2014 Annual Meeting

  • 12 Apr 2014
  • 8:45 AM - 2:00 PM
  • Westin Hotel, 70 Third Avenue, Waltham, MA

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Program Agenda
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program objectives and CME Information

8:45 AM - Registration 

9:15 AM - President's Welcome

9:30 AM - "Update on Epilepsy Therapies" 
Eduardo Garcia, MD
Newton-Wellesley Neurology Associates
MNA President-Elect

10:30 AM - Brunch

11:00 AM - "Acute Stroke: Time, Brain, and MRI"
Ramon Gilberto Gonzalez, MD, PhD
Director, Neuroradiology Division, Massachusetts General Hospital

12:00 PM - "Opioids and Marijuana: Therapeutic Options?"
Brian McGeeney, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Neurology, Boston University School of Medicine

1:00 PM - MNA Business Meeting

1:15 PM - Resident, Fellow & Medical Student Poster Presentations

2:00 PM - Adjournment 

Program Objectives
1. List novel pain management options available to neurological patients;
2. Compare traditional and nontraditional methods of pain management;
3. Discuss the new imaging studies for dementia and stroke;
4. Report on the diagnostic opportunities available with the new imaging modalities;
5. Describe the latest medication options for epilepsy; and
Explain how surgery can benefit epilepsy patients.
CME / Accreditation Statement 

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

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the Joint Sponsorship 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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