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

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint sponsorship of SUNY Upstate Medical University and the Malignant Hyperthermia Association of the United States (MHAUS). SUNY Upstate Medical University is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

SUNY Upstate Medical University designates this educational activity for a maximum of 13.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) (TM). Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Please note:
Funding for this conference was made possible (in part) by an R13 Grant (1 R13AR05422-01) from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), including co-funding from the Office of Rare Disease Research (ORDR). The views expressed in written conference materials or publications and by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the Department of Health and Human Services; nor does mention by trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.

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 of posters - April 9, 2010
Submission of abstracts for poster presentation by researchers and clinicians with an active interest in MH and related disorders is encouraged. Please send abstract either by email to nicole@mhaus.org or mail to MHAUS PO Box 1069, Sherburne, NY, 13460.

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, 223 Federal Street, 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.