WHO: |
American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) 73rd Annual 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. Highligh ts include:
- 40 practical clinics
- 20 general scientific sessions
- 135 oral abstract presentations
- Nearly 500 poster presentations
- About 770 exhibits (representing more than 220 companies)
- 80 educational breakfast seminars
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An online press kit, available in advance, will feature neurosurgical topics of interest including:
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- Successful Operation Separating Craniopagus Twins Supports a Multi-Staged Venous Approach to Surgical Separation
- Study Assesses Outcomes in Spinal Surgeries Performed in 2002
- Study Reveals Patterns in Traumatic Brain Injury Mortality Risk and Outcomes over 11-Year Period in New York State
- A New Study Shows Resectioning Method Impacts Prognosis and Survival Rates of Patients with Malignant Gliomas
- Recent Study Reveals Potential Treatment for Fighting Alzheimer's Disease by Inhibiting Plaques Associated with the Disease
- Study Examines the Effectiveness of Deep Brain Stimulation in Treating Patients with
Intractable Pain
- Study Examines the Impact of Age-related Changes in Cerebral Blood Flow on the Outcome of Female Head Trauma Patients
- Study Determines if There a Correlation between Patient Outcomes and Care by New Interns and Residents at Pediatric Teaching Hospitals
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WHEN: |
Monday, April 18, 2005 through Thursday, April 21, 2005 |
WHERE: |
Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, 900 Convention Center Blvd., New Orleans, LA 70130 |
PRESS ROOM: |
Room 282 - Ernest N. Morial Convention Center
Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday, April 18 through Wednesday, April 20 |
CONTACT: |
For more information, contact Betsy van Die, AANS director of communications at (847) 378-0517 or bvd@aans.org. You may call the press room starting Monday, April 18 at (504) 670-6213. You must stop by the press room at the Convention Center to receive press credentials prior to receiving free registration. |
| To view the AANS preliminary program, visit www.AANS.org/annual/2005. |
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