New in 2010: Science, Education, & Practice Program Highlights
Obtaining your Education Program syllabi is quicker and easier than ever. All registered attendees will be able to download the full syllabi for their selected programs, starting in late March. All registered attendees will receive an email notification once syllabi are available. Text syllabi will be available online through 2010.
Printed syllabi will not be available. Printed slides will be available in program rooms.
Learn how to quickly and easily download and print the syllabi!
Education Program Highlights
Morning Report
Directors present a case study in this new interactive program to elicit questions and answers from participants. All Morning Report programs will use the interactive audience response system. Morning Report programs will begin at 7:00 a.m. and run until 8:30 a.m. on select days.
View more information on all Morning Reports.
Neuro Flash
Another new interactive program this year, Neuro Flash will feature quick updates in the evenings on pertinent issues about a clinical topic. Three half-hour, case-by-case talks will be followed by questions and answers. All Neuro Flash programs will utilize the audience response system. Neuro Flash programs start at 6:30 p.m. and end at 8:00 p.m. on select days.
View Neuro Flash times and other information.
The Neurology Skills Pavilion
The Pavilion is a great way to brush up on or learn new skills in an interactive, hands-on environment. From afternoons extending into early evenings, participants in small groups will rotate through multiple learning stations and participate in skills demonstrations. Most pavilion programs will begin at 2:15 p.m. and end at 6:00 p.m. The Friday Neurology Skills Pavilion will begin at 1:15 p.m. and end at 5:00 p.m. to allow time to attend the Scientific Program Highlights Plenary Session.
View information on all Neurology Skills Pavilion events.
Specialists in Focus
Child Neurology will offer a special, intensive program for child neurology subspecialists. Advanced Topics in Pediatric Neurology I: Neurodegenerative Diseases, will be a morning half-day program on Sunday, followed by an Integrated Neuroscience Program with a child neurology focus on Sunday afternoon. The program continues with Advanced Topics in Pediatric Neurology II: Neuro-oncology, another half-day program the following Monday. This program is offered in addition to the regular child neurology programming geared toward the general neurologist.
Separate registration fees apply to all education programs.
Science Program Highlights
Awards Plenary Session
Highlighting some of the best and brightest in the field today, the 2010 Awards Plenary Session will feature presentations by the recipients of four top 2010 awards. This event is sure to become a staple of future Annual Meetings, with three of the lectures expected to become perennials: The Potamkin Prize for Research in Pick's Alzheimer's, and Related Diseases; the Sheila Essey Award—An Award for ALS Research; and the John Dystel Prize for Multiple Sclerosis Research, with the fourth lecture in rotation. In 2010, the rotating lecture will feature a presentation from the recipient of the Dreifuss-Penry Epilepsy Award. The Awards Plenary Session takes place on Thursday, April 15, from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Clinical Trials Session
Friday, April 16
12:00 p.m.–1:30 p.m.
MTCC Theatre 102
This midday seminar covers important clinical topics identified from other society meetings that affect patient care. The latest updates within several clinical trials conducted over the course of the last year will be presented with a question and answer period following.
View the complete list of scientific topics covered in this session.
Expanded Integrated Neuroscience Programs
Ten sessions that offer an expansive look at advances in the following topics:
- Current Concepts in Cognitive Neuroscience: Implications for Neurological Disease
- Oncogenes and Tumors
- Emerging Treatments in Neuromuscular Disease
- Emerging Concepts in Genetics
- Global Neurology: Toxins and Infections
- Multiple Sclerosis Imaging
- Deep Brain Stimulation: Where Are We and Where Do We Go From Here?
- Proteins, Genes, Neurodegeneration, and the Clinical Presentations
- Pediatric Demyelinating Disorders
- Ischemic Stroke, Interventional, and Endovascular Therapies/Large Vessel Disease
For more information on a tentative schedule for the 2010 sessions please visit Integrated Neuroscience Session
Future of Neuroscience Conference—Frontiers in Neuroimaging: Coming to a Scanner Near You!
This will be a riveting exploration of the latest studies and clinical applications in the area of neuroimaging, led by a faculty of distinguished experts. Registration is required along with a fee.
Poster Discussion Sessions
These will include selected posters to be highlighted and will provide a moderated group discussion of posters on a related topic. The sessions will feature six groups of 10 posters, with a different topic per grouping. Poster Discussion Sessions are scheduled for twice daily during the morning and afternoon Poster Sessions.
Tuesday, April 13
7:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Poster Session I (with Aging and Dementia: Risk Factors Discussion Session)3:00 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
Poster Session II (with Epilepsy Discussion Session)Wednesday, April 14
7:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Poster Session III (with Anterior Horn: Therapeutics Discussion Session)3:00 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
Poster Session IV (with Movement Disorders: Parkinson's Disease Treatment Discussion Session)Thursday, April 15
7:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Poster Session V (with Multiple Sclerosis and Related Diseases: Drug Mechanisms Discussion Session)3:00 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
Poster Session VI (with Cerebrovascular Disease: Acute Stroke Therapy Discussion Session)
For more information, please contact Erin Jackson at ejackson@aan.com or (651) 695-2704.
Practice Program Highlights
Monday, April 12
2:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m.
Web Wonders: The Must-Have Technologies for Neurologists in 2010Wednesday, April 14
5:30 p.m.–7:00 p.m.
Current Issues in Practice Session: Health Care ReformSunday, April 11
9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Patient Safety Colloquium: Diagnostic Errors in NeurologySunday, April 11
1:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m.
Practice Colloquium: Dialogue with the Insurer Medical Directors: A Conversation You Don't Have Every Day