Symposium to address latest in neuroscience

Rush-Copley Medical Center will present the second annual "Neuroscience Symposium - Emerging Trends: Advances in Neurosciences" on Saturday, April 17, at the Women's Heart Institute building on the Rush-Copley Medical Center campus in Aurora.

A comprehensive group of physicians will provide information on the latest treatments and restorative therapies for brain and spinal disease. Degenerative disease management from the acute phase through rehabilitation also will be discussed.

The symposium is designed for neurosurgeons, neurologists, internists, family physicians, pain management physicians, physical medicine and rehabilitation physicians, residents, fellows, advanced practice nurses, nurses, physician assistants, rehabilitation therapists, medical and nursing students and other allied health staff. Topics and speakers at this year's symposium include these doctors.

• "Latest Strategies for Treatment of Metastatic Brain Tumors" by Dr. Lorenzo Munoz, Neurosurgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago

• "Neuromodulation-Reversible Treatments for Medical and Psychiatric Disorders" by Dr. Sepehr Sani, Neurosurgery, Rush-Copley Medical Center, Aurora

• "Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus: Fact or Fiction?" by Dr. Sepehr Sani, Neurosurgery, Rush-Copley Medical Center, Aurora

• "Recovery & Pain Control in Rehabilitation Medicine" by Dr. Dennis Keane, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Marianjoy Medical Group, Wheaton

• "Interventional Pain-Is Surgery for Back Pain Obsolete?" by Dr. Yuan Chen Anesthesiology, Pain Management, Rush-Copley Medical Center, Aurora.

For information or to register, call 866-4COPLEY (426-7539).