Includes:

• 60 Online Spine Lectures
• 120 Quizzes and Assessments
• Over 500 Downloadable References
• 180 CME Credits
• 12 Month Access

Learning Objectives of this Module:

To provide residents with a solid understanding of the principal pathologies, diagnostic techniques and treatment strategies to manage patients with spinal disorders. It is qualified by objectively measurable criteria of knowledge and skills.

This is reached by:

• Enabling the candidate to cover the fundamentals of spine surgery through the guidance of basic knowledge lectures given by experts in the field by means of an ‘interactive textbook’.
• Enabling the candidate to access pre-selected additional knowledge resources to enhance his/her knowledge and skills in the field of spine surgery beyond the basic knowledge.
• Mastering knowledge of the anatomy relevant to the various surgical accesses used in spine surgery.
• Enabling the candidate to analyse and accurately diagnose the principal spinal disorders and to propose appropriate and effective treatments.
• Enabling the candidate to choose and apply the correct patient outcome tools for appropriate follow up.

Includes:

• 12 Online Spine Lectures
• 24 Quizzes and Assessments
• Over 50 Downloadable References
• 36 CME Credits
• 3 Month Access

Lectures and Topics Covered:

1. Pathways to Spinal Pain
2. Clinical Findings, Pathophysiology and Natural History of Cervical Radiculopathy
3. Cervical Radiculopathy – Non-Operative Management
4. Clinical Presentation and Diagnostic Workup of Disc Herniation, Radiculopathy and Thoracic Myelopathy
5. Non-Operative Treatment, Rehab and Medication in Lumbar Disc Herniation
6. Clinical Presentation and Diagnostic Workup of Degenerative Lumbar Spondylosis
7. Imaging in Degenerative Lumbar and Sacroiliac Conditions
8. Management of Non-Specific Low Back Pain
9. Imaging of Sub-Axial Cervical Spine Injuries
10. Classification of Sub-Axial Cervical Spine Injuries
11. Imaging of Thoracolumbar Injuries
12. Classification of Thoracolumbar Fractures

Learning Objectives of this Module:

1. To understand the basic pathways to spinal pain.
2. To understand the pathophysiology, natural history and diagnostic workup of cervical radiculopathy, and its non-operative management.
3. To understand the role of imaging in degenerative lumbar disease, the diagnostic workup of lumbar radiculopathy, the management of non-specific low back pain and non-operative management options.
4. To understand imaging modalities, and classification systems for cervical and lumbar fractures.

Includes:

• 12 Online Spine Lectures
• 24 Quizzes and Assessments
• Over 50 Downloadable References
• 36 CME Credits
• 3 Month Access

Lectures and Topics Covered

1. Degenerative Spondylolisthesis – Epidemiology, Diagnosis and Classification
2. Degenerative Spondylolisthesis – Surgical Treatment
3. Low Grade Adult Spondylolisthesis – Evidence-Based ‘Best Surgical Practice’
4. Idiopathic Scoliosis – Natural History
5. Paediatric Deformities – Imaging
6. Indication for Brace Treatment
7. Bone Fusion in Spinal Deformity
8. Spinal Metastasis – Diagnosis and Staging
9. Metastatic Disease – Surgical Treatment Options and Results
10. Spinal Tuberculosis – Diagnostic Tests and Medical Management
11. Antibiotic Treatment of Vertebral Osteomyelitis, Discitis and Epidural Abscess of the Spine
12. Post-Operative Infection in the Spine – Prevention and Treatment Strategy

Learning Objectives of this Module:

1. Understand the epidemiology, diagnosis, classification and surgical treatment of degenerative spondylolisthesis
2. Understand the role of imaging and indications for brace treatment in paediatric deformity
3. Understand the natural history of idiopathic scoliosis and bone fusion in spinal deformity
4. Understand the diagnosis, staging and surgical treatment options in spinal metastatic disease
5. Understand the principles of antibiotic treatment of infections in the spine

Includes:

• 12 Online Spine Lectures
• 24 Quizzes and Assessments
• Over 50 Downloadable References
• 36 CME Credits
• 3 Month Access

Lectures and Topics Covered

1. Cervical Myelopathy – Natural History and Non-Operative Management
2. Sacroiliac Joint Pain – Evaluation and Treatment
3. Adult Scoliosis and Kyphosis – Radiological Asessment
4. Degenerative Scoliosis: Clinical Presentation and Diagnostic Workup
5. Degenerative Scoliosis and Stenosis
6. Scheuermann’s and Idiopathic Kyphosis – Treatment Options
7. Upper Cervical Spine – Instability and Specific Anatomical Structures
8. Imaging of the Occipito-Cervical Junction Post-Trauma
9. Classification of Upper Cervical Spine Trauma
10. Primary Tumours of the Spine – Differential Diagnosis, Epidemiology and Diagnostic Workup
11. Antibiotic Treatment of Spinal Wound Infections
12. Neurological Complications

Learning Objectives of this Module:

1. Understand the non-operative management of cervical myelopathy
2. Understand the evaluation and treatment of sacroilliac joint pain
3. Understand the assessment and treatment options in degenerative scoliosis, kyphosis and stenosis
4. Understand the anatomy, imaging and classification of fractures in the upper cervical spine
5. Understand the diagnosis of primary tumours in the spine
6. Understand the treatment of wound infections and neurological complications in spine surgery

Includes:

• 12 Online Spine Lectures
• 24 Quizzes and Assessments
• Over 50 Downloadable References
• 36 CME Credits
• 3 Month Access

Lectures and Topics Covered

1. The Continuum from Degenerative Conditions to New Onset Deformity
2. Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS)
3. Sagittal Balance in L5-S1 Spondylolisthesis
4. High Grade Spondylolisthesis (SPL) – Analysis and Surgical Techniques Indications
5. Technique, Strategy and Indication in Posterior Approaches – Hybrid Construct
6. Chordoma of the Spine
7. Aneurysmal Bone Cysts of the Spine – Epidemiology, Diagnosis and Management
8. Chondrosarcoma of the Mobile Spine
9. Giant Cell Tumours of the Spine
10. Ankylosing Spondylitis – Epidemiology, Pathophysiology and Symptoms
11. Diagnosis and Treatment of Instability of the Occipito-Atlantoaxial Spine in Rheumatoid Arthritis
12. Post-operative Wound Problems

Learning Objectives of this Module:

1. Understand the disease continuum from degeneration to new onset deformity
2. Understand the natural history, diagnosis and treatment of ankylosing spondylitis
3. Understand the diagnosis and treatment of high grade spondylolisthesis
4. Understand indications, techniques and strategy in posterior approaches to the paediatric spine
5. Understand the epidemiology, diagnosis and treatment of chrondrosarcomas, giant cell tumours, chordomas and aneurysmal bone cysts
6. Understand the diagnosis and treatment of instability in the occipito-atlantoaxial spine
7. Understand post-operative wound problems in more detail