The 3-step training program emphasizes equally theoretical and practical education. After participation in surgeries at selected training centers, the surgical techniques will be trained step-by-step in a hands-on workshop.
Finally the surgeon can operate on his own patients supported by a faculty. The CM3 program contains three steps: Visitation, Hands-on Workshop, First Surgery
First interested surgeons get familiar with the surgical techniques and gain their first live-experience during an internship in one of the partner hospitals.
During this step the visiting surgeon will
All endoscopic methods and techniques are taught and trained in workshops combining theoretical and practical parts in a very efficient way. All workshops are conducted by a committed ESPINEA® team, consisting of training and application specialists and highly-experienced faculty members, who are specialized in orthopaedic or neurological surgery. Workshop contents are:
Supported by 
an experienced endoscopic spine surgeon and joimax® application specialist, the well-trained beginner performs a full-endoscopic surgery on his first patient.
The education modules enable the beginner to:
Endoscopic Spinal Surgery Level 1-2 workshops will provide the participants with a widest possible basis. The unique transforaminal access to the spinal canal and the spatial orientation through the endoscope can be challenging, especially for beginners. Level 3-4 workshops will deepen existing knowledge and further expand surgical techniques, e.g. cervical treatment options, as well as endoscopic fusion techniques. These are particularly suitable for experienced surgeons. Pain Therapy workshops address facet, sacroiliac joint and peripheral nerve treatment, as well as interventional nucleus therapy. All workshops touch electro-magnetic navigation with Intracs® em, the integrated Navigation Tracking & Control System from joimax®. Clinical background, challenges, pitfalls and complications of each technique are shared and discussed in faculty lectures. Practical demonstration and explanation on spine models and simulators support the understanding and lead to practical hands-on training on human specimens.
After successful completion of the CM3 Program for a specific method or technique, you may want to start off again with the CM3 Program and another method, enlarging your surgical portfolio and thus increasing your number of treated patients. And even with all techniques acquired, there are always new, different or surprising aspects and approaches when talking with other surgeons during workshops, meetings or conferences.
