The Cody Unser First Step Foundation 2007 Southwest Symposium on Neuro-Immunologic Disorders
April 26 – 28, 2007 | Albuquerque, New Mexico
Sponsored by The Cody Unser First Step Foundation & The New Mexico Governor’s Commission on Disabilities
Conference Goals and Welcome Address
Paul Roth, MD & Leslie Morrison, MD | University of New Mexico
Rare Neuroimmunologic Disorders: An Overview
Benjamin Greenberg, MD MHS | Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Acute Therapies: Steroids, IVIG, Plasma Exchange, Cytoxan
Benjamin Greenberg, MD MHS | Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Distinguishing Pediatric MS from TM and ADEM
Gregory Barnes, MD, PhD | Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Conception, Pregnancy, and Labor in Women with Demyelinating Disease
Benjamin Greenberg, MD, MHS & Donna Chattin, RN | Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Clinical Significance of Demyelinating Lesions of the Central Nervous System
Elaine Edmonds, MD, PhD | University of New Mexico
Stem Cell Technologies – Current State, Future Promise
Oswald Steward, PhD | Director of the Reeve-Irvine Research Center at UCI
Depression in Transverse Myelitis and Multiple Sclerosis
Adam Kaplin, MD, PhD | Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine
Rare Presentations of Multiple Sclerosis
Corey Ford, MD, PhD | University of New Mexico
Concepts Neuroprotection and Neuro Repair
Corey Ford, MD, PhD | University of New Mexico
Moderated Discussion
Oswald Steward, PhD
Gregory Barnes, MD, PhD
Adam Kaplin, MD, PhD
Leslie Morrison, MD
Chitra Krishnan, MHS
Gregory Barnes, MD, PhD
Adam Kaplin, MD, PhD
Leslie Morrison, MD
Chitra Krishnan, MHS
Transverse Myelitis: Clinical and Immunologic Considerations
Douglas Kerr, MD, PhD | Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Stem Cells and Neurologic Diseases
Douglas Kerr, MD, PhD | Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Pediatric ADEM and Transverse Myelitis
Leslie Morrison, MD | University of New Mexico
Rehabilitation Pathways to Pain Management
Denise Taylor, MD | University of New Mexico
The Role of Primary Care Physician in Rare Neuroimmunologic Disorders
Alyson Thal Corrales | Family Practice Corrales
Predicting Neuromyelitis Optica in Patients with Transverse Myelitis
Biljana Berench, MD, MPH | University of New Mexico
Evaluation and Treatment of Sexual Dysfunction in Neuroimmunologic Disorders
Adam Kaplin, MD, PhD | Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Arts & Athletics Beyond Limits
Junior Wheelchair Sports, Recreation and Arts Programs | The UNM Carrie Tingley Hospital Rehabilitation Team | Carrie Tingley Hospital
Promoting a Lifestyle of Health and Fitness in Children and Adolescents with Motor Impairments
The UNM Carrie Tingley Hospital Rehabilitation Team | Carrie Tingley Hospital
Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, MD
Neurorestorative Principles of Rehabilitation
John McDonald, III, MD, PhD | Kennedy Krieger Institute
