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đź“ž Webinar: Update on the Management of Cushing’s Disease

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Presented by

Nathan T Zwagerman MD
Director of Pituitary and Skull base surgery
Department of Neurosurgery
Medical College of Wisconsin

After registering you will receive a confirmation email with details about joining the webinar.

Date: Wednesday, August 21, 2019

Time: 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Pacific Daylight Time 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time

Webinar Description:

Learning Objectives:

  1. Describe the signs and symptoms of Cushing’s Disease
  2. Describe the work up for patients with Cushing’s Disease
  3. Understand the goals, risks, and expected outcomes for treatment
  4. Describe alternative treatments when surgery is not curative.

Presenter Bio:

Dr. Zwagerman is a Professor of Neurosurgery at the Medical College of Wisconsin. He did his undergraduate work in psychology at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He earned his medical degree at Wayne State University in Detroit. He did his fellowship in endoscopic and open cranial base surgery, and then his residency in neurological surgery at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.

đź‘Ą Ohio State Pituitary Patient Symposium 2019

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Ohio State Pituitary Patient Symposium 2019

 

 

**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

đź“ž Webinar: Approaches for Pituitary Surgery

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Dr. Theodore Friedman hosts Gautam Mehta, MD for a fascinating webinar on Approaches for Pituitary Surgery

Dr. Mehta is a neurosurgeon specializing in pituitary surgery at the House Clinic in Los Angeles. He was trained by Ian McCutcheon, MD and Ed Oldfield, MD

Topics to be discussed include:
• How does Dr. Friedman diagnose Cushing’s Disease
• How does Dr. Friedman determine who goes to surgery?
• What type of patients need surgery besides those with Cushing’s Disease?
• How do the neurosurgeon and the Endocrinologist work together?
• How does the neurosurgeon read pituitary MRIs?
• What types of surgical approaches are used for pituitary surgery?
• How long does surgery take and how long will a patient be in the hospital?
• What are the risks of pituitary surgery and how can they be minimized?

Sunday • August 4 • 6 PM PDT

Click here to start your meeting.

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OR
Join by phone: (855) 797-9485
Meeting Number (Access Code): 807 028 597 Your phone/computer will be muted on entry.
Slides will be available on the day of the talk at slides 
There will be plenty of time for questions using the chat button. Meeting Password: hormones
For more information, email us at mail@goodhormonehealth.com

đź“žTheodore Friedman Webinar on Treatments for Insomnia

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Dr. Theodore Friedman hosts Jay Khorsandi, DDS and Barbara Burggraaff, MD from Snore Experts for an important webinar on insomnia

Topics to be discussed include:
• What are the causes of insomnia?
• How do hormone imbalances lead to insomnia?
• What lifestyle changes can you do to help with insomnia?
• What supplements are helpful for insomnia?
• What medicines are helpful for insomnia?

Sunday • June 2nd • 6 PM PST

Click here on start your meeting.or
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OR
Join by phone: (855) 797-9485

Meeting Number (Access Code): 807 924 444
Meeting Password: hormones

Your phone/computer will be muted on entry. There will be plenty of time for questions using the chat button.

For more information, email us at mail@goodhormonehealth.com

đź‘Ą Ohio State Pituitary Patient Symposium, July 13, 2019 – Scholarships Added

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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

đź‘Ą Ohio State Pituitary Patient Symposium, July 13, 2019

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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
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

đź“ž Webinar: Adrenal Insufficiency/Addison’s Disease

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Presented by

Irina Bancos, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Endocrinology Department
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

Space is limited. Reserve your webinar seat.

After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

Contact us at webinar@pituitary.org if you have any questions.

Date: Tuesday, May 28, 2019

Time: 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Pacific Daylight Time, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time

Webinar Description

Learning Objectives:

  1. To distinguish between primary and secondary adrenal insufficiency
  2. To understand the pitfalls of current diagnostic tests to diagnose adrenal insufficiency.
  3. To describe physiological replacement therapy for adrenal insufficiency
  4. To distinguish between adrenal insufficiency and glucocorticoid withdrawal syndrome.

Presenter Bio

Dr. Irina Bancos is the Assistant Professor of Medicine and works in the Pituitary-Adrenal-Gonadal subdivision of Endocrinology division at Mayo Clinic, Rochester. She also serves as Director of the Endocrine testing center. Dr. Bancos received her M.D. from the Iuliu Hatieganu Medical University in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. She has completed her Internal Medicine Residency at Danbury Hospital in CT and Endocrinology Fellowship at Mayo Clinic, Rochester. In addition, Dr. Bancos completed a two year research fellowship (Mayo Foundation Scholarship) at the University of Birmingham, United Kingdom where she received training in steroid profiling and adrenal disorders. In 2015 she returned to Mayo Clinic, where her clinical and research interests include adrenal and pituitary tumors, adrenal insufficiency, congenital adrenal hyperplasia, Cushing syndrome, and mechanisms of steroid regulation of metabolism. Between 2015 and 2018, Dr. Bancos was the principal investigator and leader of the Transform the Adrenal Practice team at Mayo Clinic. Dr. Bancos has published 77 scientific articles. In addition to clinical practice in the pituitary-adrenal-gonadal clinic, Dr. Bancos enjoys teaching fellows, residents and medical students. She is the principal investigator of several ongoing prospective studies in Cushing syndrome, adrenal insufficiency, prolactinoma, and adrenal tumors. Dr. Bancos currently holds several grants in the field of steroid regulation of aging, metabolism and body composition.