University of Iowa Health Care Patient and Family Neurofibromatosis Symposium

Name: University of Iowa Health Care Patient and Family Neurofibromatosis Symposium
Start: 2024-09-28T10:00:00-05:00
End: 2024-09-28T14:00:00-05:00
Location: Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden

Schedule

Sat Sep 28 2024 at 10:00 am to 02:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden | Des Moines, IA

The University of Iowa will be presenting on topics including orthopedics, prenatal care, and plastic surgery. Overviews of Neurofibromatosis Type 1 and Schwannomatosis Predisposition Syndromes will also be presented.
*** LIVE AND VIRTUAL FORMAT AVAILABLE ***
FEATURED SPEAKERS
Alpa Sidhu, MBBS, PhD – Clinical Associate Professor, Director, Neurofibromatosis Clinic, Iowa Healthcare
Stuart Weinstein, MD – Professor of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, Iowa Healthcare
John Jensen, MD - Clinical Professor, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Iowa Healthcare
Jason Picconi, MD, PhD – Perinatologist, Clinical Geneticist, MercyOne Perinatal Center
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
9:30am – 10:00am Check-In
10:00am – 11:30am Presentations
11:30am - 12:30pm Lunch
12:30pm - 2:00pm Presentations
Topics to include:
Overviews of Neurofibromatosis and Schwannomatosis
Orthopedics
Plastic Surgery
Prenatal Care
REGISTRATION
The event is free to attend, but registration is required. Parking and lunch provided for all participants.
To register – please send an email to: [email protected].
Include names of all attendees and email address for confirmation and parking information.
Registration must be received by 9/16/2024.
If you choose to attend virtually, a Zoom meeting invite with link will be provided when your registration is received.
No childcare is available at this event, however, older children are welcome to attend.
Questions? Contact the Division of Medical Genetics & Genomics at 319-356-2675