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2020
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday Sat
Stanford Acromegaly Patient Education Day
Location
500 Pasteur Drive
Stanford, CA 94305
USA
Assembly Hall, Stanford Hospital
500 Pasteur DriveStanford CA, 94305
The Stanford Pituitary Center invites patients with acromegaly disease, their family and friends to Stanford's Acromegaly Patient Education Day!
Topics and Breakout Sessions:
- Overview of Acromegaly
- Latest in Medical Treatment
- Surgical Innovations for Invasive Tumors
- Growth Hormone Deficiency
- Quality of Life
Course Directors and Speakers:
Juan C. Fernandez-Miranda, MD, FACS
Course Co-Director
Professor of Neurosurgery, and by Courtesy, of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery
Co-Director, Stanford Skull Base Surgery Program
Laurence Katznelson, MD
Course Co-Director
Professor of Neurosurgery and of Medicine (Endocrinology)
Medical Director, Pituitary Center
Robert Dodd, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Neurosurgery, of Radiology and, by Courtesy, of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Zara Patel, MD
Associate Professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (Rhinology) and, by Courtesy, of Neurosurgery
Erin Wipff, MSN, ANP-BC
Nurse Practioner, Department of Neurosurgery
Olivia Chu, NP
Nurse Practiotioner, Neurosurgery
Andrew R. Hoffman, MD
Professor of Medicine, Endocrinology
Jill Sisco
President, Acromegaly Community
Dolores Pita
Patient Volunteer
Catherine Jonas, CMC, LMFT
President, CJ & Associates Care Consulting
Education Day Agenda
(Program subject to change)
Unable to attend in person? You can watch our speakers via zoom:
Zoom Broadcast: https://stanford.zoom.us/j/568668187
| 8:00-9:00 AM | Registration: Coffee and Continental Breakfast |
| Morning Focus: Advances in Medical Therapy & Innovations in Surgical Technique | |
| 9:00 AM | Welcome and Opening Remarks Juan Fernandez-Miranda, MD & Laurence Latznelson, MD |
| 9:00-9:30 AM | Introduction - Acromegaly: What is it and How is it Diagnosed? Andrew Hoffman, MD |
| 9:30-10:00 AM | Medical Therapy of Acromegaly Laurence Katznelson, MD |
| 10:00-10:15 AM | Q&A + Live Questions |
| 10:15-10:45 AM | Surgery and Radiotherapy Treatment in Acromegaly Robert Dodd, MD, PhD |
| 10:45-11:15 AM | Resection of the Medial Wall of the Cavernous Sinus: Game-changing Technique for Patients with Acromegaly Juan Fernandez-Miranda, MD |
| 11:15-11:45 AM | The Impact of a Rhinologist on Surgical Outcomes and Quality of Life After Surgery Zara Patel, MD |
| 11:45AM-12:00PM | Q&A + Live Questions |
| Afternoon Focus: Patient Experience | |
| 12:00-1:00PM | Lunch & Lecture: 12:15-12:30 PM: Introduction & Personal Experience 12:30-1:00PM: The Acromegaly Community |
| 1:00-1:45 PM | Expert Panel: Diagnosis and Medical Therapy
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| 1:45-2:30 PM | Invited Lecture: How to Cope with Pituitary Disorders: A Psychotherapist's Perspective Catherine Jonas, CMC, LMFT |
| 2:30-3:00 PM | Q&A + Live Questions |
| 3:00-4:00 PM | Breakout Sessions - 30 minutes each Hypopituitarism Management Family and Loved Ones |
| 4:00 PM | Final Remarks Juan Fernandez-Miranda, MD & Laurence Katznelson, MD |
REGISTRATION
To register, please visit:
Acromegaly on Evenbrite
Contact:
Jennie Visitacion
E: JennieV@Stanford.edu
P: 650-725-4715
Lodging
Stanford Pituitary Center
Our Center is committed to providing patients precise diagnosis and treatment, safe, gentle and accurate surgery, and a compassionate team approach.
Patient Day Videos
Missed Our Event? Watch videos of presentations from our 2019 Pituitary Patient Education Day.