Spine Boot Camp - The iSpine Academy

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Spine Boot Camp
17th to 19th November 2023
Hotel Green Park, Vadapalani, Chennai

Experienced Faculty | Course material | Live interaction with Industry trainers | Peer-learning | Small group discussion

Positioning a patient safety for spine procedure
Understand how to setup you OT
Knowing your equipment in detail(microscope,drill)
In depth knowledge of products (sealants, haemostats)
Biomechanic and application (screws,hooks,cages)
Hands on workshop - Drill, Dural Repair, CUSA
Communication skills - complication, breaking bad news

1. Positioning your patient
2. C-Arm – radiation protection
3. Skull traction / Halo / Collar / belt – Indication
4. Safe use of Neurodrill – Hands on
5. Navigation – 2 D & 3D
6. Ultrasound curators & cutters
7. MIS Instruments – Advantages / Disadvantages
8. Neuromonitoring – Practical Issues
9. Operating Microscope – Know it all
10. Endoscopic surgeries – Know it all
11. Spinal fixation – Screws, rods, hooks, wires
12. Spinal Cord Stimulator / Baclofen Pump
13. Bone cement & Bone substitutes
14. Dural substitute – Types & indications
15. Cell saver & blood substitutes
16. Sealants & Haemostats – Indication, Preparation
17. Lumbar drain – Management of CSF leak
18. Exposing your complication – Know what to talk
19. Record keeping, consenting for spine procedures
20. Breaking bad news
21. Setting up of operation theatre
22. Presentation skills – tips & tricks
23. Private practice
24. How to manage your finances

Post Graduate and practising Orthopedic Surgeons
Post Graduate and practising Neurosurgeons
Spine Surgeons
Operation Theatre Technicians
Operation Theatre Nurses
Operation Theatre Assistants
Operation Theatre Managers
Hospital Biomedical Engineers

Day 1 – 09.00 pm – 05.00 pm
Day 2 – 09.00 am – 05.30 pm
Day 3 – 08.30 am – 04.30 pm

MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS	Single Occupancy	Double Occupancy
Early bird ( Till 10th October)	26,000	22,000
10th October to 31st October	30,000	26,000
1st November to 15th November	33,000	29,000

Registration closes on 15 th November or before, if all the 50 seats are filled.

PARAMEDICS	1Day	2Days
Early bird ( Till 10th October)	1500	2500
Before November 1st 2023	1750	2750
After November 1st 2023	2000	3000

Testimonials

Course Organizers

Dr. G. Balamurali

Director – International Spine Academy

Head of Spine & Neurosurgery,
Kauvery Hospital

Managing Director – HAMSA Rehab

Course Chairman

Dr. P Keerthivasan

Consultant Orthopedic and Spine Surgeon

Kauvery Hospital

Course Secretary

Time	Min	Topic
10.00 - 12.00	180	Building a career in Spine Surgery
12.00 -13.00	60	Lunch and Introduction
13.00 -18.00	60	Advanced spine drill workshop
60	Ultrasonic curator and cutter workshop
15	Tea Break
60	Dural repair workshop
60	Endoscopic Spine Workshop

Time

Min

Topic

10.00 - 12.00

180

Building a career in Spine Surgery

12.00 -13.00

Lunch and Introduction

13.00 -18.00

Advanced spine drill workshop

Ultrasonic curator and cutter workshop

Tea Break

Dural repair workshop

Endoscopic Spine Workshop

Time	Min	Topic
08.30 - 08.45	10	Welcome and Introduction
08.45 - 08.55	10	Safe Spine surgery
09.00 - 13.30	40	Group 1	Microscope
40	Group 2	MIS retractors and accessories
40	Group 3	O Arm and Navigation
15	Tea Break
40	Group 4	Ultrasonic Cutter
40	Group 5	Robot in Spine surgery
40	Group 6	Spine Endoscope
13.30 -14.00	30	Lunch
14.30 -17.30	30	Group 1	SCS / Baclofen pump
30	Group 2	Spine table and accessories
30	Group 3	High Speed Burr
15	Tea Break
30	Group 4	Neuromonitoring
30	Group 5	Fluroscope
30	Group 6	Instrumentation in Osteoporosis
19.00 onwards	Dinner and recreation

Time

Min

Topic

08.30 - 08.45

Welcome and Introduction

08.45 - 08.55

Safe Spine surgery

09.00 - 13.30

Group 1

Microscope

Group 2

MIS retractors and accessories

Group 3

O Arm and Navigation

Tea Break

Group 4

Ultrasonic Cutter

Group 5

Robot in Spine surgery

Group 6

Spine Endoscope

13.30 -14.00

Lunch

14.30 -17.30

Group 1

SCS / Baclofen pump

Group 2

Spine table and accessories

Group 3

High Speed Burr

Tea Break

Group 4

Neuromonitoring

Group 5

Fluroscope

Group 6

Instrumentation in Osteoporosis

19.00 onwards

Dinner and recreation

Time	Min	Topic	Industry
07.30 - 08.30	60	Breakfast
8.30 - 9.45	Innovation & working with Industry
5	Introduction
10	Driving Innovation in Spine Through Collaboration	Germany
10	Innovations in Instrumentation	Germany
10	Enabling technologies in spine surgery	Italy
10	Endoscopy advances and future	USA
10	Metals / Implants / 3D printing	Swiss
10	Virtual Reality and Digital Learning	UK
10	AI in Spine Surgery	USA
10	Discussion
09.45 - 10.00	15	Tea Break
10.00 - 11.30	90	Setting up operation theatre workshop (Common - Doctors and Nurses)
11.30 - 12.30	60	Communication Workshop
12.30 - 13.30	60	Plan B Workshop
13.30 -14.00	30	Lunch
14.00 - 17.15	30	Group 1	Biomechanics of Spine
30	Group 2	Haemostasis in spine surgery
30	Group 3	Open Instrumentation
15	Tea break
30	Group 4	Bone Substitutes / Cement
30	Group 5	CSF Leak Management
30	Group 6	Osteoporosis management
17.15	End

Time

Min

Topic

Industry

07.30 - 08.30

Breakfast

8.30 - 9.45

Innovation & working with Industry

Introduction

Driving Innovation in Spine Through Collaboration

Germany

Innovations in Instrumentation

Germany

Enabling technologies in spine surgery

Italy

Endoscopy advances and future

USA

Metals / Implants / 3D printing

Swiss

Virtual Reality and Digital Learning

AI in Spine Surgery

USA

Discussion

09.45 - 10.00

Tea Break

10.00 - 11.30

Setting up operation theatre workshop
(Common - Doctors and Nurses)

11.30 - 12.30

Communication Workshop

12.30 - 13.30

Plan B Workshop

13.30 -14.00

Lunch

14.00 - 17.15

Group 1

Biomechanics of Spine

Group 2

Haemostasis in spine surgery

Group 3

Open Instrumentation

Tea break

Group 4

Bone Substitutes / Cement

Group 5

CSF Leak Management

Group 6

Osteoporosis management

17.15

End

Time	Min	Topic
07.30 - 08.30	60	Breakfast
08.30 - 09.45	85	Innovation & technology symposium with Industry
5	Introduction
10	Driving Innovation in Spine Through Collaboration
10	Innovations in Mobility Solutions
10	Enabling technologies in spine surgery
10	Endoscopy advances and future
10	Metals / Implants / 3D printing
10	Softwares and Digital Learning
10	Advances in Rehab Technology
10	AI assited technology in spine surgery
09.45 - 10.00	15	Break
10.00 - 11.30	90	Setting up operation theatre workshop (Common - Doctors and Nurses)
11.30 - 13.30	120	Paramedical session
30	Pre op planning
30	Communication Exercise
10	C arm & radiation protection
10	Bleeding management
10	CSF Leak management
10	Bone cement preparation
10	Instruments sterilization
10	SOPs in the operating theatre
13.30 -14.00	30	Lunch
14.00 - 17.15 (Rotate)	30	G1	Basic Instruments
30	G2	MIS instruments
30	G3	Drill
30	G4	Miscropscope
30	G5	CUSA and Cutter
30	G6	Spine Endoscope
17.15	End

Time

Min

Topic

07.30 - 08.30

Breakfast

08.30 - 09.45

Innovation & technology symposium with Industry

Introduction

Driving Innovation in Spine Through Collaboration

Innovations in Mobility Solutions

Enabling technologies in spine surgery

Endoscopy advances and future

Metals / Implants / 3D printing

Softwares and Digital Learning

Advances in Rehab Technology

AI assited technology in spine surgery

09.45 - 10.00

Break

10.00 - 11.30

Setting up operation theatre workshop
(Common - Doctors and Nurses)

11.30 - 13.30

120

Paramedical session

Pre op planning

Communication Exercise

C arm & radiation protection

Bleeding management

CSF Leak management

Bone cement preparation

Instruments sterilization

SOPs in the operating theatre

13.30 -14.00

Lunch

14.00 - 17.15 (Rotate)

Basic Instruments

MIS instruments

Drill

Miscropscope

CUSA and Cutter

Spine Endoscope

17.15

End

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Spine Boot Camp 17th to 19th November 2023 Hotel Green Park, Vadapalani, Chennai

Testimonials

Course Organizers

Dr. G. Balamurali

Dr. P Keerthivasan

Faculties

Dr Umesh Srikantha

Dr Rishi Kanna

Dr Gururaj Sangondimath

Dr G R Vijay Kumar

Dr Yadhu K L

Dr Naresh Babu

Dr Ashwinkumar Khandge

Dr Vishal Peshattiwar

Dr K Madhusuthan

Dr Imtiaz Ghani

Dr Karunakaran

Dr Krish Sridhar

Dr Dhillon C S

Dr Karthik Kailash

Dr Roopesh Kumar

Dr Parthasarathy

Dr Kodeeswaran

Dr Arun Kumar

Dr Balamurugan

Dr Dilip Chand

Dr Bhuvaneshwari Rajendran

Dr Muralidharan V

Dr Jos Jasper

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Day 1 - 17 NOVEMBER 2023

Day 2 - Saturday 18 NOVEMBER 2023

Day 3 - Sunday 19 NOVEMBER 2023

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Day 3 - Sunday 19 NOVEMBER 2023

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Spine Boot Camp
17th to 19th November 2023
Hotel Green Park, Vadapalani, Chennai