CNS Past
Events 2005-2006
CNS Past
Events 2005-2006| 9/15/05 |
The
NeuroBowl A fun-filled night of Neurological Trivia with the best and the brightest in Boston. Tom Swift, M.D. comes to town again for a rematch between last-year’s champion resident team and the defeated Senior Faculty (This year lead by AAN 2005 Neurobowl Champion Allan Ropper!) Hosted by the Boston Society of Neurology and Psychiatry (BSNP) |
| 9/19/05 | CNS Welcome Reception |
| 10/24/05 | "Cerebral Palsy: An Overview and New
Directions after 150 years on a Carousel" Karl Kuban, M.D., S.M.Epi. Chief of Pediatric Neurology, Boston Medical Center Co-Hosted by the Student Interest Group in Neurology (SIGN) |
| 10/26/05 | "The Mind of the Medical Student:
Neurobiology, Cognitive Neurology, and Learning in Medical Practice" Peter Bergethon, M.D. Director, BU Center for Biomedical Interdisciplinary Research and Development, BUSM Associate Professor of Anatomy & Neurobiology and Biochemistry, BUSM Adjunct Associate Professor of Neurology, Tufts University School of Medicine Adjunct Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Tufts University School of Engineering Hosted by the Student Interest Group in Neurology (SIGN) Click here to see pictures from this event |
| 11/17/05 | "Actors vs Patients: Hollywood goes to
Medical School" Can neurology be effectively taught by using actors instead of patients? Some Boston schools think so. Join us as we explore this controversy about a critical issue in neurological education. Hosted by the Boston Society of Neurology and Psychiatry (BSNP) |
| 12/7/05 | "Alzheimer's
Disease: An Overview for BU Students" Robert C. Green, M.D., M.P.H. Professor, Departments of Neurology, Genetics, and Epidemiology, BUSM Director, Alzheimer’s Disease Clinical and Research Program (ADCRP) http://www.bu.edu/alzresearch/team/faculty/green.html Scott Roberts, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology, BUSM Co-Director, Education and Information Transfer Core, ADCRP http://www.bu.edu/alzresearch/team/faculty/roberts.html Hosted by the the ADCRP and the Student Interest Group in Neurology (SIGN) This presentation provides a general overview of topics related to Alzheimer's disease, including its characteristic symptoms, known and suspected risk factors, and current treatment approaches. Also covered will be active research programs at BU's Alzheimer's Disease Clinical & Research Program (ADCRP), including treatment trials, memory & aging, genetics and genetic risk assessment, and caregiver interventions. Students will be informed about potential opportunities for involvement in ADCRP activities. |
| 1/19/06 | "Clinical Neuroscience of Sex Differences
in the Brain" If this controversial evening doesn’t get you out, nothing will. Are men’s and women’s brains different? We don’t know if Larry Summers will be at the meeting, but this night will engage his query that started the firestorm of 2005. Jill M. Goldstein Ph.D, Professor of Psychiatry and Medicine, Harvard Medical School Larry J. Seidman,PhD, Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School Hosted by the Boston Society of Neurology and Psychiatry (BSNP) |
| 2/22/06 |
Post-Neuroscience Reception |
| 3/16/06 | "A Night of Clinical
Cases" Revel in the glory of great clinical cases and thoughtful analysis by Boston’s own Clinical Masters. Hosted by the Boston Society of Neurology and Psychiatry (BSNP) |
| 3/28/06 | "Placebo" Brian McGeeney, M.D., M.P.H. Assistant Professor of Neurology, BUSM Hosted by the Student Interest Group in Neurology (SIGN) |
| 3/29/06 | Neuropathology Slide
Review Thomas L. Kemper, M.D. Professor of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Pathology, and Neurology, BUSM |
| 4/10/06 | "Moving and Shaking:
Cases in Neurology" Samuel Frank, M.D. Assistant Professor, BUSM Co-hosted by the Student Interest Group in Neurology (SIGN) |
| 4/13/06 | "The Fantastic
Voyage: A Journey Through the Brain with Minimally Invasive
Neurosurgery" Carl Heilman, M.D. Chairman of Neurosurgery, Tufts - New England Medical Center Hosted by the Anatomy & Neurobiology Department |
| 4/18/06 | "Unusual Cases: The
Neurologist as a Detective" James A. D. Otis, M.D. Associate Professor of Neurology, BUSM Hosted by the Student Interest Group in Neurology (SIGN) |
| 4/26/06 | “What have we
learned about normal aging from structural MRI and neuropsychology?” Adam Brickman, Ph.D. Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease & the Aging Brain, Columbia University Medical Center Hosted by the Alzheimer’s Disease Clinical and Research Program (ADCRP) |
| 4/26/06 | Neurosciences
Resident Panel (Neurology,
Pediatric Neurology, Psychiatry, and Neurosurgery) Co-hosted by the Student Interest Group in Neurology (SIGN) |
| 5/11/06 |
Denny-Brown Lecture "Disrupting the Brain to Understand and Improve Behavior" Alvaro Pascual-Leone, M.D., Ph.D. Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School Director of the Center for Non-Invasive Brain Stimulatio, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Attending Neurologist and Director of Research, Behavioral Neurology Unit at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Associate Director, General Clinical Research Center at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Hosted by the Boston Society of Neurology and Psychiatry (BSNP) |