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The 6th International Congress on Early Onset Scoliosis and Growing Spine (ICEOS)
November 15-16, 2012; location to be determined
2011 Meeting Highlights
November 18-19, 2011
Hilton Bonnet Creek
Orlando, FL
The 5th International Congress on Early Onset Scoliosis and Growing Spine was a great success! The program brought together top spine surgeons from all over the world for in-depth discussions and debates.
Click here to see photos from the congress.
ICEOS 2011 Final Attendance
134 surgeons from 21 countries:
- 61% from U.S. & Canada
- 25% from Europe
- 14% from other countries (Australia, Brazil, Japan, and more!)
35 corporate attendees representing 7 different companies
The course featured 2 days of in-depth lectures, vigorous debates, and in-depth case discussions.
- 91 abstracts submitted for consideration
- 33 accepted oral presentations (free papers)
- 49 accepted E-Posters
- 5 accepted Case Presentations
Click here to view the abstracts
Best Paper Award
Paper #8: Scoliosis Creation By Growth Modulation Of The Chest Cage In A Fetal Ovine Model
Stefan Parent, MD, PhD; Jean-Paul Praud, MD, PhD; Sarah Bouchard, MD; Nathalie Samson, PhD; Marc Cloutier, PhD; Bruno Piedboeuf, MD
Best E-Poster Award
E-Poster 4: Some Connectors in Distraction Based Growing Rods Fail More than Others
David Skaggs, MD; Karen Myung, MD, PhD; Christopher Lee
Chairman
Behrooz A. Akbarnia, MD
President, Growing Spine Foundation
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
Laurel Blakemore, MD (SRS)
Children's National Medical Center
Washington, DC | USA
Gerard Bollini, MD, PhD (EPOS)
Hôpital Timone Enfants
Cedex | France
Charles E. Johnston II, MD
Past Chair
Texas Scottish Rite Hospital
Dallas, TX | USA
Richard Schwend, MD (AAP)
Children's Mercy Hospital
Kansas City, MO | USA
Suken Shah, MD (SRS)
Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children Nemours Children's Clinic
Wilmington, DE | USA
John Smith, MD (CWSDSG)
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT | USA
Brian Snyder, MD (POSNA)
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA | USA
Nobumasa Suzuki, MD (JSRS)
Saiseikai Central Hospital
Tokyo | Japan
Growing Spine Meeting
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