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• Spinecon 2019 is a three-day event organised by Paras Hospitals, Gurgaon being held between 18th and 20th January, 2019.
• Events such as didactic lectures by experts, discussion on interesting case studies, panel discussions, and live operative workshop will be held during the conference.
• The live operative workshop will be held at Paras Hospitals and will focus on training spinal surgeons on interesting surgical techniques to correct spinal deformity.
• Other sessions will discuss deformities of the spine, minimally invasive spine surgery (MISS), degenerative diseases affecting the spine and impact of traumatic events on the spine.

Gurgaon, 18^th January 2019: A galaxy of spinal experts from all over country will congregate at the Spinecon 2019. The 2^nd Annual Master Course in Spine Surgery to deliberate, explore and understand a host of emerging techniques in the field of spinal surgery. Scoliosis surgeons are invited for the event to impart their deliberations to the delegates.

This event features a focused session on deformity and scoliosis – a condition where the spine abnormally gets curved with its consequent symptoms. There are not many hospitals in the country where treatment of this condition is being offered and hence there is a need for imparting training for this condition.

“Spinal deformity due to diseases or trauma takes a huge toll on a person’s life because apart from affecting the body, it affects the patient psychologically. It is important that surgical processes come of age to address all aspects of spinal surgery. Therefore, conferences like these become important for they bring a large number of experts and veterans under one roof and figure out a road map for the days to come. We are hopeful that this year’s sessions will give the veterans a platform to share their skills with young professionals who are likely to benefit from the knowledge sharing to a great extent,” says Dr.(Prof) Sumit Sinha, Director, Neurosurgery and Spine, Paras Hospitals, Gurgaon.

Spinecon 2019 is a three-day event organised by Paras Hospitals, Gurgaon will be held between 18^th and 20^th January, 2019 in Gurgaon. The event will be inaugurated by Dr. Dharminder Nagar, Managing Director, Paras Health, Dr. Shankar Narang, Chief Operation Officer (COO), Paras Health, and Dr. Jitender Kumar, Medical Director, Paras Health.

The annual event in its second year will include young professionals from the medical fraternity who intend to learn and grow in the field.  The conference will consist of didactic lectures by experts, discussion on interesting case studies, panel discussions, and live operative workshop.

The live operative workshop will be held on the premises of Paras Hospitals and will focus on training spinal surgeons on interesting surgical techniques to correct spinal deformity. The continuing medical education (CME) sessions on 19^th and 20^th January, 2019 will discuss deformities of the spine, minimally invasive spine surgery (MISS), degenerative diseases affecting the spine and impact of traumatic events on the spine.

The organizing chairperson of Spinecon 2019 is Dr. (Prof.) Sumit Sinha, Director, Neurosurgery and Spine, Paras Hospitals while Dr. Amit Srivastava, Senior Consultant, Neurosurgery, Paras Hospitals is the organizing secretary and Dr. Nagesh Chandra, Senior Consultant, Neurosurgery, Paras Hospitals, Gurgaon is the co-organising secretary of the event. The event is being held under the patronage of Dr. Dharminder Nagar, Managing Director, Paras Health, Padma Sri Prof. V S Mehta, Chairman, Neurosciences, Paras Hospitals, and Prof. S S Saini, Head , Neuro Anaesthesia, Paras Hospitals, Gurgaon.

Paras Hospitals, Gurgaon is among the leading providers of treatment and care in the field of neurosciences, cardiology, orthopedics, nephrology, gastroenterology and critical care in India.