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The 6th International Congress on Early Onset Scoliosis
and Growing Spine (ICEOS)
Thursday November 15 and Friday, November 16, 2012
Berkeley Court Hotel
Dublin, Ireland
Key Dates
Abstract Submission Deadline: August 6, 2012
Registration Deadline: October 26, 2012
Hotel Reservation Cut-off: November 1, 2012
Registration Cut-off: November 5, 2012
CME Learning Objectives
As a result of this activity, the participants should be better able to:
- Describe growth of the spine & chest growth, and how to make decisions on treatment of early onset spinal deformity.
- Diagnose and recognize the natural history of syndromes causing early onset spinal deformity.
- Describe and minimize treatment complications of infection and neurologic damage.
- Identify biomechanical issues of immature bone, vertebrae, and ribs which affect treatment of EOS.
- Describe pulmonary physiology as it relates to EOS.
Who Should Attend
This course is designed for orthopaedic and neurological surgeons, fellows and residents who include pediatric spinal deformity surgery in their practices. In addition, nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and physicians providing non-operative care of spinal deformities may benefit from the course.
Call for Abstracts & Cases
Submit by August 6, 2012.
Language
The program will be presented in English.
Chairman:
Behrooz A. Akbarnia, MD
San Diego Center for Spinal Disorders
San Diego, CA | USA
Program Committee
Paul Sponseller, MD
Chair
Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions
Baltimore, MD | USA
David Skaggs, MD
Chair-Elect
Children's Hospital of Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA | USA
Charles E. Johnston II, MD
Past Chair
Texas Scottish Rite Hospital
Dallas, TX | USA
Gerard Bollini, MD, PhD (EPOS)
Hôpital Timone Enfants
Cedex | France
Michael Glotzbecker, MD (POSNA)
Children's Hospital Boston
Boston, MA | USA
Michael Mendelow, MD (SRS)
Children's Hospital of Michigan
Detroit, MI | USA
Richard Schwend, MD (AAP)
Children's Mercy Hospital
Kansas City, MO | USA
John Smith, MD (CWSDSG)
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT | USA
Dan Sucato, MD
(SRS Program Chair)
Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children
Dallas, TX | USA
Koki Uno, MD (JSRS)
Hyogo Nojigiku Medical Center for Disabled Children
Kobe | Japan
Michael Vitale, MD, MPH
(POSNA Program Chair)
NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia
New York, NY | USA
Growing Spine Meeting
Planning Office
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