👥 Ohio State Pituitary Patient Symposium, July 13, 2019 – Scholarships Added

Ohio State Pituitary Patient Symposium – SCHOLARSHIPS

**The PNA has secured additional funding that has allowed us to offer
a limited number of scholarships to pay for the cost of the symposium only.
ACT FAST AND REGISTER TO SECURE YOUR SPOT TODAY! **

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
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
Jessica Diller Kovler, AM, MA, PhD
PNA Board Member
4:00 PM Closing Remarks
4: 15 PM Adjourn

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