2025 Lumbar Spinal Injections

2025 Lumbar Spinal Injections is organized by North American Spine Society (NASS) and will be held from Jan 24 - 25, 2025 at Barrow Brain And Spine, Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America.

Description:
This comprehensive workshop covers both basic and advanced lumbar spinal injection techniques. Expert faculty will lead formal didactic, hands-on cadaveric lab training and round table case discussions to provide a full understanding of the role of lumbar spinal injections in spine care. Learn to improve knowledge regarding patient selection and technique for lumbar epidural steroid injections, facet injections, sacroiliac joint injections, transforaminal injection/selective nerve blocks, medial branch blocks and lumbar RFA. Understand the risks associated with some of the techniques and how to avoid them. An essential workshop for spine surgeons and physicians seeking to increase their knowledge and skills in lumbar spinal injection techniques.

Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of the course, participants will gain strategies to:
• Summarize the role of each injection in the overall care and rehabilitation of the spine patient;
• Describe contraindications to the performance of the procedure;
• Assess potential complications associated with each procedure;
• Differentiate technical parameters in the performance of each procedure;
• Demonstrate anatomy and safe radiological principles involved in each injection;
• Gain insight into the correct coding procedures for commonly used injection codes.