*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
OSUCCC - James
8:30 AM
Hypopituitarism: Pitfalls and Recommendations
Maria Fleseriu, MD, FACE
Oregon Health and Science University
9:00 AM
Trans-sphenoidal Approach: What to Expect? Post-Operative Complications
Richard Carrau, MD
OSUCCC - James
9:30 AM
Acromegaly: Why it Takes That Long to Diagnose? What are the Options?
Lawrence Kirschner, MD, PhD
OSUCCC - James
10:00 AM
Round Table Q & A
10:15 AM
Mid-Morning Break
10:30 AM
Growth Hormone Deficiency: Journey to Adulthood
Robert Hoffman
Nationwide Children's Hospital
11:00 AM
Radiation Therapy? Difference Between Modalities and Possible Risks
Dukagjin M Blakaj, MD, PhD
OSUCCC - James
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
Douglas Hardesty, MD
OSUCCC - James
1:15 PM
Visual Complications of Pituitary/Sellar Lesion? Predictors of Outcome
Abbe Craven, MD
OSUCCC - James
1:45 PM
Round Table Q & A
2:00 PM
Pituitary Trivia
Luma Ghalib, MD
Brian Lee
OSUCCC - James
2:30 PM
Pituitary Dysfunction: Effect on Mental Health and Family
William Malarkey, MD
OSUCCC - James
3:00 PM
Recovering from Trans-sphenoidal Surgery, Challenges for the Patient and their Families
Traci Douglass, RN
OSUCCC - James
3:30 PM
Pituitary Network Association: Cushing's Disease: Psychological Research and Clinical Implications