Interviews, Meetings and Conferences

đź“ž Webinar: New and Traditional Treatments for Male Hypogonadism

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Dr. Theodore Friedman will be joined by Shira Miller, MD hosting a webinar on New and Traditional Treatments for Male Hypogonadism

Spouses welcome

Topics to be discussed include:

  • How to Diagnose Male Hypogonadism?
  • Testosterone Replacement
  • HCG and Clomid Treatment
  • Supplements for Male Hypogonadism
  • Diets for Male Hypogonadism

Sunday • February 10, 2019 • 6 PM PST

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Slides will be available before the webinar at slides

Meeting Number (Access Code): 800 925 805, Your phone/computer will be muted on entry. 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‘ĄUpdate on the Treatment of Pituitary Diseases: Emerging Therapies

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Friday April 12, 2019
8:30am – 4:30pm
Zuckerman Research Center
417 E. 68th St. New York, NY
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

This course is suited for medical professionals, patients, and caregivers to improve patient care and outcomes through evidence-based discussion of clinical practice guidelines and emerging therapies in order to assess and update current practices to promote earlier diagnosis and treatment of pituitary diseases. The multidisciplinary nature of the course will allow the dissemination of knowledge across the variety of practitioners caring for pituitary patients, as well as for patients and caregivers.

After completion of this educational activity, participants will be up-to-date on the latest in ongoing care and clinical management of patients with pituitary conditions. The patient breakout sessions will provide pituitary patients the ability to review treatment options, learn about ongoing clinical trials, and discuss their comprehensive care with providers and other patients.

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center is providing this course to pituitary patients and caregivers free of charge. To register to attend, please email cme@mskcc.org . (Please note: Registration is required in order to attend.)

Medical Professionals who wish to attend must register online: mskcc.org/PituitaryCourse .

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đź‘Ą13th Annual Conference for Adults with Endocrine Disorder

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13th Annual Conference for Adults with Endocrine Disorders
in Partnership with Barrow Neurological Institute Pituitary Center

February 28th, 2019 – March 3rd, 2019

Phoenix, Arizona

Schedule of Events
Thursday
5:00 pm – 7:00 pm Welcome Reception, Wyndham Garden Phoenix Midtown

Friday
9:00 am – 4:00 pm Exhibitors, Barrow Pituitary Center
10:00 am – 12:00 pm Educational Segments, Barrow Pituitary Center
12:00 am – 1:00 pm Lunch (included)
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Educational Segments, Barrow Pituitary Center
5:00 pm – 8:00 pm Group outing to Scottsdale Waterfront
Saturday
10:00 am – 12:00 pm Educational Segments, Barrow Pituitary Center
12:00 am – 1:00 pm Lunch (included)
1:00 pm – 3:30 pm Educational Segments, Barrow Pituitary Center
Sunday
9:00 am – 1:30 pm Educational Segments, Wyndham Garden Phoenix Midtown

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Friday Educational Segments at Barrow Pituitary Center

10:00 am Managing Cushings: Navigating Through the Maze, Yuen
or
10:00 am Managing AGHD: Daily and Beyond, Knecht
11:00 am Hypothalamic Obesity: Not Just Calories In, Calories Out, Connor
12:00 pm LUNCH (included)
1:00 pm Me, Myself and My Adrenal Insufficiency, Yuen
2:00 pm Navigating the Medical Maze, Herring

Saturday Educational Segments at Barrow Pituitary Center

10:00 am Beyond AGHD and Cushings: Familial and Genetic Factors, Stratakis
11:00 am Q&A, Stratakis
12:00 pm LUNCH (included)
1:00 pm Tools for Coping with my Endocrine Disorder, Jonas
2:00 pm Finnigan and Friends: A Year in AI Training, Palmer
2:30 pm Quality of Life Study, Cushings, Edgar & Keil
or
2:30 pm Life is What You Make Of It, Jones

Sunday Educational Segments at Wyndham Garden Phoenix Midtown

9:00 am Preventing Muscle Wasting and Nutrition, Fine
10:00 am Nuances of Treating Hypothyroidism, Friedman
11:00 am Macrilen Stimulation Test for Growth Hormone Deficiency, Friedman
11:45 am The New and The Old for Diagnosing Cushing’s Syndrome, Friedman
12:30 pm Ask the Wiz, Friedman

Location
Barrow Neurological Institute at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center
Goldman Auditorium and Sonntag Pavilion
350 W. Thomas Rd.
Phoenix, AZ 85013

Transportation will be provided on Friday and Saturday between the Wyndham Hotel to Barrow for an hour prior to the segments and an hour after close of the segments. The hotel is approximately 1/2 mile away from Barrow Pituitary Center if you choose to walk or travel there on your own.

Hotel Room Rates and Reservations
Wyndham Garden Phoenix Midtown
3600 N. 2nd Ave.
Phoenix, AZ 85013

$109 per night + tax. Includes free wifi, parking and buffet breakfast

To make hotel reservations call 602-604-4900 and ask for The MAGIC Foundation guest room block. Refrigerators are first come so be sure to request one when making your reservation.

Airport Transportation
Transportation is not provided to/from the hotel from the airport. The Wyndham is approximately 9 miles from the airport. Preferred airport is Phoenix, AZ – PHX – Sky Harbor Intl.

Deadline to Register and book your hotel is January 28, 2019

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đź“ž Webinar: Treatment Strategies for Prolactinomas

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Presented by:

James K. Liu, MD
Professor of Neurosurgery
Director of Skull Base and Pituitary Surgery
Rutgers University, New Jersey Medical School
RWJ Barnabas Health

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

Register here

Date: January 9, 2019

Time: 3:00PM- 4:00 PM Pacific Standard Time, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Eastern Standard Time

 

Learning Objectives:

  • To understand the medical therapies for prolactinomas
  • To understand the roles of surgery for prolactinomas
  • To understand the roles of radiation for prolactinomas

Presenter Bio:

Dr. James K. Liu is the Director of Cerebrovascular, Skull Base and Pituitary Surgery at the Rutgers Neurological Institute of New Jersey, and Professor of Neurological Surgery at Rutgers University, New Jersey Medical School. He is board certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery, and has a robust pituitary tumor practice at University Hospital and Saint Barnabas Medical Center.

Dr. Liu graduated summa cum laude from UCLA with Phi Beta Kappa honors, and obtained his MD from New York Medical College with AOA honors. After completing a neurosurgery residency at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, he was awarded the Dandy Clinical Fellowship by the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, and obtained advanced fellowship training in Skull Base, Cerebrovascular Surgery & Neuro-oncology at the Oregon Health & Science University in Portland.

Dr. Liu is renowned for his comprehensive treatment of complex brain tumors and skull base lesions, including pituitary tumors, acoustic neuromas,meningiomas, craniopharyngiomas, chordomas, and jugular foramen tumors. His robust clinical practice encompasses both traditional open and minimally invasive endoscopic endonasal skull base approaches. He also specializes in microsurgery of cerebrovascular diseases including aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations (AVMs), cavernous malformations, and carotid artery stenosis. He also has expertise in cerebrovascular bypass procedures for moya moya disease, carotid artery occlusion, vertebral artery occlusion, complex aneurysms and skull base tumors, as well as endoscopic-assisted microvascular decompression for trigeminal neuralgia and hemifacial spasm.

As one of the most active researchers in his field, Dr. Liu has published extensively with over 250 peer-reviewed publications and 25 textbook chapters. He has taught many hands-on cadaver dissection courses in skull base surgery and has lectured extensively nationally and internationally throughout North America, Latin America, Europe, and Asia. Dr. Liu’s research is focused on the development of innovative and novel skull base and endoscopic techniques, quantitative surgical neuroanatomy, microsurgical and microvascular anastomosis skills training, virtual surgical simulation, pituitary tumor biology, and clinical outcomes after skull base and cerebrovascular surgery.

Dr. Liu is an active member of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Congress of Neurological Surgeons, North American Skull Base Society, Pituitary Network Association, The Facial Pain (Trigeminal Neuralgia) Association, AANS/CNS Cerebrovascular Section, Tumor Section. He serves on the medical advisory board of the Acoustic Neuroma Association of New Jersey, and is the current Secretary-Treasurer of the International Meningioma Society.

đź“ž Livestream the Rare Disease Congressional Caucus Briefing December 4th

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For those who can not make it to Washington, DC next week, we’re pleased to announce a livestream will be available for the Rare Disease Congressional Caucus briefing.

Rare Disease Legislative Advocates with honorary co-hosts Representatives Leonard Lance (R-NJ) and G. K. Butterfield (D-NC) and Senators Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Co-Chairs of the Rare Disease Congressional Caucus, invite you to a lunch briefing:

The Diagnostic Odyssey

Tuesday, December 4, 2018, from 12:00 p.m. until 1:00 p.m.

121 Cannon House Office Building

Complimentary lunch included

Registration available on-site

Register for the event livestream by clicking this link.

 

If you have questions about the briefing, please email Shannon von Felden, RDLA Program Manager, at svonfelden@everylifefoundation.org.

đź“ž Webinar: Surgical Strategies in the Treatment of Pituitary Tumors

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Presented by

Mario Zuccarello, MD
Neurosurgeon
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Department of Neurosurgery

and

Jonathan A. Forbes, MD
Neurosurgeon
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Department of Neurosurgery

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: December 3, 2018
Time: 3:00PM – 4:00PM Pacific Standard Time 6:00PM – 7:00PM Eastern Standard Time

Learning Objectives:

  • To understand the role of surgery in the treatment of pituitary tumors
  • To understand the advantages and disadvantages of different surgical approaches in the treatment of pituitary tumors
  • To understand the risks and benefits associated with different surgical strategies

Presenter Bios:

Mario Zuccarello, MD
Neurosurgeon

Mario Zuccarello, MD, is currently a Professor of Neurosurgery in the Department of Neurosurgery at the University of Cincinnati. He was the Frank H. Mayfield Chair for Neurological Surgery and Chairman of the Department of Neurosurgery from 2009-2017. Dr. Zuccarello is also a member of the University of Cincinnati Gardner Neuroscience Institute and the Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Stroke Team.

Dr. Zuccarello is dedicated to clinical research in neurovascular disease and the development of new neurosurgical techniques for the treatment of stroke, cerebral hemorrhage, vasospasm, carotid artery disease, and moyamoya disease. While Cincinnati has become widely known for its leadership in stroke research, treatment, and the development of clot-busting drugs, Dr. Zuccarello has led a quiet revolution in the prevention and treatment of brain hemorrhages, which rank among the most hazardous conditions of the brain.

Dr. Zuccarello graduated summa cum laude from the Gymnasium in Catania, Italy, in 1970. He received his medical degree from the University of Padova, Italy, in 1976, and completed his residency in neurosurgery from Padova, with summa cum laude honors, in 1980. He subsequently performed research fellowships at the University of Iowa and the University of Virginia Medical Center, Charlottesville, and a clinical fellowship at the University of Cincinnati.

He was inducted into Alpha Omega Alpha, the national medical honor society in 2001 and has been named to the Best Doctors in America since 2005. In 2013, he received recognition by members of the Vasospasm consortium for his dedication and outstanding accomplishments in the field of experimental and clinical research on subarachnoid hemorrhage.

Jonathan A. Forbes, MD
Neurosurgeon

Dr. Forbes is a fellowship-trained neurosurgeon with expertise and interest in open and minimally-invasive approaches for treatment of pathology of the cranial base. He has a long and distinguished history of academic recognition, commitment to excellence, and service to our country. As an undergraduate at Grove City College, he was a recipient of the Trustee Scholarship and was named Sportsman of the Year after his senior season of varsity football. Following the events of 9/11, he enrolled in the Health Professions Scholarship Program with the United States Air Force. In medical school at the University of Pittsburgh, he was a recipient of the David Glasser Honors’ Award for academic performance. During neurosurgical residency at Vanderbilt University, he received numerous national accolades—including the AANS Synthes Craniofacial Award for Research in Neurotrauma as well as the AANS Top Gun Award. His score on the American Board of Neurological Surgery (ABNS) written board examination during his fourth year of residency was recognized in the top 3% nationwide.

After completing his chief year of neurosurgical residency at Vanderbilt in 2013, Dr. Forbes went on to fulfill a 4-year commitment with the U.S. Air Force that included a 6-month deployment to Bagram Air Force Base in Afghanistan. Humanitarian care he provided at the Craig Joint Theater Hospital in Bagram has been featured in numerous neurosurgical journals—including Journal of Neurosurgery, World Neurosurgery and Neurosurgical Focus—and recognized on a national level by the USAF as part of the “Through Airmen’s Eyes” series. After honorable discharge from the military, he completed a minimally-invasive skull base fellowship at Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York City under the guidance of Dr. Theodore Schwartz prior to joining the UC Department of Neurosurgery. To date, Dr. Forbes has contributed to over 40 peer-reviewed publications.

đź“ž Webinar: Dr. Theodore Friedman on the Macrilen Stimulation Test for Growth Hormone Deficiency

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Dr. Theodore Friedman’s next webinar will be on the Macrilen Stimulation Test for Growth Hormone Deficiency: Sunday,  December 9, 2018, 6 PM PST

Adult growth hormone deficiency occurs in patients with hypopituitarism and can occur in those with a pituitary tumor. A growth hormone stimulation test is needed to make the diagnosis of adult growth hormone deficiency.

Dr. Theodore Friedman’s next webinar will be on the Macrilen Stimulation Test for Growth Hormone Deficiency: Sunday,  December 9, 2018, 6-7 PM PST.

He will discuss the new Macrilen stimulation test and compare it to the glucagon stimulation. If you may have growth hormone deficiency, you do not want to miss this webinar.

6:00 pm  |  Pacific Standard Time, 9:00 pm Eastern Standard Time

Meeting number (access code): 284 045 554, Meeting password: growth

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Join by phone +1-855-797-9485 US Toll free

You can join on a website (that will allow you to hear the presentation and view the slides) or by telephone (that will allow you only to hear the presentation). There will be time for questions by “chat” and the video conference will be posted on goodhormonehealth.com a few days after. You will be required to mute your phones/computers.

Please contact us at mail@goodhormonehealth.com if you have questions.