Seattle Science Foundation

See schedule oat providence, we use our voice to advocate for vulnerable populations and needed reforms in health care. We pursue innovative ways to transform health care by keeping people healthy, and making our services more convenient, accessible and affordable for all. In an increasingly uncertain world, we are committed to high-quality, compassionate care for everyone - regardless of coverage or ability to pay. We help people and communities benefit from the best health care model for the future - today.together, our 117,000 caregivers (all employees) serve in 51 hospitals, 1,000 clinics and a comprehensive range of services across Alaska, California, Montana, new mexico, Oregon, Texas and washington.the Seattle Science Foundation is advancing the quality of patient care through education, research, innovation, and technology. Through our international communication platform we bring together medical and scientific communities from around the world and provide all of the tools necessary for physicians and researchers to make groundbreaking advancements in the field of medicine. Planned and implemented 17 full and multi-day continuing medical education courses for physicians, residents, fellows, medical students, nurses and other allied health professionals. Topics included:- innovative approaches to brain tumor management- Seattle otology & rhinology course- advanced lateral approaches to the spine- image guided interventional spine procedures course- multimodal spinal tumors- ssf spine masters- mis spine symposium- ssf endoscopic spine course- ssf spine residents and fellows course- pnw or personnel course- advances in motion preservation for the spine- spinal deformity symposium- Washington state orthopedic association annual meeting- otolaryngology underwater update- interventional pain management fellows course- robotics, endoscopy, emerging technologies and navigation course (reetn)- spine trauma symposiumplanned and implemented 10 regular scheduled conferences.- interesting spine case discussion series- young surgeons series- sted talk series- arthroplasty triumphs & defeats case discussion series- cerebrovascular conference - Washington state orthopedic association regional education outreach program- an evening with a spine surgeon- neurosurgery grand rounds- neurology grand rounds and case discussion conference- virtual spine journal clubin 2023, we awarded 2,563 cme credits for our accme accredited courses.we created 648 new educational videos that were posted online for free, reaching physicians in over 196 countries worldwide.top countries reached include:- austria- brazil- canada- france- germany- greece- hong kong- india- indonesia- jordan- kenya- malaysia- mexico- nigeria- pakistan- peru- poland- russia- singapore- turkey- ukraine- united kingdom- united states91% of the combined online and in person attendees identified as md or do.36% of our combined online and in person attendees have been in practice for 0-5 years.as a physician driven, open access communication platform, we worked with 336 volunteer faculty, both nationally and internationally to create our open access medical education content and training courses.in 2023, we reached 3.8 million views on our ssf youtube channel (www.ssfyoutube.org). We also added 18.5k new subscribers to our ssf youtube channel.we continued to develop weekly educational trainings for the following spine training programs across the united states.- barrow neurological institute- cedars sinai- center for spine and orthopedics- hospital for special surgery- Indiana spine group- mayo clinic- norton leatherman spine center- penn medicine- rothman orthopedic institute - swedish neuroscience institute- university of Arkansas- university of louisville- university of Maryland- weill cornell- Texas back institute- uc sand franciscocommunity outreachwe provided a number of community outreach opportunities for middle school, high school, undergraduate and graduate level students looking to pursue a career in medicine.- puget sound health profession student program worked with marysville pilchuck high school, university of Washington, university of miami, howard university, swedish neuroscience institute, ent & allergy associates, college success Foundation and the university of Kansas to provide a one day hands-on medical education course for high school students. Physicians volunteers covered topics such as health care disparities, a day in the life of a physician as well as small group workshops on suturing and anatomy.- mini medical school ssf provided an academic summer opportunity for high school and undergraduate students with a strong interest in pre-med or medically related field. Students had the opportunity to dissect human cadaveric specimens, work with the latest technology in a state of the art medical facility and network with leading physicians, residents and fellows. - summer internship ssf offered a unique internship opportunity that allowed high school and undergraduate students the opportunity to work directly with a clinical research physician. On day one, interns began developing a multi-disciplinary research project that enhanced their experience in scholarly writing format, academic journal review, statistical comprehension, and anatomical analysis. At the conclusion of the internship program, students gave formal conference-style presentations describing their research projects to partnering neurosurgeons, orthopedic surgeons, surgical fellows and other health care providers who support our research efforts.- research fellows ssf worked with a number of research fellows who were in the process of applying to or in medical school. These volunteers worked under the supervision of our clinical research physician to support a number of clinical studies.research highlightsunder the guidance of jens r. chapman, m.d., rod j. oskouian, m.d., and glen david, m.d., a total of five (5) attending spine physicians, eleven (11) complex and minimally invasive spine surgery fellows, three (2) research fellows (trained orthopedic surgeons from bochum germany) as well as one (1) interventional pain management fellow were able to complete the following research projects. Project updates and larger group discussions were held twice weekly during the monday morning (7-8 a.m. pst) and evening (5-6 p.m. pst) research meetings conducted by dr. jens chapman. Featured projects include:1. Godolias p, tataryn zl, plmer j, cibura c, freyvert y, heep h, dudda m, schildhauerta, chapman jr, oskouian rj. Cage subsidence-a multifactorial matter! Orthopadie (heidelb). 2023 aug;52(8):662-669. English. Doi: 10.1007/s00132-023-04363-9. Epub 2023 apr 3. Pmid: 37012487. Httpspubmedncbinlmnihgov370124872 Massaro am, frier s, strot sm, scherman a, oskouian rj, chapman jr. revisiting anticoagulation in spine surgery: balancing venous thromboembolic events and epidural hematoma. Global spine j. 2023 jul 20:21925682231190616. Doi: 10.1177/21925682231190616. Epub ahead of print. Pmid: 37470462. Httpspubmedncbinlmnihgov374704623 Blecher r, frieler s, qutteineh b, pierre ca, yilmaz e, ishak b, glinski av, oskouian rj, kramer m, drexler m, chapman jr. who needs surgical stabilization for pyogenic spondylodiscitis?retrospective analysis of non-surgically treated patients. Global spine j. 2023 jul;13(6):1550-1557. Doi: 10.1177/21925682211039498. Epub 2021 sep 16. Pmid: 34530628; pmcid: pmc10448100httpspubmedncbinlmnihg...