(SS7) Scientific Session 7: Spine Trauma: Update in Best Practices

Saturday, February 24, 2024

9:30 AM – 11:00 AM PST

Moderator(s)

Sanjay Dhall, M.D.

Professor
Harbor UCLA Medical Center
Palos Verdes Estates, California
Eve Tsai, MD, PhD

Professor
University of Ottawa
Ottawa, ON, CA

Spinal cord injuries are devastating, however, there is optimism in the management of these injuries. This session focuses on the latest techniques and technologies to improve the management and outcomes of patients with spinal cord injuries. Attendees will also learn of the lastest in novel therapies that exist to help spinal cord patients recover function after injury.

Disclosure(s):

Eve Tsai, MD, PhD: abbvie: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); Mitsubishi: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing)

Presentations:

9:30 AM – 9:32 AM PST

Introduction
Speaker: Eve Tsai, MD, PhD – University of Ottawa
Speaker: Sanjay Dhall, M.D. – Harbor UCLA Medical Center
9:32 AM – 9:37 AM PST

Imaging: MR/Tractography and Ultrasound for Spinal Cord Injury
Speaker: Saman Shabani, MD – Medical College of Wisconsin
9:38 AM – 9:43 AM PST

Spinal Cord Decompression Following Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury
Speaker: Bizhan Aarabi, MD – University of Maryland Medical Center
9:44 AM – 9:49 AM PST

Spinal Cord Injury in the Elderly
Speaker: Anthony M. DiGiorgio, DO, MHA – Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco
9:49 AM – 9:54 AM PST

Question and Answer Discussion
Speaker: Eve Tsai, MD, PhD – University of Ottawa
Speaker: Bizhan Aarabi, MD – University of Maryland Medical Center
Speaker: Anthony M. DiGiorgio, DO, MHA – Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco
Speaker: Saman Shabani, MD – Medical College of Wisconsin
9:55 AM – 10:00 AM PST

Debate: Neurological Recovery After Early vs. Delayed Surgical Decompression For Acute Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury? - Introduction of Controversy
Speaker: Kenneth M. Crandall, MD – University of Maryland Medical Center
10:00 AM – 10:06 AM PST

Debate: Neurological Recovery After Early vs. Delayed Surgical Decompression For Acute Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury? - Pro
Speaker: Michael G. Fehlings, MD, PhD – University of Toronto
10:06 AM – 10:12 AM PST

Debate: Neurological Recovery After Early vs. Delayed Surgical Decompression For Acute Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury? - Con
Speaker: Mohamad Bydon, MD – Department of Neurologic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55902, USA
10:13 AM – 10:18 AM PST

Verdict and Discussion
Speaker: Sanjay Dhall, M.D. – Harbor UCLA Medical Center
10:19 AM – 10:24 AM PST

New Trials and Cell Therapies for Spinal Cord Injury
Speaker: Francis Farhadi, MD – Department of Neurosurgery, University of Kentucky, College of Medicine
10:25 AM – 10:30 AM PST

Clinical Trials: Update on Immunotherapy and Spinal Cord Stimulator Trials
Speaker: Ann M. Parr, MD (she/her/hers) – University of Minnesota
10:31 AM – 10:36 AM PST

Peripheral Nerve Transfers for Functional Recovery in Spinal Cord Injury
Speaker: Stephen Burks, MD (he/him/his) – University of Miami Department of Neurological Surgery
10:37 AM – 10:42 AM PST

Research: Latest in Translating Spinal Cord Injury Research Into Humans
Speaker: Eve Tsai, MD, PhD – University of Ottawa
10:42 AM – 11:00 AM PST

Question and Answer Discussion
Speaker: Eve Tsai, MD, PhD – University of Ottawa
Speaker: Michael G. Fehlings, MD, PhD – University of Toronto
Speaker: Mohamad Bydon, MD – Department of Neurologic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55902, USA
Speaker: Sanjay Dhall, M.D. – Harbor UCLA Medical Center
Speaker: Francis Farhadi, MD – Department of Neurosurgery, University of Kentucky, College of Medicine
Speaker: Ann M. Parr, MD (she/her/hers) – University of Minnesota
Speaker: Stephen Burks, MD (he/him/his) – University of Miami Department of Neurological Surgery