San Diego, CA Regional Conference
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Saturday, October 27, 2007 |
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To help us be prepared to answer all your questions, send specific questions about facial pain treatment to Alana Greca, TNA Director of Patient Support. Click here to send your questions to Alana. |
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TNA (Trigeminal Neuralgia Association), UCSD Medical Center and Division of Neurosurgery invite you to attend a Regional Conference on Saturday, October 27, 2007. The conference will be held at UCSD’s Skaggs School of Pharmacy Auditorium, Osler Lane, La Jolla, CA 92093. Who Should Attend the Conference? Patients, supporters, and healthcare providers interested in developing an understanding of face pain resulting from trigeminal neuralgia (TN) and other neuropathic facial pain conditions, its diagnosis and treatment. Since seating is limited, you are encouraged to register early. The registration fee covers course materials and lunch. If you register by September 30, the registration cost is $60 per person. Effective October 1, the registration fee goes up to $80 per person. Registering to attend our conference is easy! You can either register online here or complete the conference registration form and mail or fax it.
All conference cancellations must be requested in writing. A full refund will be allowed if submitted by October 20, 2007. No refunds will be allowed after that date. The registration fee may be reduced or waived for financial hardships. A limited number of scholarships are available. Individuals may apply by writing to TNA Registration, P. O. Box 92604, Southlake, TX 76092.
An outstanding group of professionals have been invited to speak. They include an orofacial pain specialist, anesthesiologist, a neurologist, a nurse, a psychologist, neurosurgeons, a radiologist, an upper cervical chiropractor, a nutritionist, and the TNA Executive Director/CEO. Course Director John F. Alksne, M.D.* Faculty David Barba, M.D. Nicholas M. Barbaro, M.D.* Jane Boles, B.A. Steven B. Graff-Radford, D.D.S. Alana Greca, B.S.N., R.N. Steven D. Hickman, Psy.D. David Hodgens, M.D. Jean Jones Mark E. Linskey, M.D.* James Pietrek, D.C. Jack D. Schim, M.D. Mark Wallace, M.D. *TNA Medical Advisory Board Member The Sheraton La Jolla located at 3299 Holiday Court, La Jolla, CA 92037 is offering our conference participants a discounted hotel room rate of $149 per room, per night, based on single or double occupancy, if booked by October 4. The hotel offers free shuttle service to and from the San Diego Airport; daily 6am-10pm. Upon arrival at the San Diego Airport, call the hotel at 858-453-5500 and tell the operator what airline you arrived on and the shuttle will be dispatched at that time. For return back to the Airport, please make a reservation with the hotel’s front desk. To reserve your room, call 888-625-5144 or 858-453-5500 by October 4 and request the “TNA Regional Conference” group rate. The conference will be held at UCSD’s Skaggs School of Pharmacy Auditorium, Osler Lane, La Jolla, CA 92093. From Interstate 5 North, exit on Gilman Dr. and turn to the left, under the freeway. Continue for about 1.5 miles and turn right at Osler Lane, this is the first stop sign as you enter the University. The School of Pharmacy is the first building on the right. From Interstate 5 South, exit on La Jolla Village Drive and turn right on to La Jolla Village Drive. Stay in the right lane, take the Gilman Drive exit. Turn right at the stoplight. Turn right at Osler Lane, this is the first stop sign as you enter the University. The School of Pharmacy is the first building on the right. UCSD’s Skaggs School of Pharmacy building has parking lots on three sides of the building where you can park for free on the day of the conference.
TNA, established in 1990 by founding President Claire Patterson and a board of directors comprised of TN patients and their families, develops programs and activities to provide information, mutual aid, support and encouragement to TN patients, related facial pain patients, and their families. The organization seeks to serve as a resource and information center, to centralize current data and medical efforts for effective treatment of this disorder. Involvement in conferences, such as this, is one of the ways TNA helps to make information on all forms of TN treatment available. However, participation is not to be construed as an endorsement of any one treatment or presenter.
Copyright Trigeminal Neuralgia Association, 2007. All rights reserved. Updated 4-02-07 |
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