WHO: American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) 79th Annual Scientific Meeting
WHAT: The nation’s largest annual scientific meeting for neurosurgeons, neurosurgical residents in training, neuroscience nurses, clinical specialists, nurse/physician assistants, and other allied health professionals. The meeting, drawing over 6,000 attendees (3,000 medical professionals), will feature the latest scientific and technological advances in neurological surgery. Highlights include:
•Scientific Meeting content accessible via the iPod touch® to all attendees via download in the iTunes store - accessible in late March.•34 practical clinics and four International Masters practical clinics (members only)•18 general scientific sessions and three plenary sessions•174 oral abstract presentations•Special International Symposium•Nearly 500 electronic poster presentations•800 exhibit booths representing about 200 companies•66 educational breakfast seminars
An online press kit, available in advance with embargo, will feature neurosurgical topics of interest including:
•Vaccination with Dendritic Cells Pulsed with Autologous Tumor Lysate is Associated with Prolonged Overall Survival compared to Dendritic Cells Loaded with Tumor-Associated Antigens: Results from Prospective Phase 1 Clinical Trials
•Indocyanine Green Fluorescence Endoscopy for Visual Differentiation of Pituitary Tumor from Surrounding Structures
•Gamma Knife Radiosurgery of Meningiomas Located in the Posterior Fossa: Factors Predictive of Outcome and Recurrence
•Analysis of Three Randomized, Prospective, US FDA IDA Trials Comparing Cervical Arthroplasty and ACDF
•Repeat Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Arteriovenous Malformations •Cost Effectiveness of Transforaminal Lumbar Inter-Body Fusion (TLIF) for Grade I Degenerative Spondylolisthesis
•The Effects of Preoperative SF-36 Mental Component Summary Scores and Patient Pain Expectations on Clinical Outcomes Following Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion
•Marvelous Medicine: The Untold Story of the Wade-Dahl-Till (WDT) Valve
•Proteomic Profiling of Pediatric Brainstem Glioma Using Cerebrospinal Fluid
•Biomechanics of Subdural Hemorrhage in American Football
•Rise in Non-Accidental Head Trauma Incidence and Severity in Infants Associated with Economic Recession
WHEN: Monday April 11, 2011 through Wednesday April 13, 2011
WHERE: Colorado Convention Center, 700 14th Street, Denver, CO 80202
PRESS ROOM: First Level, Room 101Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday April 11 through Wednesday April 13
CONTACT: For more information, contact Betsy van Die, AANS director of communications at (847) 378-0517 or [email protected]. You must stop by the press room at the Convention Center to receive a press pass prior to receiving free registration unless you registered ahead of time or under the Commercial Press Category. Since the meeting is paperless, it is advised that you download the app ahead of time on your iPod touch, iPhone, or iPad, which will need to be upgraded with the latest software. The 2011 AANS app will be available in late March in the iTunes store to download.
To view the AANS Annual Meeting Preliminary Program, visit: http://www.aans.org/Annual%20Meeting/2011.aspx.
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