NewYork-Presbyterian. The University Hospital of Columbia and Cornell.

Multidisciplinary Evaluation and Management of Spine Pain Presentations

(Presentations from the Multidisciplinary Evaluation and Management of Spine Pain 2012 conference that took place in May 5, 2012 in New York City)

• 8:55 - 9:20am - Radiologic Basics for Spinal Imaging
  A. John Tsiouris, MD
• 9:20 - 9:45am - Electrodiagnostics in Spinal Radicular Disorders
  Bridget Carey, MD
• 10:00 - 10:25am - Pharmacologic Approach to Spinal Pain
  Devin Peck, MD
• 10:25-10:50am - Discogenic Spinal Pain/Treatment
  Jeffrey Radecki, MD
• 10:50 - 11:15am - Basic Pain Injections: Facet Pain and Radiofrequency Ablation
  David Zylberger, MD
• 11:15 - 11:40am - Sacroiliac Joint Pain and Treatment
  Devin Peck, MD
• 11:40 - 12:00pm - Implantable Spinal Devices
  Neel Mehta, MD
• 1:00 - 1:25pm - Acupuncture for Spine Pain
  Victoria C. Harrison, MD
• 1:25 - 1:50pm - Physical Therapy: Approach to Spine Care
  Tracy Maltz, DPT, OCS, Cert.MDT
• 1:50 - 2:10pm - Yoga/Pilates for the Spine
  Tracy S. Maltz, DPT, OCS, Cert. MDT and Alyssa Padial, PT, MS, OCS
• 2:10 - 2:35pm - Biopsychosocial Approach to Pain
  Robert Allan, PhD
• 2:50 - 3:15pm - Kyphoplasty for Compression Fractures
  Athos Patsalides, MD
• 3:15 - 3:40pm - Role of Surgery in Spine Pain
  Roger Härtl, MD
• 3:40 - 4:05pm - Minimally Invasive Approaches For Degenerative Spinal Disorders
  Roger Härtl, MD
• 4:05 - 4:30pm - Scoliosis/Spinal Reconstruction
  Kai-Ming Fu, MD
• 4:30 - 4:50pm - Overview of Evidence Based Spinal Treatment
  Jeffrey Radecki, MD

Brain Attack 2011 Presentations

(Presentations from the Brain Attack and Cerebrovascular Disease Update 2011 conference that took place in March, 2011 in New York City)

• Inflammation as a Trigger for Acute Stroke
  Mitchell Elkind, MD, MS
• Atrial Dysrhthmias: New Approaches to Detection and Treatment
  Dara G. Jamieson, MD
• Stroke Risk Prediction after TIA
  S. Claiborne Johnston, MD
• Role of Nursing in ED Management of Stroke
  Martha Kaufman, RN
• Carotid Stenosis: Stent vs. Surgery vs. Best Medical Therapy
  Sean D. Lavine, MD
• Interventions for Early Aphasia Treatment
  Ron Lazar, MD
• Prediction of Stroke Recovery in the Acute Stroke Period
  Randolph Marshall, MD
• IA Interventions in Acute Stroke Care
  Philip Meyers, MD, FAHA
• Stroke Systems of Care
  Karin Nystrom, MSN, APRN
• Brain Attack Q and A for Morning Session
  (various clinicians)
• Challenging Thrombolysis Decisions in Acute Stroke
  Alan Z. Segal, MD
• Robotics in Stroke Rehabilitation
  Joel Stein, MD
• ED Controversies in Stroke Management
  Joshua Stillman, MD, MPH
• Advanced Imaging to Aid in Differential Diagnosis of Cryptogenic Stroke
  A. John Tsiouris, MD
• Case Presentation
  Halina White, MD, MA
• Case Presentation
  Joshua Willey, MD, MS

Brain Attack 2010 Presentations

(Presentations from the Brain Attack and Cerebrovascular Disease Update 2010 conference that took place in March, 2010 in New York City)

• KEYNOTE ADDRESS
  Stroke and Health Care Refrom
  Richard F. Daines, MD
• Role of the ED Physician and the Stroke Team
  Joshua Stillman, MD
• Beyond the Three Hour Window
  Alan Z Segal, MD
• Resolving Stroke, Stroke Mimics, and tPA Decisions
  Randolph S Marshall, MS, MD
• Transient TIA Anti-platelet Resistance
  Dana Leifer, MD
• Hypothermia?
  Matthew E. Fink, MD
  Susan Feldstein, BSN, RN, CNRN
• Intracranial Stenting and Aneurysm Coiling
  Pierre Gobin, MD
• Carotid Stenosis
  E. Sander Connolly Jr., MD, FACS
• Education in Secondary Stroke Prevention
  Bernadette Boden-Albala, DrPH,
  Millie Hepburn-Smith, MSN, RN, ACNS-BC
• Arteriovenous Malformations and Hemorrhage Risk
  Jay P. Mohr, MD, PhD
• Role of Inflammation and Genetics
  Mitchell S. V. Elkind, MD, MS
• Telemedicine
  Susanna E. Horvath, MD
• Atrial Dysrhythmias - New Approaches to Diagnosis and Treatment
  Dara G. Jamieson, M.D.
• MR vs. CT in Acute Stroke plus Advanced Imaging
  A. John Tsiouris, MD

Other Neuroscience Presentations

• Defining Glucose Intolerance, Obesity and the Metabolic Syndrome
  KGMM Alberti, MD
• Prevalence of Diabetes in Japan, An Explosive Increase
  Kadowaki, MD
• The Obesity and Diabetes Epidemics in Children
  Francine Ratner Kaufman, MD
• The Paul Beeson Physician Faculty Scholars in Aging Research Program
• The role of the gastrointestinal tract in glucose homeostasis
  Carel le Roux
• Conventional, Bariatric and Novel Gastrointestinal Procedures
  Francesco Rubino, MD
• Effect of Bariatric Surgery on Type 2 Diabetes
  Philip Schauer, MD
• Bariatric Surgery: Psychosocial Considerations for the Adolescent Patient
  Meg H. Zeller, PhD
• Current Challenges in The Management of Type 2 Diabetes: What the Future Holds
  Louis J. Aronne, MD, FACP
• A Study on the Economic Impact of Bariatric Surgery on Diabetes Patients in the US
  Pierre Cremieux
• Surgery for Diabetes Implications and Challenges for Health Care Systems The UK Experience
  Darzi
• Endoluminal Therapies for Type 2 Diabetes
  Lee M. Kaplan, MD, PhD
• Interventional Strategies for Treatment of Diabetes: Electrical Stimulation
  Harold E. Lebovitz, MD, FACE
• Improving Standards of Surgical Care — Lessons from Centers of Excellence
  Walter J. Pories, MD, FACS
• Novel Gastrointestinal Interventional Therapies: From Laparoscopy to NOTES
  Christopher Thompson MD MSc FACG FASGE
• Current and Available Pharmacological Therapies: Outcomes and Limitations
  Stephanie A Amiel
• Outcomes of Current and Soon-to-be-Available Pharmacologic Therapies: Benefits and Positive Aspects
  John B. Buse, MD, PhD
• BMI — The Good and the Bad: The Relationship of Body Weight to Glucose Metabolism
  Scott Going, PhD
• Intracranial Endoscopic Neurosurgery
  Mark M. Souweidane, M.D.
• Imaging of the Sella and Parasellar Region
  Pina C. Sanelli, MD MPH
  Robert D. Zimmerman MD FACR
• Endoscopic Skull Base Anatomy and Approaches
  Theodore H. Schwartz, MD, FACS
• Endonasal, Endoscopic Transplanum, Transtuberculum Approach to the Suprasellar Cistern
  Theodore H. Schwartz, MD, FACS
• Endoscopic Transethmoidal Transcribriform Transfovea Ethmoidalis Approach to the Skull Base and Frontal Fossa
  Theodore H. Schwartz, MD, FACS
• ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY OF PARANASAL TUMORS AND ORBIT
  ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY OF PARANASAL TUMORS AND ORBIT
• Management of TIA
  Ji Y. Chong, MD
• Stroke Biomarkers and Genetics
  Mitchell S. V. Elkind, MD, MS, FAAN
• Critical Care Interventions for Acute Ischemic Stroke
  Mattew E. Fink, MD
• Intracranial Angioplasty & Stenting for Cerebral Atherosclerosis
  Pierre Gobin, MD
• Gender Considerations in Cerebrovascular Disease
  Dara G. Jamieson, MD
• Predictors of Motor Recovery After Stroke
  John w. Krakauer, MD
• Stroke Center Certification: Why it Matters?
  Dana Leifer, MD
• Safety & efficacy of endovascular treatment of unruptured intracranial aneurysms in the prevention of aneurysmal haemorrhages
  Jean Raymond and the TEAM Collabrative Group
• Care and Controversy in the Emergency Department
  Joshua Stillman MD, MPH, FACEP
• Advanced CT & MR Imaging in Acute Stroke
  A. John Tsiouris, MD
• Brain Attack CME: Cases
  Clinton Wright, MD, MSC