First Annual Safety in Spine Surgery Month Announced
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WHEATON, Ill., March 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The Safety in Spine Surgery Project (S3P) has announced that the First Annual Safety in Spine Surgery month will take place in April of 2021. The goal of this project is to improve safety in spine surgery by sharing guidelines, techniques, and protocols that make care better, and to share lessons learned from participants who have developed specific, successful safety protocols. This event will feature two live webinars, an industry-wide social media campaign throughout April, and awards for
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FAIRFAX, Va. and BALTIMORE, Feb. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Experts agree that numerous factors can contribute to the onset of scoliosis. While some cases are classified as syndromic (secondary to a neuromuscular or neurological disease) or congenital (due to malformation or separation of the vertebrae), 80% of cases are deemed idiopathic. A diagnosis of idiopathic scoliosis indicates that the spinal curvature occurs spontaneously with no known cause. Although the specific causes are unknown, scientific studies and history reveal that the condition tends to be familial, with a definite genetic component. (PRNewsfoto/National Scoliosis Center)
Idiopathic scoliosis is particularly well suited for genetic study since it is most frequently discovered in childhood. Due to these early diagnoses, scientists can study data from several members of a family over a sufficient period of time to gain insight into inheritance (Wise, 2008). Several of these s
Reimagining Medical Conferences for a Virtual Setting
What the Scoliosis Research Society learned from two different approaches. by Summary.
The Covid-19 pandemic has forced medical conference to go virtual. Scoliosis Research Society leaders describe their experience moving the society’s largest meetings online including benefits (such as increased access for far-flung attendees), challenges (such as maintaining engagement), and their vision of future hybrid in-person/virtual meetings.
With in-person medical conferences curtailed during the Covid-19 pandemic, physicians across specialties have struggled to continue the development and training they’ve historically relied on these meetings for. Procedural subspecialists such as surgeons, gastroenterologists, and cardiologists in particular have long depended on live courses that use cadavers or simulation exercises to maintain their skills and to learn new techniques. Curtailed as well has been the personal a