12th Mayo Clinic Medical & Surgical Spine Course: Cervical Spine Update 2018

Topics

• Perform a complete musculoskeletal and neurological examination of a patient who presents with neck pain with or without arm symptoms
• Perform a complete musculoskeletal and neurological examination of a patient who presents with low back pain with or without leg symptoms
• An evidence based approach to cervical radiculopathy including pharmacologic, nonpharmacologic and surgical treatment options
• An evidence based approach to acute neck pain, including initial pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic treatment, and follow up treatment when symptoms persist
• The advantages of cervical disc arthroplasty versus ACDF
• The importance of osteoporosis care and impact on surgical and non-surgical patient outcomes
• And organize the surgical treatment and management of cervical deformity
• And facilitate the surgical treatment and management on patients with central cord syndrome
• The impact of spine disease on global health
• The operative and non-operative treatment of spine trauma
• The issues surrounding cervical spine adjacent segment disease
• Common and rare complications associated with spine surgery

Who should Attend

Non-operative and procedural specialists and mid-level providers in various specialties including:

• Neurosurgery
• Orthopedics
• Internal medicine
• Family medicine
• Anesthesia
• Physical medicine and rehabilitation
• Nurse practitioners
• Physician assistants
• And physical therapists