Introduction Video 1 from Spine Deformity Surgery in the First 5 Years of Practice: Best Practices and How to Optimize Quality and Safety . This micro-series webinar will focus specifically on early-career surgeons but will also apply to pediatric spine surgeons. We will discuss approaches to scoliosis surgery in healthy and more complex patients with a particular focus on best practice guidelines and pathways that improve the safety of pediatric spinal deformity surgery. It will also include perspectives on common challenges or mistakes that the panel has faced when approaching these patients.