San Francisco Neurological Society
SFNS Half-Day Day Stroke Conference
Friday, March 23, 2012
Sir Francis Drake Hotel, San Francisco
Program Chair - Eric Collins, MD, President, SF Neurological Society
7:00-8:00 am Registration and Full Breakfast
8:00-8:10 am Introduction, Eric Collins, MD and Steven J. Holtz, M.D., Associate Clinical Professor of Neurology, UCSF
8:10-8:50 am New Oral Anticoagulants for Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation, Gregory W. Albers, MD, Director, Stanford Stroke Center Professor of Neurology and Neurological Sciences
8:50-9:30 am Evaluiation and Management of Intracranial Arterial Stenosis, Mai N. Nguyen-Huynh, MD MAS, Kaiser Permanente Division of Research, Director of Kaiser Primary Stroke Centers, Diablo Service Area
9:30-10:00 am Coffee Break and Exhibits
10:00-10:40 am News from the Stroke meeting: 4 new things, PANEL
10:40 - 11:20 am Ethics of Stroke Care, Wade S. Smith, MD, PhD, Professor of Neurology Director, UCSF Neurovascular Service Daryl R. Gress Endowed Professor of Neurocritical Care and Stroke
11:20 - 12:00 pm Prognostication of Anoxic/Ischemic Injury in the Era of Hypothermia, Christine Wijman, MD, PhD, Director, Critical Care Neurology, Associate Professor of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford Medical Center
12:00 - 12:40 pm Panel Q&A, PANEL - Moderator, Steven J. Holtz, MD, Associate Clinical Professor of Neurology, UCSF
12:40 Adjourn
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 LIVE activity for a maximum of 4 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. These credits 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.
Registration Fees
Received by March 16, 2012
$115 SFNS Members
$130 Non-members
$50 Students, Residents, Fellows
$300 *Industry
After March 16, 2012
$130 SFNS Members
$145 Non-Members
$60 Students/Residents/Fellows
$350 *Industry
Sir Francis Drake Hotel, San Francisco
450 Powell Street, San Francisco, CA 94102
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Directions to the Sir Francis Drake hotel in San Francisco from the north (Marin & Wine Country)
Take Hwy 101 South to San Francisco Cross the Golden Gate Bridge and take the Lombard Street exit Take Lombard Street (Hwy 101) to Van Ness Avenue Turn RIGHT on Van Ness Avenue From Van Ness, turn LEFT onto O'Farrell Street Turn LEFT onto Powell Sir Francis Drake Hotel is on the corner of Powell and Sutter Streets, in Union Square, San Francisco
Directions to the Sir Francis Drake San Francisco hotel from the east (East Bay and Oakland International Airport)
Take Hwy 80 West to San Francisco From the left lane on the Bay Bridge take the 5th Street exit Turn RIGHT onto 5th street and continue to Market street Cross Market (5th will become Cyril Magnin Blvd.) Continue 2 blocks to O'Farrell Street, turn RIGHT onto O'Farrell Turn LEFT onto Powell Sir Francis Drake Hotel is on the corner of Powell and Sutter Streets, in Union Square, San Francisco
Directions to the Sir Francis Drake hotel in San Francisco from the south (Peninsula, including SFO Airport)
Take 101 North to San Francisco toward the Bay Bridge Take the 4th Street exit (last San Francisco exit) 4th Street becomes Bryant; continue on Bryant to 3rd Street Turn LEFT onto 3rd and continue 41/2 blocks, crossing Market Street Turn LEFT onto Geary and continue to Powell Turn RIGHT onto Powell Sir Francis Drake Hotel is on the corner of Powell and Sutter Streets, in Union Square, San Francisco
