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The 39th Annual Meeting of the AANS/CNS Section on Pediatric Neurological Surgery will be held in America's heartland, Cleveland, Ohio, from Tuesday Nov. 30 through Friday, Dec. 3. The venue is the beautiful Renaissance Hotel at Cleveland’s historic Tower City Center, just steps away from great restaurants and attractions. The hotel is a short 15 minute taxi ride from the Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, which is easy to access from most destinations. Make your plans early, because this is one meeting you will not want to miss.
The spotlight this year is on quality improvement initiatives, and the meeting's theme, "Better Outcomes: Brighter Futures," will be presented in a series of provocative talks by leading experts in the nation.
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This year's Raimondi lecture, "The Prevention of Operative Errors,"will be given by Richard C. Karl, MD, a nationally recognized cancer surgeon, 737-type rated airline pilot, acclaimed author, outstanding speaker and professor and chair of the department of surgery at the University of South Florida College of Medicine. As the founding director of the Surgical Safety Institute, he has spoken nationally on crew resource management, focused communication, and teamwork to improve outcomes in the operating room.
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This year's American Academy of Pediatrics Society of Neurological Surgery (SONS) Lecture will be given by Avroy Fanaroff, MD, the Eliza Henry Barnes Chair in neonatology at Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital. The title of his talk is "Improving the Care of the High Risk Neonate." With 50 years of experience, Av has helped to define the state-of-the-art in neonatology and is regarded as the world's leading authority on the care of the premature infant.
As an added special event, this year we will have a banquet on Thursday, Dec. 2, at the legendary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and Terry Stewart, president and CEO, will give us a behind-the-scenes look. There will be great food, a live band and karaoke with an open mic!
So start preparing your abstracts, and be sure to share this information with your residents and fellows. There will also be a full-day symposium for nurse practitioners, physician assistants and physician extenders on Tuesday, Nov. 30.
Dody Robinson, MD, is annual meeting chair of the AANS/CNS Section on Pediatric Neurological Surgery.
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