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Keeping the community connected through news, research, and education.
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Newsletter
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February 2021 — Issue 20
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2020 Annual Report
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The AO Spine Latin America's Annual Report for 2020 is now available. The report summarizes all activities of the past year and highlights the most significant accomplishments of our region. It gives you an opportunity to look at the success stories and the challenges in building our spine community.
In 2020, we held 65 educational events for 4,376 participants in Latin America. We are pleased to share these results with our community after such a challenging year. We focus on to continue delivering highest quality and effective educational training and fostering research activities.
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Meet the changes for 2021 webinars
in Latin America
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All AO Spine educational events are linked to the AO Spine curriculum. Event planning always consider the needs of learners for a particular topic and the curricular competencies to be covered. In 2021, to increase even more the lifelong learning education model, the Latin American webinars framework will be reorganized by pathology and its level of complexity to provide participants with a clear and structured the possibilities of learning.
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Important updates to the
AO Spine Latin America CEP program
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The AO Spine Latin America Continuing Education Program (CEP) is an online postgraduation specialization program for orthopedic surgeons, neurosurgeons, as well as residents and fellows. The newly reconstructed lato sensu postgraduation program focused on spine pathologies offers a valuable academic certificate, exclusively for AO Spine members.
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Recent publications
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Genotoxicity clues to predict intervertebral disc degeneration: a systematic review.
Scientific Research Journal
Charles Carazzo (BR), Bruno Saciloto (BR), Manuela Figueiró (BR),
Natalia Nicoletti (BR), Asdrubal Falavigna (BR).
Time to surgery for unstable thoracolumbar fractures in Latin America-a multicentric study
World Neurosurgery
Alfredo Guiroy (AR), Charles Carazzo (BR), Juan Zamorano (CL),
Juan Pablo Cabrera (CL), Andrei Joaquim (BR), Joana Guasque (BR),
Ericson Sfreddo (BR), Kevin White (CA), Ratko Yurac (CL),
Asdrubal Falavigna (BR).
Low implant failure rate of percutaneous fixation for spinal metastases: A multi-center retrospective study
World Neurosurgery
Alvaro Silva (CL), Ratko Yurac (CL), Alfredo Guiroy (AR), Oscar Bravo (CL),
Alejandro Morales (AR), Federico Landriel (AR), Santiago Hem (AR).
Unplanned readmission following early postoperative complications after fusion surgery in adult spine deformity: a multicentric study
Global Spine Journal
Gaston Camino-Willhuber (AR), Alfredo Guiroy (AR), Mariano Servidio (AR),
Nelson Astur (BR), Fernando Nin-Vilaró (UY), Fernando Alvarado (CO),
Murilo Daher (BR), Bruno Saciloto (BR), Allan Ono (BR), Olavo Letaif (BR),
Barón Zárate (MX), Ratko Yurac (CL), Emiliano Vialle (BR),
Marcelo Valacco (AR).
Abordaje mínimamente invasivo para el tratamiento de tumores espinales intradurales extramedulares
Surgical Neurology International
Federico Landriel (AR), Santiago Hem (AR), Eduardo Vecchi (AR),
Claudio Yampolsky (AR).
20 tips to avoid and handle problems in the placement of percutaneous pedicle screws
World Neurosurgery
Federico Landriel (AR), Alfredo Guiroy (AR), Alejandro Morales (AR),
Néstor Taboada (CO), Cristiano Menezes (BR), Alberto Gotfryd (BR),
Sebastián Kornfeld (AR), Santiago Hem (AR).
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AO LAT Regional Courses 2021
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August 12-13
Santiago, Chile
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Regional Courses 2021
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November 04-06
Bogota, Colombia
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Advanced Central America & Caribbean Seminar |
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September 10-11
San Jose, Costa Rica
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Specimen Courses
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October 19-23
December 16-18
Palm Beach, USA
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| Event Calendar |
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| February 21, 2021 — May 15, 2021
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February 26, 2021
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Arequipa |
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March 05, 2021
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Online |
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March 06, 2021
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Santiago |
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March 11, 2021
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Online |
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March 13, 2021
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Quito |
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March 20, 2021
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Curitiba |
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March 26, 2021
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San Jose |
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March 27, 2021
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Online |
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March 31, 2021
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Online |
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Hospital Based Seminar—Trauma and degenerative spine {Online}
April 06, 2021
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Buenos Aires |
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April 10, 2021
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Goiania |
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Hospital Based Seminar—Degenerative lumbar spine {Online}
April 10, 2021
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Curitiba |
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Hospital Based Seminar—Degenerative spine {Online}
April 10, 2021
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Bogota |
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Hospital Based Seminar—Trauma {Online}
April 10, 2021
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Cartagena |
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April 13, 2021
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Online |
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Hospital Based Seminar—Degenerative cervical spine {Online}
April 17, 2021
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La Paz |
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Hospital Based Seminar—Trauma {Online}
April 17, 2021
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Lima |
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Hospital Based Seminar—Trauma
April 20, 2021
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Guayaquil |
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AO Spine Centers Club Webinar II
April 24, 2021
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Online |
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May 01, 2021
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Online |
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Hospital Based Seminar—Oncology {Online}
May 08, 2021
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Asuncion |
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© 2021 AO Spine Latin America. All rights reserved. E&OE.
AO Spine Latin America, Av. Silva Jardim 2042 Cj 1505, 80250-200 Curitiba, Brasil
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