FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECONTACT:Heather Monroe ([email protected])847/378-0500 American Association of Neurological Surgeons To Hold 70th Annual Meeting in Chicago
CHICAGO (April 4, 2002) -- The American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) will hold its 70th Annual Meeting April 6 to 11, 2002, at the McCormick Place Lakeside Center in Chicago, Illinois. The meeting will host more than 5,000 attendees, with approximately 2,500 medical professionals including neurosurgeons, neurosurgical residents, neuroscience nurses, clinical specialists, physician assistants and allied health professionals.
Neurological surgery is the medical specialty concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of disorders affecting the nervous system, brain, spinal column and spinal cord and includes brain tumors, severe head injuries, stroke, aneurysms and pain management.
The AANS Annual Meeting is the largest gathering of neurosurgeons in the world. The meeting focuses on the latest research and technological advances in the field.
The Scientific Program, which includes 40 practical clinics, 10 general scientific sessions, 125 oral abstract presentations, 540 poster presentations and 650 technical and institutional exhibits (representing approximately 200 companies), begins on Monday, April 6.
Special lectures include: The Richard C. Schneider Lecturer, Patrick J. Kelly, MD, will discuss "Vietnam 1968-1969: A Place and Year like No Other," on Monday, April 8 at 12:25 p.m.; the Hunt Wilson Lecturer Edward R. Laws, MD, will discuss "The Outcome From Surgical Management of Gliomas of the Brain-The Role of Radical Resection," on Tuesday, April 9, at 9:45 a.m.; and on Wednesday, April 10 at 11:15 a.m., the Rhoton Family Lecturer, Richard G. Fessler, MD, will discuss "The 90s Revolution in Spine Surgery: Was the Decade of the Brain" also the "Decade of the Spine?"
The 2002 AANS Annual Meeting press kit including press releases and fact sheets on several neurosurgical procedures, is located in the Media Center Section of the AANS Web site at: http://www.neurosurgery.org/aans/media/. The entire AANS annual meeting program also is available online at http://www.neurosurgery.org/aans/meetings/2002/.
Founded in 1931 as the Harvey Cushing Society, the American Association of Neurological Surgeons is a scientific and educational association with nearly 5,500 members worldwide. The AANS is dedicated to advancing the specialty of neurological surgery in order to provide the highest quality of neurosurgical care to the public. All active members of the AANS are Board-certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery. Neurological surgery is the medical specialty concerned with the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of disorders that affect the spinal column, spinal cord, brain, nervous system and peripheral nerves.
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Media Representatives: If you would like to cover the meeting or interview a neurosurgeon - either on-site or via telephone - please contact the AANS Communications Department at 847/378-0517 or call the Annual Meeting Press Room (Room E257) beginning Monday, April 6, at 312/949-3201 or 312/949-3202.
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