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Media Advisory
April 17, 2008
ATTN: NEWS / HEALTH EDITORS
Latest advances in treatment of spinal conditions to be explored at Trillium Health Centre Spine Institute’s 3rd Annual Symposium of Spine Care tomorrow
Orthopaedic surgeons,
neurosurgeons, family practitioners, surgical spine nurses
and allied health professionals working with spines will learn
about the latest advances in evidence based spine surgery
and a lot more, at Trillium Health Centre Spine Institute’s
3rd Annual Symposium of Spine Care tomorrow at the Waterside
Inn in Mississauga.
This year’s theme is Evidence Based Practice in Spine
Surgery, and includes a keynote address on ‘craniocervical
reconstruction: biomechanics to bedside’ by University
of Calgary neurosurgeon, Dr. John Hurlbert.
| WHAT: | Trillium Health Centre Spine Institute’s
3rd Annual Symposium of Spine care - Evidence Based Practice in Spine Surgery |
| WHEN: | Friday, April 18, 2008 Keynote Address - 8:15 a.m. -9 a.m.: Craniocervical reconstruction: biomechanics to bedside by Dr. John Hurlbert, Neurosurgeon, University of Calgary |
| WHERE: | The Waterside Inn |
Learning objectives for spine care professionals attending the Symposium include:
- applying recent best practice advances in spine surgery
- consolidating the latest evidence on minimally invasive surgery
- understanding the use of EMG in diagnosing spine conditions
- updating knowledge in surgical spine surveillance of infections
- appreciating the financial implications of complex spine surgeries for a hospital
- understanding the value of smoking cessation programs for prospective surgical patients and how it will affect the decision for surgery
- knowing the benefits of rehabilitation after surgery
- having knowledge of being an expert witness should they be involved in litigation
Members of the media are invited to attend the Symposium. Please report to the registration desk. Symposium Coordinator Karolina Wisniowska or Health System Manager Nijole Simonavicius will be available to arrange one-on-one interviews with the speakers/faculty members.
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Media Contact:
Larry Roberts
Media Relations Consultant, Trillium Health Centre
office: 905-848-7580 ext. 3832
mobile: 416-358-7201
lroberts@thc.on.ca