SAN FRANCISCO NEUROLOGICAL SOCIETY
FALL DINNER MEETING
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 6:00 – 6:45 PM – Registration and Reception
6:45 – 8:00 PM – Dinner /8:00 – 9:00 PM Presentation Atrium Restaurant
101 California Street, San Francisco, CA
SF Financial District – Near the Embarcadero BART Station
Complimentary Validated Parking (after 6:00 pm) in the 101 California Bldg. Garage – Entrance on Front Street - Telephone: 415-788-4101
"The Role of Neurobiology in Sexual Orientation – The Gay Brain”Jerome Goldstein, MD, Director, San Francisco Clinical Research Center, San Francisco Headache Clinic and San Francisco Alzheimer’s and Dementia Clinic Homosexuality has advanced from a curse to a disease to a psychiatric condition called a mental disorder to a variant of normal behavior but with a possibility of severe distress associated with it. With advances in brain imaging there has been considerable interest in behavioral differences associated with differences in brain structure, function and responses to pheromones. CT, MRI and SPECT technologies have not yielded significant correlations between behavior and structural differences. However recent studies with fMRI and PET (Positron Emission Technology) have revealed significant and verifiable differences between the brains (particularly the amygdale and limbic system) between gay and straight subjects. Thus, proof that the Gay Brain is genetically determined is present and is worth pursuing with further extensive research will help dispel the notion that Gay is a learned behavior and can be exorcised or treated in a conversion center to straight behavior. This will bring us dramatically forward in our thinking about sexual orientation which will be reclassified as neurobiologic and not psychiatric. Dr. Goldstein is a board certified neurologist, a fellow in the American Academy of Neurology and is a member of the International Headache Society and the National Headache Foundation. He was an assistant clinical professor of neurology at UCSF from 1970 through 2006. He has a special interest in the diagnosis, treatment, prevention and cure of headache, Alzheimer’s disease and neurological clinical research. Dr. Goldstein founded the Headache and Facial Pain Section of the American Academy of Neurology and was president of that section for many years. Dr. Goldstein was instrumental in the recognition of headache as a neurological rather than psychiatric disorder and also the appropriateness of Alzheimer’s disease as a neurological disorder rather than in the field of psychiatry. With the recognition of headache and Alzheimer’s disease as having a neurobiological basis, he has expanded his interest in neurobiology to sexual orientation. Who Should Attend? Neurologists, neurosurgeons, neuroradiologists, 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. EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES: Upon completion of this lecture participants should be able to: 1. Understand that homosexuality was removed from the DSM classification as a disease in 1973 and yet remains a part of the DSM and associated anxiety and progress that has been made in identifying the biological basis of sexual orientation. 2. Discuss the function of the amygdala and the limbic system in confirming sexual orientation with fMRI imaging and PET studies using pheromones. 3. Discuss the scientific, ethical and medical implications of knowing sexual orientation and making appropriate medical decisions for the patient. 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, Inc. PLATINUM SUPPORT:
Allergan, Inc. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Teva Neurosciences, Inc. SF Neurological Society Registration Form FALL DINNER MEETING November 11, 2008 Atrium Restaurant, 101 California Street, San Francisco, CA – Telephone: 415-788-4101 First Name Initial Last Name Degree Specialty r Neurology r Neurosurgery r Neuroradiology r Neuropathology r Other Institution Dept/Mailstop Street Address/Suite City State Zip Code Phone Fax *E-mail: (VERY IMPORTANT) Register online (and/or renew/enroll SFNS Membership dues online) and make secure credit card transactions or print a personalized invoice to mail in with a check - www.sfneurological.org OR use form below and register by e-mail, fax or mail: Registration Fees (please check the appropriate boxes) Rec’d by Nov. 3rd After Nov. 3rd & onsite SF Neurological Society Members & Guests: Dinner Meeting (1 CME Credit) r $80.00 r $85.00 Non-Member Physicians & Guests: Dinner Meeting (1 CME Credit for physicians) r $90.00 r $95.00
Name(s) of Guest(s): (please print) Requesting CME credits for guests? r Yes r No Payment Total: $ Payment Method: ___ Check payable to San Francisco Neurological Society is enclosed. Receipt will be emailed to you when registration is processed. | ___Check payable to San Francisco Neurological Society will be presented at the meeting. Receipt will be e-mailed to you after the meeting. |
Registration includes: Networking reception, sit-down dinner and lecture. (1 CME credit hour) Register Online, by Email, Fax, or Mail PRIOR to 12:00 PM November 3, 2008 to the Society Office as follows: · MAIL the registration form with a check made out to San Francisco Neurological Society, 2226A Westborough Blvd. #409, South San Francisco, CA 94080 – please do not mail registrations after November 6, 2008. · EMAIL the above information to apacia@sfneurological.org. · FAX your registration form to the SFNS Office at 650-347-4975 (NEW FAX NUMBER). The Tax ID number for the San Francisco Neurological Society is 51-0478773. Special Needs & Request for Email addressIf you need special arrangements, such as a special diet or accessibility assistance, please call 415-206-9603 or e-mail Karen Bertani at apacia@sfneurological.org. *Your e-mail address will not be given out without your consent. The Society needs to have an email address on each member so that electronic newsletters, meeting announcements and other important information about the society can be distributed in the most efficient, cost effective manner. For more information please contact the new Executive Director of the SFNS, Amanda Pacia, at apacia@sfneurological.org.  Karen Bertani has resigned and the new Executive Director is: (please note no changes to the address, just the telephone numbers and email)
For more information:
Amanda Pacia
Executive Director
San Francisco Neurological Society
2226A Westborough Blvd. #409
South San Francisco, CA 94080
NEW Phone: 510-685-1187 NEW Fax: 650-347-4975
E-mail: apacia@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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