HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL CARE WHO SHOULD ATTEND? Neurologists
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HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL CARE WHO SHOULD ATTEND? Neurologists
HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL CARE HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL CARE NEUROMUSCULAR CONFERENCE WHO SHOULD ATTEND? Neurologists Neuromuscular specialists Physiatrists Pediatricians Pediatric neurologists Pathologists Neuromuscular healthcare providers Muscle Disease 2014: Update and Review DIRECTIONS Hospital for Special Care Research and Education Center 370 Osgood Avenue New Britain, CT 06053 The driveway entrance is on Corbin Avenue. http://hfsc.org/about-us/driving-direction/ parking/hospital-special-care-researcheducation-center SUPPORTER We thank HSC and MDA for their generous support of this conference. Special thanks to Genzyme, a Sanofi Company, for their Educational Grant support for this Activity. Hospital for Special Care 2150 Corbin Avenue New Britain, CT 06053 Follow signs to Event Parking. For detailed directions, please visit: www.hfsc.org Friday, November 7, 2014 9:00 am - 4:00 pm HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL CARE NEUROMUSCULAR CONFERENCE CONFERENCE OBJECTIVES After attending this educational session, healthcare professionals will be able to: Restate information on muscle disease in Connecticut Identify updates on the inflammatory, statin-related, and genetic myopathies Explain Pompe disease and its effects in Connecticut REGISTRATION There is no charge for this conference. Registration is required. Please respond as soon as possible, but no later than Friday, October 31, 2014. MUSCLE DISEASE 2014: UPDATE AND REVIEW FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2014 9:00 - 9:15 9:15 - 10:00 Questions? 860.827.4748 Update on the Inflammatory Myopathies Steven A. Greenberg, MD Attending Neurologist, Brigham and Women’s Hospital; Associate Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 11:00 - 12:00 Update on the Statin-Related Myopathies Paul D. Thompson, MD Director, Division of Cardiology, Hartford Hospital; Professor of Medicine, UConn School of Medicine. 12:00 - 1:00 Congenital Muscular Dystrophies: The Role of Glycosylation Defects Gyula Acsadi, MD, PHD Chief, Division of Neurology, Connecticut Children’s Medical Center; Associate Professor of Neurology, UConn School of Medicine 2:00 - 3:00 Update on the Muscular Dystrophies in Adults Charles H. Whitaker, MD Department of Neuromuscular Medicine, HSC; Assistant Professor of Neurology, UConn School of Medicine 3:00 - 3:30 Pompe Disease: The Connecticut Experience Kevin J. Felice, DO 3:30 - 4:00 CME Certificate Distribution and Adjournment TITLE:______________________________________________________ ADDRESS:___________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ DAYTIME PHONE:___________________________________________ EMAIL:_____________________________________________________ Lunch 1:00 - 2:00 NAME:______________________________________________________ ORGANIZATION:_____________________________________________ Welcome to Hospital for Special Care (HSC) Muscle Disease in Connecticut Kevin J. Felice, DO Director, Charles H. Kaman Neuromuscular Center, HSC; Professor of Neurology, University of Connecticut (UConn) School of Medicine 10:00 - 11:00 Registration may be emailed to: [email protected] Or, the form below may be mailed, or faxed to: Holly-Ann Stowe Hospital for Special Care 2150 Corbin Avenue New Britain, CT 06053 Fax: 860.832.6271 Registration and Continental Breakfast HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL CARE CME CREDITS Hospital for Special Care designates this live activity for a maximum of 5.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s).TM Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL CARE Hospital for Special Care is one of the nation's largest specialty care hospitals providing inpatient and outpatient care for individuals with complex and chronic conditions. HSC is the only long-term acute care hospital in the U.S. that serves adults and children across a spectrum of care, including complex rehabilitation, spinal cord and brain injury, pulmonary and neuromuscular disorders, complex pediatrics, cardiac care and diagnostic, assessment and consulting for children and adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Located in New Britain and Hartford, CT, HSC operates inpatient and outpatient facilities serving Southern New England on a not-for-profit basis. For the latest news and information, please visit www.hfsc.org, and follow us on Twitter @HospSpecialCare. The Charles H. Kaman Neuromuscular Center at HSC is the largest and most comprehensive neuromuscular care and clinical research facility in the state. The Center treats over one thousand patients annually in one of four multidisciplinary and specialized weekly clinics including the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) Clinic for Adults, MDA Clinic for Children, MDA/ALS Clinic, and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Association (ALSA) Clinic. The Center has a stateof-the-art EMG Lab, accredited by the American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine. Our Research and Clinical Trials Unit, under the leadership of Dr. Boguslawa Koczon-Jaremko, is currently active in several large multi-centered clinical trials for ALS . For questions involving the Center, or to refer patients for clinical evaluation, EMG testing, or clinical trials, please contact: Sharon McDermott at 860.612.6305.