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title: "NANS 2019 Preview: SmartTRAK Interviews Todd Sitzman, MD"
description: In an interview with SmartTRAK, B. Todd Sitzman, MD, MPH, President of NANS, provides a preview of the educational opportunities, key research and emerging technologies that will be at the NANS 22nd Annual meeting ...
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# [NANS 2019 Preview: SmartTRAK Interviews Todd Sitzman, MD](https://blog.smarttrak.com/nans-2019-preview-smarttrak-interviews-todd-sitzman-md)

 Written by [Anne Staylor](https://blog.smarttrak.com/author/anne-staylor) | 1/14/19 3:00 PM

<https://vimeo.com/310687214>In an interview with **SmartTRAK**, B. Todd Sitzman, MD, MPH, President of the North American Neuromodulation Society (NANS), provides a preview of the educational opportunities, key research and emerging technologies that will be at the NANS 22nd Annual meeting to be held January 17-20, 2019 in Las Vegas, NV. Dr. Sitzman expects NANS 2019 to be the biggest meeting yet for the premier neuromodulation society, with up to 3000 attendees and 300+ abstracts presented, organized around the theme of “The Science Behind Successful Outcomes.”

To find out more about the meeting, click on the video below to listen to **SmartTRAK**’s interview with Dr. Sitzman, recorded via Skype from his office in Hattiesburg, Mississippi (11:53 minutes). 

 

 

*Interview Topics by Timecode:*

00:33 What are some of the exciting things we’ll see at this year’s NANS?

00:57 Can you provide examples of key research that will be presented at the meeting?

03:38 What can we expect on the technology front?

04:14 Tell me about intra-operative monitoring? What is the purpose of that in spinal cord stimulation?

05:59 I’ve also heard you talk about a registry. Will the NANS Registry have a role at this year’s meeting?

08:24 What are some of the top technology trends you see right now in neuromodulation?_________________________________________________

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