2022 Annual BRAINWeek, Sept. 28-30 Las Vegas, NV

Smart clinicians choose smart conferences. Experience a week’s worth of education that is meaningful to your practice and patient care!

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Who are you?
A neurologist, otolaryngologist, psychiatrist, or frontline practitioner treating CNS disorders.

Why do we need another CNS conference?
We have an enormous aging population and a lack of educational platforms that address the importance of collaborative care among specialists and frontline practitioners treating neuropsychiatric disorders.

A more elegant Las Vegas experience
Enjoy the contrast of the Red Rock landscape to the sensory experience of the Las Vegas strip. If you decide you need a bit more vitality, you can be downtown in a matter of minutes. You can have the best of both worlds!

What is BRAINWeek?
Developed by the PAINWeek organization—now in its 16th year of exceptional pain management education—BRAINWeek provides live and digital activities addressing the most frequently diagnosed conditions encountered in clinical practice, with an emphasis on collaborative care among specialists and frontline practitioners. The 2022 conference agenda will include courses on the impact of COVID-19, bipolar depression, dementia, epilepsy, hearing loss, migraine, multiple sclerosis, sleep, and stroke, as well as special interest sessions on rare CNS disorders such as Dravet syndrome, Rhett syndrome, and spinal muscular atrophy.

The current estimated annual cost to American society of just nine of the most common neurological diseases is staggering, totaling $789 billion. These conditions include Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias, low back pain, stroke, traumatic brain injury, migraine, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injury, and Parkinson’s disease.

Gooch CL, Pracht E, Borenstein AR. The burden of neurological disease in the United States: a summary report and call to action. Ann Neurol. 2017;81:479-484.

Conference Faculty

Alon Avidan, MD, MPH

Director, UCLA Sleep Disorders Center

Ankur A. Butala, MD

Assistant Professor of Neurology

Christina Wilson, MD

Associate Professor

Christopher Rhyne, MD

Director of Clinical Research, Staff Physician

David K. Stone, MD, PhD

Vascular Neurologist

David Spencer, MD

Professor of Neurology

Fiona Barwick, PhD, DBSM

Clinical Associate Professor

Gary Small, MD

Chair

Gregory M. Pontone, MD

Neuropsychiatry, Associate Professor

Jay Salpekar, MD, FANPA, FAES, DFAACAP

Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology

Jayne Zhang, MD

Assistant Professor of Neurology

Justin S. Golub, MD

Associate Professor, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

Lindsey B. Wooliscroft, MD, MS

Assistant Professor of Neurology

Merle Diamond, MD

President, Medical Director

Michael M. Bottros, MD

Anesthesiology

Michael R. Clark, MD, MPH, MBA

Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Richard S. Bedlack Jr, MD, PhD

Professor of Neurology

Sarah A. Kelley, MD

Associate Professor

Sherry Chou, MD, MSc, FNCS, FCCM

Chief of Neurocritical Care

Swetha Renati, MD

Assistant Professor

Theresa Mallick-Searle, MS, PMGT-BC, ANP-BC

Adult Nurse Practitioner

Conference Agenda

We are excited to announce that the world-renowned Diamond Headache Clinic is presenting a 3-hour track on migraine, developed by course director Merle Diamond, MD. The track will be presented on Thursday, September 29.

Faculty and courses are subject to change.

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Central poststroke pain (CPSP) is a neuropathic pain disorder frequently described as burning pain associated with allodynia and hyperalgesia over affected regions of the body. The underlying mechanisms are not well understood. It has been suggested that stroke associated loss of inhibitory neurons in the spinothalamic tract causes disinhibition of thalamic neurons, which generate ectopic nociceptive action potentials responsible for the pain experience. However, data suggests that pain is dependent on the peripheral afferent input and may be mediated by misinterpretation of sensory input. In this course, we review the pathophysiology, clinical presentation, and symptoms of CPSP. Recent findings may also shed light about future targets for treatment.

Faculty: Michael M. Bottros, MD

UAN: coming soon

Rx hours: coming soon

This course will provide a summary of the most common clinical presentations of Parkinson’s disease, essential tremor, and multiple sclerosis. Strategies for efficient differential diagnosis of each disease will be reviewed. Existing or emerging biomarkers will be discussed. Finally, the talk will conclude with a brief outline of general treatment strategies and emerging trends and how to proceed if uncertainty remains in the differential diagnosis.

Faculty: Gregory Pontone, MD, MHS

UAN: coming soon

Rx hours: coming soon

Many providers are unfamiliar with the information surrounding ALS and there are many knowledge gaps surrounding this disease state. Arming providers with an expansive understanding of this disease state is extremely important. This course will provide healthcare providers with clinical updates and tools that will ensure that their patients receive the best possible care available.

Supported by an educational grant from Mitsubishi.

Faculty: Xiaoyan Li, MD, PhD

UAN: coming soon

Rx hours: coming soon

Wednesday, September 28	Thursday, September 29
5:00p – 7:00p \| Welcome Reception	10:00a – 12:30p 1:30p – 4:30p

Event Registration

We respect the value of your time and the complexities of arranging coverage for conference travel. At BRAINWeek, you can experience the significance of peer-to-peer learning and earn 21 live CME/CE credit hours.

	REGISTER BY: 8/30/22	REGISTER BY: 9/28/22
Register Today		$699

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Conference Venue

Join us at the Red Rock Casino Resort Spa in Las Vegas, NV

Conference Venue

Red Rock Casino Resort Spa

11011 W Charleston Boulevard
Las Vegas, NV 89135

Phone Number: (702) 797-7777

Excitement is building for BRAINWeek coming to Las Vegas in September! As such, we encourage you to complete your room reservation as early as possible, as the room block is filling up quickly. Please note the following information and proceed as directed.

BRAINWeek has secured an incredible discounted rate of $199/night + tax and mandatory resort fee of $30/day + tax at the Red Rock Casino, Resort, and Spa. The tax rate for Las Vegas is 13.38%.

Exhibitors and Sponsors

Join this year’s illustrious lineup of brand partners and take your 2022 goals to next level.

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Cancellation Policy

Cancellations must be submitted in writing. If you are calling to cancel, for verification we will still require you to send an email to info@brainweek.org with your intent to cancel. You will receive confirmation of your cancellation via email. Cancellations received:

Within 24 hours of registration are fully refundable
More than 60 days prior to the conference are refundable minus $100 administrative fee
60 days or fewer before the BRAINWeek National Conference are nonrefundable

Persons who register and fail to attend will not receive a refund. BRAINWeek, at its sole discretion, may transfer your registration to an upcoming conference or to a healthcare provider colleague. Cancellation of your conference registration does not automatically cancel your hotel room reservation. Please contact the hotel to cancel your room; penalties may apply.

Smart clinicians choose smart conferences. Experience a week’s worth of education that is meaningful to your practice and patient care!

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Conference Agenda

Event Registration

Conference Venue

Red Rock Casino Resort Spa

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Media Partners

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