2020 August AANnews

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VOLUME 33  ·  ISSUE 8  ·  August 2020

Visit AAN.com/Covid19 for the latest pandemic information and resources to support you and your crucial work.

AAN MOVES TO VIRTUAL CONFERENCES Same High-quality Education Delivered to You During COVID Crisis AAN conferences have a rich history of providing unparalleled education opportunities, the most cutting-edge scientific research, and an unmatched fostering of community. We know how important these conferences are to our members, but the safety of meeting attendees, faculty, exhibitors, and staff is paramount during the COVID pandemic. As such, your Academy is committed to developing conferences for the remainder of 2020 that address all of the critical needs upon which you’ve come to depend—in a new virtual environment! Beginning with SPORTS the recent Sports Concussion Conference, followed by CONCUSSION VIRTUAL CONFERENCE the Advanced Practice Provider Virtual Education Series beginning the week of August 10, and concluding with the always popular Fall Conference October 16–17, members can expect to find the same excellence they have come to AAN Advanced Practice Provider expect of our in-person conferences in a safe, interactive, Neurology Education Series 2020 and affordable virtual format. To make the virtual A Virtual Experience conferences even more accessible, all programming Virtual 2020 will be recorded and available to purchase for on-demand viewing post-event. For more information on the Academy’s move to virtual conferences, visit AAN.com/conferencescommunity/regional-conferences. 

Virtual Education Series for Advanced Practice Providers to Kick off Week of August 10

Fall Conference to Go Virtual in October

AAN Advanced Practice Provider Neurology Education Series 2020

A Virtual Experience

A new, 10-week virtual education series designed especially for advanced practice providers (APPs) will kick off the week of August 10 and run through the week of October 12. Participants can expect to get overviews, updates, and resources on a variety of core topics in clinical neurology. Continued on page 11

15 New Video Encourages Young People to Explore Neurology

Your Academy is bringing its highly popular Fall Conference to you this October 16–17! As always, the Fall Conference will provide the timeliest clinical updates from noteworthy experts on the very hottest topics in neurology—now in a completely virtual setting. With the conference being near the end of the year, it also offers an excellent opportunity to fulfill CME requirements.

18 Journal Article Examines Quality

Improvements to the Axon Registry

Virtual 2020

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19 Brain Aneurysms Lead

Emilia Clarke to Help Others


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