2015 Annual Meeting

  • 11 Apr 2015
  • 8:30 AM - 2:00 PM
  • Westin Waltham, 70 Third Avenue, Waltham, MA

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AGENDA
8:30 AM 
Registration Begins, Coffee with Exhibitors,
Resident, Fellow & Student Posters

9:00 AM 
President's Welcome

9:15 AM
Neurological Aspects of Infectious Diseases — Clinical Vignettes
Nagagopal Venna, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital 

10:15 AM
Immune Mechanisms in Neurologic Diseases
Howard L. Weiner, MD
Brigham & Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School

11:15 AM
Brunch with Exhibitors,
Resident, Fellow & Student Posters

12:00 PM 
Tools for Understanding and Fixing the Brain
Edward Boyden, PhD
Massachusetts Institute of Technology 

1:00 PM
MNA Business Meeting

1:15 PM 
Resident, Fellow & Student Posters

1:45 PM 
Resident, Fellow & Student Poster Awards

2:00 PM 
Adjournment

PROGRAM OBJECTIVES
1. List the evaluation and work-up options for neuroinfectious disorders, discuss recent advances in the diagnosis and treatment of neuroinfectious disorders, and describe the impact of these disorders on the health care team.

2. Discuss the pathways that are relevant to optogenetics and report on the interplay that nanotechnology has on this system.

3. Outline the recent advances in immunogenetics and describe future opportunities for research and treatments in this field.

AMA CREDIT DESIGNATION STATEMENT
The Massachusetts Medical Society designates this live activity for a maximum of 3.0 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

ACCREDITATION STATEMENT
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through joint providership of the Massachusetts Medical Society and the Massachusetts Neurologic Association. The Massachusetts Medical Society is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
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