NASS 34th Annual Meeting Date: September 25-28, 2019 Location: McCormick Place West- Chicago, IL Instructor: See attached list of instructors Hours: Wednesday: 7:30am-5:05pm; Thursday: 7:25am-5:05pm; Friday: 7:00am-5:05pm; Saturday: 8:00am-12:00pm CE: 46.5 Total hours; 22.0 Possible Concurrent sessions PROGRAM DESCRIPTION The future of spine care can be found at the NASS meeting. Renowned experts present new treatments and procedures that immediately can be implemented in your practice. Cutting-edge research provides new insight into decision making on patient care, and the exhibit hall allows me to evaluate the latest spine tools and technologies. These changes include hands-on courses occurring during the meeting; ePosters with a physical and virtual presence; subject matter experts available for Q&A and surgical cadaver demonstrations happening all day Friday. The annual Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery hands-on course will occur on Wednesday this year as well as a NASS/Neurospine Endoscopic Spinal Surgery and Cadaver Workshop co-sponsored with the Korean Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery Society. In addition, there will be a Lumbar Spinal Injections hands-on course on Friday. COURSE OBJECTIVES Upon completion of this meeting, participants should gain strategies to: • Promote discussion of new scientific developments and best practices in spine care • Demonstrate the application of current techniques, procedures, and research • Practice evidence-based medicine relative to spine care FORMAT The program content will be presented in lecture and hands-on format.