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Advanced Botulinum Toxin Treatment
of Neurological Disorders
March 25, 2009
Dinner Lecture - March 24, 2009
A Hands-On Workshop: Presenting the Current Trends in Botulinum Toxin Treatment
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Purpose and Objectives
The Advanced Botulinum Toxin Workshop will provide firsthand
experience with evaluation and injection techniques for patients with cervical dystonia, spasticity, pain (headaches, low back pain), hypersalivation, facial dyskinesia and spasmodic
dysphonia (subject to change depending on patient availability).
This program, should enable participants to:
- evaluate patients with dystonic tremors to distinguish them from a fixed
cervical dystonia with compensatory movements - evaluate and treat patients with oromandibular dystonia or facial dyskinesia
- evaluate and treat patients with hypersalivation/sialorrhea
- evaluate and treat patients with spasticity or focal limb dystonia
- evaluate and treat patients with low back pain, myofascial pain and headache with botulinum toxin
- evaluate and treat patients with spasmodic dysphonia
Target Audience
The educational activity is designed for anesthesiologists, neurologists and
physical medicine and rehabilitation physicians.
Presented By
Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine and Division of Continuing
Education
Accreditation
The Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine is accredited by the
Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing
medical education for physicians.
Credit Designation
The Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine designates this
educational activity for a maximum of 6 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.
Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their
participation in the activity.
Location
Sessions will be held in 3 West Amphitheater at the Medical College of Georgia.
Dinner Lecture will be held Tuesday, March 24 beginning at 6:30 with registration at Pullman Hall. |
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Program Schedule |
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| 8:00 | Registration and Continental Breakfast–3 West Amphitheater |
| 8:25 | Introduction to Course |
| 8:30 | Focal Limb Dystonia–Writer’s Cramp, Adult Spasticity Michael H. Rivner, M.D. |
| 9:00 | Patient Demonstration–Spasticity Michael H. Rivner, M.D. |
| 9:30 | Pain Topics (Low Back Pain, Myofascial Pain, Headache) Michael H. Rivner, M.D. |
| 10:00 | Patient Demonstration–Headaches Michael H. Rivner, M.D. |
| 10:30 | Break |
| 10:45 | Patient Demonstration–Low Back Pain, Muscle Spasms Michael H. Rivner, M.D. |
| 11:15 | Patient Demonstration–Hemifacial Spasms Michael H. Rivner, M.D. |
| 11:45 | Pediatric Spasticity with Video Demonstration Elizabeth A. Sekul, M.D. |
| 12:30 | Lunch (provided) |
| 1:15 | Evaluation of the Complex Cervical Dystonia Patient and Oro-Mandibular Dystonia Kapil D. Sethi, M.D., FRCP |
| 1:20 | Patient Demonstration–Torticollis/cervical Dystoni Kapil D. Sethi, M.D.,FRCP |
| 2:00 | Patient Demonstration–Hypersalivation Kapil D. Sethi, M.D.,FRCP |
| 2:15 | Spasmodic Dysphonia Michael H. Rivner, M.D. |
| 2:30 | Patient Demonstration–Cervical Dystonia, Blepharospasms, Facial Dyskinesia, Spasmodic Dysphonia Michael H. Rivner, M.D. |
| 3:30 | Patient Demonstration–Wrinkles Michael H. Rivner, M.D. |
| 4:00 | Adjourn |
Medical College of Georgia Faculty
Michael H. Rivner, M.D.
Course Director, Charbonnier Professor of Neurology
Kapil D. Sethi, M.D., F.R.C.P
Professor of Neurology
Elizabeth A. Sekul, M.D.
Associate Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics
Registration Information
Enrollment in this course is limited and advance registration is required.
The registration fee for this course is $50 and is nonrefundable.The fee includes the dinner lecture,
breakfast and lunch during the workshop. Please make your check payable to the Medical College of
Georgia.
Send registration form and all communications to:
Division of Continuing Education, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA
30912.
Phone: 800-221-6437 or 706-721-3967.
You may fax registrations with payment by credit card to 706-721-4642.
Acknowledgment We thank Allergan for its generous support. |
Lodging and Parking
In response to your request on the registration form, we will send lodging
information so you can select the lodging you prefer. We will also send a
map of the Medical College of Georgia campus, adjacent hotels and available
parking.
Comfort Zone
Although every effort is made to have a comfortable temperature in the
meeting room, we realize everyone’s comfort zone is different. Please bring
a jacket or light wrap in case the room is too cool for your comfort.
Special Needs
The Medical College of Georgia Division of Continuing Education complies
with the Americans With Disabilities Act. If you require special services,
facilities or dietary considerations (vegetarian or otherwise) to support
your participation in this continuing education activity, contact the
conference coordinator at 800-221-6437 or 706-721-3967.