San Francisco Neurological Society
Preliminary Program
64th Annual Meeting of the San Francisco Neurological Society, May 18 – 20, 2012 - The Lodge at Sonoma, Sonoma, California
Program Chair - Eric Collins, MD, President, SF Neurological Society
Friday May 18, 2012
7:00 Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:00 Introduction and welcome, Eric Collins, MD, President, SF Neurological Society
CNS INFECTION AND INFLAMMATION
8:15 am Encephalitis and emerging infections in California, Carol A. Glaser, DVM, MPVM, MD, UCSF, Division of Infectious Diseases
8:55 am Evaluation of spinal cord UBOs, Praveen Mummaneni, MD, UCSF, Dept. of Neurosurgery
9:35 am Cerebral vasculitis, Speaker TBA
10:15 am Coffee Break/Visit the Exhibits
10:45 am Myelitis, Bruce Cree, MD, PhD, UCSF Department of Neurology Multiple Sclerosis Center
11:25 am Neurosarcoidosis, Jeffrey M. Gelfand, MD, UCSF Multiple Sclerosis Center and SFGH Dept. of Neurology
12:05 pm Q&A Panel
12:20 - 1:30 pm Lunch Break
CSF PRESSURE DISORDERS
1:30 pm Techniques for evaluation of CSF pressure and flow, Murray Solomon, MD, Los Gatos MRI
2:10 pm Pseudotumor cerebri, Robert Egan, MD, Neuro-Ophthalmologist/Neurologist, St. Helena Hospital, St. Helena
2:50 pm Intracranial hypotension/CSF leak, Philip R. Weinstein, MD, UCSF, Department of Neurosurgery
3:30 pm Coffee Break/Visit the Exhibits
4:00 pm Normal pressure hydrocephalus, Paul T. Akins, MD, PhD, Kaiser Permanente, Sacrament
4:40 pm Q&A Panel
5:00 pm Adjourn
5:00 - 6:30 pm PRESIDENT’S RECEPTION
Saturday May 19, 2012
7:00 am Registration & Continental Breakfast
NON-MOTOR MANIFESTATIONS OF PARKINSON'S
8:00 am Impulse control and mood disorders, Suketu M. Khandhar, MD, Medical Director of Kaiser Permanente Movement Disorders Department
8:40 am Autonomic dysfunction, Safwan Jaradeh, MD, Autonomic Disorders Program, Stanford University
9:20 am Sleep disorders, Graham A. Glass, MD, UCSF, Dept. of Neurology
10:00 am Coffee Break/Visit the Exhibits
10:30 am Neuro-urology - Parkinson's and beyond, C. Charles Wen, MD, Nor Cal Urology Medical Group, Inc
11:10 am Q&A Panel
11:20 am Spinal metastases - surgery or radiation? Stefan A. Mindea, MD, Stanford University, Neurosurgery Department
12:00 pm CME Meeting Adjourns
2:00 - 4:30 pm 4th Annual Neuro-Cinema Festival, with special invited guest Mort Sahl, featuring A Couch in New York and The King's Speech. Participants may also take this afternoon's free time o pursue sightseeing, golf-tournament, wine tasting etc. on your own.
6:30 - 9:15 pm Evening Reception & Dinner
7:30 pm “Neuroscience of CDHD”, Bradley Voytek, PhD, UCSF
8:00 pm Special Guest Speaker: Mort Sahl, Working Philosopher
8:45 pm Questions
Please note that the Annual Dinner has a limited capacity and requires an additional registration fee, please register for the dinner as soon as possible.
Sunday May 20, 2012
7:00 am Registration and continental breakfast
YOUNG INVESTIGATOR AWARDS
Information on Submissions, please click here
8:00 am Newman award
8:20 am Boldrey award
8:40 am Kaiser award
9:00 am Rosegay award
9:20 am Hanbery award
9:40 am Coffee Break/Visit the Exhibits
CONTROVERSIES IN HEADACHE
10:20 am Chiari Type 1 and headache: evidence or faith? Speaker TBA
11:00 am Headache point/counterpoint, Alan M. Rapoport, MD, Department of Neurology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and Robert Cowan, MD, Stanford School of Medicine, Dept. of Neurology & Neurological Sciences
11:50 am SFNS Annual Members' Business Meeting & invitation to 2013 Annual Meeting, Praveen Mummaneni, MD, SFNS President-Elect
12:10 pm Adjourn
All Meetings will be held at the The Lodge at Sonoma.
Accreditation Statement:
This San Francisco Neurological Society is accredited by the Institute for Medical Quality/California Medical Association (IMQ/CMA) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The San Francisco Neurological Society takes responsibility for the content, quality and scientific integrity of this CME activity.
Designation Statement:
The San Francisco Neurological Society designates this educational activity for an estimated 15 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) TM . This credit may also be applied to the CMA Certification in Continuing Medical Education.
Who Should Attend?
Neurologists, neurosurgeons, neuroradiologists, neuropsychologists, residents, nurses, and other physicians interested in research and clinical advances in the neurosciences.
The Lodge at Sonoma
1325 Broadway
Sonoma, CA 95476 USA
Hotel Reservations
All meetings will take place at the The Lodge at Sonoma. A room block is reserved for May 17-20, 2012 (additional nights available upon request). Group Room Rates: $229 per room per night, single or double occupancy, plus tax. The cut off date for booking reservations in the group block is April 26, 2012. For online reservations, please use the group code sfnsfna.
Industry Support & Exhibit Opportunities, please click here
Special Guest Speaker - Saturday night Dinner AND Neuro-Cinema Festival - Mort Stahl