ISSLS Newsletter January 2018

This is a newsletter from the International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine.   View this e-mail in you web browser January 2018 The ISSLS annual meeting in Banff May 14-18 The program committee is now working on the preliminary program and information on accepted abstracts will be sent out in the beginning of February. Registration will also open in the beginning of February. You can already now make hotel reservations, please visit our website to get the special "ISSLS 2018" rate  on the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel.  Novel Therapeutics for Spinal Disorders and Low Back Pain: from Bench to the Bedside   This exciting half-day workshop, organized by the Spine Section of the Orthopaedic Research Society, will take place prior to the ISSLS program. It will feature scientific leaders from academia and industry presenting the latest translational research on novel therapeutic approaches for disc degeneration and low back pain, with a focus on preclinical studies and clinical trials. The program can be found here. Day and Time: Monday May 14, 14:00-17:00 Location:  Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel Registration: $50 USD Register here (registration will open in the beginning of February) ISSLS Wiltse Lifetime Achievement Award The nominations for this award may be proposed by officers of universities, hospitals and/or spine research institutions. The award is to honor anyone who has made great contributions to the medical field, either members or non members of ISSLS. Deadline is February 1 Read more here Fellowships open for applications with deadline February 28 The ISSLS Clinical Travelling Fellowship: sponsored by Seoul Chuk Hospital deadline February 28, read more ISSLS Research Grant sponsored by Taisho deadline February 28, read more