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White House Announces Open Conference Call on Health Insurance Reform

Academy members can participate in the White House's open conference call for physicians on health insurance reform.

Public & Private Payer Relations

08/24

The Easiest Way to Contact Congress? Vocus!

The Academy provides its members with an easy way to give feedback to their elected officials, all within a matter of moments: Vocus. Take the...

Advocacy

08/24

FTC Delays Enforcement of 'Red Flag' Rules until November 1, 2009

he "Red Flags" Rule is an anti-fraud regulation, requiring "creditors" and "financial institutions" with covered accounts to implement programs t...

Medicare & Regulatory Issues

08/24

US House Allocates $500 million for TBI and PTSD

The US House of Representatives included $500 million for the treatment of traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder in an FY2010...

Advocacy

08/19

2009 Annual Meeting Plenary Sessions Available as Webcasts

Find video of the plenary sessions at the 2009 Annual Meeting, even if you weren't able to attend them in Seattle.

Science

08/14

Title	Sub-section	Date
White House Announces Open Conference Call on Health Insurance Reform	Public & Private Payer Relations	08/24
The Easiest Way to Contact Congress? Vocus!	Advocacy	08/24
FTC Delays Enforcement of 'Red Flag' Rules until November 1, 2009	Medicare & Regulatory Issues	08/24
US House Allocates $500 million for TBI and PTSD	Advocacy	08/19
2009 Annual Meeting Plenary Sessions Available as Webcasts	Science	08/14
Apply Now for AAN Education Research Grant	Education	08/11
House Passes Three Percent Funding Increase for NIH	Advocacy	08/07
All Media Eyes on Seattle for 2009 Annual Meeting	Science	08/07
Call for Nominations for Neurology Today Editor-in-Chief	Academy News	08/05
Update Your NPPES Record	Medicare & Regulatory Issues	08/05

Recent Practice Guidelines

Title	Date
Practice Parameter Update: Management issues for women with epilepsy-focus on pregnancy (an evidence-based review): Vitamin K, folic acid, blood levels, and breastfeeding	07/2009
Practice Parameter Update: Management issues for women with epilepsy-focus on pregnancy (an evidence-based review): Teratogenesis and perinatal outcomes	07/2009
Practice Parameter Update: Management issues for women with epilepsy-focus on pregnancy (an evidence-based review): Obstetrical complications and change in seizure frequency	07/2009
Percutaneous Device Closure of Patent Foramen Ovale for Secondary Stroke Prevention. A Call for Completion of Randomized Clinical Trials	05/2009
A Review of the Evidence for the Use of Telemedicine Within Stroke Systems of Care	05/2009
Definition and Evaluation of Transient Ischemic Attack	05/2009
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AAN Blog

Capitol Hill Report: Sending an Email to Congress - Is It Worth It?

Academy legislative counsel Mike Amery describes what happens when a constituent writes a letter to Congress. Contact your representatives with the...

Advocacy

08/24

Title	Sub-section	Date
Capitol Hill Report: Sending an Email to Congress - Is It Worth It?	Advocacy	08/24
AAN.com Speaks with Jose Luchsinger About Mild Cognitive Impairment	Science	08/20
AAN.com Talks to Fraser Moore About the Essential Neurologic Examination	Education	08/13
AAN.com Science Editor: Vision Statement	Science	08/10
AAN.com Talks to Steven Ringel About Teaching Rounds and Change	Education	08/06
Capitol Hill Report: Debate Moves to the States as Health Reform Waits Until September	Capitol Hill Report	08/03

Dendrite: Recent Jobs

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Current Science News

Title	Date
Brain-training games get mixed scores (L.A. Times)	08-24-09
Women's migraines linked to higher stroke, heart attack risk (CNN)	08-24-09

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Disorder of the Week

Kuru

Kuru is a rare and fatal brain disorder that occurred at epidemic levels during the 1950s-60s among the Fore people in the highlands of New Guinea. The disease was the result of the practice of ritualistic cannibalism among the Fore, in which relatives prepared and consumed the tissues (including brain) of deceased family members. Brain tissue from individuals with kuru was highly infectious, and ...