| 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 |
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Richard Carrau, MD Professor Department of Otolaryngology OSUCCC – James |
| 8:30 AM |
Radiation Therapy? Difference Between Modalities and Possible Risks |
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Dukagjin M Blakaj, MD, PhD |
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OSUCCC – James |
| 9:00 AM |
What Are The Challenges Our Patients Face, and How Can We Help? |
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Kami Perdue, PA-C |
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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? |
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Lawrence Kirschner, MD, PhDÂ Professor Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism |
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OSUCCC – James |
| 10:30 AM |
Growth Hormone Deficiency: Beyond Growth |
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Rohan Henry, MD Pediatric Endocrinologist |
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Nationwide Children’s Hospital |
| 11:00 AM |
Hypopituitarism: Pitfalls and Recommendations |
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Maria Fleseriu, MD, FACE |
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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 |
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Luma Ghalib, MD Assistant Professor – Clinical Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism |
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OSUCCC – James |
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Brian Lee, RN OSUCCC – James |
| 1:15 PM |
Surgical Approach: What to Expect |
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Daniel Prevedello, MD Professor and Chair, Department of Neurological Surgery |
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OSUCCC – James |
| 1:45 PM |
Visual Complications of Pituitary/Sellar Lesion? Predictors of Outcome |
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Abbe Craven, MD Assistant Professor – Clinical Department of Ophthalmology |
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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 |
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Traci Douglass, RN |
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OSUCCC – James |
| 3:15 PM |
Pituitary Network Association: Cushing’s Disease: Psychological Research and Clinical Implications |
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Jessica Diller Kovler, AM, MA, PhD |
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PNA Board Member |
| 3:45 PM |
Closing Remarks |
| 4: 00 PM |
Adjourn |