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Jointly sponsored by:
University of Pittsburgh
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School of Medicine Conference Chairmen
Center for Continuing Education
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Douglas Kondziolka, MD
in the Health Sciences
Department of Neurological Surgery L. Dade Lunsford, MD
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The North American Scientific Program Chairman
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Gamma Knife Consortium Jason Sheehan, MD, PhD
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Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Objectives Continuing Education Credit
Following the completion of the program, participants should be able to: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the
Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing
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• xplain the current evidenced based medicine approaches for radiosurgery in
Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint sponsorship of the University of
brain metastasis, gliomas, and parasellar tumor patients.
Pittsburgh School of Medicine and North American Gamma Knife Consortium
• escribe commonly employed radiosurgical approaches for patients with brain
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metastasis, gliomas, arteriovenous malformations, and parasellar tumors that ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
go beyond those rigorously supported by evidence based medicine.
The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine designates this educational
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• iscuss and design methods to achieve a more scientific assessment of activity for a maximum of 12.25 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Each physician
currently utilized radiosurgical approaches. In particular, cooperative
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should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in
retrospective and prospective clinical trials design through the North the activity.
American Gamma Knife consortium will be discussed.
Other health care professionals are awarded 1.225 continuing education units
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• istinguish clinical, translational, and basic science advancements that may
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yield answers for currently unresolved questions in Gamma Knife radiosurgery.
• dentify modern neuro-imaging techniques for detecting radiosurgical
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induced complications.
The conference will be held at the
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• ecognize the full range of radiosurgical complications, methods to detect
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and treat complications, and techniques that can be employed to lessen or & Museum located at 4141 Fifth
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avoid complications. Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213.
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• pply cutting edge approaches in stereotactic radiosurgery.
Parking
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Who Should Attend Parking is on your own and not covered in the cost of conference tuition. Parking
at the Hotel is $20 per night. There is also parking available at the Soldiers &
Neurosurgeons, radiation oncologists, medical physicists, neurotologists,
Sailors Garage and it is approximately $14.00/day. Please note that the Hotel is
radiologists, nurses, physician assistants, residents and fellows, and other
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within short walking distance of the conference location.
related administrative staff.
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Lodging
Special Needs
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A block of rooms has been reserved at the special rate of $127 per night plus tax
Participation by all individuals is encouraged. Advance notification of any
at the Holiday Inn University Center located at 100 Lytton Avenue, Pittsburgh,
special needs will help us provide better service. Please notify us of your
PA 15213. This rate cannot be guaranteed beyond the cutoff date or beyond the
needs at least two weeks in advance of the program by calling (412) 647-8232.
block. Please call the hotel directly to make your arrangements at (412) 682-6200.
Please make sure to mention the UPMC Gamma Knife Conference room block for the
special rate. Please make reservations by Friday, August 26, 2011 at 5:00 PM.
If you have trouble booking your room, please call (412) 647-8232.
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Saturday, September 17, 2011 Symposium III: Sellar and Parasellar Tumors
6:00 pm Welcome Cocktail Reception & Registration 1:30 pm What Do We Know?
Gail Rosseau, MD
7:00 pm Welcome Dinner
1:50 pm What Do We Think We Know?
John Suh, MD
Sunday, September 18, 2011
7:00 am Continental Breakfast & Registration 2:10 pm What Do We Need to Know?
Jason Sheehan, MD, PhD
8:00 am Welcome and Opening Remarks
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L. Dade Lunsford, MD 2:30 pm What Have We Accomplished with Chordomas?
Hideyuki Kano, MD, PhD
Symposium I: Brain Metastases: The Evolving Challenge
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2:50 pm Open Science Forum
8:15 am What Do We Know?
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Mark Linskey, MD
3:15 pm Coffee Break
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8:35 am What Do We Think We Know?
David Larson, MD, PhD Symposium IV: Complication Detection and Management
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3:30 pm Imaging Detection
8:55 am What Do We Need to Know? Michael McDermott, MD
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Eric Chang, MD
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3:50 pm Management: With What and For How Long?
9:15 am Open Science Forum
Stephen Rush, MD
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10:15 am Coffee Break
4:10 pm Case Reviews: Avoidable or Unavoidable?
Kris Smith, MD
Symposium II: Glial Neoplasms
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10:30 am What Do We Know? 4:30 pm Open Science Forum
Michael Vogelbaum, MD
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5:30 pm Sunday Adjournment
10:50 am What Do We Think We Know?
John Golfinos, MD
11:10 am What Do We Need to Know?
Gene Barnett, MD
11:30 am Open Science Forum
12:30 pm Lunch
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Monday, September 19, 2011 Conference Chairmen Anthony Kaufmann, MD
Associate Professor of Neurosurgery
7:00 am Continental Breakfast Douglas Kondziolka, MD University of Manitoba
Peter J. Jannetta Professor of Health Sciences Centre
Symposium V: Gamma Knife Radiosurgery on the Cutting Edge Neurological Surgery Winnipeg, Canada
8:00 am Large Tumors Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Douglas Kondziolka, MD David Larson, MD, PhD
L. Dade Lunsford, MD Professor of Radiation Oncology
8:20 am Repeat Radiosurgery for Tumors Lars Leksell Professor and University of San Francisco
David Mathieu, MD Distinguished Professor, San Francisco, California
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8:40 am Repeat Radiosurgery for Trigeminal Neuralgia Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Mark Linskey, MD
Anthony Kaufmann, MD Associate Professor of Neurosurgery
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Scientific Program Chairman University of California – Irvine
9:00 am Dose Guidelines: Too High or Too Low? Irvine, California
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John Flickinger, MD Jason Sheehan, MD, PhD
Professor of Neurosurgery David Mathieu, MD
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9:20 am Open Science Forum University of Virginia Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery
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Sherbrooke University
10:15 am Coffee Break Charlottesville, Virginia Medicine and Health Sciences
Quebec, Canada
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Symposium VI: Clinical Trials, Clinical Answers Guest Faculty
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Michael McDermott, MD
10:30 am Special Address: Organization of Clinical Trials Gene Barnett, MD Professor of Neurosurgery
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Bruce Rollman, MD Professor of Surgery and Oncology University of San Francisco
Cleveland Clinic San Francisco, California
11:00 am NAGKC Clinical Trials Cleveland, Ohio
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L. Dade Lunsford, MD Gail Rosseau, MD
Eric Chang, MD NorthShore University HealthSystem
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11:15 am The Gamma Knife Registry Project Professor of Radiation Oncology Evanston, Illinois
Ajay Niranjan, MD, MBA The University of Texas
MD Anderson Cancer Center Stephen Rush, MD
11:30 am Summary Panel: Recommendations for Future Research Houston, Texas Clinical Assistant Professor
Moderator: L. Dade Lunsford, MD of Radiation Oncology and
Panelists: David Larson, MD, PhD, Douglas Kondziolka, MD, Gene Barnett, John Golfinos, MD Neurosurgery
MD, Jason Sheehan, MD, PhD, Josef Novotny Jr., MD, PhD Professor and Chair, Department New York University
of Neurosurgery New York, New York
12:30 pm Conference Adjournment New York University
New York, New York
Schedule and speakers are subject to change.
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Guest Faculty continued Local Faculty Registration Information
Kris Smith, MD John Flickinger, MD Pre-register
Professor of Neurosurgery Professor of Radiation Oncology The Early registration period will end on Wednesday, August 17, 2011. After
Barrow Neurological Institute August 17, 2011, the late registration period will begin and registrations will
Phoenix, Arizona Hideyuki Kano, MD, PhD be accepted until Wednesday, September 14, 2011 at the late fee. We cannot
Research Assistant Professor guarantee space in the program or any program inclusions for those registrations
John Suh, MD of Neurological Surgery received after this date. If space is available after September 14, 2011, on-site
Professor of Radiation Oncology registration will be required and incur an additional processing fee.
Cleveland Clinic Ajay Niranjan, MD, MBA
Cleveland, Ohio Associate Professor of Online Registrations (due by Wednesday, September 14, 2011)
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Neurological Surgery Registering online is the quickest and easiest way to reserve your space at
Michael Vogelbaum, MD CCEHS conferences.
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Professor of Neurosurgery Josef Novotny Jr., MD, PhD • Visit our online registration site at:
Cleveland Clinic Chief Gamma Knife Physicist https://ccehs.upmc.com/formalCourses.jsp#2827
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Cleveland, Ohio • Click the Registration button and enter all of the requested information
Bruce Rollman, MD
• After registering, an electronic confirmation will be sent to the email
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Associate Professor of Medicine
address you provided us when you registered.
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• If you wish to submit an abstract, please review the Abstract Submission
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Please note: Registration is not complete until you receive the confirmation
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letter / email for your pre-registration. If you do not receive this letter within
SchoolofMedicineunlessotherwisespecified.
five to seven days of registration, please contact us at (412) 647-8232. You must
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bring this confirmation with you to the conference.
InaccordancewithAccreditationCouncilforContinuingMedicalEducationrequirementsondisclosure,
Early Registration Rates Late Registration Rates
informationaboutrelationshipsofpresenterswithcommercialinterests(ifany)willbeincludedinmaterials
distributedatthetimeoftheconference.
(on or prior to August 17, 2011) (after August 17, 2011)
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Physicians & Physicists: $ 275 Physicians & Physicists: $ 325
TheUniversityofPittsburgh,asaneducationalinstitutionandasanemployer,valuesequalityofopportunity,
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Nurses, PAs, other health Nurses, PAs, other health
humandignity,andracial/ethnicandculturaldiversity.Accordingly,theUniversityprohibitsandwillnot
engageindiscriminationorharassmentonthebasisofrace,color,religion,nationalorigin,ancestry,sex,age, care professionals: $ 150 care professionals: $ 200
maritalstatus,familialstatus,sexualorientation,disability,orstatusasadisabledveteranoraveteranofthe Resident/Fellow: $ 150 Resident/Fellow: $ 200
Vietnamera.Further,theUniversitywillcontinuetotakeaffirmativestepstosupportandadvancethesevalues
Registration fee includes:
consistentwiththeUniversity’smission.Thispolicyappliestoadmissions,employment,accesstoandtreatment
inUniversityprogramsandactivities.ThisisacommitmentmadebytheUniversityandisinaccordancewith • Continuing education credit
federal,state,and/orlocallawsandregulations.ForinformationonUniversityequalopportunityandaffirmative • Registration and course materials
actionprogramsandcomplaint/grievanceprocedures,pleasecontact:WilliamA.Savage,Assistanttothe • Continental breakfast, refreshments and lunch
ChancellorandDirectorofAffirmativeAction(andTitleIXand504Coordinator),OfficeofAffirmativeAction, • Saturday Reception and Dinner
901WilliamPittUnion,UniversityofPittsburgh,Pittsburgh,PA15260,412-648-7860.
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Paper Registrations by Fax or Mail (see contact information below)
Abstract Submission & Guidelines
If you are unable to register online please submit a request for paper form. UPMC
employees whose registration fee will be remitted via journal transfer must request the Submission Deadline: Friday, April 1, 2011
paper registration form. Please send each abstract in Microsoft Word file format to:
A confirmation letter will be faxed or mailed if registration is completed through the jsheehan@virginia.edu
mail or fax by the pre-registration deadline. If you register online, you will receive an
immediate e-mail confirmation message. Guidelines for Abstract Format:
Please note: Registration is not complete until you receive this confirmation. If you do not • Do not use scientific symbols, charts, graphs or tables in your abstract.
receive this letter within 5-7 days of registration, please contact us at (412) 647-8232. • Each abstract should not exceed 300 words.
You must bring this confirmation letter with you to the conference.
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• Abstracts should include the following eight areas:
1. Title – The title of your work
Registration Cancellation
2. Contact name and email address of corresponding author
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All cancellations must be in writing and sent to us via U.S. mail, e-mail or fax. 3. List of all authors and their respective titles – The names
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Tuition for cancellations postmarked or date stamped before or on Friday, and degrees of each author should be listed. For example:
September 2, 2011 will be completely refunded. After September 2, 2011 John Smith, MD, Sally Jones, PhD
a $35 administrative fee will be assessed. No refunds will be made after
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4. List of institution or institutions from which the authors
Friday, September 9, 2011. currently work.
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Conference contact for cancellation requests or registrations by mail or fax: 5. Introduction – A brief statement regarding the purpose of the study
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UPMC CCEHS 6. Methods – The approach or methodology of the study should
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(412) 647-8232 • Fax: (412) 647-8222 8. Conclusions – A statement explaining the significance of the work
and direction of future research
The UPMC Center for Continuing Education in the Health Sciences reserves the
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right to cancel this program if sufficient registrations are not received. In the case of Abstracts will be reviewed by the scientific program committee.
cancellation, the department will fully refund registration fees. However, other costs Corresponding authors will be notified by email if their abstract is selected
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incurred by the registrant, such as airline or hotel penalties, are the responsibility of for the meeting.
the registrant.
PLEASE NOTE: All corresponding authors whose abstracts are accepted
for the meeting are responsible for completing and returning a conflict
For additional information, contact: of interest form, for each listed author, to the University of Pittsburgh
Shauna Brown, Senior Conference Manager Continuing Medical Education office. This form will be emailed to you
Telephone: (412) 647-8232 or (412) 647-9541 along with the notification email. These completed forms must be
Fax: (412) 647-8222 • E-mail: ccehsconfmgmt201@upmc.edu returned no later than Friday, July 1, 2011. If all completed forms for listed
authors are not received by this date, your abstract will be removed from
the schedule.
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