February 2026

NEUROSCIENCES

NORTHWESTERN MEDICINE INTERNATIONAL SPINE SYMPOSIUM

Date and Location
May 8, 2026
7:00 am – 4:00 pm
Hyatt Centric Magnificent Mile, Chicago

Target Audience
Specialties: neurosurgery, orthopaedic surgery
Professions: nurse, physician, physician assistant
 
Overview
The field of spine surgery is quickly evolving. There’s a need to further understand the newest innovations and technologies in spine surgery and how they’ll affect our trainees and our patients.

Course directors: Ali A. Baaj, MD; Nader S. Dahdaleh, MD, MS; Tyler R. Koski, MD; Alpesh A. Patel, MD
 
Objectives
1.Comprehend the challenges and opportunities of enabling technology in spine surgery.
2.Identify procedures and techniques that can leverage enabling technology in the operating room.
3.Analyze how current and future innovations can impact patient care and research in spine surgery.
4.Integrate emerging technologies in spine surgery, including minimally invasive techniques, robotics and AI.
 
Registration
Complete your registration online by May 7. Payment may be made by credit card or check. If paying by check, please mail your check, made payable to Northwestern Memorial Hospital (CME), to the address listed below before April 29:
Tiffany McReynolds
c/o Northwestern Memorial HealthCare
541 North Fairbanks Court, Suite 950
Chicago, Illinois 60611
 
Accreditation
The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
 
Credit Designation Statement
The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 7.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
 
Credits
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (7.25 hours), ABS CC (7.25 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (7.25 hours)

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