AO Spine launches first AO In-Hospital modules: Adult Deformity and Thoracolumbar Trauma
Responding to the growing demand for accessible, high-quality, local education, AO Spine proudly announces the launch of its first two AO In-Hospital spine modules: Adult Deformity and Thoracolumbar Trauma—now available exclusively for AO Spine faculty via the AO In-Hospital dashboard.
This exciting initiative marks another milestone in AO Spine’s mission to improve patient care by making leading-edge knowledge more accessible where it matters most: in the hospital.
Building on proven success
The launch of the spine modules builds on the success of AO In-Hospital’s trauma modules, introduced in 2022. Since then, these modules have helped AO faculty globally to deliver trusted, high-quality education at their workplace. Now, AO Spine faculty will be able to benefit from the same, flexible format.
AO In-Hospital Spine Steering Committee members Richard Bransford (United States), Alpaslan Senkoylu (Türkiye), Mohammad El-Sharkawi (Egypt), Luiz Gustavo Dal Oglio da Rocha (Brazil), and Jason Cheung (China) are proud to bring this format to the global AO Spine community.
“We sincerely thank all the editors and authors whose expertise and dedication made this launch possible,” said Bransford on behalf of the steering committee.
Why AO In-Hospital modules matter
Each module includes a complete event package that makes it convenient to plan and deliver a highly interactive and impactful event:
- Customizable format designed for one- to four-hour educational events
- Evidence-based lectures
- Clinical cases for small group or plenary discussions
- Automated pre- and post-event assessments and reports
- Automated certificates for faculty and participants
- A seamless fit
Tailored for orthopedic and neurosurgical spine residents, fellows, junior and experienced surgeons, and other medical professionals, the spine modules focus on interactive case-based learning and evidence-based content that fit the daily scenarios in the hospital environment.
Tremendous value
“This initiative brings tremendous value to our global AO Spine community,” said Bransford, who—in addition to being a member of the AO In-Hospital Spine Steering Committee—is chairperson of the AO Spine Education Commission (AO SEC). “AO In-Hospital has proven to be an incredibly effective platform for delivering relevant and practical education at the workplace.”
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Module spotlight
Adult Deformity
The first in a three-part series on spinal deformities, this module presents current best practices in the diagnosis and management of adult spinal deformity.
To be delivered as a series of lectures and cases in four submodules, the content covers:
- Spinal deformities throughout life
- Evaluation of the patient
- Decision-making and goals/strategy
- Treatment planning, execution and aftercare
Edited by Markus Loibl (Switzerland) and Caglar Yilgor (Türkiye), the module’s authors include neurosurgeon Tamas Fekete (Switzerland) and orthopedic surgeons Ahmet Alanay (Türkiye), Pedro Berjano (Italy), Louis Boissiere (France), Yann Philippe Charles (France), Enrico Gallazzi (Italy), Sleiman Haddad (Spain), Shahnawaz Haleem (United Kingdom), Siegmund Lang (Germany), and Susana Núñez Pereira (Spain).
Peer reviewers for the module were Cheung (China), El-Sharkawi (Egypt), and Senkoylu (Türkiye).
Learning objectives
At the end of the module, participants will be able to:
- Recognize the incidence, progression, and evolution of spinal deformities throughout life
- Evaluate and diagnose patients with adult deformity
- Describe the definitions, classification, must-knows, and current controversies in each pathology
- Outline the management options and develop a treatment strategy with appropriate decision making with each patient
- Describe how to develop a treatment plan, considering the likely outcomes and possible complications
Thoracolumbar Trauma
This module shows the standards of care for diagnosis, decision-making, and management of various trauma situations. It is delivered as a series of cases where the steps in making a diagnosis, defining the management options, and selecting a treatment plan are discussed. An evidence-based approach is applied to each clinical presentation and fracture type.
Edited by Muzahem Taha (Iraq) and Klaus Schnake (Germany), the module was authored by Ghazwan Hasan (Iraq), Omar Alnori (Qatar), Sameh Abolfotouh (United Arab Emirates), Mohamed Fawzy Khattab (Egypt), Alexandre Jaccard (Brazil), and Luiz Gustavo Dal Oglio da Rocha (Brazil).
In addition to Bransford, peer reviewers for the module were Dal Oglio da Rocha and Senkoylu.
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