Optimizing Surgical Outcomes: Literature Based Recommendations
and Actual Surgeon Practices
The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons designates this live activity for a maximum of 3.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.  

Completed evaluations are required to receive a certificate of attendance. Please allow 14 days from the completion of your evaluation for your CME certificate to be issued. 

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Module #1 Pre-operative conditioning - April 6, 2022 3:00 PM Central Time

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* Session 1: Pre-operative optimization of Lumbar Pathology:
Why does it matter and what has to be done?
-Andrew T. Dailey, MD

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* Session 2: Patient education and engagement: need for multidisciplinary teams
-Nicholas Spina, MD

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* Session 3: Mental disorders and counseling – Do we need to delay surgery?
-Owoicho Adogwa, MD

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* Session 4: Anemia and Nutrition as risk factors, is the correction necessary?
-R. Kiran Alluri, MD

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* Comments on Module #1: Pre-operative conditioning:

Module #2: Post-operative Optimization - April 6, 2022 4:45 PM Central Time

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* Session 1: Bracing and When to start Physical Therapy after Lumbar Fusion
-Jeremy Shaw, MD, MS

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* Session 2: Post-operative early nutrition management.
-Raymond Hah, MD

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* Session 3: Role of ERAS in hospital optimization and cost reduction
-Sravisht Iyer, MD

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* Comments on Module #2:  Post-operative Optimization

Module #3: Analgesic Optimization - April 8, 2021 5:40 PM Central Time

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* Session 1: Weaning off patients from opioids prior to surgery
-Adam Bruggeman, MD

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* Session 2: Opioid management after surgery: how long to go?
-Andrew Pugley, MD

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* Session 3: Debate: NSAIDs after lumbar fusion
Introduction
-Michael J. Lee

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* Don’t be afraid of NSAIDs after spine fusion!
-Zoher Ghogawala, MD

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* Never NSAIDs after fusion: Who wants a nonunion?
-Gregory Schroeder, MD

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* Comments on Module #3:  Debate: NSAIDs after lumbar fusion

General Questions Regarding the LSRS Instructional Course Lectures

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* Was the information discussed relevant to your practice? 

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* Do you plan to apply what you learned to your practice?

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* Which topics were of most interest?

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* Which topics were not covered that you would like to have had presented?

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* Was discussion time adequate?

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* Did you perceive bias in any of the presentations?

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* If yes, please comment.

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* Did you perceive commercialism in any of the presentations?

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* If yes, please comment.

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* Would you recommend the LSRS Instructional Course to a colleague?

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* If yes, why?  If no, why?

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* Are planning to attend the LSRS ICL next year?

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* Which format would you most prefer the ICL be presented, in the future?

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