The New York Vascular Anomalies and Hemangioma
Specialists (NYVHAS) is a coalition of New York City based
specialists working together to establish uniform treatment
standards, state-of-the-art research, on-going physician education,
and patient education concerning the diagnosis, treatment,
and classification of vascular birthmarks and tumors. |
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Announcing Our Fifth Biennial NYU Vascular Anomalies CME Course!
April 27-28, 2007
Visit www.med.nyu.edu/cme
Further details to follow.
Since there are evolving controversial topics, we will have
didactic presentations in the basic and clinical sciences
as well as complicated and instructional case presentations
and point-counterpoint discussion groups.
Topics:
* Surgery - to cut or not and if so, when
* PHACE syndrome - antiplatelet therapy for patients with
arterial anomalies?
* Panel to include neuroradiologists, neurologists, hematologists,
dermatologists
* Vascular malformations - anticoagulation to prevent VT/PE
- when to begin
* Placental markers of hemangioma cells - true true related
or unrelated re: etiology of hemangiomas
* Genetic information - how (much) to discuss with patients
and families
* Interventional radiology new issues
* Growing up with a vascular anomaly
* New antiangiogenic therapies
* Sturge Weber Syndrome
We have a great roster of speakers and hope to have lively
discussions. Our keynote speaker is Paula North.
Hoping to see you in NYC in April!
Sincerely,
Francine Blei, MD, Robert Rosen, MD, and Milton Waner, MD
PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF ADDRESS AND PHONE NUMBER
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