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Keynote Speaker: Maria Fleseriu, MD FACE
Registration Cost: Individual $40 Save $20 and register for 2: $60
Please email carol@pituitary.org to register!
*This registration is for the Patient Symposium only. The Ohio State University is offering a CME Course separate from our Symposium. For information on the CME course go to ccme.osu.edu
OSU Pituitary Symposium Agenda
Saturday, July 13, 2019
Patients and Family’s Track
Gabbe Conference Room – James L045
8:00 AM |
Registration and Breakfast |
8:20 AM |
Welcoming Remarks and Introductions: The OSU Skull Base and Pituitary Team |
Lawrence Kirschner, MD, PhD |
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OSUCCC - James |
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8:30 AM |
Hypopituitarism: Pitfalls and Recommendations |
Maria Fleseriu, MD, FACE |
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Oregon Health and Science University |
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9:00 AM |
Trans-sphenoidal Approach: What to Expect? Post-Operative Complications |
Richard Carrau, MD |
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OSUCCC - James |
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9:30 AM |
Acromegaly: Why it Takes That Long to Diagnose? What are the Options? |
Lawrence Kirschner, MD, PhD |
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OSUCCC - James |
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10:00 AM |
Round Table Q & A |
10:15 AM |
Mid-Morning Break |
10:30 AM |
Growth Hormone Deficiency: Journey to Adulthood |
Robert Hoffman |
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Nationwide Children's Hospital |
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11:00 AM |
Radiation Therapy? Difference Between Modalities and Possible Risks |
Dukagjin M Blakaj, MD, PhD |
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OSUCCC - James |
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11:30 AM |
Round Table Q & A |
11:45 AM |
Lunch Break and Patient's Journey |
12:45 AM |
Surgical Approach: What to Expect |
Daniel Prevedello, MD |
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Douglas Hardesty, MD |
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OSUCCC - James |
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1:15 PM |
Visual Complications of Pituitary/Sellar Lesion? Predictors of Outcome |
Abbe Craven, MD |
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OSUCCC - James |
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1:45 PM |
Round Table Q & A |
2:00 PM |
Pituitary Trivia |
Luma Ghalib, MD |
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Brian Lee |
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OSUCCC - James |
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2:30 PM |
Pituitary Dysfunction: Effect on Mental Health and Family |
William Malarkey, MD |
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OSUCCC - James |
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3:00 PM |
Recovering from Trans-sphenoidal Surgery, Challenges for the Patient and their Families |
Traci Douglass, RN |
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OSUCCC - James |
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3:30 PM |
Pituitary Network Association: Cushing's Disease: Psychological Research and Clinical Implications |
Jessica Diller Kovler, AM, MA, PhD |
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PNA Board Member |
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4:00 PM |
Closing Remarks |
4: 15 PM |
Adjourn |