Scientific Program at the Annual Meeting

In 2010, we look forward to broadening our scope and highlighting some grand achievements in neurology. This year we have an exciting new Awards Plenary Session to highlight the latest research honored through the AAN Awards Luncheon. Recipients of the Potamkin Prize for Research in Pick's, Alzheimer's, and Related Diseases; the Sheila Essey Award—An Award for ALS Research; the John Dystel Prize for Multiple Sclerosis Research; and the Dreifuss-Penry Epilepsy Award will each take the stage to give a 30-minute presentation on the plenary stage. We look forward to bringing these researchers and their hard-won efforts to a wider audience. The Academy is also focusing on clinical patient issues in the new Friday Clinical Trials Session, which identifies key presentations from other conferences, provides an even broader context for the researcher presented at our Annual Meeting, and gives practitioners and researchers alike a better understanding of the current state of neurology.— Stefan M. Pulst, MD, FAAN

The AAN Annual Meeting brings together more than 10,000 neuroscience professionals for one of the world's largest neurology gatherings. It has long been a leading showcase for the latest developments in scientific research, and a place to honor peers at the forefront of this work.

Opportunities in neuroscience include:

• Scientific Program Abstracts
  The Annual Meeting groundbreaking Scientific Program features more than 1,600 abstracts on 26 topics in clinical and basic science research.
  View Abstracts from the 2009 Annual Meeting

• Plenary Sessions
  Six premier Plenary Sessions feature lectures by esteemed investigators discussing critical advances in neuroscience. New for 2010: Awards Plenary Session. Review a previous scientific presentation or plenary session from previous Annual Meetings in the Plenary Session history section.

• Late-Breaking Science
  Abstracts are now being accepted for the 2010 Annual Meeting in Toronto.
  
  The most current research by neurologists, neuroscientists, and other eligible researchers, whose work is of major scientific importance or interest and warrants expedited presentation and publication.
  View 2009 Late-Breaking Science Abstracts

• Future of Neuroscience Conference–Frontiers in Neuroimaging: Coming to a Scanner Near You
  This day-long scientific symposium on the topic of "Frontiers in Neuroimaging" appeals to both clinical neurologists and neuroscientists. The program features invited speakers in the field, as well as relevant abstracts.

• Integrated Neuroscience Sessions
  These sessions present an expansive look at significant topics within the field of neuroscience. In 2010, there will be 10 sessions, up from the six featured in years past. The topics will include:
  • Current Concepts in Cognitive Neuroscience: Implications for Neurological Disease
  • Molecular Markers and Targets in Neuro-Oncology
  • 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 about the Scientific Program, please contact Kevin Heinz at kheinz@aan.com or (651) 695-2773.

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AAN Annual Meeting Disclosure Information

In an effort to provide as much information to our attendees as possible, the Meeting Management Committee, with the support and approval of the Education and Science Committees, requires full disclosure of all individuals involved in the 61st Annual Meeting program, including platform session co-chairs, education programs directors and faculty members, science presenters, selected committee and subcommittee members, members of the AAN Board of Directors, and selected AAN staff. This information is kept on file, updated on an annual basis, and reviewed each time an individual contributes to an AAN program.

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For more information about the Scientific Program, please contact Kevin Heinz at kheinz@aan.com or (651) 695-2773

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