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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) Click-Trigeminal Neuralgia Association Page 1      Click-Trigeminal Neuralgia Association Page 2   Click on Shelly Wilson on the right to see the conference video. TNA 925 Northwest 56th Terrace Suite C Gainesville, FL 32605-6402 Phone: 1.800.923.3608  or 352.331.7009 Fax: 352.331.7078 email: tnanational@tna-support.org

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TNA 6th National Conference Welcome Click on the Welcome. Click Here to see a short video about the TNA  National Conference with Shelly Wilson  Wait for it to load.  Some costs associated with attending the TNA National Conference might qualify as an itemized deduction subject to limitations.  Check with your income tax advisor for an explanation.

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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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 Exhibits

 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.

Invited Speakers

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. 

 Share Your Experience

 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.

Call For Scientific Posters

 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.

Poetic Expression

 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. 

Welcome Reception

 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.

Conference Registration

 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!

Continuing Education Course

 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)

• Portland is “...so green you could serve it as a side dish.” – Outside (August)
• “Can a Place Be Too Perfect?” – Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel (July/August)
• “America’s Cleanest City” – Reader’s Digest (July)
• “Top 10 Best Walking Cities for 2005” – American Podiatric Medical Association (March)

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. Updated 3-20-06
 

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.  1-INSIGHTS: Facts and Stories about Trigeminal Neuralgia.  $ 27.95 Details  Dr. Zakrzewska sought input from patients across the United States and Britain, who described their facial pain experience and their search for help in stories and poems. She says it is the patients who best define the pain of trigeminal neuralgia, in words such as “screaming pain, lightning bolts, electrical shocks, sword and fire.” The book provides an illustrated roadmap from diagnosis to the best available medical and surgical treatments, as well as a 10-step approach to “moving from patient to person” and practical tips on coping with recurrent pain. 1-STRIKING BACK! THE TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA AND FACE PAIN HANDBOOK.  $24.95 Details  STRIKING BACK! THE TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA AND FACE PAIN HANDBOOK. Published by TNA in 2004 and authored by George Weigel and Kenneth F. Casey, M.D. It is written in layman's terms, describes all aspects of TN and facial pain, and provides information and resources for patients, family, and medical professionals. A must-have guide for every facial pain patient!