Category: Pediatric Scoliosis Educational Meetings
SOSORT | Our Team Shares Research on Bracing, Mental Health in Children with Scoliosis
Posted on April 28, 2025
The 20th Annual SOSORT International Congress | This milestone annual meeting brings together leading experts to share the latest research, innovative treatment approaches, and best practices in conservative scoliosis management. Networking with global specialists fosters collaboration and advances patient care through evidence-based research. Read More
Monday, April 7 | Strong Bones, Strong Kids: Why Bone Health Matters More Than You Think
Posted on April 09, 2025
Columbia Pediatric Orthopedics hosted the spring, 2025, edition of our Lunch & Learn webinar series. The series, held five or six times per year, is designed to improve scoliosis and spine care by providing participants and faculty a forum for interaction and collaboration. The series continued on Monday, April 7, 2025 with Strong Bones, Strong Kids: Why Bone Health Matters More Than You Think. Guest Speakers: Christen M. Russo, MD, Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon Columbia Orthopedics and Ilene Fennoy, MD, Pediatric Endocrinologist, ColumbiaDoctors Read More
The International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques (IMAST) 2025
Posted on April 06, 2025
The International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques (IMAST) in Glasgow, Scotland is where leading spine surgeons, innovative researchers, and the most advanced spine technologies come together in an international forum to demonstrate and discuss recent advances in spine surgery. IMAST focuses on innovative and new methods/techniques for spinal pathology. Read More
Dr. Michael Vitale at the PSF Leadership Retreat 2025
Posted on February 14, 2025
Naples, Florida | February 5–7, 2025: The Pediatric Spine Foundation leadership retreat is always inspiring. When the driving mission is to help children with scoliosis, great things are bound to materialize. Dr. Vitale enjoyed collaborating with pioneering surgeons from across the globe. Read More
Pediatric orthopaedic surgeons from around the world gathered for IPOS (International Pediatric Orthopaedic Symposium), Dec., 2024
Posted on December 10, 2024
December 3–7, 2024, IPOS (International Pediatric Orthopaedic Symposium) welcomed hundreds of pediatric orthopaedic surgeons and other professionals from around the world to Orlando, Florida. The in-depth, interactive four-day program delivered new insights about the field of pediatric orthopaedics. In addition, it explored how to integrate new techniques, technology, and best practices into real-world situations. Read More
Dr. Michael Vitale Presents at ICEOS 2024
Posted on November 20, 2024
18th International Congress on Early Onset Scoliosis and the Growing Spine (ICEOS) Program Chair, Ron El-Hawary, MD, welcomed attendees to Scottsdale, Arizona for the world’s leading conference addressing complex scoliosis in the growing child. Read More
10th Annual Best-in-Class Symposium on the Non-operative Treatment for Scoliosis
Posted on October 04, 2024
Thursday, September 26, 2024, 10th Annual Best-in-Class Symposium on the Non-operative Treatment for Scoliosis was hosted at the Vivian and Seymour Milstein Family Heart Center, 173 Fort Washington Avenue in New York, NY. Read More
Dr. Vitale Participates in SRS 2024
Posted on September 15, 2024
The SRS Annual Meeting Is a 4-day program including Pre-Meeting Course, Scientific Program, Half-Day Courses, Lunchtime Symposia, Case Based Discussions, Industry Workshops, and E-Point presentations. Read More
Safety Summit Recap 2024
Posted on June 18, 2024
Summary of the Safety in Spine Surgery Summit's Program | Fri., May 31, 2024, the opening speech was given by Michael Vitale, MD MPH. This was followed by nine sessions of safety-focused content. See the full program of content. Read More
POSNA 2024 Meeting Update
Posted on May 13, 2024
The format of the 2024 POSNA meeting, featured 250 podium presentations and 200 ePosters carefully selected from over 1300 submitted abstracts. This is the most pediatric orthopaedic science ever presented at the podium. Michael G. Vitale, MD, MPH, gave a variety of presentations at POSNA, 2024, including: "Osteotomies at The Time of Graduation Surgery: How Much Do We Get from Them?," "Distribution of Curve Flexibility in Idiopathic Scoliosis—A Descriptive Study," and more. Read More