The 8th Annual ICL will take place Wednesday, April 1, 2020 from 3PM - 7PM

Chicago, IL - Sofitel Magnificent Mile Hotel

Continuing Medical Education Credit

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and Lumbar Spine Research Society. The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons designates this live activity for a maximum of 3.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

2020 Program Information Coming Soon



2019 Program Information is as follows:

The Evolving Landscape of Spine Surgery: 

Considerations on technology, aging patients, and outpatient surgery

2019 7th Instructional Course Lectures

Course Chairs: Ira Goldstein, MD and Jason Savage, MD

Module #1: “Intraoperative Surgical Guidance: Fluoroscopy vs. Neuronavigation vs. Robotics”

Moderators: Ira Goldstein, MD, and Jason Savage, MD 

3:05- 3:15        Session 1:        Freehand with fluoroscopy 

                  Paul Arnold, MD

3:15 -3:25        Session 2:        Neuronavigation

                  Wellington Hsu, MD  

3:25- 3:35        Session 3:        Robotic Guidance 

                  Gregory Schroeder, MD

3:35- 3:50        Session 4:        Panel debate of clinical case:  revision surgery for degenerative scoliosis

                  Faculty Panel (Arnold, Hsu, Schroeder)

Module #2: “Spine Surgery for Elderly Patients:  Panel Discussion”

Moderator: Ira Goldstein, MD and Darrel Brodke, MD

4:00-4:10        Preoperative Work-up and Risk Stratification

                        Jason Savage, MD

4:10-4:20        Spine/bone health optimization

                        Paul A. Anderson, MD

4:20-4:30        Anesthesia Considerations

4:40-5:00        CASE PRESENTATION:  Elderly patient with osteoporosis, degenerative kyphoscoliosis, and back pain with radiculopathy 

Faculty Panel: Clifford Tribus, MD; Jason Savage, MD; Darrel Brodke,MD; Paul A. Anderson, MD

I.              Address the radiculopathy

II.             Address the deformity

III.            Avoid surgery?

5:00-5:20        CASE PRESENTATION:  Elderly patient with L4-5 spondy, back pain, and claudication

Faculty Panel: Clifford Tribus, MD; Jason Savage, MD; Darrel Brodke,MD; Paul A. Anderson, MD

I.        Decompression alone

II.        Posterior Fusion

III.         TLIF

IV.        Coflex or interspinous device

5:20 - 5:45 BREAK

Module #3: “Adding an ASC to your spine practice”

                        Moderator: Jason Savage, MD

5:45--6:00       Session 1:        Logistics of setting up a “specialty hospital” or ASC

                  Thomas Zdeblick, MD                                                                                                            

6:00-6:15        Session 2:        Finances of ASC

                  Gregory Schroeder, MD 

6:15-6:35        Session 3:        What cases can be done in ASC?  (case selection)

                  Michael Gerling, MD 

7:00                ADJOURN