Invitation to SGSannual meeting

Surgery as last step in the treatment of cervical myelopathy?

25. August 2017

GZI Guido A. Zäch Institut - NottwilGuido A. Zäch Strasse 46207 Nottwil

09:30 - 17:00 Uhr

CreditsSGNC 5SO 5SGC 5

Surgery as last step in the treatment of cervical myelopathy?08:45 – 09:30 Registration and welcome-coffee

09:30 – 09:35 Welcome and Introduction Prof. Dr. med. Stefan Schären, Universitätsspital Basel Dr. med. Martin Baur - Schweiz. Paraplegiker Zentrum Nottwil und Luzerner Kantonsspital

Basics 09:35 – 09:55 Pathophysiology and natural course of cervical Myelopathy Dr. med. Stephan Hägele, Kantonsspital St.Gallen

09:55 – 10:15 Neurological Work-Up. Electrophysiology as diagnostic tool. Intraoperative relevance? Dr. Martin Sutter, Schulthess Klinik Zürich

10:15 – 10:45 Key Note Lecture - Indications and timing of Surgery Prof. Michael G. Fehlings, MD, PhD, FRCSC, FACS University of Toronto and Toronto Western Hospital

10:45 – 11:00 Discussion

11:10 – 11:30 Coffee break

Surgery

11:30 – 11:50 Surgical treatment of cervical Myelopathy Dr. med. John Duff, Centre hospitalier universitaire vaudois Lausanne

11:50 – 12:10 Outcome of Surgery and Pitfalls Dr. med. Martin Baur - Schweiz. Paraplegiker Zentrum Nottwil und Luzerner Kantonsspital

12:10 – 12:30 Discussion

12:30 – 13:15 Members Meeting

13:15 – 14:15 Lunch

Abstracts

14:15 – 15:15 Free communications I

15:15 – 15:45 Coffee break

15:45 – 16:45 Free communications II

16:45 – 17:00 Conclusion and Farewell

Congress-Fee: SGS member CHF 175.00, non member CHF 225.00, on site registration plus CHF 50.00Further informations and registration to the congress see www.spinesociety.ch

Program 25.08.2017

Invitation and Call for PapersDear participants

On behalf of the Executive Committee of the Swiss Society of Spine Surgery we would like to invite you to attend our Annual Congress in Nottwil on the 25th of August 2017.

The main topic of the congress deals with a clinically important topic of our practice: cervical Myelo-pathy – Surgery as last step in the treatment chain?

Lectures will be given by distinguished speakers about natural course, Diagnosis and DD, Indication and Outcome of Surgery of this demanding entity.

The highlight will be the key note lecture by one the world’s most recognized spine surgeons, Michael G. Fehlings, Professor of Neurosurgery at the University of Toronto and Head of the Spinal Program at the Toronto Western Hospital.

Time is calculated for discussion and discourse and we would like to encourage you to actively parti-cipate and share your own experiences and opinions with us.

After the striking success of the free communications session last year we will repeat this session this year after lunch and would like to invite and encourage especially our young colleagues to present their current research.

Members Meeting is fixed at the end of our morning session before lunch.

Looking forward to seeing you again in Nottwil, Canton Lucerne.

Dr. med. Martin Baur Prof. Dr. med. Stefan Schären Local Host President SGS

Abstract submission

Please participate actively in the program and submit the results of your current work of research as abstract. Abstract submission is possible for unpublished clinical and basic research work in the field of spinal surgery.

Abstract submission: open > 1st June 2017 close > 30th June 2017

The Abstract must be written in English and be submitted as a Word file (xxx.doc). It is structured as follows: Introduction, Purpose/Aim, Materials and Methods, Results, Conclusion. Please limit your abstract to 1800 characters in total.

Abstracts will be reviewed anonymously by the program committee. Acceptance for presentation will be communicated by email to the corresponding author until 1 August 2017.

Congress LanguagesOfficial languages at the Congress are German, French, Italian and English. Slides must be in English.

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