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The SIS Annual Meeting

August 14-17, 2019New York Hilton Midtown

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CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION (CME)The Spine Intervention Society is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The Spine Intervention Society designates this live activity for a maximum of 19 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

In addition to the 19 CME credits offered by the General Session, by taking the pre- and post-meeting bio-skills labs, you can earn up to 35.5 credits.

Vinil SHAH, MDANNUAL MEETING COMMITTEE CHAIR

EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION FEES WITH CONFIRMED HEADQUARTER HOTEL RESERVATION

Secure the lowest registration rate by making your hotel reservation at the New York Hilton Midtown before completing your meeting registration. Book your hotel and register for the Annual Meeting before May 21, 2019 for these rates:

Physician Members - $825Med Students/Fellows/Residents/Military Members - $400Allied Health Professionals - $525 Non-Members - $1,475

ANNUAL MEETING COMMITTEEMarzena BUZANOWSKA, MDScott HORN, DOScott NAFTULIN, DOAmeet NAGPAL, MD, MS, MEdJaymin PATEL, MDAdrian POPESCU, MDByron J. SCHNEIDER, MDMilan P. STOJANOVIC, MDAlison STOUT, DOKevin VORENKAMP, MD

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This year’s SIS Annual Meeting—From Molecules to Medicine: Emerging Spine Care—offers you the opportunity to explore the science that is shaping the future of interventional care.

The General Session offers 19 CME credits and includes entirely new sessions on regenerative medicine, the future of molecular treatments, sex and gender differences in pain, and emerging spine technologies. If you take advantage of the onsite Ultrasound Interventions of the Spine and Masqueraders Bio-Skills Lab precourse on Wednesday and the offsite Neurostimulation Bio-Skills Lab in nearby Jersey City on Sunday, you can earn up to 35.5 CME credits.

You can also enjoy one-of-a-kind experiences while supporting advocacy, education, and research at the Annual Meeting. Read on for details about our fundraising event at Yankee Stadium and the 6th Annual 5K Fun Run/Walk for Research in Central Park.

I look forward to seeing you in New York.



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ULTRASOUND INTERVENTIONS OF THE SPINE AND MASQUERADERS BIO-SKILLS LAB ONSITE PRECOURSE additional registration requiredACCREDITATION IN EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE: PART I ASSESSING STUDIES OF TREATMENT DISCUSSION SESSION prerequisite: completion of online spinenet ebm courseACCREDITATION IN EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE: PART II ASSESSING STUDIES OF DIAGNOSTIC TESTS AND STRATEGIES DISCUSSION SESSION prerequisite: completion of online spinenet ebm courseREGISTRATION OPENCME RESEARCH POSTER PRESENTATIONS WITH AUTHORSMeet the authors as they showcase their research during an interactive 1-hour CME session. Although the posters will be on display during the entire Annual Meeting, to be awarded CME credit, you must attend this session.WELCOME RECEPTIONYour first networking opportunity during the Annual Meeting, the Welcome Reception is the perfect way to make new acquaintances and rekindle old relationships with your peers. CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST IN THE EXHIBIT HALLREGISTRATION OPENWELCOME REMARKS annual meeting committee chair: Vinil SHAH, MDFROM SCIENCE TO PRACTICE: WHERE WE ARE HEADED moderator: Marzena BUZANOWSKA, MDConsider treatment targets that address the mechanisms rather than simply the symptoms of discogenic low back pain and leverage multiple regenerative medicine modalities in the hostile intervertebral disc environment that may improve the safety and efficacy of intradiscal biologics.Using Biology to Define Treatments for Low Back Pain Gwendolyn SOWA, MD, PhDChallenges Facing Intradiscal Biologics Gwendolyn SOWA, MD, PhDDiscussionPRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS sis president: Timothy MAUS, MDFUNDRAISING COMMITTEE UPDATE Fred DeFRANCESCH, MD NETWORKING BREAK IN THE EXHIBIT HALLREGENERATIVE MEDICINE: CLINICAL PRACTICE moderator: Alison STOUT, DOHear about new advances in regenerative medicine and intra-articular regenerative therapies.Historical Perspective and New Advances in Regenerative Medicine Wenchun QU, MD, PhDMusculoskeletal Regenerative Therapies in Clinical Practice Gerard A. MALANGA, MDEthics, Regulatory Issues, and the Future of Regenerative Therapies Christopher J. ROGERS, MDDiscussionAVANOS MEDICAL LUNCH AND PRESENTATION (Non-CME)FLUOROSCOPY: IMAGE INTERPRETATION AND NOVEL TECHNOLOGIES moderator: Milan P. STOJANOVIC, MDExplore the correlation of cross-sectional imaging with fluoroscopic landmarks and review new ways to access the epidural space and interpret contrast flow patterns. The session will also introduce 3-D X-ray imaging technology as a novel approach for future spinal interventions. Correlation of Cross-Sectional Imaging and Fluoroscopic Landmarks Timothy MAUS, MDEpidural Access: Technical Update and 3-D Comprehension Jatinder GILL, MDContrast Flow Patterns Greta LIEBO, MDFrontiers in Fluoroscopy: Digital 3-D X-ray Imaging John A. CARRINO, MD, MPHDiscussionA CRITICAL REVIEW OF THE INFLUENTIAL PAPERS OF 2018 moderator: Nathaniel M. SCHUSTER, MD Experience a critical assessment of the methods, findings, and potential impact on your practice from last year’s most influential interventional spine papers as selected by the SIS Research Division. NETWORKING BREAK IN THE EXHIBIT HALLCODING QUICK HIT FACTFINDERS PRESENTS RESEARCH DIVISION UPDATE moderator: David LEVI, MD Dr. Levi shares the latest developments on Society-funded research studies, research protocols for high-priority topics, online opportunities for members to earn CME credit for journal article review, and other efforts to encourage and advance research in our field.TOP RESEARCH ABSTRACT PRESENTATIONS moderator: David LEVI, MDLearn how the award-winning abstract authors among you are addressing the controversies and challenges of spine intervention procedures. The recipient of the 2019 Nikolai Bogduk Young Investigator Grant will be announced during this session.ADJOURN FOR THE DAY

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Enjoy a one-of-a-kind experience in the Bronx while you support SIS advocacy, education, and research. CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST IN THE EXHIBIT HALLREGISTRATION OPENDISCOGENIC PAIN moderator: David LEVI, mdHow effective is biacuplasty treatment? Are there actual long-term risks associated with performing provocation discography? Can MRI findings or elements in a patient’s history predict positive discography? As we discover more about the importance of the endplate as a source of pain, could basivertebral nerve ablation be an effective treatment option? Biacuplasty for Discogenic Low Back Pain Mehul J. DESAI, MD, MPHWhy I Wouldn’t Recommend Biacuplasty for My Patients Byron J. SCHNEIDER, MDDr. Desai’s Rebuttal Mehul J. DESAI, MD, MPHThe Long-Term Risks of Provocation Discography Vance LEHMAN, MDIs Episodic Low Back Pain Discogenic? David LEVI, mdImage Findings Consistent with Discogenic Pain Vance LEHMAN, MDBasivertebral Nerve Ablation for Endplate Pain Matthew SMUCK, MDDiscussionCODING QUICK HIT FACTFINDERS PRESENTSSIS BUSINESS MEETING (Members Only) speakers: Timothy MAUS, MD; Matthew SMUCK, MDNETWORKING BREAK IN THE EXHIBIT HALLIMAGING PART 1 speakers: Timothy MAUS, MD; Felix DIEHN, MDAdvanced imaging is essential for planning safe and effective interventional spine procedures. This imaging session will utilize full imaging datasets to consider common challenges when planning lumbar epidural steroid injections, selective nerve blocks, and intra-articular facet access procedures. The presentations will also explore preparing for optimal approaches, as well as fallback strategies when observed flow patterns are not ideal.FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE UPDATE Fred DeFRANCESCH, MD NEVRO LUNCH AND PRESENTATION (Non-CME)FACET JOINT PAIN moderator: Byron J. SCHNEIDER, mdReview the most recent evidence on intra-articular injections of both corticosteroids and other agents into the zygapophyseal joints. The differences between the diagnostic and prognostic validity of medial branch blocks will be covered, with discussion on how this pertains to clinical practice. Zygapophyseal Joint Injections Byron J. SCHNEIDER, mdMedial Branch Blocks: Diagnostic Validity and Optimizing Scientific Rigor David J. “D.J.” KENNEDY, MDThe Prognostic and Clinical Interpretation of Medial Branch Blocks: Optimizing Outcomes in Clinical Practice Steven P. COHEN, MDDiscussionCODING QUICK HIT FACTFINDERS PRESENTSNETWORKING BREAK IN THE EXHIBIT HALLEDUCATION DIVISION UPDATE education division chair: Alison STOUT, DODr. Stout, the SIS Education Division Chair, shares the latest developments related to the Division’s education initiatives.THE FUTURE OF MOLECULAR TREATMENTS moderator: Timothy MAUS, MDThe first generation of interventional pain procedures relied on limited classes of drugs (local anesthetics, corticosteroids) and patients selected based on a synthesis of often imprecise imaging and clinical data. Going forward, there will be opportunities to more precisely interrupt the nociceptive pathway with molecularly specific agents, impede the degenerative cascade, and select patients with greater precision. Improved Phenotyping to Facilitate Patient Selection for Spine Treatments Gwendolyn SOWA, MD, PhDA Dual Selective Analgesic Strategy Timothy MAUS, MDDiscussion

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SIS Fundraiser at Yankee StadiumSeparate Ticket Required - Limited Availability


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SEX AND GENDER DIFFERENCES IN PAIN moderator: Ameet NAGPAL, MD, MS, MEdSex and gender differences in chronic spinal and non-spinal pain are an emerging area of research. It is clear from animal and human data that pain and how it is managed differs between men and women, as well as in those who identify as transgender. This session will cover current animal data that describe the impact of biological sex on pain and its modulation by opioids, gender-specific spine anatomy variation that may predispose to different responses to spinal interventions, and clinical pathways for treating pain based upon gender and sex and influences.Sex Differences in Pain Management in Rodent Models Anne Z. MURPHY, PhDGender Variation in Spine Anatomy and Biomechanics Andrea L. NICOL, MD, MSc

Gender and Sex Influence in the Clinical Treatment of Pain Patricia ZHENG, MDDiscussionADJOURN FOR THE DAY

Have an unforgettable Central Park experience with colleagues and family at the 6th Annual 5K Fun Run/Walk for Research. This year, choose between running the 5K or finding your zen in a new Power Walk & Stretch. CONTINENTAL BREAKFASTREGISTRATION OPENPEARLS FROM THE MASTERS OF INTERVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES moderator: Adrian POPESCU, MDDiscover clinical, technical, and procedural pearls from these master-level physicians’ most challenging cases.Cervical Radiofrequency Neurotomy John MacVICAR, MB ChBTechnical Pearls for the Future: Planning is Everything Richard DERBY, MDThis is Different: Would You Abort the Case? Joshua RITTENBERG, MDDiscussionHEALTH POLICY DIVISION UPDATE health policy division chair: Scott HORN, DODr. Horn, the SIS Health Policy Division Chair, summarizes efforts to advocate for access to quality spine interventions, an optimal practice environment for qualified physicians, and appropriate reimbursement.NETWORKING BREAKPERIPHERAL NERVE ENTRAPMENTS moderator: Vinil SHAH, MDReview the clinical manifestations of common peripheral nerve entrapments with an emphasis on the correlation of relevant clinical information with imaging studies to arrive at an accurate diagnosis. The role of imaging in guiding treatment and monitoring treatment response will also be discussed.Clinical Assessment of Patients with Peripheral Nerve Entrapments Ligia V. ONOFREI, MDThe Role of Ultrasound in Assessing Patients with Peripheral Neuropathies Jeffrey A. STRAKOWSKI, MDMagnetic Resonance Neurography John A. CARRINO, MD, MPHDiscussionBE THE VOICE IN THE WILDERNESS:YOUR OPPORTUNITIES TO PROMOTE SAFE, HIGH QUALITY CARE moderator: Scott HORN, DO External forces are threatening our ability to provide safe and appropriate care to our patients. Inappropriate coverage policies restrict patient access to safe and effective procedures and are too often developed without input from experts. What is SIS doing and what can you do, as an individual, to promote continued access to safe and effective procedures?Combating Policies Restricting Coverage/Access to Procedures: What SIS is Doing Scott HORN, DOWhat Individual Members Can Do: Local/State Level David O’BRIEN, Jr., MDWhat Individual Members Can Do: State/Regional Level Ariz R. MEHTA, MDWhat Individual Members Can Do: National Level Yusef SAYEED, MDDiscussionLUNCH BREAKRESEARCH ABSTRACT PODIUM PRESENTATIONS moderator: David LEVI, MDJoin Dr. Levi as he presents the latest in your peers’ research. All abstracts presented at this meeting will be published in Pain Medicine.STANDARDS DIVISION UPDATE standards division chair: Yakov VOROBEYCHIK, MD, PhDDr. Vorobeychik, the SIS Standards Division Chair, shares the latest developments related to projects that define best practices for the safe performance of interventional spine procedures.

Saturday, August 17

5K Fun Run/Walk for Research in Central Park Additional Registration Required

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MODERATORS AND SPEAKERS (Subject to Change)

Kamyar ASSIL, MD thousand oaks, california

Marzena BUZANOWSKA, MDcleveland, ohio

Aaron CALODNEY, mdtyler, texas

John A. CARRINO, MD, MPHnew york, new york

Steven p. COHEN, md Baltimore, maryland

Fred DeFRANCESCH, MDlaplace, louisiana

Richard DERBY, MDdaly city, california

Mehul J. DESAI, MD, MPH maple grove, minnesota

Felix DIEHN, MDrochester, minnesota

Jatinder GILL, MDBrookline, massachusetts

Scott HORN, DOvirginia Beach, virginia

David J. “D.J.” KENNEDY, MD nashville, tennessee

Vance LEHMAN, MDmurrieta, california

Greta LIEBO, MD rochester, minnesota

Michael LEONG, MD redwood city, california

david LEVI, mdvirginia Beach, virginia

Gerard A. MALANGA, MDcedar knolls, new Jersey

Timothy MAUS, MDrochester, minnesota

John MacVICAR, MB ChB christchurch, new Zealand

Ariz R. MEHTA, MD Jersey city, new Jersey

Anne Z. MURPHY, PhD atlanta, georgia

Scott NAFTULIN, doBethlehem, pennsylvania

Ameet NAGPAL, MD, MS, MEdsan antonio, texas

Andrea L. NICOL, MD, MSc kansas city, kansas

David O’BRIEN Jr., MD charleston, south carolina

Ligia V. ONOFREI, MDsalt lake city, utah

Adrian POPESCU, MD philadelphia, pennsylvania

Wenchun QU, MD, PhDrochester, minnesota

George RAPPARD, MDlos angeles, california

Joshua RITTENBERG, MDoakland, california

Christopher J. ROGERS, MDcarlsBad, california

Yusef SAYEED, MDportage, michigan

Byron J. SCHNEIDER, MDnashville, tennessee

Nathaniel M. SCHUSTER, MDla Jolla, california

Vinil SHAH, MDsan francisco, california

Matthew SMUCK, mdredwood city, california

Gwendolyn SOWA, MD, PhDpittsBurgh, pennsylvania

Milan P. STOJANOVIC, MDBoston, massachusetts

Alison STOUT, DOkirkland, washington

Jeffrey A. STRAKOWSKI, MD columBus, ohio

Yakov VOROBEYCHIK, MD, PhDhershey, pennsylvania

Patricia ZHENG, MD san francisco, california

SIS thanks these volunteers for their commitment to sharing the knowledge of their myriad medical specialties.

Sunday, August 18

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NETWORKING BREAKIMAGING PART 2 speakers: Timothy MAUS, MD; Felix DIEHN, MDEMERGING SPINE TECHNOLOGIES moderator: Scott NAFTULIN, DOReview several new minimally invasive treatments for lumbar spinal stenosis, a common degenerative condition associated with neurogenic claudication and functional impairment. The MIST Guidelines: The Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Consensus Group Guidelines for Minimally Invasive Spine Treatment Aaron CALODNEY, MDInterspinous Process Decompression Kamyar ASSIL, MDEndoscopic Decompression George RAPPARD, MDPercutaneous Decompressive Laminotomy Michael LEONG, MDDiscussion MEETING ADJOURNS NEUROSTIMULATION BIO-SKILLS LAB OFFSITE POSTCOURSE additional registration required

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HOTEL AND TRAVEL

NEW YORK HILTON MIDTOWN1335 AVENUE OF THE AMERICASNEW YORK, NEW YORK 10019Our host hotel, the New York Hilton Midtown, is located in the heart of midtown Manhattan on Avenue of the Americas between West 53rd and West 54th. You will be within walking distance to Broadway theaters, Carnegie Hall, Central Park, the Museum of Modern Art, Radio City Music Hall, and Rockefeller Center and just a few blocks away from Times Square, and the renowned Fifth Avenue shopping district.

To secure the lowest Annual Meeting registration rate, be sure to make your hotel reservation at the New York Hilton Midtown before completing your SIS meeting registration. Once you make your room reservation, the hotel’s confirmation email will include your exclusive discount code to enter at your meeting registration check-out. If you are a local attendee and do not need hotel accommodations, email [email protected] for a special registration code to obtain the lowest meeting rate.

When making your reservations, please consider the Society’s obligation to fill the hotel room block. We work hard to find the best accommodations for our attendees and hope you will take advantage of all that the New York Hilton Midtown has to offer.

ANNUAL MEETING ROOM RATEMake your reservation at the special SIS rate of $279 for single/double (not including tax). Many other upgrades are available. The SIS rate is subject to availability and closes Tuesday, July 23, 2019. Visit SpineIntervention.org for the registration link. Please note, no company is authorized to contact you about making hotel reservations for the Annual Meeting. Please make your reservations through the official hotel link and if contacted, do not give your credit card information to any third party.

TRANSPORTATIONIf flying to New York, please arrange your own ground transportation. Rideshares, rental cars, taxis, limousines, and public transportation are readily available from the area airports: LaGuardia Airport (8 miles away), John F. Kennedy International Airport (17 miles away), and Newark Liberty International Airport (15 miles away).

If taking public transportation, Grand Central station is 15 minutes across town, Penn Station is 15 minutes downtown, and the Port Authority is 10 minutes downtown from the Hilton.

PARKINGParking with in and out privileges is available at the New York Hilton Midtown for $70.00 per day ($75.00 for SUVs). The valet entrance is on 53rd and 54th street between 6th and 7th Avenue. Self parking is not available.

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ULTRASOUND INTERVENTIONS OF THE SPINE AND MASQUERADERS BIO-SKILLS LABcourse director: Michael B. FURMAN, MD, MSinstructors: Amit BHARGAVA, MD, MS; Brad GOODMAN, MD; Stephen JOHNSON, MD; Jonathan S. KIRSCHNER, MD; Paul S. LIN, MD; Ameet NAGPAL, MD, MS, MEd; Matthew PINGREE, MDdate: Wednesday, August 14, 2019, 8:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.location: This course is held held at the Annual Meeting host hotel, the New York Hilton Midtown.

Explore the spine and non-mechanical, referred-pain masquerader conditions that best lend themselves to ultrasound-guided interventional treatment; receive guided, hands-on instruction on operating ultrasound equipment (practicing on live models); and determine how to integrate this modality into your practice.

After registering for this precourse, you will complete the lecture portions on SIS’s SpineNet eLearning platform at your leisure prior to arriving at the course—maximizing your hands-on lab time to learn from renowned SIS instructors and practice on live models.

RECEIVE HANDS-ON ULTRASOUND GUIDANCE TRAINING TO RECOGNIZE THESE REGIONS: • The Cervical Medial Branch and Zygapophyseal Joint• The Stellate Ganglion• The Subacromial Bursa• The Acromioclavicular Joint• The Intercostal Nerves• The Glenohumeral Joint• The Femoroacetabular Joint• The Trochanter Bursa• The Sacroiliac Joint and Piriformis Muscle

CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION (CME)The Spine Intervention Society is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The Spine Intervention Society designates the live activity for a maximum of 9 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

SPECIAL REGISTRATION RATE BEFORE MAY 21, 2019SIS Physician Members - $1,225After Monday, May 20, 2019 - $1,300After Monday, July 22, 2019 - $1,375


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NEUROSTIMULATION BIO-SKILLS LABcourse director: Shihab AHMED, Mdinstructors: Kamyar ASSIL, MD; Thomas COSTELLO, DO; Rodney JONES, MD; Daniel MARTIN, MD; and Nilesh PATEL, MDdate: sunday, august 18, 2019, 7:00 a.M.-4:30 p.M.location: The neurostimulation lab is conducted on the Medical Education & Research Institute (MERI) Mobile Bio-Skills Lab, which will be located at the postcourse hotel and lecture venue, the Hyatt Regency Jersey City. Transportation is not provided from the Annual Meeting host hotel. Technological advances and strong evidence of efficacy are setting the stage for expanded demand for Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS) therapy to assist our most challenging spine pain patients. To succeed in this burgeoning practice area, you need to be proficient in SCS lead placement for both lumbar and cervical regions, driving and positioning surgical techniques for spinal stimulation placement, recognizing potential complications, and assessing the supportive literature, while also staying aware of current and future trends for neurostimulation technologies. The SIS Neurostimulation course addresses these aspects plus gives you intense, hands-on training in surgical implantation techniques in small groups.

This course brings you face-to-face with our highly-trained faculty members, each with over a decade of experience practicing neuromodulation. Join an elite group of fellow physicians to learn, practice, and add the art and science of spinal cord stimulation to your armamentarium.

THIS EIGHT-HOUR NEUROSTIMULATION COURSE OFFERS THE FOLLOWING HANDS-ON LAB STATIONS:• How to Trial: Trial Process, Lead Advancement, and Location• Placing and Anchoring of Permanent Leads• IPG Implant Pocket Creating and Tunneling

LECTURES COVER:• Patient Selection: Psychologic Evaluation, Confounding Medical Conditions, Approval Process• Trial Techniques and Evaluation of Trial Results• Implantation Techniques and Ongoing Care• Complications and Risk Mitigation• Coding and Billing

CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION (CME)The Spine Intervention Society is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The Spine Intervention Society designates the live activity for a maximum of 7.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

SPECIAL REGISTRATION RATE BEFORE MAY 21, 2019SIS Physician Members - $1,750After Monday, May 20, 2019 - $1,825After Monday, July 22, 2019 - $1,900


ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES

Have an unforgettable Central Park experience with your colleagues, friends, and family at the 6th Annual 5K Fun Run/Walk for Research at the SIS Annual Meeting. This year, you can choose between running the 5K or find your zen in a new Power Walk & Stretch. All participants will receive a commemorative T-shirt to celebrate your achievement and support.

The 5K Fun Run is a casual, guided 5K that will follow Central Park’s winding paths and rolling hills past many of Central Park’s most iconic locations. At brief stops, we will hear about the history of New York’s most beloved attraction. Sights include Bethesda Fountain, the Literary Walk, the Imagine mosaic, and many others.

The Power Walk & Stretch combines brisk walking with stops for stretching in the most serene natural setting in New York City. Center your mind and body as the sun rises above the skyline and the world’s most exciting city comes to life all around you.

Start time is at 6:00 a.m. so there will be ample time to complete the run/walk, get ready for the day, and grab breakfast before General Session begins at 9:00 a.m.

Separate registration is required and all registration fees are donated to the SIS Research Fund to help address important questions in interventional spine care. The Spine Intervention Society (SIS) is a tax-exempt organization under US section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Registration fees and donations are deductible to the extent allowed by law.

SIS Fundraiser at Yankee Stadium Separate Ticket Required - Limited AvailabilityThursday, August 15 Gates Open: 5:30 p.m. - First Pitch: 7:05 p.m. - Ticket Price: $250

5K Fun Run/Walk for Research in Central Park Additional Registration RequiredSaturday, August 17, 6:00 a.m.

Enjoy a one-of-a-kind experience with your SIS colleagues watching the New York Yankees take on the Cleveland Indians from a luxury suite in Yankee Stadium.

All-time greats like Yogi Berra, Mickey Mantle, Lou Gehrig, and Babe Ruth have worn the Yankee pinstripes. The “Bronx Bombers” are winners of a record-setting 40 American League pennants and 27 World Series championships. And, the storied Yankee/Indian rivalry stretches back 100 years.

Your ticket provides access to the SIS luxury suite to watch the game, private entrance into the stadium, ballpark food, and non-alcoholic beverages. All proceeds of this fundraiser will support SIS advocacy, education, and research.

Yankee Stadium is approximately a 30-minute subway ride from the New York Hilton Midtown.

Tickets are limited! Purchase yours before they are sold out.

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GENERAL SESSION BEFORE MAY 21 - JULY 23 - AUGUST 13 - 19 CME CREDITS MAY 21 JULY 22 AUGUST 12 ONSITE

Physician Member $975 $1,075 $1,175 $1,275Fellow / Resident / Military Member $550 $650 $750 $850Allied Health Professional $675 $775 $875 $975Non-Member $1,625 $1,725 $1,825 $1,925

SAVE $150 ON YOUR GENERAL SESSION REGISTRATION MAKE YOUR HOTEL RESERVATION AT THE NEW YORK HILTON MIDTOWN BEFORE

COMPLETING YOUR SIS MEETING REGISTRATION. SEE PAGE 7 FOR DETAILS.

ULTRASOUND BIO-SKILLS LAB BEFORE MAY 21 - AFTER 9.0 CME CREDITS (SEE PAGE 8 FOR DETAILS) MAY 21 JULY 22 JULY 22

Physician Member $1,225 $1,300 $1,375

NEUROSTIMULATION BIO-SKILLS LAB BEFORE MAY 21 - AFTER 7.5 CME CREDITS (SEE PAGE 9 FOR DETAILS) MAY 21 JULY 22 JULY 22

Physician Member $1,750 $1,825 $1,900

SIS FUNDRAISER AT YANKEE STADIUM

All Attendees (21 and Over Only) $250 each

6TH ANNUAL 5K FUN RUN/WALK FOR RESEARCH

Physician Runner/Walker $60 Spouse / Guest $40 eachChildren Under 18 $20 each

REGISTER AT SPINEINTERVENTION.ORG/ANNUALMEETING



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