HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL CARE WHO SHOULD ATTEND? Neurologists

HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL CARE
HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL CARE
NEUROMUSCULAR CONFERENCE
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
 Neurologists
 Neuromuscular specialists
 Physiatrists
 Pediatricians
 Pediatric neurologists
 Pathologists
 Neuromuscular healthcare providers
Muscle
Disease
2014:
Update and
Review
DIRECTIONS
Hospital for Special Care
Research and Education Center
370 Osgood Avenue
New Britain, CT 06053
The driveway entrance is on
Corbin Avenue.
http://hfsc.org/about-us/driving-direction/
parking/hospital-special-care-researcheducation-center
SUPPORTER
We thank HSC and MDA for their
generous support of this conference.
Special thanks to Genzyme, a Sanofi
Company, for their Educational Grant
support for this Activity. Hospital for Special Care
2150 Corbin Avenue
New Britain, CT 06053
Follow signs to Event Parking.
For detailed directions, please visit:
www.hfsc.org
Friday, November 7, 2014
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL CARE
NEUROMUSCULAR CONFERENCE
CONFERENCE OBJECTIVES
After attending this educational session, healthcare
professionals will be able to:
 Restate information on muscle disease in
Connecticut
 Identify updates on the inflammatory, statin-related,
and genetic myopathies
 Explain Pompe disease and its effects in
Connecticut
REGISTRATION
There is no charge for this conference. Registration
is required. Please respond as soon as possible, but
no later than Friday, October 31, 2014.
MUSCLE DISEASE 2014:
UPDATE AND REVIEW
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2014
9:00 - 9:15
9:15 - 10:00
Questions? 860.827.4748
Update on the Inflammatory Myopathies
Steven A. Greenberg, MD
Attending Neurologist, Brigham and Women’s
Hospital; Associate Professor of Neurology,
Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
11:00 - 12:00
Update on the Statin-Related Myopathies
Paul D. Thompson, MD
Director, Division of Cardiology, Hartford
Hospital; Professor of Medicine, UConn School
of Medicine.
12:00 - 1:00
Congenital Muscular Dystrophies: The Role
of Glycosylation Defects
Gyula Acsadi, MD, PHD
Chief, Division of Neurology, Connecticut
Children’s Medical Center; Associate Professor
of Neurology, UConn School of Medicine
2:00 - 3:00
Update on the Muscular Dystrophies in
Adults
Charles H. Whitaker, MD
Department of Neuromuscular Medicine, HSC;
Assistant Professor of Neurology, UConn
School of Medicine
3:00 - 3:30
Pompe Disease: The Connecticut Experience
Kevin J. Felice, DO
3:30 - 4:00
CME Certificate Distribution and
Adjournment
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ADDRESS:___________________________________________________
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DAYTIME PHONE:___________________________________________
EMAIL:_____________________________________________________
Lunch
1:00 - 2:00
NAME:______________________________________________________
ORGANIZATION:_____________________________________________
Welcome to Hospital for Special Care (HSC)
Muscle Disease in Connecticut
Kevin J. Felice, DO
Director, Charles H. Kaman Neuromuscular
Center, HSC; Professor of Neurology,
University of Connecticut (UConn) School of
Medicine
10:00 - 11:00
Registration may be emailed to:
hstowe@hfsc.org
Or, the form below may be mailed, or faxed to:
Holly-Ann Stowe
Hospital for Special Care
2150 Corbin Avenue
New Britain, CT 06053
Fax: 860.832.6271
Registration and Continental Breakfast
HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL CARE
CME CREDITS
Hospital for Special Care designates this live
activity for a maximum of 5.25 AMA PRA
Category 1 Credit(s).TM Physicians should claim
only the credit commensurate with the extent of
their participation in the activity.
HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL CARE
Hospital for Special Care is one of the nation's
largest specialty care hospitals providing inpatient
and outpatient care for individuals with complex
and chronic conditions. HSC is the only long-term
acute care hospital in the U.S. that serves adults and
children across a spectrum of care, including
complex rehabilitation, spinal cord and brain injury,
pulmonary and neuromuscular disorders, complex
pediatrics, cardiac care and diagnostic, assessment
and consulting for children and adolescents with
Autism Spectrum Disorders.
Located in New Britain and Hartford, CT, HSC
operates inpatient and outpatient facilities serving
Southern New England on a not-for-profit basis. For
the latest news and information, please visit
www.hfsc.org, and follow us on Twitter
@HospSpecialCare.
The Charles H. Kaman Neuromuscular Center at
HSC is the largest and most comprehensive
neuromuscular care and clinical research facility in
the state. The Center treats over one thousand
patients annually in one of four multidisciplinary
and specialized weekly clinics including the
Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) Clinic for
Adults, MDA Clinic for Children, MDA/ALS
Clinic, and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Association (ALSA) Clinic. The Center has a stateof-the-art EMG Lab, accredited by the American
Association of Neuromuscular and
Electrodiagnostic Medicine. Our Research and
Clinical Trials Unit, under the leadership of Dr.
Boguslawa Koczon-Jaremko, is currently active in
several large multi-centered clinical trials for ALS .
For questions involving the Center, or to refer
patients for clinical evaluation, EMG testing, or
clinical trials, please contact: Sharon McDermott at
860.612.6305.