**REGISTER NOW!**
Saturday, Sept 14, 2019
7:30am – 4:00pm
Please join the Pituitary Network Association and The Ohio State University for a Pituitary Patient Symposium featuring a series of pituitary and hormonal patient education sessions presented by some of the top physicians of pituitary and hormonal medicine. The symposium faculty will share the most up-to-date information and be available to answer your most pressing questions.
Keynote Speaker: Maria Fleseriu, MD FACE
**We are offering a limited number of registration only scholarships. Register today to claim your scholarship!**
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, Sept. 14, 2019
Patient and Family Track
Gabbe Conference Room – James L045
7:30 AM
Registration and Breakfast
8:00 AM
Welcoming Remarks and Introductions: The OSU Skull Base and Pituitary Team
8:05 AM
Trans-sphenoidal Approach: What to Expect? Post-Operative Complications
Richard Carrau, MD Professor Department of Otolaryngology OSUCCC - James
8:30 AM
Radiation Therapy? Difference Between Modalities and Possible Risks
Dukagjin M Blakaj, MD, PhD
OSUCCC - James
9:00 AM
What Are The Challenges Our Patients Face, and How Can We Help?
Kami Perdue, PA-C
OSUCCC - James
9:30 AM
Round Table Q & A
9:45 AM
Mid-Morning Break and Visit Vendors
10:00 AM
Acromegaly: Why it Takes That Long to Diagnose? What are the Options?
Lawrence Kirschner, MD, PhD Professor Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism
OSUCCC - James
10:30 AM
Growth Hormone Deficiency: Beyond Growth
Rohan Henry, MD Pediatric Endocrinologist
Nationwide Children's Hospital
11:00 AM
Hypopituitarism: Pitfalls and Recommendations
Maria Fleseriu, MD, FACE
Oregon Health and Science University - Keynote Speaker
11:30 AM
Round Table Q & A
11:45 AM
Lunch Break and Patient's Journey
12:45 PM
Pituitary Trivia
Luma Ghalib, MD Assistant Professor - Clinical Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism
OSUCCC - James
Brian Lee, RN OSUCCC - James
1:15 PM
Surgical Approach: What to Expect
Daniel Prevedello, MD Professor and Chair, Department of Neurological Surgery
OSUCCC - James
1:45 PM
Visual Complications of Pituitary/Sellar Lesion? Predictors of Outcome
Abbe Craven, MD Assistant Professor - Clinical Department of Ophthalmology
OSUCCC - James
2:15 PM
Round Table Q & A
2:30 PM
Mid-Afternoon Break and Visit Vendors
2:45 PM
Recovering from Trans-sphenoidal Surgery, Challenges for the Patient and their Families
Traci Douglass, RN
OSUCCC - James
3:15 PM
Pituitary Network Association: Cushing's Disease: Psychological Research and Clinical Implications
Jessica Diller Kovler, AM, MA, PhD
PNA Board Member
3:45 PM
Closing Remarks
4: 00 PM
Adjourn
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