The Society for Progress & Innovation for the Near East
As a testament to the mission of Dr. Tannoury’s practice to help all back and neck pain sufferers through the use of minimally invasive spine surgery techniques, he has founded and is the acting president of the Society for Progress & Innovation for the Near East (S.P.I.N.E.).
S.P.I.N.E. is a non-profit organization with a mission of training surgeons from developing countries on how to perform safe and clinically proven surgery techniques for all aspects of musculo-skeletal disabilities. The organization is guided by the proverb, “Give a man a fish and feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.” Dr. Tannoury and the entire S.P.I.N.E. community is proud to host its 6th annual conference this year from June 19th through June 22nd in historic Beirut, Lebanon. Course highlights include:
- World renowned faculty from orthopedic, pain management, and neurological surgery
- Interactive format with case based discussions, scientific debates and round table discussions
- Hands-on cadaveric and dry labs and workshops (multiple vendors)
- Latest advances discussed by their own developers
- Updates on minimally invasive surgery for spine, motion preservation, scoliosis management and complication avoidance and management
- Updates on sport related injuries, early arthritis management and minimally invasive options for musculoskeletal injuries
- Updates on pain modulation, pumps, regional blocks and peri-operative pain management
- 1-on-1 discussions with who’s who in neurosurgery, orthopedic surgery, and pain management
- Exhibits by the premier spine companies
- 22 Category 1 AMA CME credits through Boston University’s Continuing Medical Education office
If you are interested in donating to S.P.I.N.E. and helping to support its goals, please either indicate this desire to Dr. Tannoury or visit the organization’s
website. For more information on S.P.I.N.E., please visit
www.neareastspine.org
New Challenges & New Solutions on Work-Related Injuries and Musculo-Skeletal Therapy & Rehab
Dr. Tannoury recently hosted the
Work Related Injuries: New Challenges & New Solutions course on April 4th - 5th, 2013 in Waltham, Massachusetts. It brought together a diverse group of subject matter experts in the work related injuries arena, with over 200 attendees from over 24 states across the country.
The meeting provided a unique forum to highlight the latest challenges as well as emerging, evidence-based solutions for various work related injuries.
Shoulder, knee and back injuries, among others, are significantly more challenging than their counterparts when not related to work. Therefore, we brought together all the stakeholders that control or influence their care. Provocative discussions took place among health care providers, workers’ compensation carriers, employers, and good council, to discuss the injury at hand. In order to give a true 360-degree view, large employers' worries and initiatives were also discussed at length.
A sampling of attendees include occupational medicine physicians, surgeons, nurses, nurse practitioners, physical therapists, chiropractors, claims adjusters, clinical case managers, utilization reviewers, as well as lawyers, court judges, and human resources professionals of medium to large employers. To learn more about this course,
click here.To view and download the presentations,
click here.To view the course Photo Gallery,
click here.
Past Courses
Below is a sample of courses and events that Dr. Tannoury has presented at:
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery, the learning curve & novel techniques (Chirurgia Vertebrale: Deformita’E Patologia Degenerativa), September 2012
- New England Spine Study Group: MIS: Deformity, Trauma & Concept, July 2012
- Braintree Rehab Hospital Work Related Injury Conference: Updates on Neck and Back Pain: The impact of Minimally Invasive Surgery on Patient Recovery and Cost, May 2012
- Elevating Best Practice ASPAC Spine Summit Meeting: Current Development of MIS, Surgery in US and Prospect; The Most Impressive Case in my Career, April 2012
- Minimally invasive surgery, tips and tricks: China, April 2012
- Keynote speaker at ISMISS Korea: MIS for Degenerative Scoliosis, 2011
- EBP ASPAC Spine Summit Meeting: lectures, 2011
- Live Surgery and Clinical Case discussion, Campo Del Jardao Brazilian Spine Society, 2011
- Live surgery and workshops, Chinese Orthopedic Association, 2011
- Workshops and Novel techniques on MIS spine in Sao Paolo, 2011
- Lectures and Case Discussion, EBP ASPAC Spine Summit Meeting, Shanghai China, 2011
- Keynote Speaker, MIS, Latin American Forum. Rio De Janiero, 2010
- President of S.P.I.N.E annual meeting, Beirut Lebanon, 2010
- Novel techniques and Workshop on MIS. ARGOS, 2010
- Learning curve of my Minimally invasive spine surgery. Barcelona, 2010
- Tips and tricks of Minimally invasive spine surgery. Barcelona Spain, 2009
- President of S.P.I.N.E annual meeting, Beirut Lebanon, 2009
- President of S.P.I.N.E annual meeting, Beirut Lebanon, 2008
- Minimally invasive pedicle screws: clinical outcome and radiographic review: World Congress of Minimally Invasive Surgery and Techniques, Hawaii, 2008
- Unstable Burst fracture: close reduction and percutaneous stabilization without fusion: retrospective review: World Congress of Minimally Invasive Surgery and Techniques, Hawaii, 2008
- Minimally invasive treatment of unstable burst fractures: efficacy and safety; with and without fusion. World Congress of Minimally Invasive Surgery and Techniques, Hawaii, 2008