2002 AANS Annual Meeting

"AANS: Speaking Out"
April 6-11, 2002
McCormick Place Lakeside Center, Chicago

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Meeting Highlights!

STELLAR SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM

• New expanded Question and Answer periods and increased discussion time in Breakfast Seminars
• Eight Scientific Sessions, eight Subspecialty Section Sessions, three Special Courses and a Special Symposium: all dealing with current challenges in neurosurgery

CAPTIVATING SPEAKERS PRESENTING THREE RENOWNED LECTURES

Patrick J. Kelly, MD Monday, April 8, 2002 The Richard C. Schneider Lecture Vietnam 1968-1969: A Place and a Year Like No Other

Edward R. Laws, Jr., MD Tuesday, April 9, 2002 2nd Annual Hunt Wilson Lecture The Outcome From Surgical Management of Gliomas of the Brain -- The Role of Radical Resection

Richard G. Fessler, MD, PhD Wednesday, April 10, 2002 1st Annual Rhoton Family Lecture The 90s Revolution in Spine Surgery: Was the "Decade of the Brain" Also the "Decade of the Spine"?

Leadership Skills and Career Development Conference
Sunday, April 7, 1pm - 5pm

Skills sessions taught by national experts include Negotiation and Conflict Resolution; Marketing and Promotion in Private Practice, Building a Successful Academic Career, and Time Management and Organization.

Award Winners

This year's Distinguished Service Award will be presented to John Jane, MD.

The 2002 Cushing Medallist is being awarded to Edward R. Laws, Jr.

The recipient of this year's Humanitarian Award is Edgar M. Housepian, MD

Ray Charles! Attend Neurosurgery Research and Education Foundation’s (NREF) concert fund-raiser featuring the legendary Ray Charles, accompanied by his 17-piece orchestra and five vocalists. Annual Meeting attendees can reserve seats with their Annual Meeting Registration. Order early for the best seats!

RESIDENTS!

AANS has offerings tailored for you!

• Residents lounge in the AANS Exhibit Hall -- Check out the list of invited speakers

Special Programming:

• Saturday, April 6, 2002, 8am - 12pm
  Peripheral Nerve Injuries, Entrapments and Tumors: Examination and Evaluation
  Director: Eric L. Zager, MD
• Saturday, April 6, 2002, 1pm - 5pm
  How to Evaluate a Job: Navigating Unfamiliar Territory
  Director: James R. Bean, MD
• Sunday, April 7, 2002, 8am - 12pm
  A Multimedia Experience in Surgical Anatomy
  Director: Albert L. Rhoton, Jr., MD
• Sunday, April 7, 2002, 1pm - 5pm
  Basics of Spinal Stabilization, Fusion and Instrumentation
  Director: Barry D. Birch, MD

YOUNG NEUROSURGEONS LUNCHEON
Wednesday, April 10, 2002, 1pm - 5pm

The abstract submission date has passed. Acceptance letters will be sent by the end of October.