Inaugural Meeting of Society for Ambulatory Spine Surgery Scheduled for Nov. 3 in Chicago

The inaugural meeting of the Society for Ambulatory Spine Surgery is scheduled for Nov. 3 in Chicago.

The mission of SASS is to promote ambulatory surgery center spine surgery, with a goal to move 50 percent of all of the spine surgery done in the United States to an outpatient setting.

At the meeting, to be held from 5 p.m.-7 p.m. CDT at Sullivan's of Chicago on 415 North Dearborn, a panel of spine surgeons and financial experts including Drs. Bill Smith, Randy Dwyer and Kenneth Pettine, Kenneth Hancock and Robin Young will discuss best practices in the pursuit of clinical, financial, and operational excellence in performing spine procedures in an ambulatory setting.

The meeting will include a cocktail reception hosted by Access MediQuip.

Limited seating is available for the meeting. RSVP to Lindsey Harris at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

To learn more about SASS, read this interview with SASS founder Dr. Pettine.

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