Annual Forum '23 Scientific Program

NEW THIS YEAR:

  • Keynote Lecture by Scott Becker, Publisher and Founder of Becker's HealthCare and Becker's Hospital Review, "10 Key Health Care Trends"

  • Presidential Address by Frank Phillips, MD

  • Thursday evening debate session: Case GPT: Real Dilemmas Solved by Real Intelligence 

  • Saturday closing session: What Happens in Vegas, Stays in Vegas: Cases We Regret

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Scott Becker
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Frank Phillips, MD

Program at-a-Glance

All times are Pacific (US)

Thursday, October 5, 2023

7:30 am - 4:00 pm Optional Non-CME Cadaveric Lab
3:00 pm - 7:15 pm On-site Registration & Speaker Ready Room Open
5:00 pm - 7:15 pm Session 1: Case GPT: Real Dilemmas Solved by Real Intelligence 
   

Friday, October 6, 2023

7:00 am - 6:00 pm Registration Open
7:30 am - 8:20 am Non-CME Workshops with Breakfast
8:30 am - 10:30 am Session 2: Lateral (Sponsored by SOLAS)
10:30 am - 11:00 am Refreshment Break with Exhibits & ePoster Viewing 
11:00 am - 11:30 am Session 3: Keynote Address
11:30 am - 11:40 am Walking Break
11:40 am - 12:50 pm Concurrent Session 4: Endoscopy and Lateral Free Papers
Concurrent Session 5: Degenerative Spine, Cervical & Deformity Free Papers 
 
12:50 pm - 1:30 pm Lunch in Exhibit Hall
Young Surgeon Lunch
1:30 pm - 2:50 pm Concurrent Session 6: Motion Preservation- Flex Appeal. Case based Presentations
Concurrent Session 7: Deformity
2:50 pm - 3:20 pm Refreshment Break in Exhibit Hall
3:20 pm - 4:00 pm  Session 8: Presidential Address and Awards
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Session 9: Future of Spine Metaverse: Navigation, Robotics, AR, and Emerging Technology
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm  Welcome Reception in Exhibit Hall
   

Saturday, October 7, 2023

7:00 am - 2:30 pm Registration Open
7:30 am - 8:20 am Non-CME Workshops with Breakfast
8:30 am - 10:30 am Session 10: Endoscopy: Is This an Atmospheric River or a Moving Front That Will Turn Cold?
10:30 am - 11:00 am Refreshment Break with Exhibits
11:00 am - 12:00 pm Concurrent Session 11: Free Papers Rapid Fire: Lateral, Degenerative, Complications
Concurrent Session 12: Free Papers Rapid Fire: Endoscopy, Deformity, Emerging Technology
12:00 pm - 12:20 pm Boxed Lunches in Exhibit Hall
12:20pm - 2:00 pm Session 13: Wired, Tired, and Expired - Getting On and Off the Bandwagon
2:00pm - 2:35 pm Session 14: What Happens in Vegas, Stays in Vegas: Confessions from Cases We Regret
2:35 pm Adjourn

 
Program is subject to change.