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Satish Rudrappa—Lifelong learning

HIGHLIGHTS
Global Spine Congress—looking ahead to GSC 2020 in Rio de Janeiro
New AOSpine Curriculum—Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery (MISS)
Alexander Vaccaro: new AOSpine Member Representative-elect
Global Spine Journal—what your colleagues are reading
AOSpine Fellows Alumni meet at the Global Spine Congress Toronto
Women in spine—networking event at the Global Spine Congress
AOSpine Research and Outcomes Network—leading international registry for understanding metastatic spine tumors
AOSpine study will help interpret neuro-monitoring alerts—first patient recruited
AOSpine Courses 2019—learn minimally invasive spine surgery (MISS) from the experts
Regional Courses Santiago 2019—Updates, advances and best practices to optimize patient care

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Global Spine Congress— looking ahead to GSC 2020 in Rio de Janeiro

The Global Spine Congress (GSC) just wrapped up another successful congress in which 1,800 spine care professionals attended this three-day event in Toronto. This marked the GSC’s 10-year anniversary and “For the first time, the GSC featured a theater in the exhibition hall where innovative sessions took place, such as augmented reality in spine care and virtual reality in medicine. Additionally, a new AOSpine initiative took place at the GSC featuring inspirational discussions on the topic: Women in Spine.”included many new additions. Robert McGuire, AO Foundation President attended the congress as well.

With the vision to create a truly global spine congress—gathering international speakers and participants, the GSC has experienced exponential growth since its inception in 2009. AOSpine’s annual event provides a unique approach to sharing knowledge and developing new approaches to the treatment of spinal disorders to help advance spinal care and improve patient care.

GSC Toronto in figures- Here’s what you can expect from the GSC 2020:

GSC 2020

With another successful year behind us, we now turn our attention to the next Global Spine Congress taking place in the beautiful city of Rio de Janeiro from “Abstracts can be presented in Spanish, Portuguese and English. Accepted abstracts will appear in a special supplement to the Global Spine Journal—a great opportunity for you to have your work viewed worldwide in an internationally renowned spine publication.”May 20 – 23, 2020. The venue is in Barra da Tijuca, a vibrant, contemporary and modern city, located only 45 minutes from Rio de Janeiro International Airport. Don’t miss this opportunity to submit your abstract and a chance to present your research to hundreds of spine specialists from all over the world.