Stereotactic Radiosurgery PE Brochure Now Available
This brochure provides patients with an explanation of radiosurgery and discusses why it works, common conditions treated using radiosurgery, the treatment options available, what to expect before and after treatment, and possible complications.
AANS San Diego Annual Meeting News Alert
The AANS is well aware of and closely monitoring the swine flu situation
being reported through the U.S. The AANS Annual Meeting will commence
as scheduled this week; attendees should be advised that all meeting
events are status quo. The AANS will continue to monitor the situation
and work with the San Diego Convention Center to take extra precautions
as warranted. For more information on this issue, please visit:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
California
Department of Public Health
San Diego Convention & Visitors Bureau
Over 180 Annual Meeting Presentations Online
Not able to catch a session you want to attend? It is probably online. Synchronized
audio/visual presentations of plenary sessions, scientific sessions, section
sessions and the new international symposia held during the 2009 AANS Annual
Meeting will be streamed online. Order by May 15, 2009 and save up to $100.
The
AANS and The Society of Neurological Surgeons (SNS) are
proud to present two (2) new online
learning courses addressing the core competencies of
neurosurgery.
1. Basic Operative Technique
2. Death and Dying in the ICU: Patient and Family Interactions
To view these exciting modules click here.
The XIV World Congress Registration Brochure is now available View more details on the scientific program, social events and guest tours available as well as the current list of exhibitors. Registration and housing are open, so make your reservations early.
An intriguing article is published in the December 2008 online issue of Journal
of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics. "Radiolucent hair accessories causing depressed skull fracture following blunt cranial trauma" discusses the cases of a 4-year-old and 2 1/2-year-old treated for skull fractures associated with hair beads. The article is posted online at: http://thejns.org/doi/full/10.3171/PED.2008.2.12.424.
The AANS distributed a press release on this article in late November, which resulted in significant media coverage. Click here to read the press release.
View an Online Course from the AANS Annual Meeting
The AANS developed a compilation of 170 presentations from the 2008 AANS Annual Meeting. We're capturing even more in 2009 in San Diego. To see a sample of what you'll be getting view this presention. You can order the 2008 compilation through the AANS Online Marketplace, to view anytime - anywhere. Order the 2009 compilation before May 15 and you'll save up to $100. Order through your annual meeting registration materials, or on the AANS Online Marketplace.
A compelling paper, authored by Women in Neurosurgery (WINS) offers insight into the predominately male world of neurosurgery. In 2007, the AANS recognized the need to take bold steps to recruit and retain more women in neurosurgery and requested that WINS author a white paper. The article is published in the September 2008 issue of Journal of Neurosurgery, and is available online beginning August 1 at http://thejns.org/doi/full/10.3171/JNS/2008/109/9/0378.
"The WINS paper not only outlines the realities and challenges for female neurosurgeons, but offers viable solutions targeted at resolving these inequities," stated James R. Bean, AANS president, and author of the accompanying editorial, available at http://thejns.org/doi/full/10.3171/JNS/2008/109/9/0377.
To read the press release, click here.
The AANS and the CNS have issued a Joint Statement on the Guidelines on Neurosurgeon-Industry Conflict of Interest.
The impetus for crafting the guidelines and supporting statement was in part elicited by the heightened scrutiny initiated over the last year by the Federal government into the relationship between physicians and industry. To view the statement, click here.
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