Invitation to the 20th SGSAnnual Meeting

Deformities – how to prevent and how to treat?

January 8, 2021Networking dinner: January 7, 2021

Volkshaus BaselRebgasse 12-144058 Basel

9:30 am to 5:00 pm

CreditsSGNC/SO 8

Invitation and Call for Papers

Dear colleagues and participantsDear members and friends of the Swiss Spine Society

We cordially invite you to attend the 20th – a round anniversary! – annual meeting of the Swiss Society of Spine Surgery in Basel. The last, very successful meeting has yielded a living proof that our society is now grown up and ready to further develop. As we will network again the day before the meeting in Basel with its world- renowned art museum in its neoclassical building dating back to the 1930-ies, we visit a symbol for the further development of such traditional entities by touring through the new modern LED labeled art museum extension block designed by the local architects Christ&Gantenbein. We will then walk down across the Wetts-tein bridge to enjoy a dinner at the bank of the river Rhine.The main topic of the scientific meeting will be “Deformities” reaching from the growing age to the degenerative spine, from orthopaedic to neurosurgical topics such as associated intraspinal pathologies and postlaminectomy kyphosis. We invited Dietrich Schlenzka from Helsinki – an out-of-the-box spinal surgeon: he will give his mind and meeting opening keynote lecture entitled “From Harrington to heavy metal – can we outsmart nature?“. Responding to your constructive critics we aim at bundling a selection of free papers around the lunch break and the members meeting/general assembly which should give more time to visit the industry exhibition and in addition should keep our participants at stake in the afternoon for the second half of the day. As a novel basic structure we embrace the main lectures by interesting case presentations and discussions.

It would be our distinct pleasure to welcome and host you in Basel.

Local hosts Stephan Schären, Prof. MD President SGSRaphael Guzman, Prof. Dr. med. Carol-Claudius Hasler, Prof. Dr. med.

Exchange and Networking on Thursday, January 7, 2021After the success of last year‘s network dinner, we would like to repeat it this year in the restaurant “Krafft Basel”. The restaurant is close to the Volkshaus Basel. In this charming ambience you can round off the evening. We will start with an aperitif at 07:00 pm which will be followed by a 3-course menu dinner as described below:

Starter: baked goat cheese served with a summer saladMain course: saddle of veal, jus demi-glace, varnished semolina slices, seasonal vegetables Dessert: felchlin grand cru chocolate parfait, raspberry sorbet

A vegetarian menu can be ordered. Please select this in your registration.

The networking dinner fees are CHF 100.--.

Before the dinner, from 06:15 pm to 07:15 pm, you will have the opportunity to enjoy a private guided tour of the Kunstmuseum Basel extension block which is located 10 minutes by walk from the restaurant.

Should you need accommodation for the night of 7 – 8 January, we will be glad to book it for you. We have reserved rooms in three different hotels next to the location. You can choose your hotel room during the registration for the congress. Please be informed that we will only make the reservation and you are responsible to cover the expenses.

Invitation

Deformities – how to prevent and how to treat?08:45 – 09:30 Registration and Welcome Coffee

09:30 – 09:35 Welcome and introduction

09:35 – 10:00 Keynote lecture From Harrington to Heavy Metal – Can we outsmart nature? Dietrich Schlenzka, Helsinki

10:00 – 10:15 Panel discussion

10:15 – 10:45 Deformities essentials I Adolescents Case presentation Carol-Claudius Hasler, Basel Current concept incl new technologies Daniel Studer, Basel Case discussion Carol-Claudius Hasler, Basel / Daniel Studer, Basel

10:45 – 11:15 Coffee break – Partner visit

11:15 – 11:45 II Degenerative Case presentation Arne Mehrkens, Basel Current concept Stefan Schären, Basel Case discussion Arne Mehrkens, Basel / Stefan Schären, Basel

11:45 – 12:15 Free Communications I

12:15 – 13:15 SGS members meeting

13:15 – 14:15 Lunch 14:15 – 15:00 Free Communications II

15:00 – 15:30 Intraspinal pathologies associated with deformities Case presentation Maria Lucia Licci, Basel Current concept preview Raphael Guzman, Basel Case discussion Maria Lucia Licci, Basel / Raphael Guzman, Basel

15:30 – 16:00 Coffee break - Partner visit

16:00 – 16:45 Postlaminectomy kyphosis Case presentation Maria Lucia Licci, Basel Preventive techniques Enrico Tessitore, Geneva Surgical Correction Cordula Netzer, Basel Case discussion Maria Lucia Licci, Basel / Enrico Tessitore, Geneva / Cordula Netzer, Basel

16:45 Conclusion and farewell

Program January 8, 2021

Speaker ListRaphael Guzman, Prof. MD - Chief Physician Deputy Neurosurgery, University hospital, Basel

Carol-Claudius Hasler, Prof. MD – Chief Physican Orthopedics, University Children‘s hospital Basel

Maria Lucia Licci, MD - Senior Physician neurosurgery, University hospital Basel

Arne Mehrkens, PD MD - Senior Staff Surgeon, University hospital Basel

Cordula Netzer, MD - Deputy Director Spine Center, University hospital Basel

Stefan Schären, Prof. MD - Chief Physician Spinal Surgery, University hospital Basel

Dietrich Schlenzka, MD, PhD, Professor Orthopaedic Surgeon, ORTON Research Institute, Helsinki/Finland

Daniel Studer, MD - Specialist in orthopaedics - University Children‘s hospital Basel

Enrico Tessitore, PD - Senior Staff Physician, HUG, Geneva

Congress fee: SGS member CHF 175.00 – Non member CHF 225.00 – Onsite registration additional CHF 50.00 will be charged for all Please visit www.spinesociety.ch for further information and registration

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AbstractsPlease participate actively in the program and submit the results of your current work of research as abstract. Abstract submission is possible for unpublished clinical and basic research work in the field of spinal surgery.Abstract submission: open August 1, 2020 and closes on September 15, 2020The abstract must be written in English and be submitted as a Word file (x.doc, x.docx).The structure should look like following: Introduction, Purpose/Aim, Materials and Methods, Results, Conclusion. Please limit your abstract to 1800 characters in total.Abstracts will be reviewed anonymously by the program committee. Acceptance for presentation will be communicated by email to the corresponding author until October 15, 2020.Congress LanguagesOfficial languages at the congress are German, French, Italian and English. Slides must be in English.

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