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2010 Program
Innovative Techniques in Spine Surgery
7th Annual Meeting
June 17-19, 2010
Los Cabos, Mexico
THURSDAY | FRIDAY | SATURDAY
Friday, June 18, 2010
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| 7:00 |
Breakfast/Exhibits |
| 7:30 |
SEMINAR:
The Changing Economics of Surgery: “Now What?”
“Reform, Redo and Reload – A Year in Spine and Orthopedics”
Walter Eisner, Senior Writer, Orthopedics This Week
Winner of the MORE award for 2008, Mr. Eisner is consistently one of the most widely
read writers in Orthopedics This Week. Mr. Eisner’s beat is medical ethics, regulatory and legal developments and reimbursement. His articles try to explain the complicated and evolving legal landscape,
and in a nutshell, minimize perp-walks in our community.
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| 7:45 |
“Reform Before They Called it Reform”
Charles Schneider, Vice President, Reimbursement, Musculoskeletal Clinical
Regulatory Advisors, LLC, Washington, D.C.
As a seasonal professional in the healthcare industry, Mr. Schneider directs MCRA’s
Reimbursement department, providing strategy and management services. He is
Responsible for assisting companies in the development and execution of strategies
that enable commercialization of new and existing technologies. He works closely
with CMS, commercial payors, employer coalitions and professionals in the
development of coding, coverage and payment; while developing healthcare economic outcomes studies and value messaging designed to facilitate sales of medical
technologies.
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| 8:00 |
“Prognosis for New Technologies – Physicians and Patients Under the New Health Care Reform Legislation”
Gail Daubert, J.D., Partner, Reed-Smith, LLP, Washington, D.C.
Ms. Daubert is a member of Reed Smith’s Life Sciences Health Industry Group,
practicing in the area of health care regulatory law. She provides legal, regulatory
and legislative counsel to a variety of professional associations and manufacturers
of pharmaceutical drug products and medical devices. She has creatively resolved
issues related to Medicare reimbursement of new medical technology, and also assists
clients with Medicare coverage issues.
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| 8:15 |
“FDA and Innovation – Turn Out The Lights?”
Mark Gardner, M.B.A., J.D., Associate, DuVal & Associates, P.A.
Mr. Gardner is an Associate Attorney at DuVal & Associates, a law firm dedicated
to counseling companies in the medical device, pharmaceutical, biotech, food and
nutritional supplement industries. His practice focuses on compliance and promotion.
prior to joining the firm, he worked in the medical device industry as a marketer in
product management.
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| 8:30 |
“Physician Owned Distributorships- The New Ancillary Taking Control of
Escalating Costs”
John C. Steinmann, D.O.
Dr. Steinmann is an orthopedic spine surgeon with 18 years experience, practicing in
Redlands, CA at Arrowhead Orthopedics,,a14 member sub-specialty Orthopedic Group.
He and four of his partners engineered the development of an implant distribution company that has proven to be very successful for both the practice and the local hospitals. This group has published their results at the AAOS Meeting in 2009. Dr. Steinman has taken the experience forward in the founding of Alliance Surgical Distributors, which helps other groups develop compliant surgeon-owned distribution companies.
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| 8:45 |
Audience/Panel Discussion |
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Break – Exhibits |
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LUMBAR TDR
Moderator: Tony Castellvi
The Evidence:
Degenerative Discs: Not a disease Eugene Carragee
Lumbar TDR is a failed experiment? Gunnar Andersson
Lumbar TDR: What have the IDE trials taught us? Jeff Goldstein
Lumbar TDR: Adoption challenges. Rick Guyer
The Promise:
Flexicore James Zucherman
Lateral TDR Luiz Pimenta
Posterior Motion Preservation Jack Zigler
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| 10:34 |
Discussion – Questions |
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CERVICAL TDR
Moderator: Isador Lieberman
The Evidence:
ACDF remains the gold standard Jeff Wang
What have the published TDR IDEs taught us: Alex Vaccaro
Cervical TDR Indications and Design Tom Errico
The Promise:
Prodisc C Jack Zigler
PCM Paul McAfee
Cervicore Tom Errico
Discover Todd Albert
M-6 Alejandro Reyes Sanchez
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Discussion –Questions |
| 11:50 |
Adjourn |
TOP OF PAGE |
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