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SUMMER DINNER MEETING
Tuesday, July 29th
Soizic Bistro
300 Broadway, Oakland, CA
Located at the corner of 3rd Street and Broadway, near Jack London Square &
Jack London Square Ferry Dock
Tel: 510-251-8100 Street parking available; parking garage on Washington Street
www.soizicbistro.com
"Pseudotumor Cerebri", Robert Egan, MD
St. Helena Hospital, St. Helena, California
6:00 – 6:45PM – Registration and Reception
6:45 – 8:00 PM – Dinner /8:00 – 9:00 PM Presentation Description:
Pseudotumor Cerebri (PTC) is a disorder found more commonly in overweight young women associated with increased intracranial pressure and papilledema. Debate arises regarding the diagnosis when a patient presents with elevated pressure during a spinal tap without papilledema. Dr. Egan will discuss the various treatments including weight loss, diuretics, shunting, and optic nerve fenestration.
Dr. Egan obtained his medical degree from the Medical College of Wisconsin and then completed a neurology residency and vascular neurology fellowship at the Oregon Health & Science University. He then completed fellowship training in neuro-ophthalmology at the Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary in Boston before returning to OHSU as the Director of Neuro-Ophthalmology for 8 and 1/2 years. Recently, he left academic medicine for private practice in the Napa Valley, California, where he continues to see neuro-ophthalmology patients and is developing a stoke center. His most recent appointment is spearheading an international task force studying Susac Syndrome, a rare disorder that is associated with ischemia to the retina, brain, and cochlea.
Educational Objectives: Upon completion of this lecture participants should be able to: Participants will be able to identify perils and pitfalls of the diagnosis of patients with pseudotumor cerebri. Participants will be able to identify the most appropriate therapy for patients with pseudotumor cerebri. Participants will also understand the utility of visual field testing in this disorder as well as co-morbid conditions such as migraine and other headache disorders and the frequent occurrence of functional vision loss.
Who Should Attend? Neurologists, neurosurgeons, pain management specialists, residents and other physicians interested in research and clinical advances in the neurosciences.  This is an activity offered by a CMA-accredited provider. Physicians attending this course may report up to 1 hour of Category 1 credit toward the California Medical Association Certificate in Continuing Medical Education and the American Medical Association’s Physician’s Recognition Award.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:
The San Francisco Neurological Society gratefully acknowledges support for its 2008 educational activities from the following generous contributors that have provided:
EDUCATIONAL GRANTS:
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Biogen Idec Inc.
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
EMD Serono, Inc. ENDO Pharmaceuticals Genentech, Inc. GlaxoSmithKline Pfizer UCB Group, Inc.
PLATINUM SUPPORT:
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.orgThe 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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