AO Spine

Issue 27, November 2020

Editorial by Emre Acaroğlu

Dear Reader

It is AO Davos Courses time! In this Issue of the AO Spine Newsletter, we are delighted to showcase the AO's flagship educational event, with additional focus on innovative learning concepts and initiatives.
The year 2020 has been a roller coaster of experiences—a ride through inconveniences and severe incidents, but also bustling with new opportunities and technologies. Going fully online with the AO Davos Courses 2020 is laden with new kinds of interaction and we will be able to live and share unforgettable Davos moments for the first time virtually! We have learned a lot and we shall keep on learning and refining our educational offerings based on this year’s experiences.

When augmented reality became reality—the vanguard spirit of Daniel Sciubba

“We are living one of the most exciting times in the history of surgery and medicine,” says Daniel Sciubba, who with his team accomplished the world’s first augmented reality supported spine surgeries earlier this year.

AO Davos Courses 2020: Discover our virtual environment

Self-directed, AO Spine precourse activities for the AO Davos Courses have been running online at full speed for a few weeks. AO Spine Course Director Emre Acaroğlu feels privileged to be able to offer a true blended learning experience with an added six-weeks of self-directed online learning prior to the live training program.

AO Spine Global Diploma Training Program is here: Join the spine surgery elite

Ready, set, go! Save your space for the new AO Spine Global Diploma Training Program, starting in February 2021 in India. Benefit from the first globally developed, systematic spine surgery training pathway for recently graduated orthopedic surgeons and neurosurgeons. Bring your knowledge and skills across multiple spinal pathologies to a new level and advance your career. While the program starts in India, preparations for an international rollout are in progress.

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