FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NEUROLOGICAL SURGEONS
72nd ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC MEETING
WHAT:
The world's largest Annual Scientific Meeting for neurosurgeons, neurological residents in training, neuroscience nurses, clinical specialists, nurse/physician assistants, and other allied health professionals. The meeting, drawing over 6,000 attendees (2,800 medical professionals), will feature the latest scientific and technological advances in neurological surgery. Highlights include:
- 43 practical clinics
- 19 general scientific sessions
- 137 oral abstract presentations
- Over 500 poster presentations
- Over 600 exhibits (representing over 200 companies)
- 80 educational breakfast seminars
An online press kit, available in advance of the meeting, will feature neurosurgical topics of interest including:
- A New Study Finds Potential Treatment for Malignant Gliomas
- Neurosurgeons Report Significant Decrease in Casualty Rate During Operation Iraqi Freedom
- Neurosurgeons Study Efficacy of Artificial Disc Implantation for Treatment of Degenerative Disc Disease
- Neurosurgeons Uncover Promising New Treatment for Parkinson's Disease
- Relative Shortage of Neurosurgeons in the U.S. Alarms the Specialty
- Florida Neurosurgeons Join National Colleagues in Facing Difficult Medico-Economic Realities
- A New Study Confirms That Helmets Reduce the Risk of Head Injury
- Recent Studies Now Reveal the Feasibility of human Brain to Machine Interface
- Bone Marrow-Derived Stem Cells in the Treatment of Human Gliomas
WHEN:
Saturday, May 1, 2004, through Thursday, May 6, 2004
WHERE:
Orange County Convention Center-Orlando, Florida, 9800 International Drive
PRESS ROOM:
Room 333 -Orange County Convention Center
Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday, May 3 through Wednesday, May 5.
CONTACT:
For press credentials, contact Heather Monroe, AANS Director of Communications
ph: (847) 378-0517, or call the Annual Meeting Press Room beginning Monday, May 3, at (407) 685-5408.
To view the AANS preliminary program, visit www.AANS.org/annual/2004. Beginning Wednesday, April 28, the meeting press kit can be found on the AANS Web site at: www.NeurosurgeryToday.org/media.
