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Session 1: What Great Surgeons Learned From Their Toughest Cases

02:30 pm - 03:40 pm CEST
Session Moderator(s):
Dong-Gune Chang, MD, PhD
Jeffrey Gum, MD

02:30 pm - 02:35 pm Opening Remarks: Why We Never Forget the Cases That Changed Our Practice

  • Jeffrey Gum, MD
  • Dong-Gune Chang, MD, PhD
Lessons from Unforgettable Cases
02:35 pm - 02:45 pm High-Risk Osteotomy Case

  • Lawrence G Lenke, MD
02:45 pm - 02:50 pm Interactive Panel Discussion and Audience Q&A
02:50 pm - 03:00 pm Adult Spinal Deformity Case

  • Munish C Gupta, MD, MBA
03:00 pm - 03:05 pm Interactive Panel Discussion and Audience Q&A
03:05 pm - 03:15 pm Vertebral Body Tethering Failure Case

  • Per D Trobisch, MD
03:15 pm - 03:20 pm Interactive Panel Discussion and Audience Q&A
03:20 pm - 03:30 pm Early Onset Scoliosis Case

  • Yong Qiu, PhD
03:30 pm - 03:35 pm Interactive Panel Discussion and Audience Q&A
03:35 pm - 03:40 pm Conclusion

  • Jeffrey Gum, MD
  • Dong-Gune Chang, MD, PhD

Cases & Cocktails 1: Adult Spinal Deformity

04:00 pm - 06:00 pm CEST
Adult Spinal Deformity
Session Moderator(s):
Eric O. Klineberg, MD
Gregory M. Mundis Jr, MD
Table Moderator(s):
Ahmet Alanay, MD
Caglar Yilgor, MD
Eduardo C. Beauchamp, MD
Kota Watanabe, MD, PhD
Martin Gehrchen, MD, PhD

Cases & Cocktails 2: Pediatric Deformity

04:00 pm - 06:00 pm CEST
Pediatric/Adolescent
Session Moderator(s):
Stefan Parent, MD, PhD
Susana Nunez Pereira, MD, PhD
Table Moderator(s):
Dong-Gune Chang, MD, PhD
Kariman Abelin Genevois, MD
Megan Johnson, MD
Stephanie Da Paz, MD
Tenner Guillaume, MD
Yann Philippe Charles, MD, PhD

Cases & Cocktails 3: Cervical Deformity: Adult & Peds Cross-Pollination

04:00 pm - 06:00 pm CEST
Neurosurgery
Session Moderator(s):
Han Jo Kim, MD
Kai Cao, MD, PhD
Table Moderator(s):
Christopher P. Ames, MD
Feifei Zhou, MD
HoJoong Kim, MD
Jennifer M. Bauer, MD, MS
Michael Ruf, MD
Shanmuganathan Rajasekaran, MD, PhD, FRCSA, MCh

Hands-on Workshops (non-CME)

08:00 am - 09:00 am CEST

Refreshment Break and Exhibit Viewing

09:00 am - 09:30 am CEST

Abstract Session 1: Whitecloud Award Nominated Papers

09:30 am - 11:45 am CEST

Lunch Pick-Up

11:45 am - 12:00 pm CEST

Hands-on Workshops (non-CME)

12:00 pm - 01:00 pm CEST

Exhibit Viewing

01:00 pm - 01:30 pm CEST

E-Point Award Nominated Papers 1 (non-CME)

01:00 pm - 01:30 pm CEST

Abstract Session 2A

01:30 pm - 03:00 pm CEST

Session 2B: Rethinking Sagittal Alignment in Pediatric Deformity: Concepts Across Ages and Constructs

01:30 pm - 03:00 pm CEST
Pediatric/Adolescent
Session Moderator(s):
Kariman Abelin Genevois, MD
Michael P. Kelly, MD

01:30 pm - 01:39 pm The Role of Sagittal Plane Alignment in Pediatric Deformity

  • Caglar Yilgor, MD
01:39 pm - 01:48 pm From Sagittal to 3D: How Axial Plane Changes the Way We See AIS

  • Carl-Eric Aubin, PhD, P.Eng
01:48 pm - 01:57 pm Discussion
01:57 pm - 02:06 pm Custom Planning the Sagittal Plane in Surgery for AIS, Scheuermann’s & High-Grade Spondy

  • Chinmay Paranjape, MD, MHSc
02:06 pm - 02:15 pm Sagittal Plane Considerations in Bracing for Early-Onset & Adolescent Pediatric Spinal Deformities

  • Stefano Negrini, MD, PhD
02:15 pm - 02:24 pm Discussion
02:24 pm - 02:36 pm Sagittal Plane Considerations in Primary & Revision Growing Constructs

  • Tom PC Schlösser, MD, PhD
02:36 pm - 02:48 pm Sagittal Plane Considerations in Primary & Revision VBT

  • Joshua M Pahys, MD
02:48 pm - 03:00 pm Discussion

Innovation ICL 1: Battle of the Bots: Comparing Robotics Platforms in Pediatric and Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery (non-CME)

01:45 pm - 02:30 pm CEST
Session Moderator(s):
Han Jo Kim, MD

01:45 pm - 01:53 pm Robotics in Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery: How do Robots Improve Accuracy, Safety, and Workflow?

  • Ronald Lehman Jr, MD
01:53 pm - 02:01 pm Robotics in Pediatric Deformity: How do Robots Improve Accuracy, Safety, and Workflow?

  • Daniel J Hedequist, MD
02:01 pm - 02:07 pm Discussion
02:07 pm - 02:15 pm Platform Comparison: Medtronic Stealth/Axis vs Globus ExcelsiusGPS

  • Jay S Reidler, MD
02:15 pm - 02:23 pm The Future Robotic Spine OR: Navigation, AI Planning, Automation, and Surgeon Control

  • Isador H Lieberman, MD, FRCS(C), MBA
02:23 pm - 02:30 pm Discussion

Refreshment Break and Exhibit Viewing

03:00 pm - 03:30 pm CEST

E-Point Award Nominated Papers 2 (non-CME)

03:00 pm - 03:30 pm CEST

Abstract Session 3A

03:30 pm - 05:00 pm CEST

Session 3B: Practical AI for Spine Surgeons: Tools You Can Use Today and Lessons from Cross-Specialty Data (non-CME)

03:30 pm - 05:00 pm CEST
Session Moderator(s):
Benny T. Dahl, MD, PhD
Zeeshan M. Sardar, MD

03:30 pm - 03:45 pm Artificial Intelligence (AI) - Current Applications for a Spine Surgeon

  • Benny T Dahl, MD, PhD
  • Zeeshan M Sardar, MD
03:45 pm - 04:00 pm Deploying AI into clinical practice - From Ambient Documentation to Clinical Agents

  • Alex Khalessi, MD, PhD
04:00 pm - 04:05 pm Discussion
04:05 pm - 04:20 pm Lessons from Neuro-Ophthalmology: Using Imaging and AI to Predict Neurologic Disease

  • Steffen Hamann, PhD, FEBO, FRCOphth
04:20 pm - 04:30 pm Wearables to a Digital Twin

  • Joseph Schwab, MD
04:30 pm - 04:35 pm Discussion
04:35 pm - 04:40 pm From Health Data to Precision Spine Care: What AI Can Actually Translate into Practice

  • Soren Brunak, PhD
04:40 pm - 05:00 pm Discussion

Innovation ICL 2: Rods, Materials, and Patient-Specific Constructs - Choosing the Right Rod Strategy for Complex Spinal Surgery (non-CME)

03:45 pm - 04:30 pm CEST
Session Moderator(s):
Michael Selby, MD

03:45 pm - 03:53 pm Rod Material: Titanium vs. Cobalt Chrome

  • Khaled M Kebaish, MD
03:53 pm - 04:01 pm What are Current Applications for Carbon Fiber Rods?

  • Justin Anthony Neira, MD
04:01 pm - 04:07 pm Discussion
04:07 pm - 04:15 pm Patient-Specific Rods and Pre-Operative Planning: UNiD, SMAIO, and Custom Strategies

  • Brian J Neuman, MD
04:15 pm - 04:23 pm Rod Fracture, Pseudoarthritis, and Revision: Designing Multi-Rod Constructs?

  • Justin S Smith, MD, PhD
04:23 pm - 04:30 pm Discussion

Exhibit Viewing

05:00 pm - 05:30 pm CEST

E-Point Award Nominated Papers 3 (non-CME)

05:00 pm - 05:30 pm CEST

Cases & Cocktails 4: Adult Spinal Deformity

05:30 pm - 06:30 pm CEST
Adult Spinal Deformity
Session Moderator(s):
Christopher I. Shaffrey, MD
Ferran Pellisé, MD, PhD
Table Moderator(s):
Brett Rocos, MD, FRCS
Ibrahim Obeid, MD
Juan S. Uribe, MD
Kristen E. Jones, MD
Lawrence G. Lenke, MD
Yong Qiu, PhD

Cases & Cocktails 5: Pediatric Deformity: AIS & 3D Classification Application

05:30 pm - 06:30 pm CEST
Pediatric/Adolescent
Session Moderator(s):
Ahmet Alanay, MD
Amer F. Samdani, MD
Table Moderator(s):
Baron S. Lonner, MD
Firoz Miyanji, MD, FRCS(C)
Jason Bernard, MD, MBBS
Joshua M. Pahys, MD
Meric Enercan, MD
Per D. Trobisch, MD

Cases & Cocktails 6: Lumbar & Cervical Degenerative

05:30 pm - 06:30 pm CEST
Neurosurgery
Session Moderator(s):
Brian Hsu, MD
Ronald Lehman Jr, MD
Table Moderator(s):
Jörg Franke, MD
Kajetan Łątka, MD, PhD
Sang Hun Lee, MD, PhD
Teija Lund, MD, PhD
Wilson Zachary Ray, MD
Yudha Mathan Sakti, MD

Abstract Session 4A

07:30 am - 09:00 am CEST

Session 4B: Nordic Spinal Deformities Society Debate Rounds: Two Sides of the Coin (non-CME)

07:30 am - 09:00 am CEST
Session Moderator(s):
Ane Simony, MD, PhD
Jarkko Halme, MD

Round 1: Magnets of Springs? It Takes One to Know the Other in the Treatment of EOS
07:30 am - 07:33 am Introduction

  • Jarkko Halme, MD
  • Ane Simony, MD, PhD
07:33 am - 07:43 am Magnetic Rods are the Better Treatment in EOS

  • Thomas Kibsgård, MD, PhD
07:43 am - 07:53 am Spring Distraction Systems are the Better Treatment in EOS

  • Tom PC Schlösser, MD, PhD
07:53 am - 08:00 am Discussion
Round 2: The Great Transatlantic VBT Debate: Tether or Not to Tether, That is the Question
08:00 am - 08:03 am Introduction

  • Jarkko Halme, MD
  • Ane Simony, MD, PhD
08:03 am - 08:13 am VBT Certainly Has a Role in the Management of Idiopathic Scoliosis

  • Joshua M Pahys, MD
08:13 am - 08:23 am VBT Has No Role Whatsoever in the Management of Idiopathic Scoliosis

  • Jonathan Lucas, MD
08:23 am - 08:30 am Discussion
Round 3: Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery Today: Where Do the Limits of Justification Lie - and Why? An American-Nordic Debate
08:30 am - 08:33 am Introduction

  • Jarkko Halme, MD
  • Ane Simony, MD, PhD
08:33 am - 08:43 am Push the Limits - Courage to Correct

  • Munish C Gupta, MD, MBA
08:43 am - 08:53 am Hold Back - Prudent Caution or Excessive Pessimism?

  • Teija Lund, MD, PhD
08:53 am - 09:00 am Discussion

This session is hosted by the Nordic Spinal Deformities Society (NSDS)

Refreshment Break and Exhibit Viewing

09:00 am - 09:30 am CEST

Abstract Session 5 & Keynote Speaker (non-CME)

09:30 am - 11:30 am CEST

09:30 am - 09:50 am Keynote Address

  • Mads Krogsgaard Thomsen, PhD, Dsc

Innovation ICL 3: Beyond Neuromonitoring - The Next Frontier in Spinal Cord Protection During Complex Spine Surgery (non-CME)

09:45 am - 10:30 am CEST
Session Moderator(s):
Eduardo C. Beauchamp, MD

09:45 am - 09:53 am Neuromonitoring in 2027: What It Does Well and Where It Falls Short

  • Michael G Vitale, MD, PhD, MPH
09:53 am - 10:01 am Modern Concepts of Spinal Cord Perfusion

  • Paul D Sponseller, MD
10:01 am - 10:07 am Discussion
10:07 am - 10:15 am High-Risk Deformity Correction: Surgical Strategies to Reduce Neurological Risk

  • Caglar Yilgor, MD
10:15 am - 10:23 am Future Technologies for Spinal Cord Protection: Beyond MEPs and SSEPs

  • Amit Jain, MD, MBA
10:23 am - 10:30 am Discussion

Lunch Pick-Up

11:30 am - 12:00 pm CEST

Hands-on Workshops (non-CME)

12:00 pm - 01:00 pm CEST

Exhibit Viewing

01:00 pm - 01:15 pm CEST

Abstract Session 6A

01:15 pm - 02:15 pm CEST

Innovation ICL 4: Spine Surgery 2037 - The Industry Vision for What Comes Next (non-CME)

01:15 pm - 02:00 pm CEST
Session Moderator(s):
Suken A. Shah, MD
Todd J. Albert, MD

01:15 pm - 02:00 pm Panel

  • Kyle Malone
  • Pat Miles
  • Russell Powers
  • Sarah Rivera
  • Ryan Watson

Abstract Session 6B

01:15 pm - 02:15 pm CEST

Refreshment Break & Exhibit Viewing

02:15 pm - 02:45 pm CEST

SRS Membership Information Session

02:15 pm - 02:30 pm CEST

Abstract Session 7A

02:45 pm - 04:15 pm CEST

Session 7B: From Innovation to Evidence: How Registries and Real-World Data Turn New Technology and Indications into Validated Practice (non-CME)

02:45 pm - 04:15 pm CEST
Session Moderator(s):
Dominique A. Rothenfluh, MD, PhD
Yann Philippe Charles, MD, PhD

02:45 pm - 02:49 pm Introduction

  • Dominique A Rothenfluh, MD, PhD
  • Yann Philippe Charles, MD, PhD
02:49 pm - 03:01 pm Bridging Continents of Data Towards Multicultural ASD Outcomes Assessment

  • Shay Bess, MD
03:01 pm - 03:13 pm Vertebral Body Tethering: From Early Promise to Real-World Evidence

  • Ahmet Alanay, MD
03:13 pm - 03:25 pm A Technology Validated: Patient-Specific Rods and Predictive Planning

  • Jörg Franke, MD
03:25 pm - 03:37 pm Direct or Indirect? Low Back Pain Outcomes After Decompression in Spine Tango

  • Dominique A Rothenfluh, MD, PhD
03:37 pm - 03:49 pm Should We Account for Age-Related Alignment in Registries?

  • Yann Philippe Charles, MD, PhD
03:49 pm - 04:01 pm Durability of Deformity Constructs

  • Ibrahim Obeid, MD
04:01 pm - 04:14 pm Discussion
04:14 pm - 04:15 pm Closing Remarks

  • Dominique A Rothenfluh, MD, PhD
  • Yann Philippe Charles, MD, PhD

This session is hosted by EUROSPINE

Exhibit Viewing

04:15 pm - 04:30 pm CEST

Session 8: The Top Recent Game Changers and the Next Big Thing in Spine Surgery (non-CME)

04:30 pm - 05:30 pm CEST
Session Moderator(s):
Hamid Hassanzadeh, MD
Pawel Grabala, MD, PhD

04:30 pm - 04:35 pm Announcement of the Whitecloud, E-Point, and Innovation Award Winning Papers

  • Joshua M Pahys, MD
  • Zeeshan M Sardar, MD
04:35 pm - 04:40 pm Announcement of the Whitecloud, E-Point, and Innovation Award Winning Papers

  • Zeeshan M Sardar, MD
Game Changer 1: Robotics and Navigation
04:40 pm - 04:47 pm Robotics in Spine Surgery: From Screw Placement Tool to Intelligent Surgical Platform

  • Nicholas Theodore, MD, FACS
04:47 pm - 04:54 pm Navigation in Complex Spine Surgery: The Technology That Changed How We See Anatomy

  • Piotr Kowalski, MD
04:54 pm - 05:00 pm Discussion
Game Changer 2: Patient-Specific Implants and Biomarkers
05:00 pm - 05:07 pm Patient-Specific Implants in Spine Surgery: From Custom Fit to Personalized Reconstruction

  • Joseph P Gjolaj, MD, MBA
05:07 pm - 05:14 pm Biomarkers in Spine Surgery: The Next Frontier in Patient Selection, Risk Prediction, and Personalized Care

  • Michael P Kelly, MD
05:14 pm - 05:20 pm Discussion
Game Changer 3: Endoscopic Spine Surgery
05:20 pm - 05:27 pm Endoscopic Spine Surgery: From Niche Technique to Mainstream Disruptor

  • Kajetan Łątka, MD, PhD
05:27 pm - 05:30 pm Discussion

Innovation Celebration

05:30 pm - 07:00 pm CEST