Dear Colleague,

The NSpine Main Conference 2017 will take place at the Royal College of Surgeons in London, UK on June 12-15, 2017.
 
We have attracted 170 faculty speakers covering up to 10 parallel sessions. The breadth of expertise is inspiring and we are truly delighted to be offering an outstanding multidisciplinary programme. Find out more about the programme here.
 
Our international faculty now include speakers from USA, Canada, South Africa, India, France, Germany, Italy, Turkey, Nigeria, Switzerland, Finland, Poland, Sweden, Belgium, Spain, Netherlands, Singapore, Israel and Hungary (read more).
A highlight of Prof. Ahmet Alanay from Turkey can be found below! 

The programme of the Cadaver Lab is now finalised and can be found here.
Some tables are offered for free by sponsors, have a look on our website and book your Cadaver Lab Course. 
Places are limited and are filling up quickly! 

Find out more details about the programme, registration and social events in this January Newsletter.
 
We look forward to seeing you in London!
 
The NSpine team

• A dedicated day on Spinal Infections with a strong focus on TBC delivered by frontline clinicians from India and South Africa (read more).
• Dedicated sessions on Mucopolysaccharidosis and Achondroplasia (read more).
• EANS hosted symposium with highly experienced EANS faculty on Intraspinal Tumours (read more)
• A Spinal Outreach Symposium dedicated to the logisitics and challenges of establishing spinal departments in developing countries (read more).
• A combined US and UK medicolegal day focusing on negligence in spinal surgery (read more).

NSpine will run cadaver labs at the Royal College of Surgeons on the Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of the Conference – the labs are in the same building, allowing seamless attendance. As usual, the labs will focus on high quality and low volume. There will generally be two attendees per table with one expert faculty.

The programme of the hands-on labs is now available and includes a wide range of techniques from microsurgical and endoscopic techniques; anterior access; instrumentation of all levels from occiput to pelvis and specialist tumour en-bloc techniques and adult deformity osteotomies (read more).
Places are limited, so register now! 

We welcome Nuvasive as the second Big Ben sponsor to receive a focus in our newsletter. Nuvasive has been a strong supporter of NSpine’s vision from the outset and a tremendous educational partner.  Nuvasive offers a discount to participants attending both the NSpine Conference and the International Phillip Zorab Symposium 2017.

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The Conference Dinner will be held at the Kensington Roof Gardens on Tuesday, June 13. This is an outstanding open air venue hosted by Virgin Limited Edition.
The Sultans of Spine – the faculty band for London has been restructured and exclusively includes spinal healthcare professionals. First sessions have taken place and sound very promising. 
Expect many dance classics to be played and be surprised at who will be playing!