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SAN FRANCISCO NEUROLOGICAL SOCIETY
SUMMER DINNER MEETING
Wednesday July 25,
2007
Courtyard by Marriott Fairfield
1350 Holiday Lane, Fairfield, CA
Fredric Gorin, MD,
PhD, Professor of Neurology, UC Davis Medical Center
"What Constitutes an Inflammatory Neuropathy?”
Bio: Dr. Fredric Gorin
received his joint MD-PhD from Washington University with his doctorate in
biophysics and physiology utilizing computer-based drug design to study
enkephalins. Dr. Gorin did his residency in neurology at UCSF and was also
a faculty member in neurology at UCSF. Dr. Gorin participated in the
cloning and mapping of the first human muscle disorder, McArdle’s Disease
while he was at UCSF. Currently, Dr. Gorin is the professor of neurology
at UC Davis Medical Center and he is involved in drug design and signaling
pathways pertaining to cancer metastasis and microglia activation and
inflammation.
Talk Description: There are
many causes of neuropathies. We will focus on neuropathies that are a
manifestation of (1) systemic autoimmune and (2) viral disorders and (3)
those neuropathies that are primary targets of the immune system. We will
discuss the diagnostic criteria for chronic inflammatory demyelinative
neuropathies, multifocal neuropathies with block and the clinical variants
that make it clinically difficult to distinguish if the neuropathy is
immune-mediated. Finally, we will discuss primary immunomodulatory
therapies; risks and benefits.
Educational Objectives:
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The different manifestations of
autoimmune neuropathies.
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What is known about the pathogenesis
of autoimmune neuropathies.
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Treatment strategies for autoimmune
neuropathies.
Boehringer Ingelheim
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Forest
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
GlaxoSmithKline
Medtronic Neurological
Pfizer
PLATINUM
SUPPORTERS:
Allergan, Inc.
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Teva Neurosciences, Inc.
For more information please contact Karen Bertani at kbertani@sfneurological.org.
For more information:
Karen A. Bertani,
CMP
Executive Director
San Francisco Neurological Society
2226A Westborough Blvd. #409
South San Francisco, CA 94080
NEW
Tel: Phone: 415-206-9603; NEW Fax: 415-206-0385
E-mail:
kbertani@sfneurological.org
The San Francisco Neurological
Society is an organization of physicians with a dedicated interest in
the clinical neurosciences. The Society is committed to the continuing
medical education of its members and has an obligation to its members and
to the public to provide ongoing educational programs designed to improve
patient care and foster scholarly activity in the neurosciences. This
obligation includes not only imparting to the membership an increased
understanding of neurological diseases through lectures on clinical and
basic research, but also making them aware of community and public health
issues related to neurological illnesses and preventive medicine. The
Society is a CMA-accredited provider. Physicians attending this course may
report up to 8 hours of Category 1 credit toward the California Medical
Association Certificate in Continuing Medical Education and the American
Medical Association’s Physician’s Recognition Award.
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