OLIF Training Program Announced

A new, comprehensive training program for spine and neurosurgeons interested in learning or honing their skills with the OLIF approach is now available from King of Prussia, Pennsylvania-based Camber Spine.

This spine surgical training series on the Oblique Lateral Interbody Fusion Surgery (OLIF) technique began at the Miami Anatomical Research Institute on February 27, 2021 and is now being rolled out to other U.S. cities in the weeks to follow.

Using didactic sessions, hands-on cadaveric training and case review, the faculty will offer a full-day session focused on accessing the anterior spine (L2-S1) through an oblique approach. The company notes that access surgeons are also welcome to attend if they are accompanied by a spine surgeon.

Future 2021 dates and locations confirmed for the Camber OLIF series:

May 1 in Las Vegas, Nevada
September 18 in Austin, Texas
November 6 again in Miami. Florida

According to the company, “The OLIF procedure takes advantage of the natural corridor for an oblique surgical approach, anterior to the psoas muscle, which is performed while the patient is in a lateral position. The technique gives surgeons the ability to access multiple levels through one incision without having to reposition the patient and offers excellent disc space visualization.”

“With our national rollout of the complete device system to support the OLIF technique this March, education is a top priority for us,” said Daniel A. Pontecorvo, Camber’s CEO. “Our patented and award-winning OLIF technology platform has the potential to change the way spine care is delivered and we want to ensure surgeons have ample opportunities to adopt the technique.”

Camber is also instituting a one-on-one training program for select surgeons for a proctorship with some of Camber’s faculty members (including Dr. John I. Williams, Dr. John Peloza and Dr. Jeff McConnel).

Pontecorvo told OTW, “Our primary focus at Camber Spine is to provide technology and tools that will empower surgeons by enabling a broader spectrum of approaches for spine procedures. Making accessible training and education programs available is a big part of that, and so we are deeply committed to providing education opportunities. With an expanded executive team focused on innovation and training, and with heightened, ongoing interaction with our clinical colleagues, these OLIF technique training events are just the tip of the iceberg for us on the education front.”