Agenda

7:00AM-7:45AM

Registration (Continental Breakfast Provided)

7:45AM-8:00AM

Opening Remarks and Introduction – Gary L. Tunell, M.D. (Conference Moderator)

8:00AM-8:45AM

Stroke – Waleed H. El-Feky, M.D.

·         Review the current guidelines in the treatment of acute stroke including extending the current intravenous thrombolysis window, intrarterial thrombolysis as well as the use of clot retrieval devices and other vascular interventional procedures in the treatment of acute stroke.

·         Review the secondary prevention of stroke including current antiplatelet therapy, and anticoagulation as well as the role of identifying and controlling the modifiable atherosclerotic risk factors in cerebrovascular disease.

·         Review of future directions in stroke prevention including the role of closure devices for patent foramen ovale in the prevention of cryptogenic stroke secondary to paradoxical embolization, as well as the role of intracranial angioplasty and stenting for focal intracranial atherosclerosis.

8:45AM-9:30AM

Headache – Steven P. Herzog, M.D.

·        Review the current diagnostic approach to Headache disorders.

·        Develop a new understanding of Migraine Pathophysiology.

·        Review of current therapies and thoughts for the future.

9:30AM-9:45AM

Questions and Answers / Break

9:45AM-10:30AM

Alzheimer’s/Dementia – Gary L. Tunell, M.D.

·         Review the many different types of dementia, then focus on Alzheimer’s type dementia.

·         Review the natural history of Alzheimer’s disease progression and the work-up suggested for patients.

·         Review current therapies with evidence-based guidelines for treating Alzheimer’s disease.

·        To introduce potential new therapy for future treatment of Alzheimer’s disease.

10:30AM-11:15AM

Neuropathy and Muscle Disease – Alan W. Martin, M.D.

·        Review the evaluation and treatment of neuropathy

·        Review the evaluation of elevated CPK.

·        Review the evaluation of muscle pain syndromes

11:15AM-11:30AM

Break

11:30AM-12:15PM

Neuro-Imaging – M. Gupta, M.D.

All Magnets are Created Equal?

·         Indications on when to scan on an open MRI.

·         Advantages and disadvantages of 3t MRI and open MRI.

·         How to determine where to refer (ACR accreditation, subspecialty interpretation.

12:15PM-1:30PM

Ethics Update (Lunch Provided) – D. Bowen Berry, JD

·        Avoiding & Addressing Litigious Circumstances

·        Effective Communication with your Insurance Carrier

·        Effective Communication with your Attorney

·        Managing the Legal System

·        Minimizing Potential Exposure in Lawsuits        

1:30PM-2:15PM

Neuropathy/ALS – Daragh Heitzman, M.D.

·         To understand fundamental clinical presentations, pathophysiology, evaluation and treatment options of common disorders affecting the peripheral nerves (peripheral neuropathy) and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

2:15PM-3:00PM

Epilepsy – N. Bruce Jenevein, M.D.

·        Review cases of epilepsy, current treatments, and clinical evaluation.

3:00PM-3:15PM

Questions & Answers Break

3:15PM – 4:00PM

Sleep – C. Fish Greenfield, M.D.

·         Achieve basic understanding of the physiologic changes that occur during sleep and the consequences of sleep deprivation.

·         How to identify and treat patients with obstructive sleep apnea.

·         Evaluation and treatment of insomnia.

·         How to diagnose and treat restless leg syndrome.

·         Become familiar with the definitions, evaluations and therapies of narcolepsy and idiopathic hypersomnia.

4:00PM-4:45PM

Multiple Sclerosis – J. Theodore Phillips, M.D, Ph.D.

·        To review the latest pathophysiological basis of Multiple Sclerosis.

·        To review disease-modifying therapies for Multiple Sclerosis.

·        To review symptomatic therapies for Multiple Sclerosis.

4:45PM-5:00PM

Closing Remarks and Panel Discussion