1. 5 Ways to Capitalize on Outpatient Spine Surgery.

2. 3 Points on Spine Surgeon Compensation by Employment Status.

3. 6 Things to Know About Local Anesthesia With IV Sedation During Spine Surgery.

4. What can we be paid for comanagement? Will evidence-based medicine kill the spine business? Will orthopedic-driven ASCs survive practice acquisitions?What is my ASC worth? 

Register today for the 9th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference - Improving Profitability and Business and Legal Issues (June 9-11, Chicago). To register for the conference or learn more, . See below for additional information  or call (800) 417-2035.    

We encourage companies, hospitals and practices to hold their team and company meetings in conjunction with the Annual Meeting and we provide substantial discounts in registration to encourage this. If you are interested in this or would like additional information, please contact Jessica Cole at jessica@beckersasc.com.

5. 5 Points on Spinal Discectomy.   

6. TranS1 Receives FDA 510(k) for AxiaLIF 1L+.   

7. Aesculap Launches SecureSpine Laminoplasty Fixation System.

8. Spine Surgeons Perform UC Irvine's First Robotic-Assisted Spine Surgeries.   

9. Study: Unilateral and Bilateral Kyphoplasty Patients Show Pain Improvement.

Highlights include:
1. 101 sessions and 134 speakers, including 25 CEOs and 30 physician leaders as speakers, focused on immediately useful guidance for orthopedic, spine and pain management surgeons who own ambulatory surgical centers

2. Keynote speakers Legendary NFL Coach Mike Ditka and Healthcare Futurist Joe Flower
3. Last year's event included 725 attendees and 65 exhibitors
4. Register before May 1 and save $100; additional discounts when registering 2 or more attendees, and for ASC Association members and paid Becker's ASC Review subscribers

5. Here are just three of the more than 100 sessions:

A. Interventional Pain Management - New Concepts to Reduce ER Visits, Hospitalizations and Re-Admissions - Scott Glaser, MD, DABIPP, Pain Specialists of Greater Chicago

B. Infection Control in ASCs - Best Practices and Current Ideas -Cassandra Speier, Senior Vice PResident of Operations, NovaMed 

C. Minimally Invasive Outpatient Lumbar Fusions and Multi-Level Outpatient Cervical Disk Replacements - Robert Nucci, MD, Citrus Park Surgery Center, Tampa, Fla.  

D. Given the Economic Downturn, Why Now is Actually a Great Time to Develop a Facility - John Marasco, AIA, NCARB, Principal & Owner, Marasco  & Associates 

To sponsor or exhibit at the conference, contact Jessica Cole at jessica@beckersasc.com. Please note that exhibits were 70 percent sold out as of Feb. 1, 2011.