Topics & Presenters 2017
| 1 Mar | "Something for Everyone" (Journal Club) by A/Prof. James van Gelder |
| 29 Mar | 1. Non-operative interventions for thoracolumbar fractures by Dr John Zhang, Neurosurgical registrar at the Sydney Adventist Hospital 2. Paper presentation: 'Comparison of Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion versus Posterior Cervical Foraminotomy in the Treatment of Cervical Radiculopathy: A Systematic Review' by Dr Krishna Tallapragada, Neurosurgical registrar at Concord Repatriation General Hospital |
| 26 Apr | "Two unusual spinal infection cases" by Dr John Zhang (Neurosurgical registrar at the Sydney Adventist Hospital) & A/Prof. James van Gelder (Consultant Neurosurgeon & Spine Surgeon) |
| 24 May | 'SUcceSS trial: Randomised Placebo-controlled surgical trial on lumbar spinal stenosis' by David Anderson, PhD candidate, Physiotherapist at Sydney Spine Institute |
| 28 Jun | "Case series presentation and discussion of interesting cervical spine pathology" by Dr Prakash Damodaran, Consultant Neurosurgeon & Spine Surgeon at Concord Repatriation General Hospital "Diagnosing central sensitisation in a clinic" by Dr Jayant Rajah, Neurosurgical registrar at Liverpool Hospital |
| 23 Aug | "Management of neck pain and cervical radiculopathy" by Dr Omprakash Damodaran & Dr Rob Boland |
| 13 Sep | "Introduction to spinal cord stimulation for Chronic Pain Management" by Dr Alan Nazha |
| 11 Oct | 1. "A Rare Cause of Bone Pain - case presentation" by Dr Andrew McLaughlin, Nuclear Medicine Specialist 2. "Spine case presentation " by A/Prof. James van Gelder, Consultant Neurosurgeon & Spine Surgeon |
| 8 Nov | 1. "Opioids and Lower Back Pain" by Dr Azhar Naseeb Khan, FAFOEM, RACP, Specialist Occupational Physician 2. "Neck pain and odynophagia - case presentation " by A/Prof. James van Gelder, Consultant Neurosurgeon & Spine Surgeon |
| 6 Dec | "Cluneal nerve as a cause for Lower Back Pain" by Dr Kevin Chi-Ping Siu, SRMO Concord Neurosurgery |
