SAVE THE DATE! CSF Flow at Niagara Falls: Chiari, Syringomyelia and EDS Conference

June 26-28, 2019 for researchers, physicians, and physician extenders June 29, 2019 AM for patients and caregivers

Hyatt Regency Buffalo, Buffalo, NY https://csfflowsatniagarafalls.org/

Organizers: Marcus Stoodley, PhD, FRACS – The Australian School of Advanced Medicine, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia Lynne Bilston, PhD, FAHMS – Senior Principle Research Scientist at NeuRA, Sydney, Australia

This meeting will provide a forum for discussion of the latest research on mechanisms, diagnosis and treatment of patients with Chiari malformation type 1, syringomyelia, and/or Ehlers-Danlos syndrome.

Confirmed speakers include Jon Heiss, MD, Jorg Klekamp, MD, PhD, Andrew Brodbelt, MD, PhD, Paolo Bolognese, MD, John Oró, MD, Fraser Henderson, MD, Atul Goel, MD, Cormac Maher, MD, Clare Rusbridge, BVMS, PhD, Phil Allen, PhD, and many more.

Conference topics will include clinical, basic science, and engineering aspects of cerebrospinal fluid and its disorders, Chiari malformation type 1, syringomyelia, and Chiari malformation in Ehlers-Danlos syndrome.

Who should attend: This is a multidisciplinary conference for neurosurgeons, neuroradiologists, clinicians, scientists, and engineers with research or clinical interest in CSF flow. CME credits will be provided.

Abstracts will be invited for both oral and poster presentations.

The program will also include social events and sightseeing activities, commencing on June 25, 2019.

In addition, please save the morning of June 29, 2019 for the patient/caregiver portion of the program.

Please email info@columnofhope.org for more information and for the save-the-date announcement for physicians and physician extenders.

Foundation Participants: The ILC Foundation of Canada, Conquer Chiari and ASAP join Column of Hope, the host organization, in sponsoring the event. We look forward to making your trip both professionally rewarding and personally entertaining!