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SAN FRANCISCO NEUROLOGICAL SOCIETY
SUMMER DINNER MEETING
Wednesday July 25,
2007
Courtyard by Marriott Fairfield
1350 Holiday Lane, Fairfield, CA
Centrally located between San Francisco and Sacramento
Tel: 707-422-4111 COMPLIMENTARY Onsite Parking
For more information click here:
Courtyard by Marriott Fairfield
6:00 – 6:30 PM
– Reception
6:30 – 7:30 PM – Dinner /7:30 – 9:00 PM Presentation
Fredric Gorin, MD,
PhD, Professor of Neurology, UC Davis Medical Center
"What Constitutes an Inflammatory Neuropathy?”
and
Claudia Greco, MD, Associate Clinical Professor of Pathology, UC Davis
Medical Center
"The Neurodiagnostic Skin Biopsy: Will It Replace the Sural Nerve
Biopsy?”
Dr. Fredric Gorin is the
professor of neurology at UC Davis Medical Center and is involved in drug
design and signaling pathways pertaining to cancer metastasis and
microglia activation and inflammation. His talk 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. Dr. Claudia Greco is the associate clinical
professor of pathology at UC Davis Medical Center and is involved in
diagnostic and teaching activities, with research interest in Fragile
X-related Tremor Ataxia Syndrome (FXTAS). Her talk will reveal that the
cutaneous nerve biopsy is becoming more available for use by neurologists
in clinical practice. It is less invasive, less expensive and can easily
be performed in the office setting. (Please click the links above for
more details on the speakers and the talks).
 Accreditation
Statement:
The San Francisco Neurological
Society is accredited by the Institute of Medical Quality and the
California Medical Association 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 a maximum of 1.5 hours of
Category 1 credit toward the California Medical Association's
Certification in Continuing Medical Education and the AMA’s Physician
Recognition Award. Each physician should claim only those hours of credit
that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.
WHO
SHOULD ATTEND
Neurologists,
neurosurgeons, neuroradiologists, residents and other physicians
interested in research and clinical advances in the neurosciences.
EDUCATIONAL
OBJECTIVES:
Upon completion
of this lecture participants should be able to:
1.
The different manifestations of autoimmune neuropathies.
2.
What is known about the pathogenesis of autoimmune neuropathies.
3.
Treatment strategies for autoimmune neuropathies.
4.
Familiarize the audience with the neurodiagnostic skin biopsy as a
diagnostic procedure for the clinical neurologist.
5.
Discuss the clinical indications for performing this procedure.
6.
Discuss the biopsy procedure, tissue processing, pathological
interpretation.
Acknowledgements:
The
San Francisco Neurological Society gratefully acknowledges support for its
2007 educational activities from the following generous contributors that
have provided unrestricted educational grants:
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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