Cavendish Medical Column – New NHS pension contributions are to go ahead

Dr Benjamin Holdsworth discusses the revised rates you need to know as NHS doctors will pay revised pension contribution rates following government consultation.

Reasons to take back pain in children seriously

By the age of 15, up to 70 per cent of youngsters will have had back discomfort at some point in their lives.

WOMBAT – Easy implantation and maximum support from SIGNUS

Promotional feature: WOMBAT is placed by a transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion technique in the L1-S1 spinal region.

Versius goes virtual – CMR Surgical to launch VR training for surgical reboot

CMR Surgical – a surgical robotics business – is launching a virtual reality headset and VR professional education programme.

27-29 May 2022, NSpine Advanced Surgical Techniques Course; France

Combining cadaveric and live tissue training, Medtech Compliance has been confirmed for the NSpine Combined Cadaveric and Live Tissue Workshops. With five parallel courses, including anterior lumbar access and complications management.

31 May–3 June 2022, NSpine 2022; Portugal

The main conference covers the entire range of spinal conditions with over 200 lectures in up to five parallel sessions. The focus of NSpine meetings is on clinical problem solving and decision making.