Harbour Spine Education Academy

Empowering Clinical Confidence

A leading education program from Harbour Spine Surgeons, designed to build clinical confidence and support General Practitioners and allied health professionals in delivering exceptional spine care.

Event 1 – 11th March | St Leonards

Common Spine Conditions: Practical Assessment & First-Line Management

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Presenter: Dr Joel Steiner
Focus: everyday lumbar/cervical pain, simple assessment frameworks, when to reassure vs refer.

Event 2 – 14th April | Westmead

Spinal Trauma: Acute Injuries and Early Management in Adults and Children

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Presenter: Dr Sean Suttor & Dr Randolph Gray
Focus: This practical presentation will explore common mechanisms and presentations of spinal trauma, initial assessment and examination, appropriate imaging pathways, and recognising red flags that require urgent referral.

Central Coast Event – 4th May | Gosford

 Common Spine Presentations, Red Flags & Referral Pathways — Including Adult and Paediatric Care

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Presenter: Dr Nathan Hartin
Focus: Early recognition and appropriate referral are key to achieving the best outcomes in spine care. Dr Hartin will explore common spinal presentations seen in general practice, highlight important warning signs, and clarify when and how to refer — for both adult and paediatric patients. A practical, case-based session to support everyday clinical decision-making

Event 3 – 13th May | St Leonards

Red Flags & Referral Pathways: When to Escalate Urgently

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Presenter: Dr Nathan Hartin
Focus: cauda equina, infection, tumour, neuro deficits, how/where to refer quickly.

Event 4 – 17th June | St Leonards – FLAGSHIP (All 5 Surgeons)

Spine Masterclass: Complex Cases, Collaborative Decision-Making & Live Q&A

Panel-style evening with complex cases, interactive discussion and Q&A.

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Presenters: Spine Orthopaedic Surgeons Drs Steiner, Hartin, Suttor, Kanawati and Gray, joined by Pain Physician Dr Nathan Taylor.
Time: 6:00 pm – 8.00 pm

Event 5 – 30th September | Westmead,  

Spinal Conditions, Management and Evolving Treatment Approaches

Presenters: Drs Steiner, Hartin, Suttor, and Kanawati.

Time: 6.30-8.30pm

Focus: The event will focus on the assessment and management of adult and paediatric spinal conditions, including deformity, disc herniation, degenerative disease and spinal stenosis, with discussion of conservative and surgical treatment options, minimally invasive surgery and evolving techniques, and interventional pain management approaches.

Event 6– November | St Leonards & Westmead

Radiology for GPs & Physios: Making Sense of X-Ray, CT & MRI

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Presenter: Dr Joel Steiner and Dr Randolph Gray

Time: 6.30 - 7.30 pm
Focus: matching imaging to symptoms, common “incidental” findings, when imaging changes management.