The NASS Podcast

How many surgeries are monitored in the US each year? What portion are spine? Is use of IONM increasing or decreasing? What major trends do we see in the use of IONM in spine surgery, and what can we expect in the future? This episode hosted by Section on Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring (IONM) Co-Chairs Dr. Rich Vogel and Dr. Adam Doan will answer all of these questions and more!

Disclosures:

Doan, Adam: Other: Nuvasive Clinical Services  (Salary); Private Investments: Veridical RCM (D).

Vogel, Richard: Board of Directors: American Board Of Neurophysiologic Monitoring (Nonfinancial, Examiner for Board), American Society Of Neurophysiological Monitoring (Nonfinancial, President of the Society (2019-2020)); Other: Nuvasive (Salary); Speaking and/or Teaching Arrangements: Neurophysiology Services Australia (None); Trips/Travel: North American Spine Society (Travel Expense Reimbursement), University Of Sydney (Travel Expense Reimbursement).

Key: A: $100-$1,000; B: $1001-$10,000; C: $10,001-$25,000; D: $25,001-$50,000; E: $50,001-$100,000; F: $100,001- $500,000; G: $500,001-$1M; H: $1,000,001- $2.5M; I: $2.5M+

Featuring: Moderator Alex Michael, MD and Author James Reynolds, MD

James Reynolds, MD, co-chair of NASS' Patient Safety Committee, discusses Preventing Blood Loss in Spine Surgery with Tranexamic Acid. Reducing blood loss during spine surgery is one of the many responsibilities of spine surgeons to keep patients safe. Dr. Reynolds addresses this and more in the latest episode discussing an article that recently appeared in SpineLine.

Access the article here. 

Disclosures:

Michael, Alex P: Nothing to Disclose  

Reynolds, James B.: Nothing to Disclose  

Key: A: $100-$1,000; B: $1001-$10,000; C: $10,001-$25,000; D: $25,001-$50,000; E: $50,001-$100,000; F: $100,001- $500,000; G: $500,001-$1M; H: $1,000,001- $2.5M; I: $2.5M+

Featuring: Moderator Renee Rosati, DO and Author David O'Brien, Jr., MD.

NASS Treasurer David O'Brien, Jr., MD, discusses new Interventional Spine & Musculoskeletal Medicine Fellowships and the opportunities they will afford young physicians. Dr. O'Brien touches on NASS completing its inaugural ISMM fellowships with a 100% match, and more in this podcast with moderator Renee Rosati, DO.

Access the SpineLine article here.

Disclosures:

O'Brien, David Reese: Nothing to Disclose  

Rosati, Renee Michelle: Nothing to Disclose 

Key: A: $100-$1,000; B: $1001-$10,000; C: $10,001-$25,000; D: $25,001-$50,000; E: $50,001-$100,000; F: $100,001- $500,000; G: $500,001-$1M; H: $1,000,001- $2.5M; I: $2.5M+

Featuring: Jin Sun Kim, MD and Michael Y. Wang, MD

Disclosures:

Kim, Jin Sun: Stock Ownership: Innovasive (1%); Consulting: Richard Wolf (Travel Expense Reimbursement), Elliquence (Travel Expense Reimbursement); Scientific Advisory Board: Innovasive (Nonfinancial); Grants: AOSpine (A).

Wang, Michael Y.: Royalties: DePuy Synthes Spine (F); Stock Ownership: ISD (1%), Medical Device Partners (1%); Consulting: Stryker (C), Spineology (C), K2M (C), DePuy Synthes (C); Scientific Advisory Board: Vallum (A).  

Key: A: $100-$1,000; B: $1001-$10,000; C: $10,001-$25,000; D: $25,001-$50,000; E: $50,001-$100,000; F: $100,001- $500,000; G: $500,001-$1M; H: $1,000,001- $2.5M; I: $2.5M+

Featuring: Michael Y. Wang, MD and Daniel K. Resnick, MD

Disclosures:

Resnick, Daniel: Scientific Advisory Board: NIDUS (None).

Wang, Michael Y.: Royalties: DePuy Synthes Spine (F); Stock Ownership: ISD (1%), Medical Device Partners (1%); Consulting: Stryker (C), Spineology (C), K2M (C), DePuy Synthes (C); Scientific Advisory Board: Vallum (A).

Key: A: $100-$1,000; B: $1001-$10,000; C: $10,001-$25,000; D: $25,001-$50,000; E: $50,001-$100,000; F: $100,001- $500,000; G: $500,001-$1M; H: $1,000,001- $2.5M; I: $2.5M+

Moderator Douglas Pahl, MD, interviews authors Alex Mierke, MD, and Omar Ramos, MD, about their article titled, "Stem Cell Therapies in the Treatment of Disc-Related Low Back Pain." Drs. Mierke and Ramos discuss what is already known about stem cell therapies and what still may lie ahead in this ever-changing medical landscape.

Access the article here.

Disclosures:

Mierke, Alex : Nothing to Disclose  

Pahl, Douglas W.: Consulting: Stryker (C, Outside 12-Month Requirement, Paid directly to institution/employer); Other: Orthofix (A, Outside 12-Month Requirement); Stock Ownership: Nanovis (14,837 Shares, Paid directly to institution/employer), Trainer Rx (less than 1%), Vertera (D, Paid directly to institution/employer); Trips/Travel: Astrazeneca (A, Outside 12-Month Requirement), Boston Scientific (B, Outside 12-Month Requirement), DePuy/Synthes (A, Outside 12-Month Requirement), DJO (A, Outside 12-Month Requirement), Globus (A, Outside 12-Month Requirement), Horizon (A, Outside 12-Month Requirement), Medtronic (A, Outside 12-Month Requirement), Stryker (B, Outside 12-Month Requirement), Zimmer/Biomet (C, Outside 12-Month Requirement).

Ramos, Omar: Nothing to Disclose

Key: A: $100-$1,000; B: $1001-$10,000; C: $10,001-$25,000; D: $25,001-$50,000; E: $50,001-$100,000; F: $100,001- $500,000; G: $500,001-$1M; H: $1,000,001- $2.5M; I: $2.5M+

Featuring: Joseph S. Butler, PhD, FRCS and Arjun S. Sebastian, MD

Disclosures:

Butler, Joseph S.: Nothing to Disclose (Sep 26, 2019).  

Sebastian, Arjun S.: Nothing to Disclose (Feb 04, 2019)

Key: A: $100-$1,000; B: $1001-$10,000; C: $10,001-$25,000; D: $25,001-$50,000; E: $50,001-$100,000; F: $100,001- $500,000; G: $500,001-$1M; H: $1,000,001- $2.5M; I: $2.5M+

Featuring: Mark M. Mikhael, MD; Deepak Reddy, MD; Bradley Saitta, MD; Nick Shamie, MD

Disclosures:

Mikhael, Mark M.: Consulting: Clariance Spine (B), GS Medical (B).

Reddy, Deepak: Nothing to Disclose.

Saitta, Bradley: Nothing to Disclose.

Shamie, Nick: Royalties: Seaspine (B); Stock Ownership: SI Bone (100000 Shares, 1%), Vertiflex (200000 Shares, 1%); Consulting: Stryker (Financial, 0), Seaspine (Financial, 0), SI Bone (Financial, 0), Vertiflex (Financial, 0); Speaking and/or Teaching Arrangements: Medtronic (Financial, 0); Trips/Travel: Medtronic (Financial, 0); Board of Directors: Vertiflex (Financial, Medical Director); Scientific Advisory Board: SI Bone (Financial, Medical Advisory Board).

Key: A: $100-$1,000; B: $1001-$10,000; C: $10,001-$25,000; D: $25,001-$50,000; E: $50,001-$100,000; F: $100,001- $500,000; G: $500,001-$1M; H: $1,000,001- $2.5M; I: $2.5M+

Featuring: Mark M. Mikhael, MD; Deepak Reddy, MD; Bradley Saitta, MD; Nick Shamie, MD

Disclosures:

Mikhael, Mark M.: Consulting: Clariance Spine (B), GS Medical (B). 

Reddy, Deepak: Nothing to Disclose.  

Saitta, Bradley: Nothing to Disclose.

Shamie, Nick: Royalties: Seaspine (B); Stock Ownership: SI Bone (100000 Shares, 1%), Vertiflex (200000 Shares, 1%); Consulting: Stryker (Financial, 0), Seaspine (Financial, 0), SI Bone (Financial, 0), Vertiflex (Financial, 0); Speaking and/or Teaching Arrangements: Medtronic (Financial, 0); Trips/Travel: Medtronic (Financial, 0); Board of Directors: Vertiflex (Financial, Medical Director); Scientific Advisory Board: SI Bone (Financial, Medical Advisory Board).  

Key: A: $100-$1,000; B: $1001-$10,000; C: $10,001-$25,000; D: $25,001-$50,000; E: $50,001-$100,000; F: $100,001- $500,000; G: $500,001-$1M; H: $1,000,001- $2.5M; I: $2.5M+

Featuring: Zoher Ghogawala, MD; Han Jo Kim, MD; Khoi D. Than, MD

Disclosures:

Ghogawala, Zoher: Board of Directors: Cervical Spine Research Society (Research Committee Chair, Registry Director), GN2.0-Nidus (66%), Joint Spine Section - AANS-CNS (Chair).  

Kim, Han Jo: Board of Directors: AOSpine (B); Fellowship Support: AOSpine (D, Paid directly to institution/employer); Research Support (Staff and/or materials): CSRS (C, Outside 12-Month Requirement, Paid directly to institution/employer), ISSGF (C, Paid directly to institution/employer); Royalties: K2M (D), Zimmer Biomet (F).  

Than, Khoi D.: Consulting: Bioventus (B), Medtronic (A).

Key: A: $100-$1,000; B: $1001-$10,000; C: $10,001-$25,000; D: $25,001-$50,000; E: $50,001-$100,000; F: $100,001- $500,000; G: $500,001-$1M; H: $1,000,001- $2.5M; I: $2.5M+