Since our program is not for 6 months, our brochure is not done at this time. In lieu of a brochure, we respectfully submit our preliminary program. We plan to have the program brochure done by April 30, 2010.
Preliminary Program of the ’10 FSN Annual Meeting
Overall Program Co-Chairpersons: Hubert H. Fernandez, Nestor Galvez-Jimenez
Course Director for Behavioral Neurology: Glen Finney
Course Director of Resident’s Research Day: Charles Brock, Richard Isaacson
Annual Meeting Executive Planner: Jennifer Shipley
General Program at a Glance:
October 1(Friday) / October 2
(Saturday)* / October 3
(Sunday)*
AM(8:00-1:00) / Behavioral Neurology Course Day 1 / Behavioral Neurology Course Day 2
Neurology for the Non-Neurologists Day 1
Advances in Neurology Day 1
Residents Research Poster Session / Behavioral Neurology Course Day 3
Neurology for the Non-Neurologists Day 2
Advances in Neurology
Day 2
Lunch Event (1:00-2:00) / FSN General Membership Lunch Meeting / FSN Executive Board Lunch Meeting
PM (2:00 to 6:00) / Behavioral Neurology Course Day 1 / Behavioral Neurology Course Day 2
Clinical Neuropsychology Mini course (2:00-4:00)
Neurology for the Non-Neurologists
Day 1
Florida Residents and Fellows Research Day
Pre-Dinner/ Dinner Event
(6:00-8:00) / Florida Program Directors and Chief Residents Meeting / Welcome Reception to all attendees/
Annual FSN Neurobowl
Post-Dinner Event
(8:00-10:00) / Heilman Video Case Conference
*Exhibit Hall open: Saturday 8:00am to 6:00pm; Sunday 8:00am to 12:30 pm
36th Annual Course in Neuropsychology &Behavioral Neurology: Cognitive Changes in Aging
Time / October 1 (Friday) / October 2 (Saturday) / October 3 (Sunday)7:55-8:00 AM / Welcome Remarks
Dr. Glen Finney / 7:55-8:00 AM / Welcome Remarks
Dr. Glen Finney / 7:55-8:00 AM / Welcome Remarks
Dr. Glen Finney
8:00-8:45 AM / Visuospatial Skills
Dr. John Williamson / 8:00-8:45 AM / Language
Dr. Garrett Riggs / 8:00-8:45 AM / Normal Aging or MCI
Dr. Ranjan Duara
8:45-9:30 AM / Affect & Mood
Dr. Dawn Bowers / 8:45-9:30 AM / Conative & Intention
Dr. Kenneth Heilman / 8:45-9:30 AM / Preventing Dementia
Dr. Richard Isaacson
9:30-10:00 AM / Coffee Break / 9:30-10:00 AM / Coffee Break / 9:30-10:00 AM / Coffee Break
10:00-10:45 AM / Memory
Dr. Russ Bauer / 10:00-10:45 AM / Sex
Dr. Glen Finney / 10:00-10:45 AM / Cognitive Screening
Dr. John Lucas
10:45-11:30 AM / Executive Function & Attention
Dr. Catherine Price. / 10:45-11:30 AM / Poster Presentation of Abstracts / 10:45-11:30 AM / Driving
Dr. Leilani Doty
11:30-12:15PM / Roundtable Discussion with Drs.Williamson, Bowers, Bauer, & Price / 11:30-12:15 PM / Creativity
Dr. Kenneth Heilman / 11:30-12:15 PM / Roundtable Discussion
with Drs.Duara, Isaacson, Lucas, & Doty
12:15-1:45 PM / Lunch Break (lunch not provided) / 12:15-1:00 PM / Roundtable Discusssion
with Drs Heilman, Finney, & Riggs. / 12:15 / Adjourn
1:45-2:30 PM / Histological Changes Dr. Dennis Dickson / 1:00-2:00 PM / FSN Annual Meeting w/ Lunch Provided
2:30-3:15 PM / Radiological Changes
Dr. Jeff Bennett / 2:00-4:45 PM / Clinical Psychology Mini Course – separate fee or
3:15-3:45 PM / Coffee Break / 2:15-3:15 PM / Keynote Speech
Speaker Sacco, Heilman, or Bradley
3:45-4:30 PM / Vascular Changes
Dr. Michael Hoffman / 3:15-4:45 PM / Platform Presentation of Winning Abstracts
4:30-5:15 PM / Motor Skills
Dr. Hubert Fernandez / 4:45-5:30 PM / Meet the Exhibitors
5:15-6:00 PM / Roundtable Discussion with Drs Dickson, Bennett, Hoffman, and Fernandez. / 5:30-6:00 PM / Presentation of Awards to Winning Platforms and Posters
6:00-8:00 PM / Dinner Break (dinner not provided) / 6:00-8:00 PM / Welcome Reception for all/FSN Neurobowl
8:00 -10:00PM / Heilman Video Case Conference (open)
Neurology for the Non-Neurologist
Title: Practical Neurology: An Interactive Weekend Program for the Busy General Clinician
Time / October 2 (Saturday) / October 3 (Sunday)7:55-8:00 AM / Registration/Welcome Remarks / Registration/Welcome Remarks
8:00-8:45 AM / The Neurological Examination: The Essentials followed by a Live Demonstration
Dr. Irene Malaty& Dr. Michael Finkel with our FSN Resident Executive Board Members (Drs. Rahmlow, Sanders, Carroll, Riggeal) / Approach to the Patient with Fluctuating Symptoms: Evaluating Multiple Sclerosis
Dr. Daniel Kantor
8:45-9:30 AM / Approach to the Patient with Neck and Low Back Pain
Dr. Charles Brock
9:30-10:00 AM / Meet The Exhibitors / Meet The Exhibitors
10:00-10:45 AM / Approach to the Restless and Sleepy Patient
Dr. Nestor Galvez-Jimenez / How Can I Prevent Another Stroke?
Dr. David Decker
10:45-11:30 AM / Residents Research Poster Session / Approach to the Patient with Visual Symptoms
Dr. Donna Hill
11:30-12:15 PM / Approach to the Patient with Episodic Symptoms: Seizures, Spells and Fits
Dr. Selim Benbadis / Getting rid of your patient’s headache
Dr .Maria Carmen Wilson or Nestor Galvez-Jimenez or Paul Weiner
12:15-1:00 PM / Approach to the Patient with Sensory Symptoms
Dr. Rossitza Chichkova / Can My Patient Drive?
Dr. Ramon Rodriguez
1:00-2:00 PM / Lunch Break / Adjourn/Exhibit closes
2:15- 3:00 PM / Approach to the Shuffling Patient
Dr. Ramon Gil
3:00-3:45 PM / Meet the Exhibitors
3:45-4:30 PM / Approach to the Dizzy Patient
Dr. Mark Klafter
4:30-5:15 PM / The Forgetful Patient: Where to Start, What to do?
Dr. Glen Finney
5:15-6:00 PM / Approach to the Moody Patient
Dr. Michael Finkel
6:00-8:00 PM / Welcome Reception for all registrants
Advances in Neurology/Florida Resident’s Research Day
Title: Neurology in 2010: A Weekend Skills Workshop for the Florida Neurologist
Time / October 2 (Saturday)Advances in Neurology Day 1 / October 3 (Sunday)
Advances in Neurology Day 2
7:55-8:00 AM / Registration/Welcome Remarks / Registration/Welcome Remarks
8:00 AM -10:15 AM / Skills Workshop (2 hours 15 minutes):
EEG Workshop
- Pearls and Pitfalls of EEG
- Recognizing Non-Convulsive Status
- Bonus: Effective Use of Evoked Potentials and Polysomnography
EMG/NCV Workshop
- Review of the basics: neuropathies
- Suspecting myasthenia
- When is it ALS?
10:15-10:45 AM / Meet the Exhibitors / Meet the Exhibitors
10:45-11:30 AM / Residents Research Poster Session / Skills Workshop (2 hours 15 minutes): Choice of:
Practice Management Workshop
- The Business of Neurology
- Effective Coding
- Electronic Medical Record
- Integrating Nurse Practioners and Physician Assistants in your practice
Neuroradiology Workshop
- Basic principles of MRI and CT
- Update on Stroke Imaging
- When to use fMRI?
- Differential Diagnosis of Brain Lesions
11:30 AM – 1:00 PM / “Quick” Workshop (1.5 hours):
Choice of:
Sports and Brain Injury Workshop
- AAN Concussion Guidelines
- Sequela and Management of Sports Injuries
- Management of TBI
Botulinum Toxin Injection Workshop
- Basic Principles of Botulinum Toxin Injection
- BTX for dystonia
- BTX for Spasticity, Spasms and Headache
- Emerging Uses of BTX
1:00-2:00 PM / Lunch + FSN General Membership Annual Meeting / FSN Executive Board Meeting
Adjourn/Exhibit closes
2:15-3:15 PM / Annual Florida Residents and Fellows Research Day: Inspirational/Keynote Speech
Speaker: Ralph Sacco or Walter Bradley
3:15-4:00 PM / Platform Presentation of Winning Abstracts
4:00-4:45 PM
4:45-5:30 PM / Meet the Exhibitors
5:30-6:00 PM / Presentation of Awards to the Winning Platform and Poster Presentations
6:00-8:00 PM / Welcome Reception for all registrants/FSN Neuro-Challenge