Thursday, February 23, 2017

USA Neurology to Host Annual Spring Symposium

The University of South Alabama’s Department of Neurology will host its fourth annual Neuroscience Symposium March 31-April 2, 2017, at the Perdido Beach Resort in Orange Beach, Ala.  The event will cover a broad range of topics including epilepsy, stroke, multiple sclerosis, deep brain stimulation, neuromuscular disease, movement disorders and headaches.

The program is designed as an interdisciplinary conference for neurologists, primary care physicians, nurses and health professionals throughout the Gulf Coast region. This conference is open to all health care providers interested in increasing knowledge, addressing competence or performance, and improving patient outcomes.

USA faculty speakers include Drs. Elias J. Chalhub, Juan Ochoa, Elizabeth Minto, Dean Naritoku, Steve Cordina, Paul Maertens, Daniel Dees, Bassam A. Bassam, and W. Bogan Brooks. Special guest speakers are Dr. David Good, chair of neurology at the Penn State College of Medicine in Hershey, Pa., and Dr. Gregory Holmes, chair of neurology at the University of Vermont in Burlington, Vt. Dr. Good will present “Neurorehabilitation of stroke: What have we learned from science?” and Dr. Holmes will present “Can we prevent epilepsy?”

Advanced registration is requested.  For more information and to register, click here.