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SPINE CHAPTER

Spine Chapter aims to raise the awareness of spine surgery among fellow members and share the latest development of spine surgery.

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Convenor: Dr CHAN David Yuen Chung

Advisor: Dr SUN Tin Fung David

Foundation of the HKNS Spine

HKNS Spine Chapter

Terms of Reference

Objectives :

To provide a platform for developing and sharing spinal surgery interests among Neurosurgeons in different hospitals.

The section will perform its role within the following missions:

  • To pioneer and to maintain Hong Kong Neurosurgery Spine management/ surgery up to advanced international standards.

    • To share clinical experience and surgical assistance.

    • To promote, participate and organize educational and training activities/programmes/ researches

  • To enhance exposure and experience of Neurosurgeons to spine surgery.

    • To promote public and medical recognition of Neurosurgery spine management.

    • To facilitate and assist local and overseas spine surgery training.

  • To follow directions and rules of the Hong Kong Neurosurgery Society.

Activities organised by HKNS Spine

2004 

Cervical Spine Surgery Course, CUHK

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2005

Cervical Spine Surgery Course, CUHK

China Spinal Cord Injury Network

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31 March 2006 -2 April 2006

Spine Workshop- Beijing 2006

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25 Mar 2007

Synthes Prodisc C clinical trial workshop

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29 Sep 2007

Synthes Anterior Lumbar Surgical Approach Course (Hands-on Session)

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13 July 2008

Lecture and Life demonstration in Lumbar Degenerative Disease

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17-18 Oct 2008

Neurosurgery Central Commissioned Training - Surgical Approaches for Ventral Tumor in Thoracic Spine

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26 Jul 2009

Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Cadaveric Workshop - Percutaneous TLIF and Vertebral Body Augmentation

Overseas Training

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