15th Annual VIRTUAL Meeting of the Korean American Spine Society
The 15th Annual Meeting of KASS was held virtually on July 2–3, 2020. If you missed the live webinars, you can view the presentations with a free account on Seattle Science Foundation TV here.
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Thursday, July 2 | The Effects of COVID and Cervical | |
6:50 am PDT | Welcome and Supporter Acknowledgment | |
7:00 | Non-CME Tech Update: Novel Injectable Parathyroid Hormone-based Bone Graft for Interbody Fusion Supported by: Kuros Biosciences John H. Chi, MD, MPH |
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CME SESSION 1: The Effects of COVID-19 | ||
7:08 | The Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic Speakers: Youjeong Kim; Esther Kim; Henry Ahn; & Jin-Su Song, MD, MPH
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7:36 | Live COVID Q&A with Panel | |
7:51 | Non-CME Tech Update: SI Joint Treatment in My Practice Including Optimized Spinopelvic Fixation Supported by: SI-Bone Stephen Ryu, MD |
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8:09 | Break—Visit Exhibitor Showcase on KASS Website | |
CME SESSION 2: Cervical Spine | ||
8:19 | Revision Cervical Fusion | Howard An, MD |
8:34 | Live Treatment Debate: Multi-level Disease
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8:54 | Live Cervical Q&A with Panel | |
9:10 | Adjourn | |
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Friday, July 3 | Deformity and MIS | |
12:00 pm PDT | Welcome and Supporter Acknowledgment | |
12:05 | Non-CME Tech Update: Maximizing Lordosis with Posterior MIS Approaches Supported by: Globus Medical Choll Kim, MD |
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CME SESSION 3: Spinal Deformity | ||
12:23 | Cervical Deformity Update | John Shin, MD |
12:30 | MIS in Adult Spinal Deformity | Tom Cha, MD |
12:37 | How to Avoid Creating Deformity | Ray Hah, MD |
12:44 | Which Comes First: Deformity Surgery or THA Surgery? | Adam Sassoon, MD |
12:51 | Live Deformity Q&A with Panel | |
1:11 | Non-CME Tech Update: StealthStation™ Navigation System: How Image-Guidance Technology has Enhanced My Spine Practice Supported by: Medtronic Kee Kim, MD |
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1:29 | Break—Visit Exhibitor Showcase on KASS Website | |
CME SESSION 4: MIS | ||
1:39 | Single Position Lumbar Fusion, Fad or Here to Stay? | Sean Keem, MD |
1:46 | Is MIS TLIF Relevant or a Niche? | Paul Kim, MD |
1:53 | Endoscopic Spine Surgery—Why Has it Not Taken Off in the US? | Brian Kwon, MD |
2:00 | Endoscopic Lumbar Fusion | Choll Kim, MD |
2:07 | Disc Herniation at L5-S1: OR Set-up & Managing Endo Instruments | Dong Chan Lee, MD |
2:14 | Migrated Disc at L4-5: Transforaminal Endoscopy | Hyeun Sung Kim, MD |
2:21 | Basic Steps and Management for Lumbar Endoscopic ULBD | Jin-Sung Luke Kim, MD |
2:28 | Non-CME Tech Update: De-Mystifying Endoscopic Spine Surgery: How I Got My Endo Spine Program Started Supported by: elliquence Choll Kim, MD & Brian Kwon, MD |
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2:46 | Live MIS & Endoscopic Panel | |
3:06 | Adjourn |
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Questions or Virtual Exhibit Info? Contact Val Broyles
Did You Know?
Presentations from the 2019 Annual Meeting of KASS are available on SSFTV.org. Click here to create a free account to view the lectures.