3rd Annual Intracranial Hypotension Conference

Saturday, February 8, 2020, 7:15 AM - 5:30 PM, Cedars-Sinai Advanced Health Science Pavilion Educational Center


This full-day multidisciplinary symposium on the topic of Intracranial Hypotension secondary to spinal cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak brings together top clinicians and researchers to share the latest advances in the diagnostic evaluation and treatment of this under-diagnosed, disabling but treatable secondary headache disorder. Clinicians, researchers, patients and caregivers are invited to attend. The symposium offers a professional track and a patient/caregiver track.. Invited speakers include representatives from a range of subspecialties, including anesthesiology, neurology, neurosurgery, neuroradiology and pain management. The professional track will cover current aspects of clinical presentations, objective measurements, differential diagnoses, complications, diagnostic imaging, percutaneous interventions and surgical approaches. The patient/caregiver track will provide an overview and update on the diagnosis and treatment of intracranial hypotension. There is an urgent need to improve access to appropriate diagnostics and treatments to reduce the burden of suffering for intracranial hypotension patients. Join your colleagues in learning about important developments in the field and share your insights about priorities for the future.

1. Describe the diagnostic criteria, basic concepts, misconceptions associated with spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH)
2. Recognize the range of clinical manifestations and complications of intracranial hypotension.
3. Discuss cranial imaging findings in spontaneous intracranial hypotension.
4. Evaluate current spinal imaging techniques used to localize spinal CSF leaks, recognizing that repeated imaging may be necessary and that optimal imaging technique varies with type of leak.
5. Explore treatment options in SIH, including percutaneous approaches and surgical treatment of spinal CSF leaks
6. Identify special considerations for SIH in conception, pregnancy and childbirth

Medical Professionals	$225
Resident/Fellow	$150
Patient/ Caregiver	$95

Patient and Caregivers Instructions:

1. From the main Home screen, click “Sign In”, or from the Registration screen, click “Login or Create New Account”
2. On the Login screen, click the “Don’t have an account?” link.
3. Complete each field. Here is some guidance:
4. You must enter a unique email address (i.e., two registrants may not use the same email).
5. For Degree, select “None” if none of the listed degrees apply.
6. For Profession, select “Non-physician” if none of the other options apply.
7. For Primary Credit Eligibility, select “Non-physician attendance (RN, NP, PA and Others) if none of the other options apply.
8. After you create an account, login using your email and your newly created password. Now when you return to the Register page, you may complete the registration process. 

 

 We encourage participation by all individuals. If you have a disability, advance notification of any special needs will help us better serve you.

Please call (310) 423-5548 for any assistance.

 

To Pay by Check: 
Mail payment (with checks made payable to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center) to: 
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Office of Continuing Medical Education 
Attn: Registrations 
700 N. San Vicente Boulevard, #G550 
West Hollywood, CA 90069 

Refund Policy: 
All cancellations must be submitted in writing and refunds will be subject to an administrative charge. To view the policy, click here. Please e-mail cancellation request to [email protected]. If you do not receive confirmation of your cancellation via e-mail, please call (310) 423-5548.

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation Statement

 Cedars-Sinai Medical Center designates this live activity for a maximum of 7.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Non-Physician Attendance

 Non-Physician: A certificate of participation will be provided to other health care professionals requesting credits. Participants should ensure in advance that their credentialing or licencing organization accepts AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. 

Refund Policy:

All cancellations must be submitted in writing and refunds will be subject to an administrative charge. Please e-mail cancellation request to [email protected]. If you do not receive confirmation of your cancellation via e-mail, please call (310) 423-5548. 

No refunds will be given for cancellations after January 31, 2020

AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ (MD, DO) (8.00 hours), Non-Physician AMA Attendance (8.00 hours)

There are special room rates at the following Hotels - both are  walking distances from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center where the meeting is taking place.

These room blocks are limited - so please make your reservation early!

* Sofitel Hotel  - room rate: $279 plus taxes - please call (310) 278-5444 and ask for Michelle Zavala 

   8555 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90048 

 

* Elan Hotel - room rate: $210 - plus taxes - please call Dennis at (323) 658-5300

    8435 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90048

COURSE DIRECTORS
Wouter Schievink, MD
Director of Vascular Neurosurgery Program
Director of CSF Leak Program
Professor of Neurosurgery
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA

Connie Deline, MD
Vice President
Chair, Medical Adviisory Board
Spinal CSF Leak Foundation
Camp Hill, PA

 

COURSE FACULTY
Andrea J. Buchanan
Author of The Beginning of Everything
Board Member, Spinal CSF Leak Foundation
Philadelphia, PA

Rachelle Cruz, NP
Nurse Practitioner
Department of Neurosurgery
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA

Jeremy Cutsforth-Gregory, MD
Senior Associate Consultant
Department of Neurology
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science
Rochester, MN

William Dillon, MD
Elizabeth A. Guillaumin
Professor of Radiology
Chief, Division of Neuroradiology
University of California San Francisco
School of Medicine
San Francisco, CA

Richard I. Farb, MD
Interventional and
Diagnostic Neuroradiologist
Associate Professor,
Department of Medical Imaging
University of Toronto
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Deborah Friedman, MD
Professor of Neurology
and Neurotherapeutics
and the Department of Ophthalmology
University of Texas (UT)
Southwestern Medical Center
Chief of the Division of Headache Medicine
Founding Director of UT Southwestern Headache and Facial Pain Program
Dallas, TX

Joseph Gemmete, MD
Professor, Radiology
Professor, Otolaryngology
Director, Neurointerventional
Radiology Fellowship Program
Division of Neuroradiology
Division of Vascular
and Interventional Radiology
Neurointerventional Radiologist
Michigan Medicine
Ann Arbor, MI

Peter G. Kranz, MD
Associate Professor
Chief, Neuroradiology Division
Department of Radiology
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, NC

Linda Gray Leithe, MD
Associate Professor
Division of Neuroradiology
Department of Radiology
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, NC

Charles Louy, MD
Director, Inpatient Pain and Pediatric Pain Services
Assistant Director,
Pain Management Fellowship Program
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA

Marcel Maya, MD
Co-chair, Department of Imaging
S. Mark Taper Foundation Imaging Center
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA

Abhay R. Moghekar, MBBS
Research Director, Cerebral Fluid Center
Department of Neurology
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, MD

Stephen Silberstein, MD
Professor of Neurology
Director, Jefferson Headache Center
Philadelphia, PA
Past President of the
American Headache Society

Saturday, February 8, 2020

Thank you, for your interest to exhibit at this conference! 

Exhibit Fee: $2,500

If you would like to register as an exhibitor, please complete the online exhibit registration by clicking the "Register" tab above. An account will be needed to register.

Please note, online registration is required, even if you are paying by check. Instructions regarding where to mail the exhibit check will be provided upon registration completion.

For additional information, please email [email protected]