VOLUME 34 · ISSUE 2 · February 2020
AAN VETERAN MARY POST NAMED NEW CEO A New Era Begins The AAN has selected Mary Post, MBA, CAE, as its next chief executive officer (CEO) to lead the world’s largest association of neurologists and neuroscience professionals. Post, a former deputy executive director of the AAN, will return to the AAN to succeed current AAN CEO Catherine M. Rydell, CAE, who will retire in May 2020 after more than 21 years as CEO. Post currently serves as executive director of the American Board of Anesthesiology, where she has led the organization since 2008. Read more in the President’s column on page 4.
Advance Your Leadership Potential with Special Annual Meeting Programming
Presentations Will Push Boundaries at HeadTalks Area During 2020 Annual Meeting
The AAN is committed to helping you build and expand your leadership potential, and the new Advancing Leadership in Neurology Experiential Learning Area at the 2020 Annual Meeting is poised to do just that.
Visit the HeadTalks Experiential Learning Area on level 600 of the south building at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre daily between 12:00 p.m. and 5:15 p.m. to watch the stage transform with each topic into an unconventional platform for a truly transformational exploration of non-traditional neurology.
Large shifts in the landscape of the health care industry have led to a gap between the skills that health care leaders possess and the skills their organizations need. No matter what your career stage, you’ll find unique opportunities
The out-of-the-box experience provides the perfect supplement to Annual Meeting Continued on page 9
throughout the week—led by world-renowned consultants and physician leaders—to help train, support, and prepare you for desired leadership roles in your career, and assist you in achieving your desired level
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13 Read AAN Policy
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14 Axon Registry Adds New
Quality Measures for 2020
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