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Welcome to Brian Nelson's
Compendium Site for the: Trigeminal Neuralgia Sixth National Conference September 14-16, 2006 Portland, OR You can go directly to the Trigeminal Neuralgia Association official site for the national conference. http://www.tna-support.org/newlook/conference_files/Conference6/introduction.htm Learn more about Trigeminal Neuralgia and Facial Pain or TN at Websites: http://www.tna-support.org/ or at Brian Nelsons Compendium page version http://www.NewMedicalDirectories.com/Trigeminal-Neuralgia-Association/TN-Facial-Pain.html Just scan down to view this large 1.1 megabyte site which will include many items from the main site. Unique word to find this site is: "2anttroppus" (SupportTNA2 Spelled Backwards)
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So you won't think that this medical conference registration fee price is excessive please take note that it includes includes conference admission to all the general events, lectures, training sessions and medical discussions. In addition it includes the continental breakfast and lunch on Thursday June 14 2006, breakfast and lunch on Friday June 15, 2006 and breakfast and lunch on Saturday June 16, 2006 it includes the welcome reception aboard the Portland Spirit Yacht ( See below picture) on Thursday Evening June 14, 2006. You are also invited to the Saturday Evening Gala with wonderful food, entertainment and speeches, on Friday Night Sept. 15, 2006. Conference handouts will be available. All this makes attending this conference a bargain.
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TNA (Trigeminal Neuralgia Association) and Oregon Health and Science University's Department of Neurological Surgery invite you, to attend TNA's Sixth National Conference, September 14-16, 2006 at the Doubletree Lloyd Center in Portland, Oregon. The conference is designed for patients, their family members, supporters and health care professionals who have an interest in the management of TN (Trigeminal Neuralgia) and neuropathic facial pain conditions.
In addition to symposiums on medical treatment, surgery, complementary and alternative medicine, research, and psychology, we offer a scientific session. Panel discussions with renowned experts will offer tools for living more fully in spite of the condition uniting our unique community.
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Trigeminal Neuralgia is a very
painful and hard to determine the cause medical condition. Because of
my many TN sites along with
www.IamFightingCancer.com
I get a lot of letters from patients who have tried almost everything
to end their pain. Usually I end up with this form letter statement:
Others around the world may
sooner or later read it. Then they may write or call you to give you the
benefit of their experience. Others also may ask you to help them because
they are going though a situation very similar to what you have already been
through.
I have a carbon copy to Shelly Wilson, kayser-wilson@charter.net of the National Support Group. She may contact you. She can have the book Click "Striking Back" sent to you. I have written an online book review on that Amazon site. It is best to buy the book from www.TNA-Support.org I guarantee it is worth every penny incase you have not read it. Thanks. Brian Nelson |
Medical and dental industry representatives will be available to discuss their products and services at exhibits during the National Conference. Click here for sponsorship opportunities or call Shelly Wilson, TNA Conference Chairperson, at 817-416-7202.
An outstanding group of professionals have been invited to speak. They include dentists, orofacial pain specialists, a radiologist, pain management physicians, neurologists, neurosurgeons, registered nurses, nurse practitioners, psychologists, psychiatrists, a compounding pharmacist, complementary and alternative medicine experts, educators, researchers, attorneys, and patients.
The following experts have been invited to speak. Additional presenters will be added in the coming months.
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John F. Alksne, M.D. Beth Allen, R.N. James C. Anderson, M.D. David W. Andrews, M.D. Nicholas M. Barbaro, M.D. Thomas K. Baumann, Ph.D. Howard Biel, R.Ph. Jane Boles Dennis Bordett, M.D. Jeffrey A. Brown, M.D. Kim J. Burchiel, M.D. Kenneth F. Casey, M.D. Jeffrey Cohen, M.D., Ph.D. Beth Cook, N.P. Brian Copeland, M.D. Carol Croft, M.D. Steven Dardis, D.A.O.M. Craig DuBois, M.D. Robert A. Egan, M.D. Jeff Elias, M.D. Kim Elliott William A. Friedman, M.D. John G. Golfinos, M.D. David Gostnell, Ph.D. Steven B. Graff-Radford, D.D.S. Alana Greca, R.N.
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Henry A. Gremillion, D.D.S. Suzanne N. Grenell Kristine Hanna, Ph.D. Rohn Harmer Kathleen Hawker, M.D. Jaimie Henderson, M.D. Gene Hong, M.D. Peter J. Jannetta, M.D. Anthony M. Kaufmann, M.D. Bridget Kelly Thomas A. Kopitnik, M.D. Richard Korbell, Ph.D. Glenn Krieger, M.D. John Claude Krusz, Ph.D., M.D. Kalyani M. Kumar, M.D. Gerald Lemole, M.D. Mark E. Linskey, M.D. Amy Manning Wayne Martin, L.C.S.W, B.C.I.A.C. Robert Mericle, M.D. Robert Narotzky, M.D. Anne Nedrow, M.D. David Nixdorf, D.D.S. Michael Pasternak, Ph.D. Lisa Patenode, D.C. Claire Patterson Bruce E. Pollock, M.D. |
J. Adair Prall, M.D. Albert J. Rhoton, Jr., M.D. Michael C. Rowbotham, M.D. Bruce Rueben, M.D. Cherie Sato Joe Sears Jason Sheehan, M.D., Ph.D. Lynne Shinto, M.D. David Sibell, M.D. David A. Sirois, D.M.D., Ph.D. Allen Sprinkle, D.D.S., P.A. Brett Stacey, M.D. Mark R. Stover, D.M.D. Patty Sublett John M. Tew, Jr., M.D. James Tomasi Alan R. Unkeles, P.C. Ana Velly, D.D.S., Ph.D. Jonathan White, M.D. Tony Whitworth, M.D. Phillip E. Williams, Jr., M.D. Iris Wolfe Irene Wood Dr. Joanna Zakrzewska Richard S. Zimmerman, M.D. Tuenis Zondag, M.D., Ph.D.
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At the conference, patients and supporters will have an opportunity to share their experience in small discussion groups. We will also voice record individuals who want to share their journey. From these, TNA will create a compilation CD to make available for those who want to know that they're not alone. There will be a sign-up sheet on-site at the TNA Registration Desk at the conference hotel for those individuals who want to be part of this project.
Posters will be selected by the conference host for oral presentation and display at the National Conference. Selected authors are expected to prepare a 4’ by 8’ poster board.
Electronic submission of the completed scientific abstract poster submittal form is due June 1, 2006. For submission instructions and online submittal form, click here.
For display at our upcoming National Conference in Portland, Oregon, TNA invites you to submit a poetic expression of your TN or related facial pain condition for a non-judged exhibit. Attendance at the September 14-16, 2006 National Conference is not required for submission.
All submissions must be received by TNA no later than August 1, 2006. Please mail to TNA, c/o Poetic Expression, P.O. Box 92604, Southlake, TX 76092. Include your name (unless you wish to remain anonymous), your city and state.
Our National Conference Welcome Reception, September 14, 2006, will be held on the Portland Spirit, a 150’ yacht, at sunset while sailing down the Columbia River. Bus transportation to and from the yacht will be provided for conference attendees from the conference hotel, the Doubletree Lloyd Center. Hors d’oeurvres are included. Cash bars will be available.
The conference registration fee includes the Welcome Reception. Guests of National Conference attendees may attend by purchasing a Welcome Reception ticket for $55. Guest tickets can be purchased when registering for the conference or on-site at the TNA Registration Desk at the conference hotel.
Based upon US Coast Guard recommendations, the Portland Spirit security policies require all passengers 18 years of age and older to present photo identification upon boarding., All carry-on bags are subject to inspection, and passengers may be photographed at boarding.
Registering for the TNA National Conference is easy! Click here to register online via our secure store or complete a conference registration form (click here) and either mail or fax in your registration.
The registration rate includes a continental breakfast and lunch on all three days of the conference, the Welcome Reception on Thursday evening, and the Gala Dinner on Friday night. Conference handouts will be provided when you check-in on-site at the TNA Registration Desk at the conference hotel.
Registration fees increase closer to the conference. To receive the lowest rate available, register by June 1, 2006. Seating is limited so be sure to register in advance!
Oregon Health & Science University is sponsoring a Chronic Facial Pain Continuing Education Course on the morning of Saturday, September 16, 2006 at the conference hotel. To receive 4.5 hours of Category 1 credit, an additional registration fee applies: $80 for physicians and dentists, $40 for allied health care professionals.
Continuing Education registration and payment for this course must be done directly with Oregon Health & Science University. Click here for registration details.
Support A
Conference Attendee
Please consider adding a tax-deductible donation to your registration fee to
help someone else who would otherwise be unable to attend TNA’s Sixth National
Conference. A fair application system has been devised to select recipients and
you will be acknowledged for your tax-deductible gift.
Cancellation And Refund Policy
All
refund requests must be submitted in writing
and either faxed to the TNA Conference office at 817-416-9871 or mailed to the
TNA Conference office at P.O. Box 92604, Southlake, TX 76092. Cancellations received by August 15, 2006 will be
assessed a $25 per person refund fee. Cancellations received between August 15,
2006 and September 1, 2006 will be assessed a $100 per person refund fee.
Cancellations received after September 1 are non-refundable.
Refunds for additional
tickets to the Welcome Reception and Gala Dinner will be assessed a $5 per
ticket refund fee if received by September 1, 2006. After this date,
cancellations are non-refundable.
The Destination What is there to do in Portland? The conference hotel has 2 restaurants, a bar, fitness center and gift shop. Across the street, you can shop, eat, see a movie, and ice skate. Or you can ride the free trolley from outside of the conference hotel to Pioneer Square, Waterfront Park, Portland’s Art Museum, Saturday Market, Oregon History Center, Powell’s Books, the Center for the Performing Arts, Chinatown and the Old-Town Nightlife District.
Just 30 minutes away are Williamette Valley Wineries, Casinos, Multnomah Falls, and the Columbia River Gorge. One hour away are Mount Hood and the spectacular Oregon Coast.
2005 accolades received by Portland include:
“In Oregon's metropolis, the arts, night life and fashion are thriving.” – The New York Times (November)
Official Air Carriers American Airlines offers our conference participants two types of discounted air fares from September 8 – 21, 2006 for travel to Portland, Oregon. The discounted fares and zone fares are available by calling American Airlines Meeting Services at 1-800-433-1790. A five percent discount is available on select published fares by booking online at www.aa.com and entering in the passenger details section, the aa.com discount code of A3796AD. Zone fares are only available by calling American Airlines.
United Air Lines requires all travelers who want the discounted rates good for travel from September 10 though 19, 2006 to call United Airlines at 1-800-521-4041 and refer to the Trigeminal Neuralgia Association’s Tour Code 529VD. If booking 30 days or more prior to your departure, a seven percent discount applies. If booking less than 30 days before departure, a two percent discount applies. Zone fares are also available.
Ground Transportation The Doubletree Lloyd Center is located on the MAX light rail line with service between Portland International Airport and the Lloyd Center/NE 11th Avenue MAX Station. For $1.95, MAX provides transportation from the Airport directly to the hotel’s doorstep. Service runs every 15 minutes, seven days a week, between 4:30 a.m. and 11:30 p.m. An Honored Citizen discounted fare of $.80 applies for riders 65 and older, people on Medicare, and people with disabilities.
Taxi service is available from the Portland International Airport to the Doubletree Lloyd Center and ranges from $27-30.
Free trolley service is available from outside of the Doubletree Lloyd Center hotel throughout downtown.
Official Car Rental Company Thrifty Car Rental is the official car rental company for our conference. Thrifty offers TNA conference attendees 10% off all car classes in Portland, OR from September 1-30, 2006. Reservations may be booked online at www.thrifty.com and entering Promotion # TNA6. Reservations may also be made by calling Thrifty’s Portland local reservation number at 503-254-6563 and providing Source Code TRIG01 and Rate Code P6.
Conference Hotel AccommodationsOur 2006 TNA National Conference hotel is the Doubletree Lloyd Center, 1000 NE Multnomah, Portland, OR 97232, 9 miles from the Portland International Airport and just 20 minutes via MAX light rail service. The hotel is across the street from Oregon’s largest shopping mall, featuring over 200 stores, 30 restaurants, 18 movie screens, an ice skating rink and NO SALES TAX.
A block of rooms has been reserved for TNA from September 11 through September 17 at a special group rate of $119.00 per night single or double occupancy. Each additional person is $10.00 per person per night. Parlor Suites are available for $155 per night with up to four people in the room. These rates include:
Two phones with voice mail, data port, and high-speed Internet access
In-room coffee
USA TODAY® delivered each weekday morning
Iron and ironing board; hair dryer
Complimentary Self Parking
Rooms are available on a first-come basis, so make your reservation NOW. In order to receive the discounted rates, make your reservation by Thursday, August 22.
To make a hotel reservation, call the hotel’s reservation department at 1-800-996-0510 and give them the group code SNC for the Trigeminal Neuralgia Association. To make reservations online, go to www.portlandlloydcenter.doubletree.com and select the “check availability” tab, enter your hotel stay dates, and under special accounts enter Group/Convention Code SNC to receive the TNA rates. Proceed as instructed.
A major credit card will be required to guarantee a reservation. Nothing will be charged to the credit card until check-in on arrival date. No deposits are required. If a reservation needs to be cancelled, the cancellation must be called into the hotel or received in writing by the hotel 24 hours in advance of the scheduled arrival date.
ParkingThe Doubletree Lloyd Center has the largest on-site parking structure in Portland. Overnight and Day Parking is free to all guests attending the TNA National Conference.
Optional Sightseeing Tours Gray Line Portland offers sightseeing tours ranging from a three hour Portland City tour to day trips visiting Mount Hood, Mount St. Helens, the Columbia River Gorge and Multnomah Falls. For sightseeing tours details and to purchase tickets, call 888-684-3322 and select extension 2 or online go to www.grayline.com and click on “Sightseeing Tours”, “US”, and “Portland”.
For
Additional Information If
you have questions about TNA’s National Conference, please e-mail our Conference
Chairperson, Shelly Wilson, at
swilson@tna-support.org or call 817-416-7202.
Additional information about TN and neuropathic facial pain is available from
TNA’s National Office at 800-923-3608 or 352-376-9955.
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Books you really need to have in your library if you have Trigeminal Neuralgia. These books will be available at the National Conference in Portland but you will learn a lot more from the conference if you read these books ahead of time.
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General Break-out Break-out Session Room 1 Room 2 7:00 a.m. Registration & Continental Breakfast TNA Medical Advisory Board Breakfast Meeting 8:00 a.m. Introduction to Surgical Treatment Options On The Job & In Pain Effect of Sleep & Stress on Neuropathic Facial Pain 8:15 a.m. The Ethics of TN Treatment " " 8:30 a.m. Microvascular Decompression Surgery " " 8:50 a.m. Radiosurgery Social Security Disability Neuralgias Other Than TN 9:10 a.m. Percutaneous Rhizotomy " " 9:30 a.m. Glycerol Rhizotomy " " 9:50 a.m. Balloon Compression " Glossodynia (Burning Mouth Syndrome) 10:10 a.m. Break 10:25 a.m. Selecting a Surgery Evolution of TNA MS & TN 10:45 a.m. Selecting a Neurosurgeon " " 11:00 a.m. Case Studies: Which Surgery do you Recommend? Chronic Pain: Am I Losing It? " 11:30 a.m. " Psychological Evaluations Eye Pain 12:00 p.m. Lunch 1:00 p.m. Non-Invasive and Non-Pharmaceutical Facial Pain Therapy Emergency Management of Acute TN Live! Microvascular Decompression Surgery 1:30 p.m. " Aspects of Surgical Decision Making " 2:00 p.m. Immune Health Management Protocols Selecting the Surgery That's Right for You " 2:30 p.m. " When Surgery Fails " 2:45 p.m. " Q&A - Microvascular Decompression Surgery " 3:10 p.m. Break 3:25 p.m. Subcutaneous Neurostimulation for Trigeminal Pain Q&A - Radiosurgery Acupuncture 3:50 p.m. Motor Cortex Stimulation for Neuropathic Facial Pain Conditions Q&A - Percutaneous Rhizotomy " 4:15 p.m. " Q&A - Balloon Compression " 4:40 p.m. Q & A - Stimulation Q&A - Glycerol Rhizotomy TNA Volunteer Opportunities 5:00 p.m. Planned Giving One on One: Q&A with the Neurosurgeons 5:30 p.m. Adjourn Private Event: Neurosurgeon Reception 6:30 p.m. Cocktail Reception 7:00 p.m. Gala Dinner General Break-out Break-out Session Room 1 Room 2 7:00 a.m. Registration & Continental Breakfast OHSU Continuing Education Course on Facial Pain 8:00 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. 8:00 a.m. Overview of Integrative Medicine - A National Perspective Anesthesia Dolorosa How to Diagnose Facial Pain 8:30 a.m. Neuropathic Treatment for Facial Pain More on Medications The Dental Connection 8:50 a.m. " " Medical Management of Facial Pain 9:00 a.m. Chiropractic Treatment for Facial Pain Medication Side Effects " 9:10 a.m. " " When do I refer to a Neurosurgeon? 9:30 a.m. Chinese Medicine Treatment for Facial Pain A Pain Anesthesiologist's Perspective An Evidence-Based Approach to Facial Pain 10:00 a.m. Break 10:15 a.m. Mind/Body Techniques for Stress Reduction For Treatment of Facial Pain Q & A - Medications Surgical Options for Trigeminal Neuralgia 11:00 a.m. Massage as Treatment for Facial Pain Patient Panel: Stimulator Experiences " 11:30 a.m. Panel Discussion/Q&A " " 12:00 p.m. TNA's CAM Perspective & Plan A Comparison of Radiosurgery Equipment How the Web Can Help You 12:15 p.m. " " Questions & Answers 12:30 p.m. B-12 Study Patient Experiences: Numbness " 12:45 p.m. Lunch in the Park 2:00 p.m. ABC's of Adult Stem Cell Research Help for Patients Considering Surgery Scientific Poster Session 2:30 p.m. TNA Research Project " " 3:00 p.m. Dental Care for the TN Patient: Special Considerations When The Pain Returns or Spikes Evaluating Health Care Information on the Internet |
3:30 p.m. Break 3:45 p.m. Dentistry & Neuropathic Face Pain Q&A: The Reality of Surgery CAM Patient Experiences 4:15 p.m. Dental Q&A " " 4:45 p.m. Closing Remarks 5:00 p.m. Adjourn 7:00 p.m. Special Presentation "JFK" Experience 8:30 p.m. Adjourn 12:05 p.m. Medical Management of Neuropathic Facial Pain " " 12:45 p.m. Lunch 1:45 p.m. Transdermal Prescription Effectiveness Post Herpetic Neuralgia Neuropathic Facial Pain Patients Sharing Experiences 2:15 p.m. IV Therapy " " 2:45 p.m. Injections A Model for Setting Up & Tracking TN Patients Supporters Sharing Experiences 3:15 p.m. Opiods for Neuropathic Face Pain Service Dogs " 3:45 p.m. Break 4:00 p.m. Panel Discussion: When Are Opioids Appropriate? Becoming An Effective Supporter MAB/TNA Staff Reception 4:20 p.m. Case Studies: How do you medically treat face pain? " " 5:00 p.m. One on One Questions 5:25 p.m. Adjourn 5:30 p.m. Load Buses for transfer to yacht General Break-out Break-out Session Room 1 Room 28:00 a.m. Pre-Conference Leadership Program for Support Group Leaders & Telephone Support Contacts (by invitation) 9:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m. Leadership Luncheon with TNA Board of Directors 1:00 p.m. Pre-Conference Leadership Program for Support Group Leaders & Telephone Support Contacts (by invitation) - continued TNA Board of Directors Meeting 5:00 p.m. Adjourn 6:00 p.m. Pre-Conference Leadership Dinner (by invitation) TNA Medical Advisory Board and TNA Board of Directors Dinner General Break-out Break-out Session Room 1 Room 2 7:00 a.m. Registration & Continental Breakfast 8:00 a.m. Welcome! 8:10 a.m. An Introduction to Trigeminal Neuralgia Relationship Between TN & TMJ/TM Couples Sharing Facial Pain Experiences 8:25 a.m. Seeing the Brain in 3D " " 8:55 a.m. Spectrum of Neuropathic Face Pain Mysterious Diagnosis: A TN Patient's Story " 9:20 a.m. Orofacial Pain: Diagnostic Dilemmas Mind, Body & Spirit: A TN Patient's Perspective Classic TN Patients Sharing Experiences 9:45 a.m. Getting the Diagnosis Right! Nutrition " 10:05 a.m. Online Diagnostic Questionnaire " " 10:30 a.m. Break 10:45 a.m. Role of Imaging Headaches & Face Pain Facial Pain Patients Under 30 Sharing Experiences 11:15 a.m. Where & How Medications Work " " 11:45 a.m. Medical Management of TN Overall Wellness Supporters Sharing Experiences PRELIMINARY PROGRAM THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 Strategy Session for Facial Pain Research (by invitation)" |
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