Sept. 29, 2023 - 7th Annual Art and Science of BrainHealth Conference

Fairfax, VA US
September 29, 2023

Program Description

Inova Neurosciences The Center for BrainHealth at The University of Texas at Dallas have joined together to present a comprehensive overview of the emerging field- of enhancing brain health. This program is designed to provide evidence-based practices to address neurocognitive disorders and healthy aging of the brain, while exploring nutrition, Alzheimer’s, the neuroscience behind innovation and novelty, and education of patients on lifestyle changes and interventions.

Hybrid Course

This year we will be offering both in-person and virtual conference options. Attendees will have the opportunity to join the speakers in-person at Inova Center for Personalized Health Conference Center (ICPH) or if they prefer, all our sessions will be live-streamed to those attending virtually and recorded.  All paid registrants will have access to the recordings after the conference.  

Attending Virtually?

If you choose to register to attend virtually, Zoom links will be sent out the week of the event via email used during registration.  Ensure the email address that you want the Zoom instructions sent to is within your profile.  Each link is unique to the email address used to register for the event.

  • Each registered attendee will receive an email invitation to attend our conference on Thursday, September 28 and again Friday, September 29 (early morning) to ensure you can access the live conference.   
  • Each link is unique to the email address within your account. The link cannot be shared.   
  • Event will go LIVE 5 minutes prior to star time with an introduction slide at 7:55 am EST.  We will begin promptly at 8:00 am EST.

Questions & Refunds

Refunds will be allowed up to five days before the conference, September 24, 2023. Refund requests need to be submitted in writing to cme@inova.org.

If at any time you have questions, please email: Christina.fontana@inova.org

Target Audience

  • Neurology
  • Neurosurgery
  • Nutritionist
  • Psychiatry
  • Psychology
  • Speech Pathology
  • Geriatrics
  • Internal Medicine
  • Pediatrics
  • Physical Therapy
  • Occupational Therapy

Learning Objectives

  • Utilize interventions and additional patient treatment options for patients with memory disorders and dementia.
  • Recognize when to prescribe medications and to have a better understanding of other resources such as holistic measures to a patient's brainhealth.
  • Evidence suggests that endurance exercise can influence brain morphology and function at different ages, effectively promoting brain health and preventing age-related loss of cognitive function.

 

Questions about this event?  Contact Christina.Fontana@inova.org. 

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 5.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 5.25 ASHA Certification Maintenence Hour(s)
Course opens: 
06/15/2023
Course expires: 
09/29/2025
Event starts: 
09/29/2023 - 8:00am EDT
Event ends: 
09/29/2023 - 3:00pm EDT
Cost:
$25.00
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 Agenda

7:30-8:00 am         Registration and Breakfast with Exhibitors

8:00-8:05 am         Opening Remarks - Presented by: James Leiphart, MD, PhD

8:05-8:40 am         Do Something New; the Neuroscience Behind Innovation and Novelty - Presented by: Daniel Krawczyk, PhD and Bonnie Pitman, MA

8:45-9:20 am         Chemo Brain/Brain Fog and Impact of Brain Training - Presented by: Erin Venza, MS, CCC-SLP

9:22-9:45 am         Break with Exhibitors

9:45-10:20 am       Burnout in the Clinical Neuroscience - Is it Self-inflicted? - Presented by: Gary Simonds, MD

10:25-11:00 am    The Benefit of Brain Health for Early Teens or Ethics of Brain-Computer Interfaces - Presented by: Geoffrey Shiu Fei Ling, MD, PhD

11:05-11:40 am    Getting Brainomics Started - Some Provocative Hypotheses - Presented by: Andrew S. Nevin, PhD

11:45-12:45 pm    Lunch with Exhibitors

12:45-1:10 pm       Neuropsychological and Neuropsychiatric Mimics Caused by Brain Tumors - Presented by: Ian McCutcheon, MD

1:15-1:45 pm         The Alzheimer's Association U.S. Study to Protect Brain Health Through Lifestyle Intervention to Reduce Risk (U.S. POINTER) - Presented by: Jeffrey A. Katula, PhD., MA

1:50-2:20 pm         How To Feed Your Brain - Presented by: Pam DuRousseau, MPH, RDN

2:25-2:50 pm         NINDS Health Equity Strategic Plans: The Science of Community Engagement - Presented by: Richard T. Benson, MD, PhD, FAAN

2:55 pm                   Closing Remarks - Presented by: James Leiphart, MD, PhD

 

Inova Center for Personalized Health Conference Center (ICPH)
8100 Innovation Park Drive
Fairfax, VA 22301
United States

Parking

Parking is complimentary at the Inova Center for Personalized Health Conference Center (ICPH) . Use surface lots E and F or parking garage for tower C. From the parking garage, take elevator to level 2, walk around the elevators to the bridge over to the conference center. 

Travel

Airports and Ground Transportation

Inova Center for Personalized Health Conference Center (ICPH)  is centrally located between Washington Dulles Airport (IAD) and Reagan Airports (DCA).  Union Station (in Washington, DC) is located about 30-40 minutes from the campus.  Both airports along with Union Station offer onsite ground transportation to Fairfax, VA which is about a 30–40-minute drive.  Uber or Lyft are also reliable ground transportation options in the DC metro area.

Hotels

Below are the two hotels that are located closest to the Inova Center for Personalized Health Conference Center (ICPH) and offer us discounted rates.

8296 Glass Alley, Fairfax, VA 22031

Phone: 571-327-2277

Inova/corporate rate code: 8296INOVA

 

3111 Fairview Park Dr, Falls Church, VA 22042

(703) 849-9400

    Program Director

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    James Leiphart, MD, PhD

    Director of Education, Neurosciences
    Neurosurgery Residency Program Director
    Professor, Department of Neurosurgery
    University of Virginia School of Medicine, Inova Campus
    George Mason University

     

    Speaker Disclosure Statement:

    Inova Health System’s Office of Continuing Medical Education adheres to ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CME activity, including faculty, program directors, and planners are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities as defined by ACCME.  All relevant financial relationships listed for these individuals have been mitigated.  

    Speaker(s)

    Richard Benson, MD/PhD

    has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

    Pamela Durousseau, MPH, RDN (Registered Dietitian Nutritionist)

    has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

    Jeffrey Katula, PhD, MA

    has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

    Daniel Krawczyk, PhD

    has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

    Geoffrey Ling, MD PhD

    has a financial relationship (Stock) with Emerja;.
    has a financial relationship (Stock) with NED Biosystems;.
    has a financial relationship (Stock) with On Demand Pharmaceuticals;.

    Ian McCutcheon, MD, CM, FRCS(C), FACS

    has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

    Andrew Nevin, PhD Economics, Harvard University (1989)

    has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

    Bonnie Pitman

    has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

    Gary Simonds, MD MHCDS FAANS

    has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

    Erin Venza, MS, CCC-SLP

    has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

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    Inova CME Accreditation

    The Inova Office of Continuing Medical Education is accredited by the Medical Society of Virginia to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

    Credit Designation

    The Inova Office of Continuing Medical Education designates this live educational activity for a maximum of 5.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) ™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Physicians may claim up to 5.25 credits in Type 1 CME on the Virginia Board of Medicine Continued Competency and Assessment Form required for renewal of an active medical license in Virginia.

     

    American Speech-Language-Hearing Association

    This event is eligible towards ASHA Certification Maintenance Hours (CMHs). Verification of attendance can be claimed towards Certification Maintenance and should be retained for your personal records after the event.  Certificate is available after attending the course.

     

    Available Credit

    • 5.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    • 5.25 ASHA Certification Maintenence Hour(s)

    Interested in Exhibiting? 

    On behalf of Program Director, James Leiphart, MD, PhD, we are pleased to invite you to the 2023 7th Annual Art and Science of BrainHealth Conference on Friday, September 29th. Inova Neurosciencesband the Center of BrainHealth at the University of Texas at Dallas have once again joined together to present with nationally renowned faculty providing updates on the most recent research advances in addiction, Alzheimer's disease, autism, mild cognitive impairments, headaches, concussions and present prevention strategies about current research projects.

    As an exhibitor you will have the unique opportunity to connect your brand and network directly with various clinical community members, such as neurologists, psychiatrists, speech pathologists, pediatricians, and geriatric, internal medicine, and neurosurgery clinicians. If you are interested in joining us, please review the exhibitor details in this prospectus.

    Questions?  Email Christina Fontana for more information. 

    Exhibit Packages

    In-Person Exhibit Booth: $2,000

     

    • Downstairs location
    • 6' undraped table with two chairs
    • Conference registration for two representatives
    • Verbal and visual recognition the day of the conference with signage, podium
    • mention and on screen during the conference
    • Company name recognition on:
      • Marketing emails
      • Introduction slides, break slides, and closing slides
      • Post-event follow up attendee email
    • Company logo recognition (hyperlinked to provided URL) on:
      • Exhibitor page on event website
    • Option to post company (1) video and PDF materials (max. 4) on event website
    • (provide at time of registration)
    • Attendee registration list

    Virtual: $1,000

    • Company self-driven virtual meeting with video chat capabilities
      • Virtual link sent to Office of CME to be distributed to attendees
      • Visitor interaction will take place during breaks – AM/PM and lunch (if applicable)
      • Company representatives must be present during break times (review event agenda for break times)
    • Company name recognition on:
      • Marketing emails
      • Introduction slides, break slides, and closing slides
      • Post-event follow up attendee email
    • Company logo recognition (hyperlinked to provided URL) on:
      • Exhibitor page on event website
    • Option to post company (1) video and PDF materials (max. 4) on event website
    • (provide at time of registration)
    • Two complimentary event registrations
    • Attendee registration list

    Price

    Cost:
    $25.00
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    Registration Information:

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    Are you an Inova Employee?

    You can register via cost center.

    Once receiving approval from your department leader, enter your cost center into the ‘coupon’ field while registering (or checking out).  If it doesn’t apply, please email Christina.Fontana@inova.org for additional assistance. Your sponsoring department will be charged the cost of registration after the event.

     

    Refunds:

    Refunds will be allowed up a to week before the event, September 15, 2023 . Refund requests need to be submitted in writing to Christina.Fontana@inova.org.

     

    Required Hardware/software

    This program is designed to cover the following topics: Neuroscience Innovations, impact of chemo on brain training, clinical burnout, Dementia, and Alzheimer's.