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Continuing Education Course

 

Chronic Facial Pain

     
 

New York City, NY

Saturday, May 10, 2008

 
 

Co-sponsored by:

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TNA

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Approved for 4.75 Category 1 CME credits and

Dental Continuing Education units

     
 

Welcome

Objectives

Target Audience

Program/Agenda

Faculty

Credit

Accreditation

Hotel Accommodations

Directions to Conference

Cancellation Policy

About TNA

Additional Information

About Registration

Registration Form

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Welcome

Winthrop-University Hospital, New York University (NYU), and TNA (Trigeminal Neuralgia Association) invite you to attend a Chronic Facial Pain Continuing Education Course on May 10, 2008 at NYU’s College of Dentistry, 345 East 24th Street, New York, NY  10010.  Medical and dental continuing education credits will be offered.

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Objectives

The educational objectives for this course include:

  • Diagnose chronic facial pain disorders.
  • Plan medical treatment of facial pain.
  • Determine when to refer facial pain patients for surgical treatment.
  • Understand the different surgical treatments for chronic facial pain.

 

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Target Audience

Health care providers interested in developing an understanding of chronic facial pain disorders, their diagnosis and treatment are encouraged to attend.

 

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Registration

Since seating is limited, you are encouraged to register early

You can either register online or complete a conference registration form and mail or fax it.

Physician/Dentist

$100 Register Here Registration Form
     

NYU Faculty Dentists

NYU faculty member ID required at course.

$75 Register here
     

Allied Health Care Professional

$50 Register Here
     

Resident

$0 Register Here

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Program/Agenda

 

Saturday, May 10, 2008

   

7:30 AM

Registration

   

8:00 AM

Defining Neuropathic Face Pains

                           

David A. Sirois, D.M.D, Ph.D.

                           
   

8:30 AM

Medical Treatment

Jeffrey Cohen, M.D., Ph.D.

   

9:20 AM

Dental Treatment

David A. Sirois, D.M.D., Ph.D.

   

10:10 AM

Case Studies/Q&A

Jeffrey Cohen, M.D., Ph.D.

David A. Sirois, D.M.D., Ph.D.

   

10:25 AM

Break

   

10:40 AM

Principles & Concepts of Surgery

Jeffrey A. Brown, M.D.

   

11:00 AM

Microvascular Decompression

Chandranath Sen, M.D.

   

11:15 AM

Percutaneous Procedures

Jeffrey A. Brown, M.D.

   

11:30 AM

Radiosurgery

John G. Golfinos, M.D.

   

11:45 PM

Peripheral Stimulation

Christopher Winfree, M.D.

   

12:00 PM

Other Stimulation Therapies

                           

Jeffrey A. Brown, M.D

                           
   

12:15 PM

Case Studies/Q&A

Jeffrey A. Brown, M.D.

John G. Golfinos, M.D.

Chandranath Sen, M.D.

Christopher Winfree, M.D.

   

1:00 PM

Adjourn

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Faculty

Jeffrey A. Brown, M.D.*                                            

Attending Neurosurgeon                                           

Department of Neurosurgery                                      

Winthrop University Hospital                                   

Jeffrey Cohen, M.D., Ph.D.*

Chief, Adult Epilepsy Program

  & Clinical Neurophysiology

Beth Israel Medical Center

John G. Golfinos, M.D.                                            

Associate Professor of Clinical Neurosurgery       

Asst. Professor of Clinical Otolaryngology          

New York University School of Medicine            

Chandranath Sen, M.D.

Chairman Neurosurgery

The Roosevelt Hospital

David Sirois, D.M.D., Ph.D.*                                

Associate Professor                                                    

Oral Pathology and Medicine                                  

NYU College of Dentistry

Christopher J. Winfree, M.D.

Asst. Attending

Columbia University Medical

*TNA Medical Advisory Board Member

 

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Credit

Winthrop-University Hospital designates this Continuing Medical Education activity for a maximum of 4.75 category 1 credits toward the AMA Physician’s Recognition Award.  Each physician should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the activity. 

The NYU College of Dentistry has approved 4.75 hours of Continuing Dental Education units.

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Accreditation

Winthrop-University Hospital is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians. 

Continuing Dental Education is provided through joint sponsorship of the American Academy of Oral Medicine and TNA.

 

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Hotel Accommodations

Club Quarters Downtown, 52 William St., New York, NY 10036, a private, first-class business hotel, is located in the Wall Street area of Manhattan.  Call 212-575-0006 and request the NYU rate.

 

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Directions to New York University’s College of Dentistry

New York University’s College of Dentistry, 345 East 24th Street, New York, New York 10010-4086 is located at the corner of 24th Street and 1st Avenue.  The closest parking garage is located at on 25th Street between 1st and 2nd Avenues.

 

http://www.nyu.edu/dental/gettinghere.html

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Cancellation and Refund Policy

All cancellations must be requested in writing.  A full refund will be allowed if requested by May 1, 2008.  No refunds will be allowed after that date.

 

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About TNA

TNA is a national, non-profit association concerned with the plight of those who suffer from TN (trigeminal neuralgia) and other neuropathic facial pain.  TN, also known as tic douloureux, is a disorder of the fifth cranial nerve causing episodes of intense, stabbing, electric shock-like pain in the areas of the face where the nerve is distributed.  TN is not fatal but is considered to be one of the most painful afflictions known to man.

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Additional Information

TNA’s Conference Office

P.O. Box 92604, Southlake, TX  76092

Phone:  817-416-7202, Fax:  817-416-9871

E-mail:  swilson@tna-support.org

TNA’s National Office

925 NW 56th Terrace, Suite C, Gainesville, FL  32605

Phone:  800-923-3608, Fax:  352-331-7078

www.endthepain.org

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Updated 3-24-08