2012 NSTA Symposium Information – 10/20 – 10/21/12
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I am pleased to announce that we are hosting the 2012 symposium in New Orleans, Louisiana. The symposium will take place on the weekend of October 20 and 21. We have a great line up of guest speakers for this symposium with interesting topics. The following is the Symposium schedule with guest speakers and topics.
2012 SYMPOSIUM SCHEDULE |
Saturday October 20, 2012 |
7:30am | Sign-in / Walk-in Registration Booth / Breakfast |
8:20am – 8:30am | Ken Price NSTA President Long Beach, California “Welcoming Remarks” |
8:30am – 9:15am | Mark LeDoux, MD, PhD University of Tennessee Health Science Center “Spasmodic Torticollis – Phenomenology, Classification and Diagnostic Evaluation” |
9:15am – 10:00am | Jay A. Van Gerpen, MD Mayo Clinic Jacksonville Florida “Oral Medications for Spasmodic Torticollis” |
10:00am – 10:15am | 15 MINUTE BREAK |
10:15am – 11:00am | Marian L. Evatt, MD, MS Emory University “Injection of Botulinum Toxin for Treatment of Spasmodic Torticollis” |
11:00am – 11:45am | Jill Ostrem, MD University of California San Francisco “Deep Brain Stimulation for Dystonia” |
11:45am – 12:30pm | Guest Speaker Panel, Questions and Answers –Moderator(LeDoux) Panel: Van Gerpen, Evatt, Ostrem |
12:30pm – 2:00pm | LUNCH BREAK |
2:00pm – 2:45pm |
Hyder Jinnah, MD, PhD Emory University “The Dystonia Coalition and Rating Scales for Spasmodic Torticollis” |
2:45pm – 3:30pm | Mark S. LeDoux, MD, PhD The University of Tennessee Health Science Center “Genetics of Spasmodic Torticollis” |
3:30pm – 4:15pm | Vince Clark, PhD University of New Mexico “Neuroimaging in Spasmodic Torticollis“ |
4:15pm – 5:00pm | Guest Speaker Panel, Questions and Answers –Moderator(LeDoux) Panel: Jinnah, Clark, Van Gerpen, Evatt |
7:00pm – 8:00pm | DINNER |
Date: Sunday October 21, 2012 |
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7:30am | Breakfast |
8:30am – 9:15am | Teresa Jacobson Kimberley, PT, PhD University of Minnesota “Physical Therapy for Spasmodic Torticollis” |
9:15am – 10:00am | Brenda Wieber, RN, BSN, CPC Regional Reimbursement Manager – Midwest Merz Pharmaceuticals, LLC “Billing and Coding for Injections of Botulinum Toxin“ |
10:00am – 10:15am | 15 MINUTE BREAK |
10:15am – 12:00am | SESSION FOR FAMILY MEMBERS A meeting for family members and friends of people living with ST |
10:15am – 12:00pm | ST SUPPORT GROUP MEETING A meeting for people with Spasmodic Torticollis |
12:00pm – 1:15pm | BOXED LUNCH – END |