WHAT: CME Conference for physicians and health care professionals on deep brain stimulation for movement disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder and depression
WHEN: 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., May 19, 2012
WHERE: Fairmont Miramar Hotel and Bungalows, Santa Monica, Calif.
WHO: Presented by Cedars-Sinai Medical Center experts in movement disorders, psychiatry, neurodegenerative diseases and related fields, this conference is open to physicians and other professionals who provide care for patients with movement disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder or depression.
WHY: Deep brain stimulation, increasingly recognized as an effective therapy for certain cases of Parkinson’s disease, dystonia and tremor, also may help patients who suffer from treatment-resistant obsessive-compulsive disorder or depression. The conference covers the principles of DBS and provides hands-on training.
MORE: 1-800-CEDARS-1 [(800) 233-2771]
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