Sincerely,

Alberto MaleciChairpersonCagliari, Italy

Alpaslan SenkoyluEducational AdvisorAnkara, Turkey

AOSpine Curriculum

This educational event carries the AOSpine Curriculum logo. This indicates that the program, content, and objectives have been developed based on the Curriculum framework and that the event meets the implementation criteria defined by the AOSpine Education Commission (AOSEC). For more information, visit www.aospine.org

Symposium Description

You can expect to have an update of the most common inflammatory diseases that can affect the spine in order to acquire a distinct knowledge that will allow to select patients who will benefit from conservative or surgical therapy. You can also expect to learn which are the best surgical options, to be able to design a sound surgical plan and to understand possible complications in order to avoid them.This educational event will be focused on the involvement of spine in two of the most common inflammatory diseases of the spine i.e. rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis and offers you a challenging opportunity to share the faculty’s expertise in these fields.The event will consist also of a few lectures but will privilege case presentation and debates and will provide ample time for discussion between faculty and participants: it will be taught in a modular format with interactive session facilitated by the faculty.

Target Participants

This event is targeted at surgeons with at least 10 years of experience in spine surgery, who usually have to manage a variety of spinal pathologies including inflammatory diseases of the spine at all levels, and who have experience also in surgery of the cranial-vertebral junction.

Symposium Objectives

After the course, participants should be able to:• Choose the best operative and non-operative treatment for each patient• Prevent neurological deficits related to pathology• Know possible surgery-related complications• Have a good anticipation of long-term results of surgical treatment• Give information to patients on natural history, treatment expectations or future problems

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Chairperson

Alberto Maleci Cagliari, Italy

Educational Advisor

Alpaslan Senkoylu Ankara, Turkey

Faculty Regional

Dmitry Dzukaev Moscow, RussiaPatrick Tropiano Marseille, FranceClaudius Thomè Innsbruck, Austria

Faculty National

Massimo Balsano Padova, ItalyAlessandro Ducati Torino, ItalyPaolo Lepori Pisa, ItalyStefano Romoli Firenze, Italy

Project & Registration Manager

AOSpine Europe Phone: +41 44 2002 414Gabriella Gazzoli Fax: +41 44 2002 412Stettbachstrasse 6 Email: ggazzoli@aospine.orgCH—8600 Dübendorf www.aospine.org

AO Funding sources

Unrestricted educational grants from different sources are collected and pooled together centrally by the AO Foundation. All events are planned and scheduled by local and regional AO surgeon groups based on local needs analysis. We rely on industrial/commercial partners for in-kind support to run simulations/skills training if educationally needed.

TIME AGENDA ITEM WHO

8:00–9:00 Participant Registration

9:00–9:15 Welcome & Introduction to AOSpine Alpaslan Senkoylu

9:15–15:10 Session 1: Rheumatoid Arthritis of the cervical spine

C Thomé

9:15–09:45 Rheumatoid Arthritis of the spine A Maleci

9:45–10:45 CASE: Cranio-vertebral junction Moderator: C Thomé Case presenter: A Ducati Expert: S Romoli

10:45–11:10 COFFEE BREAK

11:10–12:10 CASE: Cranio-vertebral junction Moderator: A Ducati Case presenter: S Romoli Expert: D Dzukaev

12:10–13:10 CASE: Cervical subaxial Moderator: A Maleci Case presenter: P Lepori Expert: A Ducati

13:10–14:10 LUNCH

14:10–15:10 CASE: Cervical subaxial Moderator: S Romoli Case presenter: A Maleci Expert: C Thomé

15:10–18:45 Session 2: Rheumatoid arthritis of dorsal and lumbar spine

A Ducati

15:10–16:10 CASE: Lumbar Moderator: M Balsano Case presenter: D Dzukaev Expert: A Maleci

16:10–16:35 COFFEE BREAK

16:35–17:35 CASE: Lumbar Moderator: P Tropiano Case presenter: P Lepori Expert: A Maleci

17:35–18:35 CASE: Lumbar Moderator: P Lepori Case presenter: P Tropiano Expert: S Romoli

18:35–18:45 Group discussion and closing of day 1 All

Friday, September 30, 2016

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TIME AGENDA ITEM WHO

8:30–13:20 Session 3: Ankilosing Spondylitis D Dzukaev

8:30–9:00 Ankilosing Spondylitis Massimo Balsano

9:00–10:00 CASE: Cervical spine Moderator: A Senkoylu Case presenter: P Lepori Expert: A Ducati

10:00–10:20 COFFEE BREAK

10:20–11:20 CASE: Cervical spine Moderator: P Tropiano Case presenter: S Romoli Expert: C Thomé

11:20–12:20 CASE: Dorsal lumbar Moderator: D Dzukaev Case presenter: M Balsano Expert: P Tropiano

12:20–13:20 CASE: Dorsal lumbar Moderator: C Thomé Case presenter: P Tropiano Expert: P Lepori

13:20–14:30 LUNCH

14:30–16:35 Session 4: Other Spondyloarthropaties M Balsano

14:30–15:30 CASE: Cervical Moderator: A Ducati Case presenter: C Thomé Expert: A Maleci

15:30–16:30 CASE: Dorso lumbar Moderator: D Dzukaev Case presenter: S Romoli Expert: P Lepori

16:30–16:35 Take home message and closing A Maleci; A Senkoylu

Case presentation and discussion:10 min Case presentation (preop)20 min Table discussion 10 min General discussion5 min Case solution10 min Final discussion5 min Expert conclusions

Saturday, October 1, 2016

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Event VenueNH FirenzePiazza Vittorio Veneto 4/APorta al Prato, Cascine ParkIT–50123 Florencewww.nh-hotels.com/hotel/nh-firenze

Registration feeAOSpine Members EUR 400.–AOSpine non-Members EUR 500.–

Included in course feeConference bag, coffee breaks, lunches, and course certificate.

Online registration and paymenthttp://Florence1609.aospine.org

Course organisation compliance: In certain countries where AO has no offi ce but offers educational events, the AO cooperates with third party companies to conduct local organization and logistics, as well as to communicate with participants in the local language. In these cases the AO has put rules and guidelines in place (Letter of Secondment, Code of conduct) to ensure that this cooperation has no impact on the curricula, scientifi c program, or faculty selection.

No insuranceThe course organization does not take out insurance to cover participants against cancellation of course, accidents, or other risks.

Security: Access permitted with name tag only.

Dress code Casual

Course language English

Mobile phone use is not allowed in the lecture halls and in practical exercise rooms. Please be considerate of others by turning your mobile phone to off.

Photos taken during the event may be used as AOSpine promotional material. Please inform the AOSpine Project Manager if you do not wish photos of yourself to be used.

Intellectual propertyCourse materials, presentations, and case studies are the intellectual property of the event faculty. All rights are reserved.Check hazards and legal restrictions on www.aospine.org/legal.Recording, photographing, or copying of lectures, practical exercises, case discussions, or any course materials is absolutely forbidden.The AO Foundation reserves the right to fi lm, photograph, and audio record during their events. Participants must understand that in this context they may appear in these recorded materials. The AO Foundation assumes participants agree that these recorded materials may be used for AO marketing and other purposes, and made available to the public.

Partners: This event is supported:- DePuy Synthes (unrestricted educational grant, in kind support)

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