2010 MHAUS Scientific Conference

MHAUS-SPONSORED SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE:

“Malignant Hyperthermia (MH): New Insights and Connections

with Other Myopathies”

DATES: April 23-24, 2010 (full 2-day conference)
LOCATION: Mercy Hospital at the University of Pittsburgh’s Medical Center (UPMC)
REGISTRATION FEE*: $150.00 (meals included)

*All meeting attendees must register in advance, but there will be no registration fee collected from medical/graduate students and residents.

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Friday April 2, 2010

The purpose of this conference is to allow clinicians and scientists to share data in an effort to advance the diagnosis, treatment, and management of MH-susceptible patients.

Session topics:

· Pathophysiology of MH - Overview and Recent Advances in Understanding

Chair: Jerome Parness, MD, PhD, UPMC

· Genetics of MH: Results and Future Directions

Chair: Sheila Muldoon, MD, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS)

· MH Epidemiology and Case Studies

Chair: Henry Rosenberg, MD, CPE, St, Barnabas Medical Center

· Relationship between MH-susceptibility and other muscle conditions/disorders

Chair: Barbara Brandom, MD, UPMC

· Future Directions/ Challenges

Chair: Henry Rosenberg, MD, CPE, St. Barnabas Medical Center

The full meeting agenda is now available on the MHAUS website.

MHAUS has applied for CME credits for this program.

Link to: Scientific Conference Agenda

Poster Presentations - Deadline for submission has been extended until March 15, 2010

Submission of abstracts for poster presentation by researchers and clinicians with an active interest in MH and related disorders is encouraged. A travel award to support the cost of conference attendance will be offered to the investigator who submits the highest quality abstract. Please send abstract either by email to nicole@mhaus.org or mail to MHAUS PO Box 1069, Sherburne, NY, 13460.

To be eligible to compete for the travel award, please submit your abstract by Monday, March 15, 2010.

Poster Guidelines :

2 feet by 3 feet in size
Heading at top with title, authors and affiliations
Letters should be readable from distance of at least 3 feet
Placed on thin, poster paper or similar weight material for posting on easels with push pins

Abstracts submitted after March 15th and until Friday, April 9, 2010 will be included in conference syllabus.

                        Hotels near UPMC
                        Holiday Inn Express 412-488-1130 (shuttle to UPMC available)
                        Spring Hills Suites 412-323-9005 (shuttle to UPMC available)
                        Hampton Inn 412-380-4000
                        Marriott Pittsburgh City Center 412-471-4000 (shuttle to UPMC available)
                        Omni William Penn Hotel 412-281-7100
                        Courtyard by Marriott 412-434-5551 (shuttle to UPMC available)

Please feel free to contact the MHAUS office by either calling 1-800-986-4287 or e-mail nicole@mhaus.org.