OTI Spine Trauma Course: Optimizing Decision making and Surgical Techniques

OTI Spine Trauma Course: Optimizing Decision making and Surgical Techniques

Saturday, April 18, 2026

Location:
UCSF Pride Hall at ZSFG
2540 23rd Street, 
Bldg 7, 1st Floor, Rm 1800 
San Francisco, CA 94110


Overview:
The OTI Spine Trauma Course is a one-day event focusing on the optimal treatment of traumatic spine injuries. This interactive course will couple interactive didactic sessions led by leaders in the treatment of traumatic spine injuries with hands-on laboratory and cadaveric instruction.

This course will provide a current evidence-based review of the prevalence, initial workup, non- operative versus operative treatments, and outcomes for the full spectrum of spine injuries in the skeletally mature allowing learners to apply knowledge to improve decision-making in the treatment of traumatic spine pathology.

Target audience:
Surgeons, physicians, nurse practitioners, fellows, surgeons, and operating room staff wanting to deepen their understanding of the management of traumatic spine injuries including clinical evaluation, preoperative planning, and surgical techniques.

Registration

Registration fee includes daily continental breakfast, lunch, afternoon break, syllabus and workshops. Click on this option *4/18 OTI Spine Trauma Course (ONLY) $250.00

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Course Faculty

Agenda and Registration

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    Registration

    Registration fee includes daily continental breakfast, lunch, afternoon break,
    syllabus and workshops.

    Click on this option *4/18 OTI Spine Trauma Course (ONLY)
    $250.00

    Your registration confirmation will be emailed to you.

  • OTI Spine Trauma Course: Optimizing Decision-making and Surgical Techniques

    Agenda

    Program Agenda:
    7:00 Breakfast
    8:50 Interactive didactic sessions,
    Lab Session 1 with
    hands-on and cadaveric
    instruction.
    12:10 Lunch, exhibitors (50 min)
    1:00pm Interactive didactic sessions,
    Lab Session 2 with
    hands-on and cadaveric
    instruction.
    4:00pm Adjourn

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    CME

    In support of improving patient care, the University of California, San Francisco is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

    ACCME: UCSF is reviewing this program for CME credit. 

Location

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    Surgical Training Facility (STF)

    The STF Lab offers top-of-the-line technology with the most comprehensive advanced imaging of any academic surgical training facility in the United States. 
    Our hands-on cadaveric workshops will be hosted in this space.  
    This is a full service facility.  
    Scrubs, etc. will be provided.

  • Pride Hall

    UCSF Pride Hall

    Click here for location and directions.
    Registration, breaks, lunch and didactic lectures will be held here in the first floor meeting space. 
     

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    InterContinental Hotel San Francsico

    Discounted hotel rooms are available at a $349 rate.  (Please note the rate, on our booking link, will automatically add the Urban Destination Fee; however, it will be removed at check-in as per our negotiated concession for attendees.)
    By staying at the host hotel, you help UCSF meet its contractual obligations and keep future registration fees reasonable. 
    Please take this into consideration when making your accommodation decisions.
    For questions about housing please contact erin.simon@ucsf.edu.
     

Exhibitors

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