Education
2013 Mahalapye Spine Care Conference
April 2013
Mahalapye, Botswana
World Spine Care hosted the first multi-disciplinary Spine Care Conference in Mahalapye, Botswana. Spine care experts from around the world came to Mahalapye to present current concepts in spine care. Many of the presenters were sponsored by international spine societies such as the North American Spine Society, the European Spine Society, the International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine, the South African Spine Society, the Chiropractic Association of South Africa, the Swiss Spine Institute, and the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College.
The one-day conference was attended by over 100 delegates from around Botswana.
The following is a list of the presentations with links to videos of the presentations.
The International Burden of Spinal disorders and the Goals of the World Spine Care Program
Prof. Scott Haldeman
President World Spine Care, Clinical Professor, Department of Neurology, University of California, Irvine, Adjunct Professor, Department of Epidemiology, School of Public health, University of California, Los Angeles, Past President, North American Spine Society
The Importance of Evidence Based Treatment Guidelines and the Screening for Serious Pathology
Prof. Margareta Nordin
Vice President, World Spine Care, Research Professor, New York University, Past President, International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine, Chair Task Force on Research, European Spine Society.
Use of imaging such as x-ray and MRI in the management of Spinal Disorders
Prof. Lindsay Rowe DC, MD, FRACR
Associate Professor, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Adjunct Professor, Northwestern Health Sciences University and Murdoch University.
Scoliosis and Deformity Screening of Adolescents (report of the results of recent screening in Mahalapye and Shoshong)
Sally Valentine RN, MSN, World Spine Care Consultant
The Management of Spinal Pain without Serious Pathology or Neurological Deficits
Dr. Geoff Outerbridge
Clinical Director, World Spine Care and Clinical Coordinator, Botswana WSC Clinics
Treatment of Scoliosis and Spinal Deformity
Emre Acaroglu MD
Chief of Orthopedic Spine, Ankara Spine Center, Ankara, Turkey
What are the goals of the WSC Research Programs
Dr. Maria Hondras, University of Southern Denmark and Dr. Deborah Kopanski-Giles, Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College
The Ugly 5 Failed Back Spine Surgery
Dr. Norman Fisher Jeffes
Summary of the World Spine Care Model for the Management of Spinal Disorders and future goals of WSC in Botswana
Professor Scott Haldeman