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8:00 a.m.
9:00 a.m.
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Registration / Coffee / Continental Breakfast
Opening Remarks
Robert Knutzen & Daniel Kelly MD
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Pituitary and Hormonal Health Issues: Epidemiology & Impact
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9:05 a.m.
9:30 a.m.
10:00 a.m.
10:35 a.m.
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Anatomy & Imaging of the Pituitary Gland in Sickness & in Health
Daniel Kelly, MD
Hormonal Symptoms of Pituitary Tumors & Pituitary Failure
Lewis Blevins, MD
Management of Hormonally Active Pituitary Adenomas: Treatment Strategies for Acromegaly, Cushing’s Disease and Prolactinomas
Pejman Cohan, MD
Break
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Current Treatment Options for Pituitary Tumors
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11:00 a.m.
11:30 a.m.
12:00 p.m.
12:15 p.m.
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Endonasal Pituitary Surgery – What’s Possible (and not) in 2010
Daniel Kelly, MD & Amin Kassam, MD
Radiosurgery & Radiotherapy for Pituitary Tumors
Paul Song, MD
Lunch & Keynote Address
Edward Laws, M.D.
Pituitary Tumors – How Common & How Many Are We Missing? Strategies for Better Screening and Detection
Edward Laws, MD
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Restoring Pituitary & Hormonal Health
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1:15 p.m.
1:40 p.m.
2:05 p.m.
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Battling Pituitary Failure, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity
Phillip Barnett, MD, PhD
The Psychosocial Impact of Pituitary Tumors – Diagnosis and Treatment Options
Linda Rio, MFT
Break
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Navigating the System
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2:30 p.m.
2:50 p.m.
3:10 p.m.
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Finding the right pituitary specialist and navigating the insurance maze
Katie Kerr
Managing your care & what to expect from your team of experts
Amy Eisenberg, MSN, ARNP, CNRN
Being your own patient advocate – lessons learned over a decade
Sharmyn McGraw, Patient Advocate, Pituitary Patient
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Round Table Discussions: Meet the Experts
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3:20 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
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Acromegaly
Cushing’s disease
Prolactinomas
Hormone Replacement Therapy
Endonasal Surgery
Radiosurgery & Radiotherapy
Patient Advocacy & Psychosocial issues
Insurance Issues
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Larry Katznelson, MD
Pejman Cohan, MD
Lewis Blevins, MD & Pejman Cohan, MD
Phillip Barnett, MD PhD & Lewis Blevins, MD
Daniel Kelly, MD, Amin Kassam, MD, Edward Laws, M.D.
Paul Song, MD
Robert Knutzen, Sharmyn McGraw, Linda Rio, MFT
Katie Kerr
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Networking Dinner, Gentle Giant Awards Ceremony and Silent Auction
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6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
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The discussions will be followed by a special evening including a welcome reception, networking dinner, and our coveted Gentle Giant Award Ceremony. Olympic gold medalist & Honorary Chairman of the PNA Board of Governors, Scott Hamilton, a pituitary tumor survivor, will be presenting the Gentle Giant Award to Roger Guillemin, MD, PhD, Nobel Laureate and immediate past President of the Salk Institute of La Jolla, CA. A Silent Auction will also be held to help raise funds to support pituitary health & awareness.
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*Agenda will be updated periodically as the structure and content of the conference is finalized.
