Handouts - 2024 Ochsner Regional Neurosciences Symposium

7:30 AM - 8:10 AM

REGISTRATION/BREAKFAST/VISIT EXHIBITS

8:10 AM - 8:20 AM

Welcome! Day #1
Aaron M. Karlin, MD

8:20 AM - 8:50 AM

Newer Therapies in the Management of Migraines
Maria-Carmen Wilson, MD

8:50 AM - 9:20 AM

Evaluation and Management of Head and Limb Tremors
Julia Staisch, MD

9:20 AM - 9:40 AM

BREAK/QUESTIONS/VISIT EXHIBITS

9:40 AM - 10:10 AM

Evaluation and Management of Seizures
Marika-Foteni Antimisiaris, MD

10:10 AM - 10:40 AM

Management of Painful Diabetic Neuropathy
Jessin John, MD

10:40 AM - 11:10 AM

Evaluation of Paresthesias and Numbness
Ehthesham Khalid, MD

9:40 AM - 10:10 AM

Newer Therapies in the Management of Multiple Sclerosis
Bridget Bagert, MD

10:10 AM - 10:40 AM

Diagnosis and Management of Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
Erin Biro, MD

10:40 AM - 11:10 AM

Communication Support and Speech Therapy in Progressive Neurologic Diseases: Planning and Physician Engagement
Alicia Cantrell and Emily Toups

11:10 AM - 11:30 AM

BREAK/QUESTIONS/VISIT EXHIBITS

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Management of Low Back Pain
Christine Keating, MD and Tamara Fryer, PT

12:00 PM - 12:30 PM

Interventional Procedures for Cancer Pain
Marianne Gelter, DO

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

BREAK/QUESTIONS/LUNCH

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

OPTIONAL - Industry Sponsored Lunch by Amgen
UPLIZNA® (inebilizumab-cdon): Established Efficacy and Safety in Diverse Populations With NMOSD by Ahmed Zayed Obeidat, MD, PhD

1:30 PM - 2:00 PM

Dementia Screening and Updates on Amyloid beta-directed Antibody Treatment of Alzheimer's disease
James Rini, MD

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Caregiver Resources and Management of Advancing Dementia at Home
Skylar Dillon, MSW

2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

BREAK/QUESTIONS/VISIT EXHIBITS

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Management of Neurological Emergencies in the Hospital
Tara Kimbrough, MD

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Update in Concussion Management: Reviewing the 6th International Concussion in Sport Group’s Recommendations 2023
Aaron Karlin, MD/Katie Beltrani, PT

3:50 PM - 4:00 PM

QUESTIONS/CLOSING REMARKS
Aaron M. Karlin, MD

7:30 AM - 8:10 AM

OPTIONAL – Industry Sponsored Presentation by UCB
Clinical Considerations - Framework for Focal Seizure Management in Critically Ill Patients by Piotr W Olejniczak, MD

7:30 AM - 8:10 AM

REGISTRATION/BREAKFAST/VISIT EXHIBITS

8:10 AM - 8:20 AM

Welcome! Day #2
Fawad Khan, MD

8:20 AM - 8:40 AM

Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP)
Jaishree Narayanan, MD, Neurology, Tulane University School of Medicine

8:40 AM - 9:00 AM

Epilepsy Surgery
Lora Kahn, MD

9:00 AM - 9:20 AM

BREAK/QUESTIONS/VISIT EXHIBITS

9:20 AM - 9:40 AM

Advances in Neuromuscular Sciences
John D. England, MD, - Neurology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences School of Medicine

9:40 AM - 10:00 AM

Acupuncture in Neurology
Gigi Shames, PhD

10:00 AM - 10:20 AM

Sleep and Neurology: A to Z in 20 minutes
Kevin Hargrave, MD

10:20 AM - 10:40 AM

BREAK/QUESTIONS/VISIT EXHIBITS

10:40 AM - 11:00 AM

Intracranial Collateral Circulation – Clinical Significance
Taimoor Khan, MD

11:00 AM - 11:20 AM

Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
William Mangham, MD

11:20 AM - 12:00 PM

Sacroiliac Dysfunction
Alan D. Kaye, MD, PhD, DABA, DABPM, DABIPP, FAS (LSUHSC)

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

OPTIONAL - Industry Sponsored Lunch by Alnylam
Discover AMVUTTRA® (vutrisiran): A Treatment Option for the Polyneuropathy of hATTR Amyloidosis by Ehtesham Khalid, MD, Ochsner Health

1:00 PM - 1:20 PM

Neurocognitive Neuroanatomy - Focus on Fasciculus Network Phenomenology
James Rini, MD

1:20 PM - 1:40 PM

Differential Diagnosis of Epilepsy
Colin Vanhook, MD

1:40 PM - 2:00 PM

Imaging Characteristics of Primary CNS Tumors
Caroline Goldin, MD

2:00 PM - 2:20 PM

BREAK/QUESTIONS/VISIT EXHIBITS

2:20 PM - 3:00 PM

CSF leak and Intracranial Hypotension Panel Discussion
Paul Gulotta, MD and Fawad Khan, MD

3:00 PM - 3:40 PM

Pain Management 1. Vertebrogenic Pain – Diagnosis and Management 2. Discogenic Pain - Diagnosis and Management
1. Aaron Hanyu-Deutmeyer, DO 2. Samita S Das, MD

2:20 PM - 3:00 PM

Neuro-rehabilitation Today and Beyond - 1. Paired Vagal Nerve Stimulation for Upper Extremity Motor Recovery in Post-stroke Patient 2. Update on the Ochsner Brain Injury Rehabilitation Program 3. Technology in Neuro Rehab
1. Viswanath Aluru, MD/Taylor Colon, DO 2. Jeffrey Nathaniel Watkins, MD 3. Kathleen Delpy, PT, DPT, and Megan Gautreau, PT, DPT

3:00 PM - 3:40 PM

EMG workshop - Single fiber EMG and Interesting Cases
Ehtesham Khalid, MD and Rima El-Abassi, MD, LSUHSC

3:40 PM - 4:00 PM

QUESTIONS/CLOSING REMARKS
Fawad Khan, MD

8:00 AM - 8:30 AM

REGISTRATION/BREAKFAST/VISIT EXHIBITS

8:30 AM - 8:40 AM

Welcome - Day #3
Fawad Khan, MD

8:40 AM - 9:00 AM

Management of Hyponatremia in Neurological Diseases
Cathy Wentowski, MD

9:00 AM - 9:20 AM

Medical Management of Patients with Stroke
Caley McIntyre, MD

9:20 AM - 9:30 AM

QUESTIONS/BREAK/VISIT EXHIBITS

9:30 AM - 9:50 AM

Management of Diabetes
Susan Karam, MD

9:50 AM - 10:10 AM

Long COVID / Post-COVID Conditions
Liza DiLeo Thomas, MD

10:10 AM - 10:30 AM

Drug Hypersensitivity – Evaluation and Management
Alicia Cool, MD

10:30 AM - 10:50 AM

QUESTIONS/BREAK/VISIST EXHIBITS

10:50 AM - 11:10 PM

POTS syndrome – Evaluation and Management
Paul LeLorier, MD - Cardiology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences School of Medicine

11:10 AM - 11:30 AM

Insomnia Management
Michael Darin, MD

11:30 AM - 11:50 AM

Holistic Management of Dementia
Kenny Cole, MD

11:50 AM - 12:00 PM

CLOSING REMARKS
Aaron Karlin, MD

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

OPTIONAL - Industry Sponsored Lunch by Acadia Pharmaceuticals