Events

Fourth Annual Meeting – Virtual

 

Register today for the 4th Annual Illinois State Neurological Society Annual Meeting on Saturday, September 12, 2020 . This will be an interactive, virtual meeting with 7.75 hours of category I CME.

We will be featuring clinical and research updates by several sub-specialty experts from throughout the state and beyond. Opportunities for interactive networking and discussion will be available. We will have special talks on contemporary issues in neurology, including neurological complications of COVID-19.

Early bird registration is available until August 31, 2020.

Physicians should claim only the CME credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity..5 

Register - Fourth Annual Meeting Saturday, September 12, 2020

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Meeting Schedule

8:00-8:10 AM       Introduction, President’s Welcome

Topic Updates

8:10-8:40              Headache/Migraine – Dr. Teshamae Monteith, University of Miami

8:40-9:10              Neuropalliative Care – Dr. Maisha Robinson, Mayo Clinic

Sleep Disorders

9:10-9:40              Sleep and stroke – Dr. Margaret Kay-Stacy, Northwestern University

9:40-10:10            Parasomnias and Sleep-related disorders – Dr. Sarah Zallek, University of Illinois at Peoria

10:10-10:30         Coffee Break

Breakout Sessions

10:30-11:10

  • Medicolegal issues for neurologists in Illinois – Tim Gearin, JD, Armstrong Teasdale
  • Wellness, Burnout – Dr. Jennifer Molano, University of Cincinnati
  • Private Practice – Dr. Rosalyn Aranas, Chicago, Illinois

Topic Updates

11:10-11:40         Parkinson’s disease and Parkinson-plus syndromes – Dr. Christopher Goetz, Rush University

11:40-12:10         Intracranial Monitoring – Dr. Christos Lazaridis, University of Chicago

12:10-1 PM:          Lunch Break

Special Sessions

1-2:30

  • Neurological complications of COVID-19 Dr. Parneet Grewal, Medical University of South Carolina
  • Robotics and technology in neurology / computer-brain interface in neurology – Dr. Richard Harvey, Shirley Ryan Ability Lab
  • Teleneurology – Dr. Mahdu Soni, Rush University

2:30-2:40              Board Meeting, Updates

2:40-3                    Break

Updates in Child Neurology

3-3:30                    Genetic muscular dystrophies – Dr. Nancy Kuntz, Lurie Children’s Hospital

3:30-4                    Disease-directed therapies – Dr. Elizabeth Berry-Kravis, Rush University Medical Center

4-4:30                    Pediatric/genetic epilepsies – Dr. Douglas Nordli, University of Chicago

Honors Presentations by Trainees

4:30-5                    Case presentations TBA

5:00                        Closing remarks

Happy Hour
5-6                          Networking and Music

Exhibitors

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Akcea Therapeutics
Alexion

Sanofi Genzyme