Program 2020

UCSF Virtual Spine Symposium
Interactive Webinar
Date: Friday, June 5, 2020
Course#: MOR20003

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FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 2020

I. Management of Spinal Pain
7:45AM-8:20AM   "Breakfast in Virtual Exhibit Hall"  
8:30-8:35 AM   Guest Lecture Introduction Conor O’Neill, M.D
8:30-9:15 AM  P Spine Care Within the Multidisciplinary Pain Clinic Scott M. Fishman, MD
9:15-9:30 AM P Panel Discussion Conor O’Neill, MD
II. Updates and Controversies in the Management of Common Spinal Pathologies
9:30-9:35 AM   Guest Lecture Introduction Praveen Mummaneni, MD
9:35- 10:20 AM P Dissecting Patient Experience After Lumbar and Cervical Spine Surgery Michael P. Steinmetz, MD
10:20-10:30 AM   Discussion  
10:30- 10:50 AM   Break  
III. Healthcare Reform- Economics of Managing Spinal Disorders
10:50-10:55 AM   Guest Lecture Introduction Sigurd H. Berven, MD
10:55-11:50 AM   Reimbursement for the Management of Spinal Disorders-Challenges and Reform: Procedures/New Technologies Jeffrey C. Wang, MD
11:50AM-12:00 PM   Discussion  
IV. Alternative Payment Models
12:00-12:05 PM   Guest Lecture Introduction Sigurd H. Berven, MD
12:00- 12:45 PM   ACO’s and the Kaiser Experience Download Slides Ravinder-Raj S Bains, MD
12:45-12:55 PM   Panel Discussion on APM and Healthcare Reform  
12:55-1:45 PM   Lunch Break  
V. Case Presentations
1:45-3:45 PM   Case Discussion Sigurd H. Berven, MD
      Praveen V. Mummaneni, MD
3:30- 3:45 PM   Break  
3:45- 5:00 PM   Case Discussion Sigurd H. Berven, MD
      Praveen V. Mummaneni, MD
5:00 PM   Adjourn  

P = Pain Credit