| We thank you for your interest but this event has already taken place. |
| Starting | October 22, 2011 at 9:00 am |
| Ending | October 22, 2011 at 3:00 pm |
| Location | Santa Monica College Performing Arts Center
The Edye Second Stage
1310 11th Street, Santa Monica, CA 90401
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| Faculty | COURSE DIRECTOR
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Daniel F. Kelly, MD
Director, Brain Tumor Center & Pituitary Disorders Program
Saint John's Health Center & John Wayne Cancer Institute
Santa Monica, California
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| COURSE DIRECTOR
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Daniel F. Kelly, MD
Director, Brain Tumor Center & Pituitary Disorders Program
Saint John's Health Center & John Wayne Cancer Institute
Santa Monica, California
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FACULTY
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Lisa Chaiken, MD
Radiation Oncologist
Saint John's Vasek Polak Radiation Oncology Department
Saint John's Health Center
Santa Monica, California
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Charlene Chaloner, RN
Research Nurse Coordinator
Brain Tumor and Neuroscience Programs
Saint John's Health Center
Santa Monica, California
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Pejman Cohan, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine
Division of Endocrinology
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
President and Director
Specialized Endocrine Care Center
Beverly Hills, California
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Amy A. Eisenberg, MSN, ARNP, CNRN
Nurse Practitioner
Brain Tumor Center
Saint John's Health Center
Santa Monica, California
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Katherine Kerr
Director, Neuroscience and Brain Tumor Research
John Wayne Cancer Institute at Saint John's Health Center
Santa Monica, California
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Sharmyn McGraw
Patient Advocate
Facilitator, BTC Pituitary Patient Support Group
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Nancy McLaughlin, MD
Neurovascular Fellow
Department of Neurosurgery
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Los Angeles, California
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Ronald S. Swerdloff, MD
Professor and Chief, Division of Endocrinology
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Torrance, California
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Charlie Teo, MD, MBBS, FRACS
Director, Centre for Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery
Sydney, Australia
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Christina Wang, MD
Professor of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Director, Harbor-UCLA General Clinical Research Center, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Torrance, California
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| Target Audience | Patients and families |
| Description | Learn about your Master Gland
This symposium aims to educate patients, their families and the public about the importance of the "Master Gland" in health and in illness. Topics covered will include: the basics of pituitary gland function and malfunction; signs, symptoms and treatment of hormonal excess and hormonal deficiency; epidemiology of pituitary adenomas and related brain tumors; treatment options for pituitary tumors (acromegaly, Cushing's disease, prolactinoma and non-functional adenomas, craniopharyngioma) including endonasal endoscopic surgery, radiotherapy and non-surgical therapies. Additional topics will include optimizing your access to care, insurance issues and finding the appropriate pituitary specialists, as well as information about clinical trials in pituitary hormonal disorders. |
For more information
please contact | Pat Fitzwater
Phone: (805) 300-9154
Email: pat@academiceventmanagement.com |
| Brochure | Link to Brochure |
| Notes | Directions: For a map and directions to Santa Monica College Performing Arts Center
http://www.thebroadstage.com/index.php/193
FROM DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES
Get on the 10 west to the Lincoln Blvd exit NORTH (right). Turn right on Santa Monica Blvd. The theatre is on Santa Monica Blvd between 10th and 11th. The entrance to the parking lot is on Santa Monica Blvd.
FROM SAN FERNANDO VALLEY
Get on the 405 south to the 10 west to the Lincoln Blvd exit NORTH (right). Turn right on Santa Monica Blvd. The theatre is on Santa Monica Blvd between 10th and 11th street. The entrance to the parking lot is on Santa Monica Blvd.
FROM LOS ANGELES AIRPORT
Get on the 405 north to the 10 west to the Lincoln Blvd exit NORTH (right). Turn right on Santa Monica Blvd. The theatre is on Santa Monica Blvd between 10th and 11th. The entrance to the parking lot is on Santa Monica Blvd.
BUS SCHEDULE
Metro - LA
Big Blue Bus - Santa Monica
Theater Address: 1310 11th St. Santa Monica, CA 90401 |
Tuition
All amounts are in USD
| $0 No fee registration |
| We thank you for your interest but this event has already taken place. |
