“Percutaneous Lumbar Discectomy” – paper presented at the International Society for the
Study of the Lumbar Spine, 1981, Paris, France – written in association with James M. Morris, M.D., and Robert Blum, M.D.

Program Committee Chairman, American Back Society, Program – “A Day with Augustus White,” July 24, 1984.

Program Committee Chairman, American Back Society, Fall Symposium, October 6, 1985, San Francisco, CA

Member, Organzing Committee, International College of Surgeons, Advanced Symposium and Workshop on the Spine, March 21-23, 1986, Las Vegas, Nevada.

Program Committee Chairman, American Back Society, Spring Symposium, May 2, 3, and 4, 1986, Anaheim, CA

Program Committee Chairman, American Back Society, Fall Symposium, December 4, 5, and 6, 1986, San Francisco, CA

Program Committee Chairman, American Back Society, Spring Symposium, April 30, May 1, and May 2, 1987, Anaheim, CA

Speaker, American Back Society, Spring Symposium on Back Pain, May 1, 1987, Anaheim, CA – “Disability Evaluation of the Injured Worker.”

Program Committee Chairman, American Back Society, Fall Symposium, December 3, 4, and 5, 1987, San Francisco, CA

Program Committee Chairman, American Back Society, Fall Symposium, December 1, 2, and 3, 1988, San Francisco, CA.

Speaker, Sharp Memorial Hospital, Annual Continuing Education Program, April 14, 15, and 16, 1988, San Diego, CA “Back Pain – Pearls for the Primary Care Physician,” Whiplash and Other Pains in the Neck.”

Program Committee Chairman, American Back Society, Spring Symposium, May 12, 13, and 14, 1988, Orlando, FL.

Speaker, American Back Society, Spring Symposium on Back Pain, May 12, 13, and 14, 1988, Orlando, FL – “Disability Evaluation of the Injured Worker.”

Speaker, Annual Convention, Hawaiian State Chiropractic Society, September 24, 1988, Honolulu, Hawaii – “Disability Evaluation of the Injured Worker.”

Member, Program and Organizing Committee, International College of Surgeons, Spring Convention, April 28, 1989, San Francisco, CA

           
Speaker, American Back Society, Spring Symposium on Back Pain, April 13-16, 1989,
Cambridge, MA, “Disability Evaluation of the Injured Worker.”

Speaker, International College of Surgeons Meeting on Percutaneous Discectomy, April 26-28, 1989, San Francisco, CA

Speaker, University of Toronto, Department of Orthpaedic Surgery, the Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, June 26, 1989 – “Biomechanics and Orthopaedic Evaluation of Work Injuries.”

Speaker, Homecoming ‘89, Palmer College of Chiropractic West, October 21, 1989, Fairmont Hotel, San Jose, CA – “The Industrially Injured Back: Etiology and Assessment”

Program Committee Chairman, American Back Society, Fall Symposium on Back Pain, November 29-December 3, 1989, Las Vegas, NV

Speaker, University of Manitoba, Department of Surgery, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, April 3, 1990 – “Disability Evaluation of the Injured Worker”

Director and Speaker, “Disability Evaluation of the Injured Worker,” Instructional Course presented at the American Back Society Meeting, May 6, 1990, Fairmont Hotel, Chicago, Illinois

Program Committee Chairman, American Back Society Spring Symposium on Back Pain, May 3-6, 1990, Fairmont Hotel, Chicago, IL

Program Committee Chairman, American Back Society Spring Symposium on Back Pain, May 1-5, 1991, Royal York Hotel, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Speaker, American Academy of Neurologic and Orthopaedic Surgeons, “Disability Evaluation of the Injured worker,” September 1991, Bally’s Hotel, Las Vegas, NV

Speaker, International College of Surgeons, “Apportionment of Industrial Injuries,” October 19, 1991, Beverly Hilton Hotel, Beverly Hills, CA

Program Planner and Program Supervisor, American Back Society Fall Symposium on
Back Pain, December 11-15, 1991, Marriott Hotel, San Francisco, CA

Director, course on “Disability Evaluation of the Injured Worker,” American Back            Society Fall Symposium on Back Pain, December 15, 1991.

Speaker, Seak Publishers, “Winning Strategies for the Defense,” March 13, 1992, Hyatt Regency Hotel, San Francisco, CA

Program Planner and Supervisor, American Back Society Spring Symposium on Back Pain, May 6-10, 1992, Sheraton New Orleans, New Orleans, LA

Director and Speaker, course on “Disability Evaluation of the Injured Worker,” American
Back Society Spring Symposium on Back Pain, May 10, 1992, Sheraton Hotel, New
Orleans, LA

Speaker, “Disability Assessment for Low Back Pain,” Comprehensive Approach to
Spinal Surgery, University of Arizona College of Medicine and United Arab Emirates
Ministry of Health, April 20-26, 1993, Intercontinental Hotel, Abu Dhabi.

Speaker, “Disability Evaluation of the Injured Worker,” American Back Society Spring
Symposium on The Industrial Back, and State University of New York-Buffalo School of
Medicine, May 19-22, 1993, Hyatt Regncy Hotel, Buffalo, NY

Speaker, “Predictors of Low Back Pain Disability,” American Back Society Spring
Symposium on The Industrial Back and State University of New York-Buffalo School of
Medicine, May 19-22, 1993, Hyatt Regency Hotel, Buffalo, NY

Speaker, “Hippotherapy: Utilizing the Horse for Spinal Rehabilitation,” and “Disability
Evaluation of the Injured Worker,” American Back Society, Fall Meeting on “Cost-
Effective Back Care,” December 1-4, 1993, San Francisco Hilton Hotel, San Francisco

Special Team Leader, Spinal Surgery Mission to Croatia, sponsored by the Croatian
Ministry of Health, University of Zagreb, and Operation Second Chance–Team Leader of
five spinal surgeons with special assignment for preoperative evaluations, including
spinal injuries secondary to war casualties, and surgical treatment of several patients at
the University of Zagreb affiliated teaching hospitals, February 19-27, 1994

Program Director, American Back Society, “Cost Effective Back Care,” June 1-5, 1994,
Queen Elizabeth Hotel, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.  Speaker: “Disability Evaluation of
the Injured Worker, and Hippotherapy and Therapeutic Riding.”

Speaker, “Disability Evaluation of the Injured Worker, Dealing with Issues in a Credible
and Effective Manner,” American Academy of Pain Management, 1994 Annual Meeting,

“Beyond Boundaries, the continuing evolution of pain management, the discipline.” Hyatt Regency Hotel, Vancouver, B.C., Canada, August 19, 1994.

Speaker, “Disability Evaluation of the Injured Worker, Assessment of Spine Pain,”
American Academy of Neurologic and Orthopaedic Srugeons, Annual Meeting, Bally’s
Hotel, Las Vegas, NV, September 9, 1994

Speaker, “Disability evaluation of the Injured worker, Hippotherapy or Equine Facilitative Therapy,” American Back Society, “Back Pain in an Era of Healthcare Reform,” November 30-December 3, 1994, Century Plaza Hotel, Los Angeles, CA

Speaker, “A History, the Most Important Part of the Clinical Examination; Disability

Evaluation of the Injured Worker; Medical Management of Personal Injury Cases,”
August 30, 1995, American Academy of Neurological and Orthopaedic Surgeons, Bally
Hotel, Las Vegas, NV

Poster Presentations, American Back Society Annual Meeting, 1996:
“Clinical Survey -Most Effective Forms of Treatment for Back Pain”
“Clinical Survey -Most Effective Forms of Surgery for Lumbar Disc Herniation”
Studies presented by David Heath, B.S., and Aubrey A. Swartz, M.D.

Program Development and Direction – American Back Society Annual Meeting,
Diagnosis and Treatment of Back Pain – The Next Level,” December 11-14, 1996,
Renaissance Stanford Court Hotel, San Francisco, CA

Guest Speaker, October 30-November 5, 1997, International Conference on Lumbar
Fusion and Stabilization, “The Spinal History: Are We Overlooking Subtle Points?”

Program Development and Director, American Back Society Annual Meeting,
“Diagnosis and Treatment of Neck and Back Pain: The Integrative Approach,” December
10-13, 1997, ANA Hotel, San Francisco, CA

Workshop Presentation on “Disability Evaluation of the Injured Worker: Dealing
Effectively with the Hotly Contested and Controversial Issues,” American Back Society
Annual Meeting, December 10-13, 1997, ANA Hotel, San Francisco, CA

Program Director and Meeting Director, American Back Society Annual Meeting,
“Advanced Diagnosis and Treatment of Neck and Back Pain: The Integrated Approach,”
Riviera Hotel, Las Vegas, NV, December 10-12, 1998.

Program Director and Meeting Director, American Back Society Annual Meeting,
“Advances in Diagnosis and Treatment for the 21st Century, December 8-11, 1999,

Riviera Hotel, Las Vegas, NV, December 8-11, 1999; Moderator for Master’s Round
Table and American Back Society Grand Rounds

Guest Speaker, Department of Labor & Industries, State of Washington, “Occupational
Low Back Pain, the Search for Effective Conservative Care,” November 3-4, 2000, Bell
Harbor Convention Center, Seattle, WA

Program and Meeting Director and Clinical Grand Rounds Moderator, American Back
Society Annual Meeting, “Advanced Diagnosis and Treatment for Neck and Back Pain
2000,” December 7-9, 2000, Hyatt Regency Hotel, Vancouver, British Columbia.

Program and Meeting Director, and Clinical Grand Rounds Moderator, American Back Society Annual Meeting, “Advanced Diagnosis and Treatment for Neck and Back Pain, December 5-8, 2001, Hilton at Walt Disney World, Orlando, FL

Program & Meeting Director and Clinical Grand Rounds Moderator, and Presentation
of Preliminary Clinical Research Study on the Assessment of the Efficacy of Current
Health Care Management of Industrially Injured Patients.  American Back Society
Annual Meeting, “Advanced Diagnosis for Treatment of Neck & Back Pain,” November
13-15, 2003, Riviera Hotel, Las Vegas, NV

Presentation on an Overview of the Use of the AMA Guides in the Impairment Rating of
Industrially Injured Patients. QME Course sponsored by Michael M. Bronshvag, M.D.,
Inc., May 8, 2004, Sheraton Gateway Hotel, Burlingame, CA

Program & Meeting Director, Clinical Grand Rounds Moderator and Presentation of Clinical Study in Progress on the Efficacy of Current Health Care Management on Industrially Injured Patients and the Importance of Evidence-Based  Practice.
American Back Society Annual Meeting, “Diagnosis & Treatment of Neck & Back
Pain,” December 9-11, 2004, Riviera Hotel, Las Vegas, NV.

Program & Meeting Director, American Back Society, Advanced Diagnosis & Treatment
for Neck & Back Pain; and Lecturer in a Presentation on Objective & Credible Medical
Management of Personal Injury Cases.  San Francisco Hilton, November 16-19, 2005.