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Scientific Session

Neurology

SOTA: Adoption of Enabling Technologies and Novel Techniques into an Adult Neurosurgical Spine Surgery Practice

Friday, June 24, 2022

8:00 AM – 10:15 AM CT

Location: Hilton Austin Grand Ballroom H

CE: 2

SOTA Speaker(s)

Richard V. Chua, MD, FAANS, FACS

Professor of Neurosurgery, Director of Spine Minimally Invasive Surgery and Robotics, Medical Director of the Comprehensive Spine Program
University of Arizona College of Medicine/Banner University Medical Center - Tucson
Tucson, Arizona, United States

I will review my career’s pathway into adopting and incorporating new surgical techniques into the practice of adult neurosurgery including minimally inavasive spine techniques, enabling technologies such as cervical disc replacement, computer-assisted navigation, robotic lumbar fusion procedures, and predictive analytics/artificial intelligence.

Learning Objectives:

Understand the iterative process of life long learning for an adult spine surgeon
Recognize enabling technologies used in adult spine surgery
Recognize the advantages and learning curves of these technologies