Our 2023 conference is officially in the books! Our post-activity materials have been submitted and we expect CME Transcripts will be available within 4 weeks. We will send instructions for how to download it as soon as we know they are ready. If you did not complete an evaluation and request for credit, you may still do so! Email cmorris@alamedical.org for instructions.
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Saturday, June 3
9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Infection Prevention as it Relates to Spine and Cranial Surgery
Molly Fleece, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Infectious Diseases, UAB Heersink School of Medicine
9:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Emergency Therapy for Acute Ischemic Stroke
Christopher Southwood, MD, Neurologist, Infirmary Health
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. (No Powerpoint)
Neurosurgery Collaborative Practice Panel
Amber Gordon, MD, Neurosurgeon, Infirmary Health
Jesse Jones, MD, Assistant Professor, UAB Heersink School of Medicine
Kristen Lamb, PA-C, The Kirklin Clinic at UAB Hospital
Meg Crew, CRNP, The Kirklin Clinic at UAB Hospital
11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Performing Safe Complex Spinal Deformity Surgery: Strategies and Tactics
Richard Menger, MD, MPA, Assistant Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, USA Whiddon College of Medicine
Sunday, June 4
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
HONORED GUEST SPEAKER
Evaluation of New Devices and Technologies for Neurological Surgery
Satoshi Tateshima, MD, DMSc, Professor, UCLA Medical Center
9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Adopting Minimally Invasive and Keyhole Mentality in Skull Base Neurology
Jai Thakur, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, USA Whiddon College of Medicine
9:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Pseudomeningocele and CSF Leak Following Posterior Fossa and Posterolateral Skull Base Surgeries: Development of a Predictive Model and Risk Score
Evan Gross, MS-2, UAB Heersink School of Medicine
10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. CANCEL
An Update on Brain Metastases for the Neurosurgeon
Nidal Bassam Omar, MD, Neurosurgeon, Infirmary Health
11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
The Genetic Basis of Neurosurgical Disease
Andrew T. Hale, MD, PhD, PGY-2, UAB Heersink Department of Neurosurgery